Show IM FOR y U. s. s FIRST ZION DECLARES Richard Kletting Wants Wants Wants-No No Attacks on Wilson at Meeting SPEAKERS WATCHED Federal Officers Probe Motives Motives Mo Mo- Motives tives of Those Who Assail Assail Assail As As- sail the President American citizens no matter whether thc they be of ot German of British or French or Turkish extraction must be neutral a as long as this nation re remains remains re- re mains out of or the thc European conflict and neutrality means silence at least public silence as far as the contestIng contestIng contest- contest Ing countries are concerned This since the great war began has been the attitude of the administration tion and according to Information received re received received re- re here today toda government secret service men are said gald to be investigating ing tho the motives of all aU public speakers who are discussing the war especially If Jt those speakers are members of ot the German American alliance Franco- Franco American alliance or 01 any other hy hyphenated hyphenated hy- hy order whose members' members sympathies sympathies sym sym- are with either of ot the warring sides This investigation mo may have ha a Salt Lake angle especially if it the strictest neutrality Is not observed at the Ger Ger- man American gathering tomorrow night at the Newhouse hotel Local federal officials said toda today however that the they assumed the meeting would not be in the nature of an attack unon the administration but merely a discussion dis discussion dis- dis of or continuing pleasant relations relations rela rein between the two countries In that event there could be no charge of ot lack of neutrality Doctor Watched Es Especial l Jt interest la Is centered in the tha talks being made mado In different cities of oC the United States b by Dr Charles CharlesJ J J. J Hexamer of or Philadelphia president of the National German American al al- al liance This Interest Is caused b by the strained relations now existing be between between between be- be tween the United States and Germany and the tho fact tact that Hexamer has great influence InOue with the German people in Amen America Ca It was all aU right for to talk on the war situation in America although even his utterances utterances utterances utter utter- ances created much criticism said ald saida alda a local government go man today But I am of the opinion that an any attack by an American citizen one citizen one who has renounced the country countr of ot his birth upon upon the attitude of ot our government govern govern- ment mont In the German problem Is al almost almost al- al most treason That is Js wh why we wc are arc interested in the tho visit isit of prominent Americanized foreigners no matter of ot what hat nationality I America First Richard Kletting architect of ot the th state capitol American citizen b by adoption but hut speaker of an Angll- Angll TeutonIc brogue says he is fo for tor America first last and all aU the time tim when it comes to strained relations relation I with his native land He said toda loda today I that he hc hoped Hexamer would his remarks to German culture for culture for which the kaiser has given him a and decoration and not to any political politico attack Kletting said he was one of those thos who arranged to entertain the famous German But if the they get into Inlo politics I will wiT have ha nothing nothIng- to do with it it he said L. L I I I have regard for some German customs cus cue toms but I 1 have hav very little regard retard fo for r the German government That's wh why V I am here |