The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-08
Drastic Course to Be Pur-
sued Toward All Danger
Gus Germans Here
MAY BE REMOVED
FROM COAST TOWNS
President Said to Have Decided Upon
Strong Party Measures - Estimated
That There Are Million Enemy
Aliens in This Country.


WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-This gov
eminent is about to take the most
sweeping and drastic action against
dangerous enemy aliens in the United
States All the agencies charged with
the investigation of the activities of
spies and the guarding of property have
been busily engaged in obtaining evil
dencc for view plan of preventing
the destruction to property.
Although the order has not been is,
sued. it is believed that intcrned Ger
mans and those under surveillance Will
be removed Toe miles from the sea
coast, while considerable number or
new detention camps to contain Ger
man suspects may he authorized. At
torney General Gregory. in DENYING
that the order for the removal Of in
termed Germans from the coast had
been issued, indicated that the general
subject was under careful considera-
tion.
Attorney General Gregory is expect
ed to take up the matter with Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Baker very
soon While the utmost secrecy is OBJ
served at the department of justice as
to the course that Will be pursued, no
attempt is made to conceal the fact
that the patience of the government
has been exhausted and German spies
and suspects will be rounded up. 1t is
feared that unless this is donc another
wave of sabotage viii occur similar 10
that conducted by direction Of the Ger
man embassy agencies.
As custodian Of enemy property, \.
Mitchell Palmer has called attention
of the department Of justice to the
great amount of property belonging to
l Germans which might be destroyed 10
4 prevent il coming into the govern
| ment S possession. Mr. Palmer became
! cognizant Of such 4 probable movement
through the destruction Of such prop
i erty at Baltimore. Secret service agents
/ furnished list Of German goods. in
GLIDING a vast amount of cotton IN
New York. Since the Baltimore fire
II and the frequent fires in Brooklyn, Mr.
II Palmer has asked that extraordinary
II precautions be employed BY the secret
II service agents in New York to guart
II against the destruction of cotton there
Il valued at several million dollars
II Officials Of the government are in
| sisting that the policy Of permitting
II Germans to have their liberty as befor,
II the war should be discontinued Til,
II only steps taken to overcome German
II activities have been the internmcnt 81
II German suspects in camps while The
II great body of German citizens hav,
II been allowed TO have considerable free
H dom. President Wilson himself wishe,
II to try out this policy, but III som,
II quarters the opinion prevails that he i
| now satisfied that strong militar,
II measures must be employed Tn,
II wholesale destruction of supplies a
i Kansas City, Brooklyn and Baltimore
II occurring in the last few weeks, ha
II convinced the government that lenicnc,
H toward enemy aliens must end
II 1t is estimated that there are nearl'
a million enemy aliens in the Unite,
States. That it will be impossible I
adopt measures to carefully observe al
these is apparent, but that many o
II them Will be forced into detentio
camps or compelled to leave center
where war supplies are being manu-
II featured and concentrated is now eel
tain. There may be an exodus frol
II the coast states to southern and mid
H die western states. Such plan
II practicable. for if enemy aliens wer
II forced to leave the coast cities an
II placed in camps i'll the South they coul
II be guarded easily One official sus
! gcSted that it would be cheaper I
- build camps for enemy aliens simila
. to the army cantonmcnts
/: While plans for handling the stu:
/: ton have been worked out by secr(
Il service and department of iustic
/: agents, announcement will not be mad
Il: until after conferences with Prcsidcr
/: Wilson and Secretary Baker. Actio
I: is expected soon after the next cabin.
1: meeting.
4: EAST DOVER.