The Washington herald., 1907-06-08
GARRETT INDICATED
Rose Report Clears Mayor
and Collins of Blame.
FEDERAL LAW NOT VIOLATED
Attorney GenernI Receives state
ment from District Attorney of
state Department-SuEEe for
Method of Identification.

Hand the flowers 20 Mayor Garrett. Of
Glen Echo, and his automobile retriever.
Marshal Collins. for these two suburban
and national celebrities have just come
scathless through what promised 90 be an
interesting melee with the Federal au-
thorties. Through the return. yesterday.
Ia Attorney General Bonaparte of United
States Attorney John c. Roses report on
the Collins vs. Diplomats Revised stat
utes case. IL was learned that the Secre-
tary OF State will be informed that the
Glen Echo authorities had not violated
the immunity from arrest clause lu inter-
national law. ana that the incident is
practically clgsei
The Attorney General would not make
public the report from the Baltimore
United States attorney. but the gist Of
the communication was made known. and
it IS apparent that Mayor Garrett and his
faithful subordinate have been yindicated
.of any attempt 10 place the Glen Echo
speed law before the Federal statutes re-
garding foreign ministers on the CON
trary, the report indicated that Mr. Rose.
who had an interview with the Glen Echo
authorities a few dcys ago, believes that
both mayor and marshal were as willing
and anxious 60 observe the Federal law as
they were 10 enforce the local ordinance
Of their village
Carrying out Mayor CARROTS sugges-
tion. the report recommends that the au-
tomobilss of tie diplomats should bear
some distinctive mark for Identification
so that Marshal Collins will not have To
stop the cars 20 identify the occupants
Identification Il Needed.
It Is apparent that Nj Rose recognizes
that unless the marshal has some such
means of identifying a fast moving au-
tomohile there is no reason why me should
not stop the diplomatic auto as he would
stop the car Of any mere m0tGrist
Mayor Garrett however. is tired oG
being constantly misquoted and misrepre-
sented. The mayor referred to the re-
port published yesterday quoting him rs
having said that Marshal Collins would
continue 60 stop fact driving diplomats
law or no law, and that were the crown
ed heads Of Europe in a gllded chariot
with the coat Of arms OF forty genera
tions emblazoned ON its sides % violate
Glen Echos speed laws they wogld be
pinched" and made 20 pay the penalty
81 never made such "a statement said
the mayor. "It IS absolutely untrue. Such
Interpretations serve O. hold me NO Co.
ridicule and cause a great deal of this
discussion and trouble that surround our
efforts {, have the Glen. Echo speed law
respected The Washington Herald al-
ways has quoted me correctly. but I
can't say the same for other papers
VIII Not Defy Laws.
why. it is absurd that I should bo
quoted as saving that we were going 90
defy the Federal laws. when 70 is our de
sire 20 do everything I'm our power %
work IN accord with the government u
hope that some way will be devised
through which the diplomatic automobil-
lists VIII be known 90 Collins without hls
having 90 stop them. I am sure that
Secretary Root does not countenance the
violation Of Glen Echo laws by diplomats
and viii help us as much as possible.
There has never been any attempt
made by Collins To arrest a diplomat. and
none will be made. but De will have %
stop any fast driving cars unless De
recognizes diplomats i'm them. I'm which
cases he VIII get the numbers and re-
port them 20 me. 7 will communicate
with the State Department and tell them
about It. IL does seem 90 me that diplo-
mats should not be allowed TO scorch
any more than ordinary aut0m0hilists. /
but We are not going to attempt % vi0- /
late any Federal statute in enforcing our
laws