New Britain herald., 1915-08-16

4 world, was maze ny
Adams, II Broadway, under date "a
July 16. The letter says in part:
The South politically is of very
great importance to the dcmocrauc
party and to the reelection of JUS
representatives at our next presiden-
tial eleetionss 4sssf
The Cabinet and Congress have
represented in them Southern men
! to a considerable number who are
| keenly alive to. the Importance OF
! keeping the Democratic Adminlstra-
! ton in close touch with the southern
! voters, and it takes such action froll'
time to time as will secure their
| sympathy and support.
Charges Set Forth.
! In the first article, published by the
World yesterday, the charge is made
that the. disclosures contained in the
correspondence, the authenticity OF
! which has been clearly established,
show that the German propaganda
had for its purpose the involving OF
the United States in the complica-
tions of the European war; that the
! plans designed to accomplish this
result were carefully and delibu ately
projected, efficiently organized, SUI
perbly executed and adequately fl
nanced."
1t was asserted that the chief per-
! sons selected to perform the work
! were Count Won Bernstorff, Capt
! Franz Won Pap2n, DR.. Heinrich F.
: Albert, Herr Hugo Schmidt Western
representative Of the Deutsches Bank
of Berlin; Hugo Schweitzer, a Ger
man American chemist; s. Sulzberger,
a banker in Frankfort, Germany:
| Herr Waetzoldt, 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 undertakings is said
by the World 20 be easily $4,000, 900
a week. The financial end of the
campaign it is said, was" undertaken
through the Deutsches Bank of Ber-
lin, s. Sulzbergcr. g. Sons company Of
frankfort, Germany, the Guaranty
Trust company Of New York, Helm
rich Albert, Hugo Schmidt and Hugo
Schweitzer.
Features of Propaganda.
'One of the very important fea-
lures 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 20 enlist /.
| 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
I'm furtherance of this plan Of
! formulating and controlling public
! sentiment favorable to ii 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 hacker of >
| Fatherland, the pretences of which
to be loyal to the America 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-
trail relations with all the govern
ments at war, the publication re-
ceiving a monthly bonus from Finan- =
cial Agent Albert"
Correspondence published by the
World said that NJ b. Claussen. a
publicity agent of the German gov
eminent, said he had obtained from
CORTLAND Smith, president of the
American Press association, a thirty
day option extending until July Is
last, under which he could gain con-
troll of that organization by the pay
ment Of 100000 cash and the reten-
ton of Mr.. Smith as president at
salary Of $4,000 a year. Mr.. Smith
denied yesterday that such was tho
case -.-.. ..-.~....-.. .....-..
After Magazine Writer.
that German Chancellor wished to
pay the expenses of Edward LyeiI>
Fox, author and magazine writer, to
return to Germany an write ar
ticles concerning Germanys view
point of the war. A letter written Ivy
SUNNI" by order of the Chancel-
lor,' is quoted: "Inasmuch as this
gentleman treferring to Mr.. Fox) ut
the time OF his last sojourn in Ger.
was of great benefit to us by rem
son of his good dispatches IT might
be possible that 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 plan by which the Ger
man government ii is alleged could
set up in; this country an extensive
news bureau at the cost of $250,00O
a year TO supply impartial news"
regarding the German conditions ard
the German campaigns i'm the war
A long letter IL published show
ing that a man named George H..
Davis planned. to get possession Of
the Evening Mail with German money
but that he. lost out and the psper
was purchased by DR. Rumely and
S. S. Mcclure.
GRADUATION PLANS.