New-York tribune., 1915-08-15
BERLIN ACCUSED
OF STIRRING UP
DISCORD IN U. S.
Story of Elaborate Plots
Published by "NeW
York World"
HIGH OFFICIALS
NAMED IN WORK
Charges Include Fomenting
Strikes and Subsidizing
Newspapers.


"The New York World" publishes to.
day an article exposing plots which il
says have been carried on in this coun-
try by high German officials and their
agents, aimed not alone at the belliger-
ents, but "in some instances at the
laws of the United States, as we'll
The article says in part:
THE facts set forth are based upon
correspondence exchanged by repre-
sentatives of the German government,
its agents and sympathetic allies in
this country, which has come into pos
session of The World
This correspondence reveals unmis-
takably that the leading officials Of the
German government have had hand
in the promotion of ventures directed
not alone at its belligerent enemie
with whom ii is at war, but, in some
instances, at the laws of the United
States as we'll
German Chancellor in Secret
"The most surprising fact in this
connection is that no less q parsonage
than Herr Won Bethmann-H Hollweg,
Chancellor of the German Empire, has
actually participated from Berlin in
some of the secret undertakings of his
government in this country.
THE facts set forth in the corre-
selected to perform the duties assigned
to them are:
Count Johann Won Bernstorff, the
German Ambassador at Washington;
Captain Franz Won Papen, the mill
tary attache Of the embassy;
"Dr. Heinrich F. Albert, the chief
financial agent of the German govern
ment in this country;
Herr Hugo Schmidt, Western repre-
sentative of the Deutsches Bank of
Berlin;
Hugo Schweitzer. a German-Ameri-
can chemist;
rs. Sulzberger, a banker in Frank
fort, Germany;
Herr Waetzoldt, trade representa-
tive of the German government in this
country;
agents of the German Bureau of
Information Secret Service and vari-
Gus other agents who are not officially
identified, in the public view, with the
German government.
Estimated Cost S2,OOO,O00 Weekly.
"The financial features of the under
takings of Germany in this country are
shown to have been cared for by the
Deutsches Bank of Berlin, S. Sulzber-
ger & Sons Company, Of Frankfort,
Germany; the Guarantee Trust Com
pany of New York, Heinrich +. Albert,
Hugo Schmidt and Hugo Schweitzer.
The magnitude of some of the transac-
tions suggests expenditure Of very
large sum of money every week, one
estimate based upon pretty accurate
knowledge Of these transactions fixing
the figure at S2,0O0,000. The transfer
from the Imperial Interior Bureau
through the Deutsches Bank to the
credit of the German Ambassador in
this country of Sl,100,000 is manifest
ly for the use of the secret service
maintained by it here.
"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 complications of
the European war; that the plans de-
signed to accomplish this result were
carefully and deliberately projected, eff
fciently organized, superbly executed
and adequately financed
Every move made in furtherance of
the general German propaganda and of
specific undertakings is shown to have
been performed under the personal di-
rection of the German Chancellor. its
American Ambassador, and Chief Finan-
cial Agent Albert.
zone of the very important features
of the German programme was a most
elaborate scheme 70 control and IN
iuence the press of the United States,
TO establish newspapers and news SER
vices. finance professional lecturers and
moving picture shows, and TO enlist the
support of American citizens and pub
lish books for the sole purpose Of To-
menting internal discord among the
American people TO the advantage Of
the German Empire.
Germany the Financial Backer.
an furtherance of this plan of for
mulating and controlling public senti-
ment favorable to it and unfavorable
to the United States government. the
facts in possession of The World
clearly show that the German govern
ment is the financial backer of Father
land the pretences - which TO be
Iyoal to the AmeriI2n people are Offset
by the vicious attacks printed In ITS
columns upon President Wilson be-
cause of his answering efforts to
maintain impartial neutral relations
with all Of the governments at war,
the publication receiving monthly
bonus from Financial Agent Albert
another feature of the publicity
programme OF the German government
is the C.sputed claim of NJ. b. Claus
Sc one of its agents, that he secured
from CORTLAND Smith, president OF
the American Press Association. a
thirty-da option. expiring July 10 last.
under the terms of which the German
was secretly to control that
insGtutio upon the payment OF S9OO,-
600 in c sh and the retention OF Mr..
Smith as it's ostensible head at salary
o. $4,000 a year Mr. Smith fatty de-
nies giving any such option or being a
party to the deal. declaring that his
enterprise is purely American and is
not for sale.
THE fac. that the German govern
ment paid the expenses OF Edward
Ill Eox p,aoazine writer of eStab-