The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-22
REVEAL ALIENS
IN NEW DEAL
KEY JOBS

The Roosevelt administration
was accused yesterday Of filling
key Government posts with aliens,
some II whom applied for United
States citizenship only after going
on the Federal pay roll.
J. H. Patten, one-time econom-
les lecturer at Harvard University,
now legislative counsel for the I'M
migration Restriction League, de.
clared preliminary check showed
at least seven men and two women
holding Federal jobs paying up
to $500 a year, several Of whom
were unnaturalized at the time Of
their employment.
u. S. Citizens Spurned
Patten, prepayment Of the Rey.
nolds-Starnes immigration restric-
ton bill, passage Of which Labor
Secretary Perkins blocked last ses-
sion, laid the alleged Federal en-
ployment Of foreigners to Miss
Perkins "alien-minded influence"
Patten said he uncovered the
alien origin of his list Of foreign
Federal payrollers by checking the
roster Of bureaucrats" in the Re
settlement, Works Progress and
other New Deal administrations
against naturalization records OF
the District Of Columbia Supreme
Court.
Lists Aliens
His list follows:
"Berta Asch: Associate econ
Omist, Resettlement AdminiStra-
ton: born at Hamburg, Ger.
many, September 22, 1902;
entered United States at st. Al
bans, VT, october Is, 1885;
filed declaration of intention to
be naturalized, October Is, 1885;
salary and date Of Federal EN-.
plOyment unaScertained.
Howard Barton Boyd. Econ
Omist, Agricultural Adjustment
Naturalization; born at
Regina, Saskatchewan, October
Z, 1902; entered U. S. at Rainier,
Mont, September IL, 1926; filed
declaration Of intention, April
3, 1885; employed by Federal
Government, January Is, 1884;
salary, $500 a year.
BRITISHER GOT POST
Gertrude Berta Grieg: Re-
search assistant, Work Progress
Administration; born, Bolton,
England, January I. 1911; en-
tered u. S. at Niagara Falls, N.
Y, September FL, 1921; filed
declaration Of intention March
81, 1884, petitiOned for citizen
ship, May 20, 1896; date of Fed
eral employment and salary I'M
ascertained.
"Karl Edward Jensen: Re-
search assistant, Works Progress
Administration; born, COpen-
hagen, Denmark, May 8, 1907;
entered U. s. at Detroit, Decem-
Der 2, 1925; filed declaration Of
intention, May 10, 1885; date Of
employment and salary unaScer-
tanned.
GERMAN EMPLOYED
erich Otto Kraemer: Econ
Omist, ReSettlement Admins
tration; born, Cologne, Ger
many, March %, 1904; entered
U. s. at Blaine, Wash, October
/, 1880; filed petition for citi-
zenship April 20, 1886; date Of
employment and salary unascer-
tanned.
Henri Louise LOngpre: Stat
iStician, Treasury Department.;
Born, HOsmer, British Columbia,
January 8, 1910; entered U. S.
at EaStport, Idaho, March 81,
1915; filed petition for citizen.
ship, April 20, 1886; salary,
$4,000; date Of employment, un-
aScertained.
AWARDED $500 JOB
civilian ia mes McEnery:
Financial analyst, Securities
and Excha nge Commission;
born, Kilkenny, Ireland, April
10, 1904; entered U. S. at New
York, October ~, 1925; filed
declaration Of intention, August
Fl, 1885; salary, $500; date of
employment unaScertained.
Gustav Solder: Research
economist, Interior Department;
born at Vienna, Austria, Septem-
Der 22, 1901; entered U. S. at
Detroit, January ID, 1884; filed
declaration Of intention, April
80, 1884; salary and date Of EN-.
pIOyment unaScertained.
"ArnOld Steinbach: Consult
ant, Social Security Board;
born, Suczewa, Bohemia, June
%, 1892; temporary visitor Au-
gust 10, 1885; depOrted to Can
ada, May Is, 1886; reentered
U. S. on immigrant visa at
ROuses Point, N. Y, May Is,
1896; filed declaration of in
tentiOn, July 10, 1896, date Of
employment, April Is, 1886;
salary, $780,"
VOTE ANERICAN-