The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-03
F. {. MILLER
PE 7 II IONS.
UNDER LAW.
Mayor Of Sister City Lives In
Barred Zone, Attempt to
Keep Application a
Secret,
BY a. T. BUCHANAN.

MICHIGAN CITY. IND, DEC. Sired
C. Miller. mayor-elect. has filed apph-
cation as an allen enemy" to be per
mitted BY the United States govern
ment within half-mile zone AROUND
.be Haskell g. Barker Car Company, IN
cornorated. which has a government
contract. An effort was made 10 keep
his application secret. but the 1aci
,as,ad ont. c. l.. E1afcke. sergeant OF
rolice and William Schulz. patrolman'
o,d Auvn~t Reick ana Joseph Bates. city
councilnen. also have asked for PERMITS
without such permit the members %
the police department would not pc per
,,,i+.sa on beats in the principal part
of tbe city. and could not go 70 the po-
1toa station in the city hall, while the
-, .o,ncilnen could not attend coun-
woor out FIRST Papers Only.
r,sn with permits for the car plant
vors the mayor-elect, the two couhe
r,an and the two members OF the police
aansr,n,nt can not go within lou yaros
~ the docks and wharves, IL the depart
,,,a,t ~ Justice regulations, which does
not grant permits are enAoleeu'
rThesa men are regarded as aI7n
enemies because they were born IN Ger
,,, srd have taken out irst papers
onlv More than 600 other residents
here are in the same status
-tts renarkable situation results
ror, the fact that persons born In Ger
many who have taken out thelr mrs.
oaaars but have not completed tneli
generalization are regarded by the leu
s-ai government as alien enemies ahu
such persons will not be permitted 70
comnIeta their naturalization While the
war with Germany continues.
MAY Contest the Election
purnhIings Of the recent city cam
- ~ which Miller, the democratic
candidate for mayor. defeateu 80,
rravlor. the republican, are stiIl re-
ra+irr Attorneys have been con-
.r,ted with a viaw to contesting tne
s,asttor, of Miller by a quo warranto
,,-oceedinr which would reise the broad
question Of public policy. The conten-
80, would be that public policy would
- <sra we'll &c the mayor Of the city
-. an "alien enemy" because his ou-
-. 1yo,,ld call him to zones that may
ba forbidden to Fred c. Miller ana De-
c.uxa he would have direction OF the
rublic safety. including perhaps help IN
enforcing the seiective service law anu
the registration regulations.
rbo slaction OF Miller by more than
-no r,.ioritv did not remove the mis-
,.,.-s sue TO the doubtful status pro-
d,,ced nv his steps toward Citizenship.
Mark IL. 6toren Investigates.
~ ~on Of the excitement Of the CAM
- IN which MiIlers lack of citizen
80 ,raz the subject of intense gas and
1.,bt,g attacks and counter attacks
,,a tbe visit Of Mark Z. Storen, United
s+ates marshal, to enforce compliance
vim "a federal regulation requiring eil
.,,er enemies 20 obtain permits 10 go
,,.ith.n a half mile Of the HaskeA 9
Farker Company. Inc Many Persons
horn in Germany who have only thelr
ors. napers. work at the plant and WITH
IN half mile of it. About 0eo had
their pictures taken 10 supihAe WIN -
plications for permits. ,
,r1,e reouirements greatly disturbed
-. 1arga population Of German birth. in
-,,4,rb are included scores of men who
,.,-a ,-o+ed for a long time and who
,-,5o-,,r,, overlooked the Importance OF
<,,1f citizenship until the war with Ger
,,, called them up short. John u.
r-ourznor. former state senator, says one
20 +be men who applied fer permit
mas a Union soldier in the civil war
mo has never gone farther in natural
,-atton than to declare his intentions.
Aliens Helped by miller.
About 200 men Of German birth de-
cIared their intentions just few days
before the recent city election. Fred
:, N4tller the candidate for mayor. help
ed many of them make out their first
naners. Il is conceded by both sides to
the controversy that most OF the vot-
ers who were born in Germany support
"a Miller. Miller says he assisted many
in the process of declaring their inten-
tfons. He says the attack on him be-
cause Of his German birth and lack Of
full citizenship naturally aroused SYM
pathy" among voters who were in
similar status.
In the campaign the forces support
ing Taylor raised ths question Of wheth-
or a man who was born in Germany had
a right to take out his first papers af-
ter war was declared by the United