1941-01-07 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Dies Report Spotlights Foreign Agent Danger

The publication of the “White Paper" by the Dies Committer, purporting to link the German Government with propagında and other activities in America has served to stir the American people into renewed thinking on the possible danger to our de- fence programme of foreign agents of governments whose atti- tude is one of hostility toward the United States, writes Henry N. Dorris

How extensive are the activities That, in short, tells the story of foreign agents, not only along of the methods now being used propaganda lines. but in military by American organizations.

The espionage and sabotage, is the identity of many foreign agents question now being asked by the is known to the FBI and the Army American public.

and Navy Intelligence. But to ar- The answer may never be given rest them, if there was just cause, to the public, but the Federal would only multiply the problems, Bureau of Investigation, the In- of these agencles. If these for- telligence services of the Army and jeign agents were" obilterated, there Navy, as well as the Dies Com- would be others to replace them. mittee, are actively ferreting out Thus the work of the American these agents. The police of the agencies would Have to start all

·citles and States are co-operating over, and it might be more difficult with these agencles.

to "spot the replacements since Government officials, charged (they would be forewarned of coun- with cleaning out

any possible ter-espionage plans in this country, nests of spies or saboteurs express For the present, at least, the the belief that the revelations of government officials do not fear the ples committee are unimpor- the results of foreign military tant in relation to the wide pic espionage, except as to the possi ture. But publication of theble stealing of some of our mill- "White Paper" serves to focus the tary secrets. such as the Norden public's attention on a job that is bomb sight for military planes, and being done by an army of thou certain Navy secrets of construction sands f. men and women. in and armament. secret. Little or no publicity at- taches to the dally work of Ameri- can secret agents for publicity. as a rule, hampers them in their duties.

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H.K. STOCK

EXCHANGE

The market opened firm with enquiries for most stocks.

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Buyers

H.K. Banks, $1375. Canton Ins, $202.50. HK Fire Ins., $160. Wharves. $93... Docks (0), $18.60 Docks (N), $18. Providents, $5.75. Lands, $34,25, Humphreys, S7 90. Trams, 317.80. Star Ferries, $61. Yaumati Ferries, $24, Electrics (0), „ $40.10. Electrics (N); $39.85. Sandakan Lights, $11.75, Cements, $18.60, Ropes. $7.90. Dairy Farms, $18.75. Watsons, $11.20. Entertainments. $7. Constructions (O), $1.60.

Sellers

Wharves, $95. Trams, $13, Telephones (0), $28.. Dairy Farms, $19. Vibro Piling, $7.70.

Sales

HK Banks, $1330/85. Docks (0). $18.70.

Humphreys, $8.10. Electrics (0), $40,15.

Cements, $18.75.

Ropes, $8 10. Watsons, $11,25.

FINANCE & GENERAL

U.S.-CANADA. BORDER

SPY CURB

The prevention of passage of subversive groups or their agents across the border between the United States and Canada will be the subject of a disenssion by officials of both govern- ments at Ottawa, It was announced by the Department of Jus- tice. Allorney General Jackson, beads the United States delega- tion. *

The meeting will be of s preliminary nature, it was indicat- ed, and no final commitments will be made on either side. It is hoped, however, that a basis of discussion can be established that will fur ish a model for similar conversations with repre- sentatives of the Mexican Government in the near future. According to this announcement,, ferred to the Justice Department the general object of the consulta from the Labour Department by tion will be "to devise attore President Roosevelt's reorganiza simple and speedy arrangement tion order.

for citizens in each country to Last July 1st the United States. accomplish border crossing when by regulation, began to require visiting the other, and for a more | Canadian citizens to be in posses- informative and effective police sion of passports and American supervision of movements between visas to visit the United States. the two countries of persons of It is possible this general restric- groups engaged in any criminal or tion may be relaxed as a result of subversive activities."

the conference,

The Canadian consultants are T.

The Canadian Government, how-

A. Crerar, M., P., Minister of Mines ever, has not yet imposed parallel and Resources; Brigadier S. Trestrictions, but still permits free Wood, Commissioner of the Royal entry of American citizens without Canadian Mounted Police, and identification papers of any kind, G. Blair, Director of Immigration.although all Europeans are re-

For the United States, in addi-quired

present documentary tion to Mr. Jackson, the consul-evidences of nationality to enter; tants are Edward A Tamm, Assis Canada,

to

chief reason

Wes

the United

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Gordon's

...and know what you're drinking/

GORDON'S

DRY GIN

DESTILLESTY LONDON,

NO COLOURING MATTER

NO

INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

Canadian Summer traffic and by some

New York hotels

The Canadian Government took

der would not exclude Afth

columnists or saboteurs but would

BANDIT OUTRAGE IN INDIA

PESHAWAR Jan 6 (Reuter)---

Fifty armed hostics held up the Bannu-bound passenger bus ane kidnapped four of the passengers,

to much inconvenience

tant Director of the Federal The imposition of the passport Bureau of Investigation. and regulation was deeply resented by benefit from Henry H. Hart, who is in charge Canada. The SABOTFURS SOUGHT..

of the Immigration and Natural-that it seriously affected American The greatest

ization Service. fear comes

tourist traffic, which is highly im- PROBLEM STUDIED CLOSELY

portant to the Canadian balance the position that the passport or the possible damage that could be

of payments with inflicted by saboteurs. Here is a

The question of border control

States. situation that calls for 24-hour-a- CALCUTTA, Jan, 6 (Reuter-A has been one of increasing con-

Intending tourists from day vigilance on the part of the big rally of industrial workers has cern to officials on both sides fur FBI and Army and Navy work of foreign agents naturally gence. The danger to vital in- Indian masses of workers to stand aides began to study it closely aslic announcement that for read- United States, it was pointed out, Intel-passed a resolution calling on the some time. Mr. Jackson and his country got the idea-despite pub- honest citizens. Canada and the

and mittance to the United States any had had something resembling a dustry producing the

Naturalization Service was trans-ordinary means of identification common

citizenship before the would suffice that they also new restriction was imposed. might have to have passports to en- Now, at the very moment when photographing of all allen visitors ter Canada or to return to their they bad decided to enter into a to this country. Otherwise, they "own country. As a result there was a mutual defence agreement.

are willing to make it as ensy

The

A SILENT WATCH agencies combating

the

do not talk about their methods

or give clues to what they have

But and can

A

arms and shoulder to shoulder with materiais for our rearming is ever workers to victory. present. It is little consolation to apprehend saboteurs after they' Prior to the outbreak of Woria have done damage. The work of

in hand at the moment, some things are known, be stated.

War. I, Winston Churchill was preventing them rem coing dam-

Home Secretary of Great Britain, age is probably the greatest task.

land

British soon

as

the Immigration

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MONDAY

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Among the hundreds of loyal STOCK EXCHANGE, and in that capacity had charge of the English police and Scot-American workers who man a de-

Yard,

fence plant may be one foreign For months the agents of Scotland Yard main agent who could not only wreak havoc to the plant itself, and thus tained close. surveillance of Ger-

to its production, but actually en- man and Austrian agents. Letters

danger the lives to them were opened and

of workers read

well 25 ther Jobs. and carefully sealed" and then de-

The loyal ilvered: Agents

workers, however, much they want watched their coming and goings.

to co-operate with counter-espion- No effort at arrests was made. The German age agents, can do little.

It is up

were simply. to the authorities to "spot" the

foreign agents.

and Austrian agents

, kept under constant serutiny.

The opinion in official circles here as to the importance of the

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£76

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£10

Morcantile Bka. "C".

875

Bank of East Asia......

$75

N. C. & S. Bank.....

Insurances

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#2004

Usually when a foreign agent is.

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$11

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Union Insurances..........

Underwriters

H.K. Fires...

Shipping

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87

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Docks, WharTĖS,

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$400

3.

this cause

one

two of whom were later released.

The others, including a

pen- sioner Subedar, were taken across the border

marked falling of travel bust-country suddenly required pass-as possible for Canadians and

Canada in July and ports of the nationals of the other, Mexicans to cross the border with

it was complained.

out inconvenience or expense.

As first imposed, the passport The position of the American COUNTER EFFECT

authorities was that the passport regulation against Canadians re- To counter the effect of this on requirement against visitors from quired a new visa for every trip to their balance of payments, the Canada and Mexico was only part the United States, even in the case $1370 Canadian authorities refused to of a general system for registra of persons whose business took grant American exchange to Cana- tion and control of aliens that the them across the border every dian tourist traffic to the United present emergency had made ob-week This has been relaxed and States, ordiziarily worth about $50,- viously necessary.

burder identification cards have £10% 1000,000 to this country. The effect;

cases A It is understood that what the been granted to such was acutely felt in certain Maine State and Justice Departments.de further relaxation may be the re- 13 ct. and Massachusetts resorts which stre is the Angerprinting and suit of next week's conference,

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disclosures of the Dies committee detected the employer is consuited

danger to his plant.

is that nothing of a spectacular and quietly told of the suspected nature wus made public. The work of such The 15 Manfred Zapp, head of the Transocean News Service, which was alleged to be the agent of the Germ Government in the dissemination

of propaganda, and that of Dr.

This means, as a rule. the immediate dismissal that employee. This is done quietly, and therefore the work of the American agents 'gues unsung.

The difficulty of ferreting out saboteurs is greatly increased in

Ferdinand Kertess. Head of the these times of expansion of plants, Chemical Marketing Company or New York. had already been well known to American agencies.

are

813

when many additional workers. $18,60 | are being taken on. The old em- 818 The propaganda of ine Tran- ployees or a plant, trusted because ocean News Service, 'they said, has of their periods of service, fallen on unfertile ground in this split up to form the experienced nucleus of the expanded organiza- country. But they concede that

tion Fillag the new jobs may such propaganda may sometimes be effective among some ot Aur suuthern neighbours, whom have been exhorting to stand firm on the propositiou Western Hemisphere defence.

How, it is asked, could" one ex- pect these alleged German agents do other than attempt to fur- ther the German political creed?

of

QUESTION OF CITIZENSHIP

We

be any number of agents of a foreign power, and the American agencies thus are put to the task of uncovering them.

Once these foreign agents are expelled from one plant they must be watched to see whether they enter the employment of another

concern..

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Providenta ............

:

H.K. Docks (New)...... | 918

#351 +Shanghai Dock.......

18/3

89

Kailans

Raube

Mining....

1 cts,, Hong Kong Mines.....

Lands. Hotels and Buildings

$3.55 H.K. & B. Hotels..... $341 H.K. Lands.............. $1.00 Do, 4% Debentures.... $12.30 Shanghai Lands........

H.K. Realties.. Humphreys ............. Chinese Estates..

Catton Mills

$3.95

$7.90

$100

The American agencies say the number of cases of sabotage is re-

$44] Ewo (8)

$206

S'hai Cottons (8.)...

Zoong Sing (9.)............

Wing On Textiles (8.)|

Pablle Utitles

$7.40 Peak Tram

The case of Dr. Kertess, how-latively small. Recently there have ever, poses the question of a na been explosions in Eastern plants turalized American citizen lending turning out defence materials, but hims if to furtherance or German in most of these cases the investi

Apparently alms, it is asserted.

gations indicate they were acci- paws have been violated by Dr. dental.

Some tend to show that

Kertess at least, no violation 1 the present, rush has swelled the charged. But it brings up the de- danger of such accidents.

licate question, peculiar to

tals

country, of a man of foreign na-

tionality obtaffing American elti- zenship and then allegedly, attempting to ald

its protection, and RESIGNATION OF

his fatherland. Nothing can be

done, however, because this cour- is officially neutral, try though opinion is overwhelmingly

eveni

M. BADOUIN

on the side of Great Britain. Sign Of Divergence

The Dies committee, which is

the only agency of the govern-

ment giving publicity to its efforts,

will be

$17.80 $18

101

$24

C.Bts. X.Ata.

$40

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$391

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$12

Star Ferrian...

(old)...

+8$

H.K. Tramwayb........ | #17.55] $18,

#34 Peak Trams (new)..

Y'mati Ferries.. $6.95 China Lights (0)..... BR.60

China Lights (New).. B.K. Electrics (018)... H. K. JectricalNow).... $17Macao Electrics (Old); Macao Electrica (New)] Sandakan Lights........ Telephones (old)..... $10,20 Telephones (new)..

S'pore Tractions (Ord.) Industrials

828

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#13

Cald., Macy. (Pre)8

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$18.60

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Cements ......

$7.00

continued in the future, ZURICH, Jan. 6 (Reuter)The

if the House accepts Representa Wilhelmstrasse is very dissatisfied tive Dies's recommendation to give with

the resignation

it new hic during the Seventy- Badouin, Chief of the Prime seventh Congress and provides. i Minister's office in the Vichy with funds. He seeks an

14

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$184

appro- Government, according to the Ber-

$7

$1,80

The correspondent says that his departure is regarded as a sign of very great, divergencies of opinion

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priation of 31,000,000, a sum that in correspondent of La Suisse doubles the amount so far spent

by the committer.

A JOB TO DO OVER

In August, 1941, when the war within the Vichy Government and 311.15 started, Scotland Yard "moved the existence of a group of mini in" on the known German and ters who are sabotaging Franco Austrian agents, arrested and con- German collaboration.

fined them. The German and Although the Wilhelmstrasse Austrian fovernments, therefore. saya that German patience is ni had to start all over, at great end, the correspondent adds that

organization of their no sensational events are expect effort, the espionage systems in England, ed immediately

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Nanyang Tobacco.....

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