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S Plans to Reject Nazi Protest on Consulate Closing g Welles Receives German Message Withholds Withholds' Details of Contents Nation Tightens Immigration Rule WASHINGTON June 18 AP AP-A AP A strong German protest on the expulsion of nazi consuls from the the- United States was de delivered delivered delivered de- de livered to the state department Wednesday and Sumner Welles undersecretary of nf state indicated it if w would n 1 be flatly rejected J T a o The note was taken to oby Welles Wellesby Wellesby by Hans Thomsen German charge In announcing its receipt Welles declined ta to disclose the contents of the note except to say that it was a protest ag state departments department's departments department's departments department's de de- de- de order Monday that all German consular officials leave the country by July 10 on the grounds that they had engaged in activities inimical to the welfare of the United States Departures Planned Welles added however that arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar were being made for forthe forthe forthe the departure of the consuls This was considered tantamount to an announcement the German note would be rejected outright Sharper control over immigration tion into the United States is to be instituted before July 1 I authoritative authoritative authoritative sources declared Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day dy n a few hours after alter the government government gov gov- had barred the departure pending further instructions of any of the the- German nationals nation als now living in m this country Plan Close Scrutiny To effect the he new strict control over movements of aliens boards of review will be established to pass on all aU applications for Immigrant Immigrant immigrant grant visas after each application application tion has been thoroughly gated Applications for the annual quota of immigrant visas at present are passed on onby by field offices offices of of- flees of the immigration bureau after after so so Attorney General Jackson Jackson Jackson Jack Jack- son told congress a a rather haphazard haphazard haphazard hap hap- hazard investigation of the prospective prospective prospective pro pro- citizens citizens' qualifications and history The state justice war and navy departments will have one representative representative representative on each of the five boards t to be set up It was learned with the possibility that the federal bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau of Investigation agency will also be represented Watch for Fifth Column The army and navy representation tion on the boards it was learned is particularly designed to prevent fifth columnists or subversive agents of other governments from entering the United States States- in the guise of immigrants The order issued Tuesday to the customs and Immigration services to prevent any German nationals I from le leaving leVing Ving the United States Continued d on Page Pace Two Column One v. v v. v on u II 11 S S1 S. TO REJECT NAZI PROTEST Continued from Par PU P r One pending further Instructions was Characterized as one more move In Ina Ina t. t a fa general plan to tighten control l over the aliens now here as well sz i over th the entrance of ot thousands more many of ot whom whom describe themselves as as refugees as-refugees refugees from occupied German-occupied territories w There was a quick repercussion In Germany from the state departments department's departments department's de de- request made Monday for lor withdrawal of consular offiCials officials dais of the reich from this country Without divulging details of the German reply D N B official nazi news agency announced the reich had iad rejected the American charges of subversive activities as as Unfounded unfounded unfounded un founded and despotic Seek to Guard Funds The immediate objective of the the order barring departure of Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans from the United States officials daIs dali said was to make sure that no German national attempted to evade the White House Jion ion freezing European funds In Inthe Inthe inthe the United States It It was pointed out In official q quarters arters that the new restrictions make it possible for the United States to control the movement of Germans Into Mexico and other Latin-American Latin republics where anti American propaganda and subversive activities on behalf of ot the axis powers have been reported Legislation now before congress would empower the president to control the entrance or departure of all aliens or citizens to or from the United States The presidents president's order which temporarily serves the same purpose as far as German German German Ger Ger- man nationals are concerned or ordered or- or dere dered l the customs immigration and border patro patrol services service to cover all possible means of dep de de- de dep departure p including vessels trains buses airplanes and international border roads so that no German national may gay leave the country While the order technically ap applies applies applies ap- ap plies to all aU s it was emphasized emphasized emphasized em em- a vast majority have no intention of leaving t the tte e United tate and that estimated an 60 per cent Scent of the here al already already already al- al ready have applied for American citizenship Americans Face Curb Officials pointed out that the new legislation if U enacted would apply to American citizens as well as aliens as' alIens making it necessary for them In the future to secure passports passports passports pass pass- ports or exit permits before they could visit adjoining Canada Mexico or other hemisphere coun coun- tries United States quotas for immigrants grants rants from various countries are Albania Belgium 1304 Bulgaria Slovakia Czecho-Slovakia 2874 Danzig Denmark 1181 Estonia Finland France Germany and Austria Great Britain and Northern North North- em ern Ireland Greece Hungary Ireland Eire 17 Italy |
