New-York tribune., 1917-07-21
German Insurance
Officials Plan to
Avoid u. S. Ban
Begin Conferences in New
York About Maintain
ing Business

How to evade the provisions OF thu
act forbidding trading with the enemy
which Congress is expected to pass
soon. is the subject of a series OF con-
ferences begun in this city yesterday
bv representatives Of German insur'
ance interests. The companies these
interests represent have been dong
business in this country estimated at
S25O,OOO,o0O.
Ccincident with the beginning Of the
conferences was the arrival in New
York of Carl Schreiner, chief OF the
German insurance underwriters in this
country. from his voluntary exile at
Lake George. 1t was ended by the
issuance to him of permit to reside
in the barred zones of the city after
his formal application had been
held up.
This permit was issued on the repre-
sentation of Gustave Remark, OF PM
adelphia, that Schreiner's presence IN
New York was imperative. and IN issu
ing the permit TO come to New iorK
that Schreiner might advise with ms
associates, United States Marshal
Thomas D. Mccarthy explained that
the permit was only temporary.
Schreiner yesterday said he knew
nothing of any conferences; he had not
come to New York for any conference;
he had no fear of internment; his re-
naming away from New YORK was que
only to illness, and Furthermore ms
was not temporary but regular per
nit. and as permanent as any permit Is
sued. A. ,,.
When this was reported to Mr.. Nc
Carthy he explained that Schreiner wal
technically correct.
All Permits Revocable
"His permit is like other permits he
said "but none of them are permanent
| All are revocable at will
Schreiner. after registering at the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel, went to his OF
| fee, at so Maiden Lane. where IN th'
/ afternoon he declared himself.
at is not right" said he, Ito de
scribe the permit issued to me as tenn
porary or special. 1t is the regular per
nit. such as is issued to everybody
and. so far as know, is permanent. i
is merely n coincidence that ! shouit
return TO New York Immediately 1t wa!
issued. | was coming back anyway.
am not afraid Of internment. / ONLY
went to Lake George for my health
for ! was run down
Asked about the important confer
ence Marshal Mccarthy was told M
must come to New York for, he de
clared that he knew of no conference
or that he was especially needed here
"All that the representations to Mr.
Mccarthy meant was that some goot
friends Of mine-men who knew me an'
knew my integrity is beyond question
lust busted themselves to help mi
out. | am very much obliged TO them
but that is really all there is to it.
Insurance Men Gather
Schreiner would not discuss business
or what he is going to do while here
His arrival in New York was the sigma
for the rallying here of Germans iron
other cities who are interested IN IN
surance. Not all of these went to tn
Schrener Offices to get IN touch VIII
him. Some saw him at his hotel.
The general scheme by which tn
German interests hope 70 escape tn
operations Of the trading with the en-
emy act is by forming American cor
porations to which their business cal
be transferred. If these can be formed
so that the actual control and owner
ship is not apparent on the surface
some believe that the act will not have
rauch effect upon them. Others hope Z
work out some scheme whereby the oil
organizations will remain intact, will
Americans nominally in charge.
Another scheme under consideration
which is said to be more favored, is 10
the buying of control Of existing cor
porations with nothing in their name
or history 10 suggest enemy ownership
or control There are numerous small
companies said to be available for thi
purpose.