Detroit evening times., 1942-01-16

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- that respect.
Mr. rick1RI>G ~ is best. II
makes me~cilesSly hard work
look easy.
You don't have 10 he an In
slider 10 know that II AXIS
sahoteurs could take their choice
OF what defense factories TO put
out Of commission, Detroit
plants would top the list.
The proof Of the FBTs work
i the fact that nothing has
happened of serious nature.
FBI men cross their fingers
when they tell YOU this.
If il does happen, remember
that the prize, from fifth
columnist's standpoint, is worth
any risk. And the fact that
nothing has happened Yet can
be attributed TO the fact that
the FBI started playing n game
Of let's pretend two years ago.
As long ago as that, the FBl
took the attitude that, even IN
we weren't al war, We should
start being as careful as though
we were. Since then the De-
troit stan has tripled and Is still
growing.
Boss Of the Detroit G-men is
John Bugas, whose appearance
is more that of'a business exec
utive than a police officer. In
fact. the whole office is like
that. Even the secretaries and
stenographers rate tops in good
looks and grooming, and there
is an absence of the hruSqueneSs
or the suspicious glance that YOU
might expect 10 find IN de-
partment doing the country
most vital detective work.
But nobody ever drops a care
less word. They know. above all
else. how to keep their mouths
shut.
Being part of the national
FBI. the men here speak Of Eve
whether they refer To men in
Detroit. New York, Washington
or Los Angeles.
we" said Bugss, had 5000
aliens in custody almost by the
time the newspapers were on the
streets when the Pearl Harbor
attack came"
Detroit and all over America,
the FBI had been checking. in
vestigating. listing. When the
time came, they knew which
ones to pick up.
In Detroit there have been
cases Of people trying 10 slip
past the gates Of defense fac
tories. Some have succeeded. and
been caught, but not biz game.
a good many" Bugas said.
"turn out 10 be shoppers. One
~ them was caught wandering
through an alrplane plant. He
was an out-of-town writer who
said he was looking for mate
rial for an article, hut we had
him in custody for several hours
until his background was fully
checked. and I suspect that he
was good and sorry he did it,"
Waiting 10 see BuCas. 7 had
watched more than one man
come IN 20 ask about require
mcntS for Joining the FBI, so 7
inquired whether they still
needed men. Bugas said yes,
they do
The requirements roughly
are. Age 3 70 35, training a
law degree or accounting de-
gree. OF an ordinary college dc
gree plus a full knowledge Of
one foreign language; or de-
gree plus enough experience as
an Investigator 10 be valuable.
This column reported, ~ the
war WAS starting, that FBI men
had already heen posted at some
plants where. up 10 few days
before. federal guards hadn't
been stationed.
NhV?" I wanted Ia know.
WORD from Washington he
said, that peace negotiations
were breaking down, or had
broken down. That was enough
for us. although naturally We
didn't know that war was 80
close"
But Tho FBI is always ready
20 hand tHc credit on 30 tho
public for us cooperation '0
Nr Average Worker who keeps
lis c}es open
The average Americans Ike
the bunch VINO didn't Ike fne
way one workman was making
"sor1e pretty nasty remarks
ahout the government"
They didnt call tho FBI
Thry picked him UP hQG1y arr
y r1H,od eW ou' ghd lbot +7peu
l. al. "