Evening star., 1950-10-11
u. ). Defains 95AIiens'
Under Anti-Red Law
Italy, Germany Protest
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Fed
eral Government seized 95 incon1-
ing foreigners yesterday in a
sweeping application of the new
Internal Security Act that brought
quick official protests from Italy
and Western Germany.
In addition to the 95 sent to
Ellis Island for investigation, al
most the entire crews of the ships
they came on-the Italian liners
Vulcania and Italia-were ordered
confined to their vessels by immi-
grafton authorities.
The moves were taken under
part of the new law that bans
entry-at the discretion of the
Attorney General-to past and
present members of Communists
and other totalitarian groups.
Ferguson Levels Charges.
Senator Ferguson. Republican.
of Michigan one of the laws au-
thors, has accused the Truman
administration of trying to Sabo-
tage the measure by making it
appear it would work undue hard
ship.
A protest came yesterday from
the Home Line, operator of the
Italia. which defended it's seamen.
THE Communists themselves
could not have devised a more
effective and potent instrument
for propaganda among a people
(the ItalianS) whose friendship we
profess to seek" the company said.
1T is regrettable and mystifying
to find that the first calculated
and concerted action taken under
the recently enacted anti-Com-
munist law should be directed
against persons who are conced-
edly not in any way affiliated with
or supporters of the Communist
party.
The seamen are unWelcome,
but the highest officials of the very
governments that. represent real
threat to our way of life are
freely admitted to this country"
Ambassador Objects.
The Italian Ambassador in
Washington, Alberto Tarchiani,
objected likewise in strong note
to the State Department. He said
the move violates the new United
States-Italian treaty of friend
ship and commerce.
The Bonn Government of West
ern Germany also protested
through Consul General Heinz
Krekeler, who said the action was
providing Communists with dang
erous ammunition against the
United States.
The detentions followed the
pattern set in the first case last
Friday when Friedrich Gulda, 20
year-old Austrian concert pianist,
was detained three days and Or
dered to leave after he makes one
appearance. because he joined the
Hitler Youth movement as a boy
of 10.
The grounds for OBTAINING the
seamen. Was that most had be-
longed to a former Fascist dom
mated maritime union.
Detained To Be Questioned.
Edward J. Shaughnessy, the
district Director of immigration,
said the 95 will be questioned and
reports sent to the Commissioner
of immigration in Washington for
final action.
During the Gulda detention, the
State Department, in answer to
an Austrian protest, said rules
would be worked out shortly to
handle such situations on rou-
tine basis.
Ferguson said the Attorney Gen.
eral has the power to admit such
aliens if he considers them harm
less. He accused the administra-
ton, which opposed the bill, of
failing to use this discretionary
power.
Another alien, Czeslaw Grzelak,
vice president of the Gdynia-
America Line, left the United
States today under an immigra-
ton service deportation order. He
had been free on bail since De-
cember, and left on his lines own
ship, the M. S. Batory. Grzelak
was accused of belonging to an
organization that advocated vio-
lent overthrow of the Government.