The Washington times., 1915-11-23

umate with the revelations already
made to tho Federal officials. Sup
pression Of the plots In one place will
De followed by their outbreak In others.
ana nothing less than a secret service
oig and effective enough to get to the
inside, ~ unravel plots In advance OF
their execution. and to make II abso-
lutelv impossible for the plotters TO
continue their work. will serve the pur-
There % expected to be determined op-
position In Congress to efforts for larger
appropriations for this Secret Service
work: but the need for them will have
been thoroughlv demonstrated before
the subject requires leGis!ative decision.
The original Secret Service was dedica-
ted merely to the business OF suppress
ing counterfeitinR. and investigating
certain classas Of pavnSnts. including
latter duties have been practically un-
necessary In recent years.
During the Roosevelt Administration.
because some nervous Congressmen got
tho Idea that President Roosevelt was
using Secret Service men to look Into
the records Of members of Congress. a
proviso was Inserted In an appropria-
tion bill Intended to stop this. bu-
feau Of Investigation In the Department
Of Justice was provided for. and, this
is now the second branch of the Secret
Service. headed by Mr.. Bielaski. while
william J. Flynn directs tho branch.
under the Treasury Department, which
handles counterfeiting.
Consuls Are Not Immune.
Both organizations are highly eff
casnt. considering their limitations In
personnel and means. Mr.. Bislaski
branch. though It has been organized
but few years. has gathered together
commissioned to investigate all viola
tons Of Federal laws aside from coun-
terfeiting, and crimes against the pos
tai laws. While exact Information IL
understood that there are now about
men In the Bielaski bureau; to dou-
bic this force and give II much more
ample means Is considered now abso-
lutely necessary.
There Is some misunderstanding as to
the measure Of immunity that extends
to agents Of foreign governments. The
judicial code gives Federal district
courts Jurisdiction Of all offenses against
the Federal laws. These courts have
consuls: Stnte courts cannot prosecute
consuls. 1t Is a mistaken idea. widely
entertained, that consuls enjoy the i'm
munity that vests diplomatic officers
OF representative character. As = mat
ter Of fact. consuls Of foreign govern
cuted-some OF them have been Jailed
and the Supreme Court has sustained
this authority in the Federal courts.
The present difficulty Is that some of
the offenses now under investigation are
offenses against State. and not against
Federal law. The embarrassment arises
from the fact that where there is law
there Is no Jurisdiction. and where there
Is Jurisdiction there Is no law. unless
some Federal statute. such as the anti
trust act. can be stretched to cover
these cases. The Attorney General has
aDpealed to State authorities to co-Op-
crate with the Federal Government in
prosecuting all cases discovered by the
national agents which are not covered
by Federal laws. and over which the
state courts have Jurisdiction.
Preparing For q Coup.
There Is good reason to believe that
a big crop Of such cases will presently
be awaiting attention.
It Is understood that Capt. Won Rem
telen. German army officer. court fav.
orite and intimate representative OF
9, high i,rsI spthSE'y .Sa Sy srs,n ShS va: ot
ficials. and Is now in a detention camp
in England. will be extradited to this
country. and that In him the prosecu-
ton OF foreign plotters will reach close
Andrew D.. Meloy. American citizen.
who was taken along with Won Rem
telen, was brought back to this coun-
try. and is now at liberty on ball. For
been directed at getting the superior
and diplomatic agents into the net. and
tho successes that have been achieved
in this direction constitute the basis for
expectation that big haul OF first-class
offenders will be made before long.
1t is tntimated that Simultaneous ar
rests OF large number Of people is
different parts OF the country will be
part Of the program when everything is
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