The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-13
Wealthy Germans Frequent
ly Released from Ellis Is
land Station on Bail
HINTS ARE MADE AT
UNDUE INFLUENCE
Orders Granting Freedom Periods to
Enemy Come from Washington =
Officials in New York Ignorant of
Procedure in Getting Release.

Procedure in Getting Release.
NEW YORK, Dee. l3.-The release
few days ago Of Frederick A. Bor-
gemcister from Ellis Island where he
was intcrned as dangerous enemy |
alien, brings to light a question that |
4 is causing federal agencies no little |
worry. Seemingly. powerful influences |
/ have been exerted at Washington TO
bring about the release, permanent or
on parole, of many aliens who had been
interned presumably for the duration
Of the war. Just whore these influences
are concentrated none here knows. hat
much dissatisfaction has arisen in con
sequence and nowhere more SO than in
the Army inuei,.. cuce Bureau. wnich
hos been quite a. active in the spy
round up as lis sister bureau in the
Navy Department.
Burgcmeister was released from Ellis
Island last week for a period Of three
weeks. According to the terms OF his
parole he was made to give a $4,000
bond. That he deposited himself in the
4 form ct Liberty bonds. He is now in
1 Duchess county, where he is under or
1 dcrs to stay until ae comes here for his
I return to Eli, Island Tie is to report
1 each day to his supervisor, the person
who made himself personally rcspon-
l sible for the enemy alien during his
I term of liberty.
Burgemeistcr was an attache Of tne
l German Embassy prior to the DECLARE
4 tiou of a state of war with Germany.
He was the confidant of Karl Holman.
/ formerly consul General at Mexico
l city. head Of the German propaganda
4 in Mexico, and prime mover in the at
4 tempt to stir up feeling in Souta Amer
4 lea against this country. Holman also
| was the head and brains OF the Bridge
1 port Proleetilc company. He wa, in
I termed soon after the war started and
| -till is in limbo.
| Rudolph Hecht. the banker, who wa,
the ceufdaut Of Count Won Berustorff
\ aud the man who tloated the $4,000, oct
= loan for Germany in tbs country, alsc
y vas seized and iuteued \ week ag,
last Sunday lie was released under
q bonds of 25,auo, and is st liberty TN
Il til Christmas day. His supervisor i
\ otto H. Kahn. His movements are re
4 trieted TO certain parts of Manhattan
4 aud each day he is compelled to 90 I,
the Federal Building and report in per
A son to John e. Knox. assistant united
state, attorney.
IIecht 5 release was granted upon hi
request to be with his wife at the tim,
of the birth of their child and all ar
Z engagements for his parole were mad,
z weeks before his release from the is
Z land.
4 Powerful Influences were exerted il
4 behalf OF Hugo Schmidt, representative
in this country of the DcutchcS bank
\ and paymaStcr during the activities il
\ this country OF Bolo Pasha He wa
Z arrested and informed, yet hc was IL
A leased in a few DAYS Karl Neumon,
3 OF the exporting firm Of X. a f. Neu
4 mond, also is informed, vet wires ar
being Fersistently pulled to bring abou
! his release.
I'm discussing the manner in whic
these influential and hostile German
gain their freedom, Mr.. Knox said:
No person of importance is release
from Ellis Island, or other internmen
camps unless the order comes froI
4 Washington. Just what the procedur
IS there we have no knowledge Of q
interest IN. We are here to obey o,
ders. At the same time the proportio
of lowly and humble Germans who Gal
4 their freedom ia far in excess of thos
3 who have means. ! myself have II
\ leased under bonds and in the custod
of supervisors scores of German worl
ingmen whom we did not regard
nm dangerous aliens, but who were il
=. termed because they happened to III
"a counter to some OF our zone laws Thes
81: men had no Influence to exert 1t ";
4: simply a ease OF Justice.
N: Unless a man has manifested son
n: dangerous tendencies, or has given Il
s: torrance To some violent harauel
H: against this government, we feel til;
b: as long as we can control his NOV
:; ments and his speech il is better
81: permit him to earn a living and su
n: port his dependents than TO be coopt
II: up and fed ut government eXpens
IS: with his family. in ali probabilit
A. thrown upon some charity organizatiC
II: for support. There arc only fe
n: wealthy Germans who have been +
IS: leased and so far they are living stric
4: y up to the terms Of their parole. -
h: The operators for the department
Il: justice, naval and army intelligent
h: bureaus take different view Of i
II: situation. They say that frequent
HI; they meet Germans they have intern,
"a and the released Germans Ito not he,
. tate 10 jccr at them, saving their ,,
with thr government is stronger til.
HE that of the bureau which brought abo
> their arrest.