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Identification Of All Aliens Now Required

Attorney General Francis Biddle today announced new regulations affecting the conduct of German, Italian and Japanese nationals throughout continental United States. The new regulations, issued under authority of the Presidential proclamation of January 14, 1942, relating to alien enemies, require all German, Italian and Japanese aliens to apply at the nearest first or second class, or county seat, post office for a Certificate of Identification. The requirement applies to all enemy nationals 14 years of age or over who have not yet taken the oath of allegiance before a Federal judge, the final step in acquiring American citizenship. The identification program, which will affect approximately 1,100,000 German, Italian and Japanese non-citizens, will be directed by Mr. Earl G. Harrison, former Director of Alien Registration and now a Special Assistant to the Attorney General advising on alien problems. The regulations provide for two separate periods for the submitting of applications for identification certificates, as follows: 1. All German, Italian and Japanese nationals residing in the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Utah and Idaho are required to file applications at the nearest first or second class, or county seat, post of fice between February 2 and February 7, 1942, inclusive. 2. All German, Italian and Japanese nationals residing in continental United States are required to file application at the nearest first or second class, or county seat, post office between February 9 and February 28, 1942, inclusive. Failure to comply with the new regulations may be punished by severe penalties, including possible internment of the enemy alien for the duration of the war. The regulations require enemy aliens, in applying for identification certificates, to provide a photograph of themselves (to be attached to the identification card) and to answer a number of questions concerning their current activities. Printed directions for the filing of applications will shortly be available at post offices. The regulations provide that after a careful check has been made of each application, the applicant will be provided with a Certificate of Identification bearing his photograph, index fingerprint and signature. He will thereafter be required to carry the certificate with him at all times. In announcing the new regulations, the Attorney General said: "The objective of the Department of Justice in issuing identification certificates to aliens of enemy nationalities is the dual one of strengthening our internal safety and protecting the loyal alien, even if he has become technically an alien enemy. The plan for issuing these certificates was worked out after consultation with Lieutenant General J. L. DeWitt, Commander of the Ninth Corps Area. "I want to make it clear that in no sense will our issuance of identification certificates be a re-registration of a portion of the alien population. We are entirely satisfied with the results of the 1940 national registration of aliens, and this new procedure will not duplicate it. We deem it essential, however, for the protection of loyal alien enemies as well as for our own national safety, to obtain supplementary information of all German, Italian and Japanese non-citizens and provide them with identification certificates bearing their photographs."

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Youthful Artist Will Appear With Symphony

The third soloist to be heard with the University of Miami Symphony Orchestra on February 9, is Ruggiero Ricci, twenty-year-old "genius of the violin." In 1929, a nine-year-old boy in a Lord Fauntleroy suit, white lace collar and big bow tie made a sensational debut in New York. Just eleven years later he returned to Carnegie Hall for a repeat performance, and played that same Mendelssohn Concerto he played as a boy of nine. This time as soloist with members of the New York Philharmonic, under the direction of John Barbirolli. In the years intervening he had grown into an intense mature musician recognized as one of the world's foremost violinists. Louis Persinger, the eminent teacher who introduced Ricci to an amused audience in Carnegie Hall in 1929, says, "There seems to me no reason why we should ever make allowances for an inferior playing from our younger professional artists. Certainly now many critics come to prodigees' concerts expecting even more from them than from older more seasoned artists. In the long run, this seems to me the happier procedure, for it may discourage all but the truly deserving to seek the great heights at early ages. In my long experience with talented youngsters only a handful from large numbers had the stuff to come through." Ricci, now one of the world's greatest living violinists, is pre-eminent among this company of the elect.

Marines Seek 36,000 Men

Orlando (Special)-Semper Fidelis "Always Faithful", that's the motto of the U. S. Marines. With a glorious history extending from their first victory in the Bahamas in 177 to their latest gallant stand on Wake Island, the members of the Leather-neck Corps are still living by their age-old motto. Today with approximately 68,000 men in its ranks, the 166 year old Marine Corps is seeking 36,000 additional volunteers in an effort to reach an all time top strength of 104,000 fighting men. Major A. M. Robbins, Officer in Charge of the newly established Marine Headquarters in Orlando is appealing to all men of Florida between the ages of 17 and 30, desiring an active part in the defense of America and the defeat of all foreign aggression, to volunteer in this famous fighting branch. In order to obtain unlimited state-wide enlistments, Mobile Marine Recruiting Units are covering all Florida territory and working in close cooperation with established Recruiting Stations in Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville. The schedule of the Recruiting Units will appear in all local newspapers. Those desiring immediate information may write to the U. S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station, 907 Florida Bank Building, Orlando, Florida.