Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-13
! BLUEPRINT OF
FORT ROsECRANs
japahese Servant There Elected
For Having One in His
Possession.
POSSIBLY HE is AN OFFICER.
e. Any Rate He is Man of Superior
AAtuinmeniS--No Punishment
For His Onensc

san Diego. Cal. July i2,-It is learned
tonight from 3 trustworthy source that
in addition to the Japanese detected in
making, Sketches at Fort Rosecrans, a
few days ago, another was elected from
the fort today for having a blueprint
of the works i'll bis possession. This
|latter japanese was employed as a SER
WANT at the fort. He is a man of SUI
perior attainnients. In his room was
FOUND a standard work on engineering.
EThe blueprint was well drawn and
slowed much technical skill, but was
Rndl quite completed
Mai Getchell still positively refuses
|eiher 10 admit or deny that Japanese
|h3ye been detected in spying at the
\ fort, but from others in q Hosition to
4 know the facts, the report is con-
lfrmed.
ed No STATUTE ON SUBJECT.
Washington, July 12.-onclg-s of the
5ii advocate generals ONCE said
5a., they aid not recall any statute
Jeering the act OF an Individual who
Inlay be detected making dra wings OF
O fort or other government building in
q military reservation. The officials
said however, that such reservations
are subject to such regulations as the
secretary of war may promulgate.
Any one on reservation without the
right TO be there, If found doing some
lthing that the regulations forbid, is H.
able TO eiectntent or any other pun
isIlment provided. These observations
we're suggested as result of the re-
Iorted arrest Of a japanese at Fort
Rosecrans, Cal. while engaged in maxi
ing drawings of the defenses there.
Maj. Getehell has not yet reported
such an arrest to the war department,
and The Japauesc embassy officials say
they have no reformation regarding the
arrest Of one of their countryment for
craving plans cf Fort Rosecrans.
sThe orders of the war department
ne very strict regarding the visits OF
Persons to the coast ana lake defenses
and II is provided that neither written
itor pictorial descriptions OF these
works are 20 be made for publication
without the authority of the secre-
tary of war; nor is any information
to be given out concerning them not
@ntinu ID In the printed reports.
Commanding officers OF ports at
Which are located lake or coast de-
/ itnses are charged with the RESPONSE
Utility of preventing as far as practical,
Visitors from obtaining information
Iielative To such defenses which would
PROBABLY Ue communicated TO u Iof-
legs power, In the opinion OF the Of
Ihcials here Mai, Getchell, under whose
'aythority the arrest WAS made at Fort
Sosecrans. cannot in The absence of
lazy statute innict any punishment on
tire offending Japanese. He would
Have been Justified in putting him off
THE reservation; If the offender per-
sisted then he might destroy the draw
irgs or even smash camera IL one
were being used.
The offender might return the very
Iext day and the same proceedings
gone over with, and yet the man
might not be punished.
Late In the lay Mr., Miyaoka, the
punselor of the Japanese embassy
called on Acting Secy. Adee to ascer-
iaic whether che government had re-
oeiyed any notice OF the reported ar
rest of the Japanese at Fort Rose
Gran, He was told that neither the
state nor the war department had
iieep so advised.