Text of Executive Order No. 2017
8/8/1914
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With this order, Woodrow Wilson gave the Treasury Department full authority of Customs Offices to help enforce neutrality laws dues to the conflict in Europe during World War I. It comes from a file about European war, German refugees, deportation of Italians, and alien deportations from 1914–1915.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2014 Summer Workshop in Washington, DC.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2014 Summer Workshop in Washington, DC.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
National Archives Identifier: 29915423
Full Citation: Text of Executive Order No. 2017; 8/8/1914; 53854/39A; European War - German Refugees - Deportation of Italians - Alien Deportations, 1914 - 1915; Subject and Policy Files, 1893 - 1957; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives at Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/executive-order-2017, March 29, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.