The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-21
TORCLEN|MENS
IS PLACED UNDER
ARREST BY SM|DDY
Advertising Dentist Taken To
Prison BY Marshal On
Presidential Warrant
MAY Be fNTERNED -.: l..
UNTIL END OF WAR
Nature Of Charges Against Alien
Enemy Not Made Public;
Investigation Unfinished

Herbert +. Clemmens. IN plien enemy
and advertising dentist, with Offices at
Fort and Chaplain streets, was arrested
yesterday on o presidential warrant by |
United states Marshal J. J. Smiddy, |
acting under Instructions from District
Attorney 3. c. Huber. |
Doctor Clemmens was taken immedi- |
ately to Oahu prison from his Offices,
ind he was allowed no opportunity to |
70 20 his room at the Young Hotel, or |
TO consult with friends and al attorney |
before being locked up, perhaps for the
duration of the war. 1
Federal authorities would make no ex- |
planatioh for publication as TO the rea-
sons for the arrest of Doctor Clemmens,
but did announce that he had been
placed In custody on presidential
warrant. Neither was the dentist told
any reason for his arrest, II was said.
An Investigation, which may take
one or more days to finish, must be con-
cluded before the reasons for the sum-
mary arrest and confinement of Doc
tor Gleinmens may be made public, the
district attorney said.
Serving of the presidential warrant
indicates that Doctor Clemmens is sus.
pected Of being a"danEerous alien
euemy'', and if the facts upon which
he was arrested are substantiated in
the subsequent investigation, he uu-
doubtedIy will be iuterned for the dur
alton Of the war.
No Legal Relief
A presidential warrant is issued
through the department Of justice on
Rnfexecutivc order, authorized by war
measure which debafs alien enemies
. taken into custody on such legal au.
ttority from the right of habeas corpus
wit, trial by a jury, the giving Of
bond or any other court or legal relief.
Summary arrest of alien enemies, and
their internment afterwards is made
for failure to comply with the presi-
Dental war regulations, for expression
Of sympathy With the German cause
or remarks or acts of disl0yalty to that
of the United States aud its Allies.
ENen without definite proof Of an alien
enemy 's1intent or actual act TO ham
per the war purposes of the American
government, he could, if suspected of
being "dangorous" be informed by
executive order for the period of the
'..''., sacR' a simple thing as ''failure to
Keep his mouth shut", as advised by
Attorney General Gregory TO all alien
enemies, would be sufficient cause for
the arrest and internment Of a German
an the federal warrant without recourse
to the courts.
Reasons Not Published
Just in what respect Doctor Glen
mems has acted to get himsof suspect
cd as dangerous alien enemy, cannot
nov be made public. But 1t rs common
knowledge that he was not adverse tC
"taHting about the war;, that he cul
tivatcd the arqua intance of soldiers
aud that he has had much opportunity
If hc desired, to "plant insidious prop
aganda" in the nds of ignorant pa
tients while un, treatment at hi
offices.
For the past few months il also Il
known thGt he has boon under mucl
general suspicion, and especially since
he gave eVasive answers to the draf
exemption board. Up until the time O.
his examination by the draft board i
was not known to many that he wa
Nh alien enemy, but this became pubb
when he asked for exemption on thi
ground.
DrtUr Clemmens expressed nue.
artrprise yesterday afternoon when h
MAS placed under arrest and inquired
what be was charged with. Facetious
ly, be WAS told by the United State
ALarshai that a dentist was wanted 10
the 800 convicts in the Oahu prison an
that he had been selected for the job.
Will Work at Trade
This was all the Information he wa
given for his questi oning, and he show
ed considerable Indignation when b
Thought he was being made the subjeC
of jest. Seriously, Marshal Simidd
says he told the prison authorities t
put the dentist 10 work ''flxing u
the teeth of the prisoners.
Shortly after Doctor Clemmens wa
takOn into custody ii is known hi
room in the Young Hotel was Sisite
by Intelligence officers and thorough
" senChed, but what was discovere
was not made public. Federal author
ties said the investigation which ha
Ted TO the arrest of Doctor ClemmeI
followed the receipt of various report
during the past eight months, an
work done by government rtep.'
Whether this work was done by arm
Hnd navy intelligence officers, attach'
OF the local federal authorities or go
.ermment investigators especially d
tHIleO Tor the uuty from "bshinBbN
could not be ascertained, although II
intimation was made that secret ser
ice men of the various departments hS
all contributed to what led to the fin
arrest of the dentist.
Trent May Take Charge
If Doctor Clemmens is inferno
eventually, ms is indicated by his ARE
on the preside initial warrant, II is pro
able his dentistry offices will be taxi
charge of by Gust odian of Alien Pro
,erty Richard II. Trent The custodii
said last night that provision was mat
in the Trading With the Enemy A
for the taking over Of the property al
business of resident aieH enemy a
ter he Is informed. .
AS surmise, Custodian Trent sa
h. thought, if Doctor Clemmens "
informed, the equipment and stock
the dentist 5 office would he sOld la
no attempt made Ia continue his bH
ness 10y the government.
Since coming to the Islands abO