The Archive · 1938

Ninety Suspects Held

A writ of detention for ninety suspects rounded up by detectives vir the Crime Branch Headquarters of the Settlement Police Headquarters was issued by the First Special District Court yesterday morning. Instead of escorüng the suspects to court, the prosecution sent a list of Berlin, Feb. 10.

The poling to-day arrested Herr Hans Winkler, former Austrian Vice-Chancellor. The arrest was not due to political motives but to a charge of smuggling foreign exchange. Herr Winkler, who was later released, took refuge in Germany since 1934, living in Berlin as correspondent of Basle and Prague newspapers. The investigation is being continued by the police authorities.—Havas. names.

The earliest arrests of the suspects were made at a refugee camp at 312 Yunnan Road. Here eleven men, Chu Hsi-wen, Hsiao Fang-tai and mine others, were detained. Six cigarette-tin grenades, a seal and some documents were also seized.

In a subsequent raid on a lodging house, 11, Lane 614, Foochow Road, 75 suspects were arrested. Later four additional suspects were rounded up by the police, "New York Times" Report Agitates House Washington, Feb. 10.

Senator Hiram Johnson, Republican of California, announced in the Seníte here to-day that he would demand of the Administration further clarification of United States foreign po He mad announcement in replying to Senator Hamilton Lewis, Democrat of Illinois, who criticized "the concerted effort of so-called educators" to discredit the Administration's foreign policy.

Senator Johnson earlier this week drew from Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, a flat denial that any naval agreements or understandings existed between the United States and foreign Powers.

Senator Johnson to-day recalled that Mr, Hull later had said in commenting on recurrent reports of an Anglo-American naval understanding that there had been much irresponsible discussion of international affairs.

"There have been no irresponsible statements on foreign policy of which I know, Senator Johnson shouted angrily in the Senate today, "except one in which our Chief Executive talked of quarantines' against certain nations.

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