Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18

officials in this country, IN connection
with its charges that Germany is spend
ing in the United States 100000 a
week for the purpose of advancing its in
terests during the war in Il manner which
the World declares is open to criticism.
Todays installment of the Worlds
charges relate to the financing OF Ger
many's alleged secret operations in the
United States and the alleged activities
of one of its trade experts now i'm the
United States 'in preventing the consum-
nation of its apparent purpose to promote
the Importation of goods into this country
from Germany"
Charges Insincere Protests.
The World charges that the latter
feature of alleged German activities
shows conclusively that the protests in
spired by Germany to the State Depart
ment against the British orders in coun-
Gil were not due to a sincere desire on
it's part to have exceptions made by Great
Britain on certain articles, notably dye
Stuffs and chemicals, of which American
trade interests are badly in need.
The former feature of alleged German
activities. namely, the financing alluded
to. the World says. provides a clear idea
of the substantial provision made by the
German government for these activities.
The details of these charges are:
First, that the German imperial in
terror Office, through secret govern
ment counsel. whose name is not used
in letter which the World reproduces.
placed at the disposal of Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador. the
sum of S1.1O0,00O. upon one occasion
July 26, 1870. for German activities
in the United States, to be paid through
the Deutsches Bank and reimb ursed to
that bank by the imperial interior of
fee. The details Of how the payments
were to be made are given in the let
ter quoted by the World.
Second. that in letter to his excel
DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg, one G. d.
WaetTold trade expert sent to the
United States by Germany several
months ago. said that from a German
can government can be strengthened
by all interruption Of deliveries from
Germany even il the British govern
ment should permit exceptions to ship
the World charges. Mr.. Waetzold ad-
vised the German government in Ber-
lin to interrupt especially those ship
ments which the American industries
badly require-namely, chemicals and
dyestuffs. as also goods which are used
in the fine arts. Those protests to the
American government. Mr.. Waetzold
said, have the most weight which come
from American industries which en-
ploy the most workers.
Tells of s1,1Oo,O0o Payment.
Mr.. Watezold makes his headquarters
in New York. and in the letter to the
German chancellor which the World
reproduces Mr.. WaetZold is quoted as
saying that a copy of the letter was
sent to Count Won Bernstorff. The
World also published today what it
says is reproduction of the letter
from the secret counsel to the Ger
man amba ssador notifying him of the
for paying s1,100,00o.
The World also publishes a letter to-
day, said to be from William Travers
Jerome. former district attorney of
New York, to Arthur Won Briesen, a
New York citizen of high standing
and of German parentage, in which
Mr.. Jerome is said to ask for $4,000
retaining fee and $4,000 expenses for
services of confidential characte
which could not be intrusted. Mr.. Je-
rome is quoted as saying, ito agents
of the ordinary type of private de-