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


and advertising dentist, with offices at
Fort and Chaplain Streets, was arrested
Yesterday on u presidential warrant by
United states Marshal J. J. Smiddy,
acting under instruction from District
Attorney s. c. Huber.
Doctor Clemmens was taken immedi-
AtelY to Oahu prison from his Offices,
ind he was allowed no opportunity to
60 to his room at the Young Hotel, or
TO consult with friends and an attorney
before being locked up, perhaps for the
duration of the war.
Federal authorities would make no ex-
PlRnatioh for publication az 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, it was said.
An investigation, which may take
one OF more days to finish, must be con
cludcd before the reasons for the sum-
mary arrest and confinement Of Doc
tor Clemmens may be made public, the
district attorney said.
Serving of the presidential warrant
indicates that Doctor Clemmens is sus.
rectrd of being "a" dangerous alien
enemy, and if the facts upon which
he was arrested are substantiated in
the subsequent investigations, he un-
doubtedly will be iuterned for the dur
alton of the war.
No Legal Relief
A presidential warrant is issued
through the department Of justice on
m executive order, authorized by war
measure which drbars alien enemies
taken into custody on such legal au-
thority from the right of habeas corpus
writ, trial by a jury, the giving of
bond or any other court or legal relief.
Summary arrest Of alien enemies, and
their intCrnmcnt afterwards is made
for failure to comply with the presi-
dental war regulations, for expression
m sympathy With the German cause
or remarks or acts of disloyalty to that.
Of the United States and its Allies
fNen without definite proof of an alien
enemy s/intent or actual act TO ham
per the war purposes of the American
government, he could, if suspected of
being dangerous be informed by
executive order for the period of the
war. -
Such simple thing as failure to
Attorney General Gregory to all alien
enemies, would he sufficient cause for
the arrest and intcrnment of a German
on the federal warrant without recourse
to III" courts
Reasons Not Published
Just in what respect Doctor Glen
mems has acted to get himself suspect
cd rs dangerous alien enemy, cannot
- =
know ledge that he was not adverse to
"tnhking about the war;, that he cul-
tiNat"d thr nrquH lntancc of soldiers,
and that he has had much opportunity,
if he desired, to "Tlant insidiOus prop
Agunda in the minds of ignorant pa,
Gemts while under treatment at his
Off ces
For the past few months it also is
known thHt he has been under much
general suspicion, and especially since
he gave rvaSivr answers to the draft
exemption board. TIP until the time Of
his examination by the draft board it
WIS not known to many that he was
AN aIlrm enemy, but this became public
when lee ASKED for exemption on this
ground.
D"rt"r Clrmmcns expressed much
Hurrrisc yesterday afternoon when he
WAS placed under arrest and inquired
HAT b" was charged WITH Facctious-
lN. BE- was told by the United States
Alar-hdt that a dentist was wanted for
the 800 ronricts in the Oahu prison and
that he had been selected for the Job.
Will Work at Trade
This was all the information he was
given for his questioning, and he show
ed considerable indignation when he
thought he was being made the sub eCt
of lest Seriously, Marshal Smiddy
SAYS he told the prison authorities TO
Put the dentist 10 work "flxing up
the teeth of the prisoners.
Shortly after Doctor Clemmens was
takOn into custody it is known his
room in the Young Hotel was visited
by Intelligence officers and thorough
~ searched, but what WINS discovered
was not made public. Federal authOri
ties said the investigation which had
led to the arrest of Doctor Clemmens
followed the receipt of various reports
during the past eight months, and
''wurk done by government mem
Whether this work was done by army
aud navy intelligence officers, attaches
OF thr local federal authorities or gov
rrmmcnt investigators especially de
tailed for the duty from Washington
could not be asCrrtained, although the
iutImation was made that secret serv-
nee mru Of the various departments had
nlI contributed to what led to the final
arrest Of the dentist.
Trent May Take Charge
II Doctor Clrmmens is informed
">rntuNIIy, ns is Indicated by his arrest
on the presidential warrant. 1t is prob
able his dentistry offices will be taken
charge of b> Custodian of Alien Prop
rrty Richard H. Trent. The custodian
said last might that provision was made
in the Trading With the Enemy Act
tuI the taking over Of the property aud
business Of Il resident alien enemy af-
ter he il informed.
As surmisr, Custodian Trent said
n Thought, if Doctor Clemmons was
iutrrnrd. the equipment and stock of
the dentist : "iicr would hr sold land
NO attempt ui,dr to continue his bust
Hr~~ hN Tia" EONrImmrmi.