Show HUNS THREATEN WITH REPRISALS DEMAND IS MADE FOR RELEASE OF BOMB BOMB PLOTTER NOW IN PRISON Secretary Lansing Reminds Germans That There Are Number of Their Countrymen in the Land of the Free and They Should Go Slow t e Washington Washington The The German government government government govern govern- ment threatening mistreatment o of Americans because of the Imprisonment imprisonment imprisonment imprison Imprison- ment of the bomb plotter Franz len en has been warned by the United States to remember that such a step will willI draw swift retaliatory action upon me tile thousands or of Germans in thiS I country German Germanys Germany's s threat and the answer of ot the United States were disclosed FrIday Friday Friday Fri FrI- day by the state department In a note presented by the Swiss minister here the Berlin foreign office proposed proposed pro- pro posed to exchange for SIegfrIed Siegfried Sieg SIeg- fried Paul London a German-born German naturalized citizen serving ten years In n prison In Germany for acting as a Russian spy Notice was given that an answer to this proposal was awaited await awaIt- ed before before putting into execution contemplated contemplated contemplated con con- measures of reprisal against Americans In Germany German because of ot the failure allure of previous efforts to release Secretary Lansing replied with a aI I terse communication refusing to consider consider con con- sider the exchange and suggested that while the tIle Uni United ed States does not acknowledge the principle of reprisals als occasioning physical suffering It would be wise for Germany to consider consider consider con con- sider that if It acts upon that prInciple principle principle prin prIn- ciple It ly will be understood to invite action on the part of the United States |