The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-01-04
SWISS PUT CHECK \ !: OK
ON UNDEsIRADlEs
Demand Ironolad Passports Of All
Foreigners Entering the
Country.
HOSPITALITY IS VIOLATED
switzerland Has suffered From For
sign Element AZ Ne Other Neutral
einos War Bsoan-country 10
Ovorrun With Spies.

Rnrne.-Switzerland finally has TAX
en- initial steps to control the undesir-
able foreign element from which she
has suffered AZ no other neutral coun-
try since August, 1914.
New regulations adopted By the fed
oral council are intended to make 1t
difficult for the agent Of ono Of the
warning countries, for tho deserter
from any aide. for the foreigner with
out obvious, legitimate means Of liveli-
hood and occupation to flock, as here
tofore, into the little country that Ii
trying desperately 10 maintain an up
right neutrality and at the same time
weather the storm until peace arrives
Switzerland hitherto has permitted,
dthOut any material objections, scores
OF thousands OF strangers to enter al
most as freely as In peace times. Now
action has been taken to stop this only
because her hospitality has been gross
ly violated. her neutrality at times
even threatened.
The new rules, which will become
effective Tn soon as the Swiss diplo-
matte and consular officials throughout
the world can be notified, require that
all foreigners entering the country
must be equipped with ironclad pass
ports from their oyp countries or
equivalent papers of Identification |;
that prior to coming to Switzerland oil
foreigners must furnish to SWiss diplo,
matte or consular officials adequate
reasons for wanting to come here, and
lhat. after arrival, strangers must reg
lister with the police Of the city o. town
They intend to inhablt.
overrvn by undesIrabIes.
There always has been daily traf-
&c between France and Switzerland In
the nelghborhood OF Geneva. and be-
tween Germany and Switzerland near
Basel. on the part Of laborers and 9TH
ers Many undesirable foreigners have
Euuggted themselves across the Dor
dei and have failed to return. Once in
Switzerland. they have been able to
hide because OF tho lack OF control over
foreigners.
That ali IL 10 be changed. Every
person crossing the border at other
than the ordinary points where iron
clad passports win be required win he
numbered II he fnils TO return. the
police will be put upon his trail. He
win have little chance OF escaping, for
without the right kind of credentials
he is unable to obtain bread. A bread
oacd today Is more important even
than the money with which TO pur-
chase it-ond bread card is issued
only on presentation of Identification
papers.
The hotel at which the newcomer
stops, the pension that takes him in,
the private family to whom he may go,
are all liable to heavy penalties II they
faif to announce his arrival.
Problom for Dsserters.
There remains the problem Of the
deserters who have managed to fee
across the boundary from one army or
another and OF the near-deserters,
those who have come here with ths
permission Of their respective govern
ments, and thon have declined TO re
turn. Swiss law prescribes that these
desertsrs and rsfractionari0s, as they
are called, cannot be forcibly deportsd,
There are in Switzerland now, II ia
estimated. bctwsen 10000 and 1900
Of these gentry. Not all Of them are
bad dtizons. Hundreds OF thon. Al
ieast. are gninfully occupied and ore
living model lives. Othsrs are unde-
sirabe to the point Of being out-and-
out criminals- Figures for Geneva
alone show that out Of 10000 foreign
ors among it's 10000 population. 1,S3t
are DISORDERS and 2162 refractionafies
while In Zurich these figures arc ex
ceeded.
The agitntiou for the utilization q
the man power represented by the de
serters and refractionaries Is 30 stronl
that 1t win surprise no one 10 see steps
taken TO incorporate the majority Of
them into civilian service Of manua
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