New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
Schreiner Gets
Permit to Visit
"Verboten" Zones
German Who Never Hesi-
tated to Act as Such to
Resume Reinsurance

Carl Schreiner, manager of the Mu-
mich Reinsurance Company and chief
OF the German reinsurance interests in
this country, yesterday obtained a per-
NIT to visit and reside in the barred
zones of New York. Nominally the
permit is temporary. Actually no time
limit is set, and there is nothing to in
dicate that he may not roam at viii In
the barred zones until they cease to
exist
Scnreirer is the man ;1ho on July 2
said in letter to The Tribune:
81 am German, and have never
hesitated TO act as SUCH
Permit Granted by Washington
The Schreincr permit was issued by
United States Marshal Mccarthy, fol-
lowing the receipt of instructions from
the Department of Justice. Previously
Mccarthy had held up a permit about
TO be issued in the regular way and
turned the entire matter over to Cap
tain William NJ. Offley. head of the local
investigating bureau of the department.
Ofley in turn reported to Washington,
and Schreiner's permit was not forth
coming.
The application for this permit had
passed muster up to the point that As
s:stant United States District Attorney
Edwin NJ. Stanton had approved it..
Among Schreiner's sponsors were FL
bridge Gerry Snow, president of the
Home Insurance Company, who vouched
for his business integrity on the letter
head. OF the company. While the appli-
cation was pending the Home Insurance
Company cancelled its contract for re-
insurance with Schreiner's company.
the Munich.
Failure Of Schreiner to obtain his
hermit was followed by a campaign OF
insurance companies with German con-
rections and affiliations to get one for
him. This became active when the
President by formal application barred
all German companies from the marine
field. Early in the week a number OF
insurance men met at the Office OF the
State Department Of Insurance. 165
broadway. 10 canvass the situation with
Superintendent Jesse S. Phillips.
They were particularly interested IN
tho onerations of the act now pending
in Congress forbidding trading with the
enemy which they believe will block
ali German insurance. They were told
that IL the act passed the State lnsur-
anre Department could do nothing for
them.
Insurance Men Aid Schreiner
Tuesday a group of these men ap-
ne esled 10 Marshal Mccarthy for per-
nit to Schreiner They represented
that Schreiner's company has large
volume of reinsurance-one estlmaIe
was 25O,O00,000 and another double
that sum-and that it was all important
that he be permitted to come TO New
York. They told Mccarthy, that other
wise they would be compelled TO go 10
Lake George, Schreiner having declared
ho would not take any chance OF arrest
by coming TO New YORK;
On Wednesday Gustave Reimark,
representing the Insurance Company OF
the State OF Pennsylvania and eleven
others. the names of which are not
made public, made a iormal appnca-
tion for relief 1or SChfe',si'
among others, by Senator freilngnuy-
sen. Of New Jersey. Senator trellng-
huysen is a director Of the Pennsyi-
vania company. This Mr.. Mccarthy
referred to Washington, and the result
was the issuance of the permit.
Mr.. Mccarthy said yesterday that
there was nothing in Schreiners per-
nit TO limit his stay here.
an" said he, 1--WE find that ne or
any other German is not behaving nim-
self we can arrest him."
While Secretary Daniels was testify-
inc on the explosion on the Mongolia,
in which two nurses were killed, Sena-
tor Frelinhuysen was questioning him
rom some typewriter sheets. The
questions showed such an intimate
Tnouledge of navy secrets that the Sec
re,arv broke out with the charge thas
a spy was at work in the inner circles
OF the department.
.Vhat YOU have there said he.
shows that a spy has been at work
.tealine records from the confidential
sic, of the Navy Department"
Senator Frelinhuysen said that the
natter, exact copies Of reports In the
department files, had been sent to him
anonymously.