Show prohibited FROM employment washington Wai hington feb 3 gratification at secretary mcafoos McA doos recent order to prevent the sending of lr im information inform aton to gerany germany by insurance com compana in eye sympathy P t by with the enemy was waa expressed toden by richard M hurd chairman of the board of trustees of the american defense society who also aleo expressed hope thet that hereafter only united states citizens should have seems access to the maps mapa and records in insurance offices also mr me hurd hard urges that enemy aliens should be prohibited from employment in any fire insurance company or as an insurance broker his statement la is as follows the regulations of secretary mcadoo controlling cont rolline the transmission of information from neutral ansur aice companies in this country to their home offices will meet with wide public approval the fir fire insurance business with the accurate surveys plans and descriptions of war factories and of munitions and goods in transit furnishes an ideal source of information for german spies it is 13 of course not the only source of information but it is one of the easiest and secretary mcadoo has largely blocked off this source first by ruling out the enemy and ally of enemy insurance companies and now by controlling the dissemination of information by the neutral insurance companies compan iea it is also a wise precaution that only citizens of the united states should have access to these theae maps and records in the insera insurance tic offices one further step may be recommended to nu namely that enemy aliens should be prohibited from employment in any fire insurance company or as an insurance broker if this is not entirely clear phone me tomorrow morning early |