New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 16, 1915, Page 10

FTOLD MUNITIONS MENTS WILL CONTINUE *&flfi That to Restrict Export of Arms to S “ould Embarass Uncle Sam in Case o Aug. 16.—The United te to Austria-Hungary fday firmly but politely ede to the request of ernment that the ex- 0 the allies be stopped. justrian protest that the in permitting the to Austria’s enemies w: “spirit’ of neutrali n note is a flat denial, of bion and vigouously hts of the United States, to export national At recites international law, tions, the security tes and other nations ts. ication is in law, military or and In this s the fact that Aus- and Germany supplied war to Great Britain r war when England’s not import such tistical table ended. he ground that to do the spirit of strict neu- countries, ‘“might with Istency and greater force present contention.” of the note is as follows: ry of State to Ambas- d: nt of State, of Reply. [1915. ent a note to the Royal in reply to its note of the following sense: nment iven careful consideration t of the Imperial and nment in regard to | of arms and ammunition States to the coun- jar with Austria-Hungary L The Government of States notes with satisfac- nition by the Imperial Governmigent of the un- that fls attitude with of arms the nition ‘from pted by h have dewloped, ir is insufficient, and of the exportation ‘the of its position, among other neutrality ' opposed to prohibiting wer munitions by _belligerent in time of b © s | to Great Britain, the other belligerent, d Etetes contends that it | to others the right which itself to purchase war a neutral in event attack. States hints that fto buy from neutrals if It suggests ' and Germany refused to - Great Britain at ‘Washington its intention the strictest neutrality to the letter of the of international treaties.”” sed to find the Imperial Government implying that of the strict prin- reply to ex- up- the the of naval a connec- it sup- | of such | that that | so | United the United 1 War. heavily burdened by the unavoidable, restrictions of war. Inconsistency Pointed Out. In this connection it is pertinent to direct the attention of the imperial and royal government to the fact that | that Austria-Hungary and Germany, | particularly the latter, have during the | year preceding the present European | war produced a great surplus of arms jand ammunition, which they sold | throughout the world and especially to | belligerents. Never during that period did either of them suggest or apply the | principle now advocated by the im- | perial and royal government. During the Boer war between Great Britain and the South African repub- lics the patrol of the coasts of neigh- boring neutral colonies by British naval vessels prevented arms and am- munition reaching the Transvaal or the Orange Free State. The allied re- publics were in a situation almost identical in that respect with that in which Austria-Hungary and Germany find themselves at the present time. ‘Yet in spite of the commercial isola- tion of one belligerent, Germany sold hundreds of thousands of kilos of ex- plosives, gunpowder, cartridges, shot and weapons and it is known that Austria-Hungary also sold similar munitions to the same purchaser, though in smaller quantities. ~While as compared with the present war, the quantities sold were small (a table of the sales is appended), the principle of neutrality involved was the same. If at that time Austria-Hungary and her present ally had refused to sell arms and ammunition to Great Britain on the ground that to do so would vio- late the spirit of strict neutrality the imperial and royal government might with greater consistency and greater « t number 13 of 1907; refpsal of this government to allow delivery of supplies to vessels of war | on the high seas; ties on international law who concern themselves more properly vented’ when such a form or such dimensions that volvel thereby.” the duty of a neutral to prohibit the sale of arms and ammunition to - u bell’fel‘ent during the progress of a war'would inevitably give the advan- tage to the belligerent which had en- | couraged the manufacture of muni- tlons in time of peace and which hud laid in vast stores of arms and am- Tunition in anticipation of war, the Government of the United States is convinced that the adoption of the theory would force militarism on the world and work against that univer sal peace which is the desire and pur Pose of all nations which exalt jus tice and right progress in their rela- tions with one another. The Government of the United States in the foregoing discussion of the practical reason why it has ad- Vocated and pr: ised trade in muni- tions of war wishes to be understood as speaking with no thought of ex- pressing or implying any judgment With regard to the circumstances pf the present war but as merely put- ting frankly the argument in this matter which has been conclusive in determining the policy of the United States. ‘While the practice of nations, so well illustrated by the practice of Austria-Hungary and Germany dur- ing the South African war, and the manifest evil which would result from a change of that practice render com- pliance with the suggestions of the Imperial and Royal Government out of the question, certain assertions ap~ pearing in the Austro-Hungarian statement as grounds for its conten- | tions cannot be passed over without comment. Thesc assertions are sub- stantially as follows: (1) That the exportation of arms and ammunition from the United States to belligerents contravenes the preamble of the Hague convention (2) That it is inconsistent with the | (3) That ‘““according to all authori- with the (uestion, ‘exportation should be pr: this traffic assumes | he neutrality of a nation becomes in- Hague Convention Quoted.| As to the assertion that the expor- | agents and ! this | ish government should 'REVEAL WORK OF GERMAN AGENTS IN THIS COUNTRY probably be held here in about two , weeks. Gives Out Names. Among others the following have | agreed to cooperate: Senator Hitch- cock, Congressman Buchanan, William i Bayard Hale of New York and the | Letters Published By “New York World” Indicate Kai- | well known pulpit orator, Dr. Aked | ser’s Emissaries Fomented Strikes in Munitions ! Plants in U. S, New York, Aug. 16.—The New York World puklizhed this morning its second instalment of secret COIT pondence revealing alleged eifort officials of the government to swing public opinion in country in favor of the Teu- German | World says, “was obviously designed for the information of his govern- ment.” This letter, or memorandum, dated July 7, 1915, is in German. The translation in the World follows: New York, July 7. Steps taken to prevent the expor- tonic cause and to prevent the ex- | tation of liquid chlorine. porting of munitions of war to allies. The letters in the World this morn- | tive of the the ‘, ing, some of which are reproduced, in- | dicate that German agents fomented strikes in various munition factories in this country and were behind a pro- | posed strike to tic up all the ship- ping along the Atlantic seaboard. They tell of a plan the German chlorine gas manufactured in country and tht ment to the allic: A plan for getting control Wright patents for the of aeroplanes is set forth work being done to arou fluence to demand the pas embargo act by congre the export of various sinews is described. Finally the forth that Germans were bchind the and the age of an of agents | Wworked on for grabbing up all the; this | s preventing any ship- | of the ! manufacture | > public in- | forbidding war | letters set | This morning 1 had a talk with Dr. Hirschland, the local representa- | Goldschmidt Detinning company, Essen, and Dr. Orenstein, consulting engineer of the Electric Bleachnig Gas company, Buffalo, | wherein the following was brought out: kngland and France have been since September, 1914, in the market for liquid chlorine @nd are working through a certain Dalbrun (Italian). i The negotiations are being carried on With renewed vigor since Germans used chlorine gas in the battle of Ypres, and contracts for from three | to five years for all the available liquid chlorine are being offered, payment upon delivery in New York, for which Dalbrun is furnishing the receptacles. Altogether there are only three firms which produce liquid chlorine to be considered: 1.. Castner Chemical company, Buf- movement in the South to demand an | falo, embargo on munitions unless the Brit- | the | permit shipment of cotton to Germany. What the Letters Indicate. In the first article published yester- day the World reproduced lotters as- serting that Herr von Bethmann-Holl- weg, chancellor of the German em- pire, participated in a gigantic for spreading German ters indicate that money from the German government founded the Fatherland, a weekly publication ed- force urge its present contention. Recalls Crimean War, It might be further pointed out that during the Crimean war large quantities of arms and military stores were furnished to Russla by Prussian manufacturers; that during the recent war between Turkey and Italy, as this government is advised, arms and am- munition were furnished to the Otto- man government by Germany, and that during the Balkan wars the bel- tation of arms and ammunition con- convention number 12 of 1907, government presumes that reference preamble, which is as follows: “Seeing that, in this category of ideas, these rules should not in prin- war by a neutral Powers' except in a case where experience has shown the necessity for such change for the pro- tection of the rights of that Power.” travenes the preamble of the Hague | this is made to the last paragraph of the | ciple be altered, in the course of the | ligerents were supplied with muni- tions by both Austria-Hungary and Germany, While these latter cases are not analogous, as is the case of the South African war, the situation of Austria-Hungary and Germany in the present war, they nevertheless | clearly indicate the long established practice of the two empires in the matter of trade in war supplies. In view of the foregoing statements, this government is Teluctant to be- ileve that the Imperial and Royal | Government will ascribe to the United States lack of legitimate neutrality in continuing its legitimate trade in all kinds of supplies used to render the armed forces of a belligerent efficient, even though the circumstances of the present war prevent Austria-Hungary from obtaining such supplies from law under the condi- in the as- . this government should long recognized rules h traffic by neutrals and | principle, there is a practical ‘maintain an at- to brict parity with respect | the e parties.” Accede to Demand. tion of an obligation modify the rules of inter- 2 on account of special government tes cannot accede. an odligation of this sort, O the international practice ‘would imposs upon every Hon a duty to sit in judg- Be progress of a war and to commercial of the The rec- intercuorse erent whose naval suc- ed the neutral from ithe enemy. The contention to a belligerent by on the seas should and royal govern- to be that the advan- its be by the neutral powers by 5! nt of a system of non- 8 with the viotor. royal government confines to arms and ammuni- the principle for which it h s sound it should 1 force to all articles The im- apply of Jgerent controlling the high ht possess an ample supply land ammaunition, but be in 0od and clothing. On the neiple that equalization is a uty, neutral nations would be to place an embargo on such ecause one of the bellig- uld not obtain them through al intercourse. Same on Land. this principle, so strongly the imperial and royal gov- should be admitted to obtain of superiority of a belliger- ought it not to operate to a belligerent superior on pplying this theory of equal- belligerent which lacks the " munitieng to contend suec- on land ought to be permitted se them from neutrals, while ent with an abundance of war Wwith the power to produce ould be debarred from such 1y the idea of strict neu- advanced by the imperial government would involve | nation in a mass of perplexi- would obscure the whole ational obligation, pro- confusion and deprive and industry se, of legiti- already the markets of the United States, which have been and remain, so far ag the action and policy of this gov- ernment are concerned, open to all helligerents alike. Unrestricted Trade Policy. But, in addition to the question of and gubstantial reason why the govern- ment of the United States has from the foundation of the republic to the present time advocated and practised unreatricted trade in arms and military supplies, It has never been the policy of this country to maintain in time of peace a large military estab- lishment or stores of arms and am- munition sufficlent to repel invasion by a well equipped and powerful enemy. It has desired to remain at peace with all nations and to avoid anw appearance of menacing such peace by the threat of its armies and navies. In consequence of this stand- ing policy, the United States would, in the event of attack by a foreign power, be at the outset of the war seriously, If not fatally, embarrassed by the lack of arms and ammunition and by the means to produce them in sufficient quantities to supply the re- aquirements of national aefense. The Tnited States has always depended vpon the right and power to purchase arms and ammunition from neutral nations in case of foreign attack. This privilege which it claims for it- self it cannot deny to others. A nation whose principle and policy is to rely upon international obliga- tiops and international justice to pre- gerve its political and territorial in- tegrity might become the prey of an aggressive nation whose policy and practice it is to increase sts military strength during times of peace with the design of conquest, unless the nation attacked can, after war had been declared, go Into the markets of i{he world and purchase the means to defend itself against the aggressor, The general adoption by the nations of the world of the theory that neu- 1ral powers ought to prohibit the sale ¢f armg and ammunition to belliger- ents would compel every nation to | have in readiness at all times suffi- cient munitions of war to meot any c¢mergency which might arise and to erect and maintain establishments for 1he manufacture of arms and am- munftion sufficient to supply naval forces throughout the progress of a war, Manifestly the application of this theory would result in every nation becoming - an armed camp, ready to resist aggression and tempt- ed to employ force in’ asserting its rights than appeal to reason and jus- tice for the settlement of international disputes. To Avoid World Militarism. Percelving, a« it does, that adoption of the principle that it the is | the nec Manifestly the only ground to change the rules laid down by the ! convention, one which, it should be noted, explicitly declared that a neu- tral is not bound to prohibit the exportation of contraband of war, is ity of a neutral Power to | do so in order to protect its own | rights. The right and duty to de- termine when this necessity ecxis rests with the neutral, not with a beillgerent. Tt is discretionary, not m q1datory. If a neutral Power does not avail itself of the right, a belli- gerent is not privileged to complain, for in doing so it would be in the position of declaring to the neutrzl Power \®hat is necessary to protect that Power’s own rights. The Imperial and Royal Government cannot but perceive that a complaint of this na- ture would invite just rebuke. ‘With references to the asserted in- consistency of the course adopted by this Government in relation ta the ex- portation of arms and ammunition and that followed in not allowing supplies to be taken from its ports to ships of war on the high seas, it is only necessary to point out that the prohibition of supplies to ships of war ! rests upon the principal that a neutral power must not permit its territory to become a naval hase for either hel- ligerent. A warship may, under cer- tain restrictions, ohtain fuel and sup- plies in a neutral port once in three months. To permit merchant vessels acting as tenders to carry supplies more often than three months and in unlimited amount would defeat the purpose of the rule and might consti- tute the neutral territory a naval base. Furthermore, this Government is un- | aware that any Austro-Hungarian | ship of war has sought to obtain sup- | plies from a port in the United States, either directly or indirectly. This sub- | Ject has, however, already been dis- cussed with the Imperial German gov ernment, to which the position of this government was fully set forth De- cember 24, 1914, Autrian Claim FErroncous. In view of the positive assertion in the statement of the Imperial and | Royal government as to the unanim- ity of the text writers as to the ex- portation of contraband being unneu- tral, this government has caused a careful examination of the principal authorities on international law to be made. As a resuit of this examina- tion it has come to the conclusion that the Imperial and Royal govern- ment -has been misled and has inad- vertently made an erroneous asser- tion. Less than one-fifth of the au- thorities consulted advocate unre- servedly the prohibition of the export of contraband. Seve: of those who constitute this minority admit that the practice of nations has been other- wise, It may not be opportune rect particular attention to t} ration of the German authority Heinlcke, who states that at the be- glnning of a war beliligrents have never remonstrated against the enact- ment of prohibitions on trade In con- traband, but adds: “But such prohi- | bitlons may be considered as viola- tions of neutrality, or at least as un- friendly acts, if they are enacted dur- ing & war with the purpose to close unexpectedly the sources of supply to a party which heretofore had relled on them.” The government of the United States deems it unnecessary to extend further at the present time a consideration of the statement of the Austro-Hungarian government. The to ai- decla- Paul , war, and that with proper | Bank, { World as being | practice of nations, the nation ited by George vester Viereck in behalf of the German cause; that a prlan was formulated to buy the Am- crican Press Association and devote it to the spreading of German news; that plans were developed for starting a nationwide press bureau to sell German news articles and pictures, and finally that Germans sought to buy the New York Evening Mail. While the World yesterday gave a perspective of what the great mass of correspondence in its possesion re- vealed coacerning the activities of the German government and showed that Count von Bernstorif, the German am- bassador, had supervision of part of this work, the article this morning is devoted to a few specific plans of the German agents. That German brains and German | money have been back of the various { labor troubles, the World points out, is sown by letters which were received by the German embassy in Washing- ton. The World insists that the let- ters are genuine and that they are | backed up by other information. These letters show that $50,000 was the price of fomenting a strike. Coples of Letters. Here are the copies of the letters printed by the World this morning: Received at imperial German em- bassy, Washington, military attache, | July 1, 1915: Dear Mr. Marlow: Herewith I send from Detroit several days ago. According to the information to | which it refers, it has reference in the first place to one of the indorsers of | the committee of the Ironworkers. My surety, who talked the opportu- | | nity over with the sender, is of the opinion that the last step in the situ- ation will be to call into being a strike in the munitions factories of Detroit, Cleveland and Cincinnati, in so far as the necessary financial means can be secured. According to our estimates, it could be done for about $50,000. Our friend K. will come to New York on Thursday, or in the course of next week, in order to talk over with vou personally the opportunity. Until that time he will keep the sender there. With best regards, yours devoted, C. DENCKER. The letter referred to above follows: Dear Si Should you be interested lin a plan for precipitating a general strike of all the automobile workers, including the allied industries in this city, the writer would be glad to con- sult with you at your office or through your accredited representative here. I have reason to know that workers are very much dissatisfied with the part they are playing in the European handling they would present a mighty protest against the persons responsible. Wire immediately wpon receipt of this communication to 2237 Dime this city, if interested. All negotiations must be strictly confi- dential. Very truly yours, C. W. McLANE. Capt. von Papen Quoted. Capt. von Papen, military attache of the German embassy, is pictured in plan | propaganda | throughout the United States. The let- | ! you a copy of a letter which I received the correspondence published by the | active not only in starting strikes, but also in prevent- ! ing the shipment of chlorine from this | His the country to England and France. name is signed to a letter which, of international law, the 1 safety of the United States and other nations without great military and naval es- tablishments, the prevention of in- creased armies and navies, the adop- principles N o | tion of peaceful methods for the ad- | o " justment of international differences and finally neutrality itself are op- posed to the prohibition by a neutral nation of the exportation of arms, ammunitions or other munitions of war to belligerent powers during the progress of the war. £ (Signed,) LANSING. | for the necessary preparations. It will urging that reprisals be taken against I { 1 2 Electro Bleaching Gas com- pany, Buffalo. 3. Goldschmidt bany. Detinning com- One Firm Half German. The first two firms are pure Ameri- can, the last one fifty per cent. Ger- son a delivery by out of mun, for which rez the last one to the Allies is the question, The Castner Chemical company has apparently closed lorg term chemieal contracts with France, and is deliver- ing fifty to seventy-five tons monthly. Tre cost of production amounts io ahout five cents a pound, the selling price eight cents. The liquid chlorine business would not of itself ‘be very inviting if it were not for the fact that on the other hana caustic soda is gained, the price nf which is very high. The manufacture of this prep- aration produces, however, almost autcmatically an equal amount of liguid chlorine, While then the Castner company is delivering all available material, the ilcetro Bleaching company has up to this time refrained from delivering, rincipally because of the excuse that sfactory steel receptacles for transportation are not available. However, since Dalbrun has received permission from Colorel Dunn (chair- man of the commission for railway supplics) to transport iiquid chlorine in drums of one ton capacity instead of in steel flasks, ana arter Dalbrun places these drums at the disposal of 1he company, there will be no further zround for their refusal to deliver. ‘Want Their Profits. Dr. Orenstein says that the firm, in view of their close personal connec- tion with him, and in view of the German business manager, Dr. Neu- haus, has not as yet closed any con- tracts with Dalbrun, cspecially as the rresident of the company, Dr, Kings- ley, up to this time, has always met the wishes of these gentlemen, It will be impossible, however for this to go on any length of time, as the shareholders wish the profits to be derived therefrom. Dr. Orenstein therefore suggcsts that an agreement be consummated with the Electro Fleaching company, through its presi- | dent, Kingsley, whereby the delivery | of liquid chlorine by this country to France and England wiil be stopped. A suggested plan is enclosed here- with, . From a military standpoint, T dcem | it very desirable to consummate such an agreement, in order to stop there- by the further exportation of about fifty-two tons of liquid chlorine monthly, especially in view of the fact that in France there is only one factory (Rouen) which can produce this stuff in small amounts, while it is only produced in very small quan- tities in England. p PAPEN. Munitions Campaign. The World furnishes interesting in- formation concerning the alleged ac- tivities of German agents In inciting a campaign against the shipment of munitions of war from this country i to the Allies. ‘“Correspondence in possession of the World,” this morning’s article says, “shows that the various phases of this movement were religiously re- ported to Chancellor von Bethman- Hollweg at Berlin and Ambassador von Bernstorff in Washington. One guch report was made by Herr P. Reiswitz, who was obviously assigned to the task of promoting agitation against shipments of arms.” A translation of the retter Reiswitz, dated Chicago, July 1915, runs as follows: ' Your Excellenc I have received your very welcome letter, together with the newspaper | clipping. T will see to it that the ques- from 22, | tion of the part which American army officers are playing in the production | of munitions and arms for our enemies is laid before the coming mass meet- | ing of the embargo conference, and in | order to further this purpose 1 have turned your newspaper article over to | the persons by whom it will be con- Everything else concerning the pro- posed embargo conference yvou will please find in the enclosed copy of the report to the ambassador. A change | | has, however, come up, as the mass » meeting will have to be postponed on | account of there being insufficient time | in the lower and higher courts have (born an Englishman) from San Iran- cisco. Hitchcock seemed to be very strong | for the plan. He told our representa- | tive at a conference in Omaha: If| this matter is organized in the right way vou will sweep the United States.” For your confidential information I would further inform you that the leadership of the movement thus far lies in the hands of two gentlemen (one in Detroit and one in Chicago), who are firmly resolved to toward the end that the German com- munity, which, of course, will be with all things remain in the background, and that the movement, to gll out- ward appearances, shall have a purely American character. 1 have known both the gentlemen very well for a long time and know that personal in- fluence does not count with them; the results will bring their own reward For the purposes of the inner organ- jzation, to which we attribute particu- | lar importance, we have assured our- | selves of the cooperation of the local Democratic boss, Roger.C. Sullivan, as also Messrs. Sparman, Lewis and McDonald, the latter of the Chicago American. Sullivan was formerly lead- er of the Wilson campaign and is a deadly enemy of Wilson, as the latter did not keep his word to make him a senator; therefore, principally, the sympathy for our cause. We well know that the task is great and the time is very short; notwith- standing, however, we have to sider that the present moment is very auspicious, as in the Middle West, the West and even the South the opinion is gaining more and more momentum that the German requests are not with- con- must be done to put a stop to the English ' encroachments, which are seriously jeopardizing the business and industries of this country. Seces Crisis Developing. A pertinent article from the local Hearst paper, Examiner, is respectfully enclosed herewith. I do not believe it is going too far to presume that, inasmuch as a crisis is developing for the near future in the German-Amer- jcan negotiations, public opinion in the United States, with the exception of that in the East, which will, of course, remain irretrievably pro-Eng- lish, will turn more and more against the encroachments of England. I must refrain from communicating the above facts in my report to the Ambassador, as the matter could be too easily compromised thereby. Per- haps you will find an opportunity to inform Count von Bernstorff verbally. As soon as the matter has first gained more headway I believe Mr. Von Al- vensleben, who has taken part in the whole development here, ~will come to New York in order to inform the Ambassador fully regarding pre- vailing frame of mind here as well as regarding the movement, provided, however, that is desired. Mr. von Alvensleben will also that time present another plan reference to the purchase of Wright aeroplane factories in Day- ton, Ohio, which in my opinion hold great possibilities for us. With some $50,000 we would acquire a control over the whole Wright patents, and thereby over the aeroplane factories in the whole United States, for about one year. We would thereby prob- ably be placed in the position of being able to prevent the greatest part of the export of flying machines from the United States. But aside from this the plan, so far as can be foreseen appears to be a lucrative financial undertaking. could then, in case we so desired, take over the Wright works on the ground of the contracts to be carried out. Eyes on Wright Factory. At the present time there is pend- ing, so 1 have heard, an action, Wright vs, Curtiss, in which Wright complains of default in the use of his patents. The action will come before the Supreme Court in Washington in September. In the first two trials Wright won, and it is to be expected with quite a good deal of certainty that the last trial will be decided in his favor also. Whether other possi- bilities may not present themselves by which Curtiss can carry on his business is, in view of the flexibility of the local patent laws, at least ques- tionable. Regarding this question the opinion of an experienced patent at- torney of Washington or New York should be first secured. We previously only contemplated the acquiring of an option for the purchase of the Wright company in- clusive patents for some three or four weeks, which, with the assistance of ore of Wright's intimate confidential men and a local business man, we will be able to do without cost. On the basis of the option we would then be in a position and then to make our de- cision. All other details, some of which are a little complicated, can be worked out at an oral conference. So also the copies of both judgments at with the ather deter- von per- as also all documents necessary for the mination of the matier, Mr, Alvensleben will bring with him onally. Pl be gone in. These, kind enough to let know soon as possible whether the | Ambassador interested in the | matter, and, if so whether he will see Mr. von Alvensleben With best | wishes, vour devoted P. REISWITZ, The Cotton Situation, S(ill another phase of this morn ing's story is the suggestion made to | Dr. Heinrich F. Albert, 45 Broadway | cescribed as the chief financial agent of the German government in this country, that he get agents busy in ‘ the South among the cotton growers S0 me work us without further urging, shall above | out merit, and that at last something | We | ” -4 Great Britain for preventing " ments of cotfon te Germany. = o This suggestion, according 10 - World, was made by Edward . Adams, 71 Broadway, under date of July 16, The letter says in part: The South politically is of very great importance to the dc mo(‘rnl'ifl party and to the re-election of it8 representatives at gur next presiden- tial el ggilomsd s The Cabinet and represented jn them Southern men to a considerablc number who are keenly alive to. the importance of keeping the Democratic Administra- tion in close touch with the southern | volers, and it takes such action froa "time to time as will seécure their sympathy and support Charges Set Forth, In the first article, published by the World yesterday, the charge is made that “he digglgsures contuined in the the authenticity of which has been clearly established, show that the German propagands | had for its purpose the involving of [ the United States in the complica- | tions of the European war; that the | vlans designed to accomplish this | result were carefully and delib@ately | projected, efciently organized, su- | perbly executed and adequately fi- | nancead.” | It was arserted that the chief per- | sons selected to perform the work were Count wvon Bernstorff, Capt { Franz von Papen, Dr. Heinrich | Albert, Herr Hugo Schmidt, Western representative of the Deutsches Bank | of Berlin; Hugo Schweltzer, a Gei- | man American chemist; 8. Sulzberger, | a banker in. Frankfort, Germany: Herr Waetzoldt, a trade representa- tive of the German government in | this city, and agents of the German secret service, The cost to the German government | of the various undertakinge is said by the World *o be easily $2,000,000 week, The financial end of the | campaign, it ls sa1d, was undertakon | through the Deutsches Bank of Ber- lin, 8. Bulzberger & Sons company of Frankfort, Germany, the Guaranty Trust company of New York, Hein- rich Albert, Hugo Schmidt and Hugo Schweitzer. i Features of Propaganda. “One of the very important feu- * tures of the German propaganda,” says the World, was a most elabor ate scheme to control and influence the press of the United States, to es- tablish newspapers and news services, finance professional lecturers and moving picture shows, and to enlistw the support of American citizens and publish books for the sole purpose of fomenting internal discord among the American people to the advantage of the German Empire, “In furtherance of this plan of formulating and controlling publie | sentiment favorable to it and unfav- orable to the United States govern- ment, the facts in possession of tho World clearly show that the German government is the financial backer of Fatherland, the pretences of which to be loyal to the Americes people are offset by the vicious attacks printed in its columns upon Presi- dent Wilson because of his unswerv- ing efforts to maintain impartial neu- tral relations with all the govern- ments at war, the publication re- celving a monthly bonus from Finan-m clal Agent Albert.” Correspondence published by the World said that M. B. Claussen, a publicity agent of the German gov- ernment, sald he had obtained from Courtland Smith, president of the American Press association, a thirty day option extending until July 15 last, under which he could gain con-" irol of that organization by the pay- ment of $900,000 cash and the reten- tion of Mr. Smith as president at a salary of $16,000 a year. Mr, Smith denied yesterday that such was the case. After Magazine Writer, Further: correspondence indicates that German Chancellor wished to pay the expenses of Edward Lyell” Fox, author and magazine writer, to return to Gerimany an write ar- ticles concerning Germany's view- point of the war. A letter written by “Stumm,” by order of the Chancel- lor,” is quoted: “Inasmuch as th's gentleman (referring to Mr. Fox) at the time of his last sojourn in Ger- was of great- henefit to us by rea- son of hie good despatches ,it might™ be possible thpt the ‘German In- formation Service’ would this time, | as last time, be willing to pay the expenses of a five month stay.” There was set forth yesterday the details of a plan by which the Ger. man government,. it is alleged could set up in this country an extensive news bureau at the cost of $250,000 a year to supply “impartial news | regarding the German conditions and the German campalgns in the war. 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