The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-04-07
US. MARSHALS
GET 66 ALIENS
They Act on Wilson's Order
Against Those Thought
Dangerous.
MAJORITY TAKEN HERE
Hugo Schmidt. the American n
Agent Of Deutsche Bank.
Is Under Arrest.

lnnation. President Wilson straishtvay
ordered the arrest of sixty five men
throughout the country against whom
evidence had been gathered Indicating
that they are dangerous to the interests
Of the country. The order was a mill
tary one. for the alleged spies are not
subject to any court. may be held in.
communicate and cannot be freed on
hail or by wit OF habess corpus.
The arrests were made BY United
States marsha,s under section I? Of the
Presidents proclamation. which says
that ANY alien enemy whom there may
oe reasona BILE cause to believe to be aid
ing or about to aid the enemy
will be subject to summary arrest"
OF the spies seized the great majority
vt them we're in New York. but under
orders from the Attorney-Gcneral the
list was not made ru0iic. In fact. no
names were given out. but some OF the
prisoners were seen and recognized on
their way to headquarters In COMPANY
with United States deputy marshals.
Among those arrested here were Hu2o
Schmidt. American representative Of the
Deuts,he Bank; Paul Koenig and Fred
erick schleindl.
The moment The deputy marshal. ac-
con,psined by speciai agents OF the De-
psrtiient OF Justice, swooped down on
the homes or the OFFICES Of the men whom
they wanted no regard for -tite-risht OF
search was paid, and no regard for war
rants or the like was shown. The Fed
eral officers wer. told to go out and get
certain men and bring them in This
WAS done.
Rassackias Of OM~es.
At the same time the deputy marshais. .
without search warrants. ransacked the
offices or the homes. broke open safes
and xent to any nook and GRANNY whece.
In their judgment there might be evil
dence o. documents showing intrisues
against the United States.
All OF the men who were summarilN
seized yesterday either In this or other
cities are REGARDED by the Government
officials as extremely dangerous. as men
who nave been found to DE ensa sed In
intrisues against the United states since
he beginning OF the European WA.
The few nersons seized las nj. ht are
only a small part Of the vast number OF
agents OF the German Government vino
have been operating IN this country. and
! II Ia regarded as likely that many more
will be arrested and interned within the
next few days. There are said to BE- be-
| tween $1,000 and 10000 German agents
or men Of strong German sympatiies
who must hear the scrutiny of the Fed
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There are the men who nlread, have
been convicted OF some violation of
, American neutrality laws who may have
| served their term or who may he out on
! bail awaiting decision OF the sigher
| courts. There In The second ~ oup of mon
! who are out on bail awaiting trial. Then
| there II third class of men and women
who have neither been convicted nor in
uS ,,N,,, w. ~"o To- nAse "esn uhaer sur
! be active In q manner that is Injurious
to tho nation.
This Is the first time since 1912 that
such summary action has been taken by
tho American Government. Before ac-
tiOn was taken most careful investisa-
tioR had been made by the Federal
secret service and the Depa rtinent Of
Justice. Many Of the men have been
watched for months and their every act
has been recorded.
While there are beiieIed to he at least
:ooo 900 German reservists in this coun-
tty. the Government inclines to the opin-
ION that perhaps ohtS -o.Ooo pI tne