South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-05
GREGORY BARES
FIGHT AGAINST
FOE At HOME
Attorney Generals Report Re-
views Battle Against Sabo-
tage, SeditiOn and PrOpa-
ganda of Enemy Aliens.
International News Service:

International News Service:
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-"Amer-
lea is more thoroughly policed to-
day than ever before i'm its history"
This was announced today in the
annual report of Atty. Gen. Gregory.
the man who has waged war against
the enemy IN this country.
The report reviews in detail the
vast amount Of work accomplished
10y the department of justice dur
ing their period-the battle against
enemy propaganda. sabotage. sedi-
tion. the control of alien enemies.
the corraIling of draft evaders and
the scores of other minor tasks per
formed by the department
Calls Achievement Distinctive.
'One of the distinctive achieve
ments of the American people has
been the maintenace of order. the
comparative failure Of enemy ac-
tivities, and the general self-control
and self-restraint exhibited through
out the country tn critical situa-
tions. says the attorney general in
"a review OF the history of the
country since it's ENTITY into the
war.
There have been instances OF
outrage and disorder. but only in
isolated cases directed against in
dividuals and the number has been
negligible. This condition is of
course, chiefly due 20 the law-abid-
ing instinct of the people but it is
believed that it is due also 10 the
attitude and policies adopted by this
department"
a special war emergency division
was organized within the depart
ment of justice shortly after Amer
ica's entry into the war and through
the work OF this division the at
torney general cas supervised the
war activities OF the department.
special Agents Added.
As the war continued the force
OF the department was augmented
bv the appointment of special as
sistants for war work additional
United States district attorneys and
deputy United States marshals. The
force of special agents of the di-
vision of investigation of the de-
partment was also increased and
today this force is five times as
large as it was I'm 1915, the report
says.
I'm addition to this force of regu-
lar employees the department has
had the services Of the members
of the American Protective league.
created with he approval of the
attorney general and operaung
under the division of investigation.
This organization consists OF 25o,-
900 members. scattered throughout
the country
Arrange Clearing House.
At the outbreak OF The war there
was some degree OF confusion due
to the fact that various depart
ments Of the government and sepa-
rate forces of confidential invesu-
gators the report continues. To all
law this confusion. clearing house
for an federal Investigators was ar
ranged and perfected under the war
emergency division i'm July. 1917.
Since the war the increase i'm the
law suits and other business COM
inc under the department of jUs-
tice has been great Typical OF
this the number OF civil litigations
begun I'm the southern district ot
New York in 1917 was lS6 and iu
1qrS 2gs. while ou the criminal
side there We're SIS prosecutions an
1917 and ..o1o I'm 1918. The prose
cutious disposed OF by trial num-
bered 43e i'm 1917 and 1.7s9 I'm 1918
Tt is emphasized in the report
that the result obtained oy the de-
partmeut Of justice shows the suf-
fciency of the civil process and the
raedle~suess OF the military tri-
aunaI in this country
"It has been the view of this de-
usrtment consistently adhered "a
rhrouchout the war SAYS the at
rerne, general "that every act OF
arbitrary and unnecessary interter-
enc- with the life. habits and occu-
pation OF the citizen would lessen
efficiency. disturb order. and weaken
public confidence iu the American
standard of Justice.
Legislation Recommended.
The following recommendation
To- coucrcss for necessary legislation
were made in the report
One-A law making the warrant
~ arrest run Co all parts of the