Evening star., 1929-06-28
REPORT TO SENATE
LISTS DIPLOMATIC
TRAFFIC V|OLATORS
35 Incidents in 13 Years,
Mai. Pratt Informs
CaraWay.
SOME ARE ACCUSED
OF DRUNKEN DRIVING
Personnel of Embassies Were
Warned, but No Arrests Have
Been Made.

Thirty-flve diplomats have been halt
ed by the Washington police during the
past 1S years for trafic offenses, Maj
Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of po-
lice, reported to the Senate today in
response to the Caraway resolution re-
Gently passed by that body. Two of the
thirty-five have been stopped twice.
Maj Pratt merely listed the names OF
diplomats who had been halted. He
did not indicate what offenses they had
been accused of.
However, Maj. Pratts letter trans
mitting the report declared that some
of the diplomats had been arrested for
operating automobiles under the inf1u-
ence of liquor. The most prominent
name on his report is Won Prittwitz,
Germany" Herr Friedrich Won Pritt-
witz und Gaffron is the German Am
baSSador.
List Turkish Secretary.
Among the names listed is that of
Kemal Djenany Bey, second secretary
of the Turkish embassy, who recently
was stopped by Virginia police at Fair
fax courthouse and engaged in a tight
with them.
Mai. Pratt's report was addressed to
Edwin p. Thayer, secretary of the SEN
ate. The text of the latter of trans
initial follows:
I'm accordance with Senate resolution
number 81 there is attached hereto a
compilation setting forth the names and
nationalities of all representatives of
foreign countries attached to or en-
ployed by foreign legations, who have
been stopped and warned by members
Of the Police Department for operating
automobiles in the District of Columbia
while under the influence of liquor, or
for other traffic violations.
"In this connection you are advised
that representatives Of foreign countries
and attaches of their respective Offices,
duly accredited are exempt from arrest
by reason of diplomatic immunity;
therefore, we have no record of the
arrest of any members of the diplomatic
service"
The letter bore the date of January
rs, 1929 The list follows:
January 8, 1s17-Baron e. Akerhielm,
Swedish. +
March 3, 1s22-Hecter Ayerza, Ar
gentine.
June I, 1s22-count-L. szecheiryi.
June 81, 1s23-Manuel Alvarez.
Cuban.
September 6, 1925, Edward Van
Selzman.
october rs, 1925, Christian Deaman-
tapoulos.
January 1s. 1926, senor Don Carlos
Mantilla.
August 10. 1926. senor Don Gustave
De Median.
October is, 1926, Conrado Traverse.
December %, 1926, Count Laszlo
Ezechenyi.
March 81, 1s27-Dr. Francisco Ger
ardo, Venezuela.
May Is. 1s27-Marian curcelaru,
October 1s, 1s27-count Alberto Mar
March ii, ls2s-Enrique salarzaus,
March 2s, 1s2s-Kemal Djenany Bey,
May 1s, 1s2s-Baron Paul schell,
June IL, 1e28-Henry Jules. France.
July Is, 192S-William c. Macauley,
August II, 1920. Lajous. Argen-
September 20, -Gonzalo Guell,
October "a, 1s2s-Eduardo de Me-
dina. Bolivia.
November S, 1s2s-Yoshitaka Miwa,
Japan.
November 10, 1s28.-M. Firouz, Persia
November IS, 1928-Von Prittwitz,
December 3, 1s2s-w. M. Marck,
Bulgaria.
dian, Bolivia.
January 20, 1920. j. w. Torr,
Great Britain.
January S, 1s29-Bicardo Cebrian
Iona, Mexican.
February 25, 1929-Paul Steubling,
Germany.
April 9, 1s2s-Raul D de Median,
Bolivia.
April IA. 1e2s-Mr. Firauz, Persia.
April 2l, l92e-Ahmed Fahrny Fl
1Ssv, Egypt.
May 9, l929-Carlos Izaguirre, Hon
duras.
May IT, 192s-Stephen P. Biserof,
Bulgaria.
May IL. 1s2s-william M. Merck,
Bulgaria.
May %, 1929. H. van Royen, the
Netherlands.