Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-03

vent. If possible, any repetitions Of such
Evidently. the Attorney General put the
matter in the hands Of the United States
district attorney of Maryland for such
action as he deemed advisable under the
circumstances with the result that the
latter has summoned the mayor and the
marshal of Glen Echo to Baltimore for a
conference, with view to reaching an
agreement whereby members of the dfplo-
matte corps will not be held up when. they
happen to be speeding through Glen Echo
in automobiles.
officials in Doubt.
Nobody at the State Department is pre-
pared to say for publication how such an
arrangement can be perfected. 1t is con-
coded that 1t is manifestly impossible for
the marshal to know that the occupants of
fast-speeding automobile are exempt from
interference. because of their diplomatic
status. unless their car is properly labeled,
or they stop and tell him. 1t has been sug-
gested that the only way to meet that diff
ficulty would be for the diplomats to display
the flag of their country on their cars.
Even if that plan were adopted, and 1t Is
known to be Objectionable to many of the
diplomatic corps, there would be no way to
prevent an abuse of the system by people
unauthorized to display such flags.
Leading authorities on international law
spoken to on the subject do not see that the
government has much of a case against the
Glen Echo authorities, who appear to have
acted entirely within their legal rights in
the matter.
Neither the IJllian ambassador nor the
German secretary was actually arrested.
having been allowed to proceed OH stating
their identity, and it is added that neither
of the officials made formal complaint or
asked for any action against the Glen Echo
officials. The case of the chauffeur of the
Austrian legation is different, however, pro-
vided he actually was domestic of the
legation at the time he was arrested.
Case Of Chauffeur Mahoney.
1t still remains to be established whether
Chauffeur Mahoney falls within the court
definitions of domestic servants as men,
toned in the statutes. Beyond this, the
very section of the Revised Statutes which
the government has invoked-section 4O65-
states specifically that the preceding sec
tons shall not apply unless the name of the
domestic servant has been registered with
the Secretary of State and transmitted by
the latter to the marshal of the District Of
Columbia, who shall post this list of names
in a public place. So far as can be ascer-
tanned, there is no such list in the marshal's
Office.
Should the campaign against Mayor Gar
rett and Town Marshal Collins of Glen
Echo. result in making automobiing diplo
mats immune from arrest and humiliation,
the State Department officials will give
preston to feelings of gratitude and relief.
Before the matter was taken up by the De-
pdTtIleul VI JUSTICE ltleDt OliiCidlS were Tree
to state their annoyance, each of the
several diplomatic Incidents occurred on
the Glen Echo road. At the same time they
see no way to guarantee relief to complain
Plans of the Mayor.
Mayor John A. Garrett of Glen Echo was
in consultation at Rockville today with
States Attorney Robert B. Peter in regard
to the proceedings against him and Mar
shall Collins growing out of the holding up
of certain diplomats for alleged violation
of the automobile speed regulation of Glen
Echo. Mayor Garrett and Marshal Collins
will have conference with United States
District Attorney Rose. in Baltimore. Wed
/nesday, and the mayor expressed himself
as confident that everything will be ex-
planned to the satisfaction of Mr.. Rose and
that no further steps will be taken in the
matter.
In case the proceedings are not dropped
Mayor Garrett and Marshal Collins will
retain States Attorney Peter to look after
their interests. Mayor Garrett stated today
that he knows absolutely nothing except
what has been told him concerning the
holding up of the Italian minister and the
secretary of the German embassy, but says
it is a fact that William F. Mahoney the
chauffeur for the Austrian minister, was
brought before him. He explains that he
was not sure at the time whether or not
Mahoney was immune from arrest because
of his being in the employ of a foreign
diplomat and released the man on his per
sonal recogniZance pending a determination
of the question
Marshal Makes Statement.
In connection with the report that the
several diplomats who had been stopped
on the Conduit road by Marshal Collins
of Glen Echo had taken the matter to the
State Department, the constable said to a
Star reporter today:
Mayor Garrett and I are going to Balti-
more Wednesday morning and 1 am sure
we have nothing to fear as the law is on
side. l don't look like 1 am afraid.
do L?
Il have been very lenient with the auto
mobilists. and l have not arrested any one
who was running under fifteen miles an
hour. AS TO my arresting the diplomats, it
Is not 80 l stopped several Of the cars and