Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-12
DUTZE RELEASED;
GERMAN SUSPECT
Admonished by Judge Will
kins That He Barely Had
Escaped Trouble.
OTHERS MAY BE lNTERNED
Possible Fate, of Mueller,
Fisher and Schroeder In
dicated Lecture.

carr butze a German cook en-
ploNed nt a Tulsa club. was discharged
IYesterdhy by United states Commits
hloner j. II. wilkins after he had been
told that all that saved him was the
fact that he had been naturalized. and
4 that he had come right up TO the dead
Ihe without crossing It. lie was held
OF charge OF endeavoring 10 create
REPRESENTATION and dlsloyalty by Sc
ditious talk.
In statement To the court, J. A.
Whalen OF the department OF jugtice,
VINO has been working on the case,
4 said that butZe had been held because
ne hhd been associated with Louis
Mueller and Paul Fisher, who are In
the city ali, and William u. Schroeder.
who IL detained at Muskogee DutZe.
he said. worked under Mueller, and
was reported to have said that while
! am an American my heart is with
Germ1uy Schroeder is said TO have
4 recommended Dutze ns a man who
4 could be trusted.
Little testimony was offered except
that putze had becNl seen In question
able company. and that he had denied
IN talks with the officers having any
disloyal intentions. Dutze was said to
have written IA man In New Mexico
that he hed something TO say TO him
that he could not write. putze inter
Irupted TO say that that was on a.mat-
4 ter OF buainess. Dutze told the Off
4 GERS thut ne had Lad a son killed In
the G~man army but that was early
in the war before the United States
became involved.
Another witness was TO have testl-
fled but he was detained Judge VIII
kns stated he had been informed MS
10 what he would say, and that II
would not change his position, II Of
fered formally
II want you TO understand" Judge
wilkins told Dutze, that every citi-
zen OF the United States is supposed
10 be loyal. We welcome people from
foreign countries who come to us, but
We expect them TO he good citizens.
and iT they show they are we open TO
th,m .'he door of naturalization.
There have been some who were
Iautalized to take advantage Of being
citizens to carry out disloyal purposes
10 seems that you have been border
ms very close on this. You have been
Keeping company with men claimed TO
bo spies, Who are not citizens, but are
enjoying the ADVANTAGES here while
heir heart is with Germany You
have been In company with mepwho
VIII probably be interned, All that
saved YOU IS the fact that you were
uauraiZcd, and Uncle Sam says you
are one of his men. The government
has saved you from what the others
WI probably get
The Judge also told Dutze that whsle
discharged he could be shot II found
guilty of treason, but that the testi-
monV did not show that. Duue' ne
said he had been told, had denounced
The food conservation plan as hosh'
lcsides making the statement OF MS
.lIubutby with Germany,
In making the statement that he had
been informed that Dutze had said he
hopel President wilson had been one
Of the men to 20 down on the rus
cnnia. the Judge was interrupted by
Mn Whalen and told that that applied
10 another case, DutZe denied say ing
any such thing