The Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917 was
amended to include the general citizenry. Prior
to this, the citizens were considered subjects of
the federal government under a commonwealth
system originally developed after the Roman Pontiff
declared ownership of all souls on Earth.
The following proclamation by Roosevelt explicitly
defines the people as enemies.
PROCLAMATION 2039 - Declaring Bank
Holiday March 6, 1933 By the President of the
United States of America Proclamation
Whereas there have been heavy and unwarranted
withdrawals of gold and currency from our banking
institutions for the purpose of hoarding; and
Whereas continuous and increasingly extensive
speculative activity abroad in foreign exchange
has resulted in severe drains on the Nation's
stocks of gold; and
Whereas those conditions have created a national
emergency; and
Whereas it is in the best interests of all bank
depositors that a period of respite be provided
with a view to preventing further hoarding of
coin, bullion or currency or speculation in foreign
exchange and permitting the application of
appropriate measures to protect the interests of
our people; and
Whereas it is provided in Section 5 (b) of the Act
of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. L. 411), as amended,
"That the President may investigate, regulate, or
prohibit, under such rules and regulations as he
may prescribe, by means of licenses or otherwise,
any transactions in foreign exchange and the
export, hoarding, melting, or earmarkings of gold
or silver coin or bullion or currency . . ."; and
Whereas it is provided in Section 16 of the said
Act "That whoever shall willfully violate any of the
provisions of this Act or of any license, rule, or
regulation issued thereunder, and whoever shall
willfully violate, neglect, or refuse to comply with
any order of the President issued in compliance
with the provisions of this Act, shall, upon
conviction, be fined not more than $10,000, or,
if a natural person, imprisoned for not more
than ten years, or both . . .";
Now, Therefore I, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States of America, in
view of such national emergency and by virtue
of the authority vested in me by said Act and
in order to prevent the export, hoarding, or
earmarking of gold or silver coin or bullion
or currency, do hereby proclaim, order, direct
and declare that from Monday, the Sixth day of
March, to Thursday, the Ninth day of March,
Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-three, both dates
inclusive, there shall be maintained and observed
by all banking institutions and all branches
thereof located in the United States of America,
including the territories and insular possessions,
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