New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-18
Prevents Shipments While
Protesting Against Brit
ish Policies.
SECRETLY INCITlNG
BUSINESS INTERESTS
New York World" Shows Ger
man Efforts to Put Pressure
on Administration.

many's secret propaganda IN the
! United States, THE New York World
! publishes to-day facts and figures TO
show. among other things, that, while
/ the Germans have been, apparently,
trying to promote the importation OF
their products into this country, they
/ have in reality worked to prevent
such importation.
THE protests inspired by Germany
/ t. the Department of State at Wash
/ ington against the British Orders In
! Council" says "Thc World" were not
due to any sincere desire on its part
to have exceptions made by Great
Britain on certain articles, notably
dyestuffs and chemicals, Of which
American trade interests are badly In
need"
In detailing the financing of Ger
many's secret operations here The
World" says:
"a conservative estimate made by
a banker who has extensive knowledge
Of the expenditures for these purposes
/ is that 100000 Of German govern
ment money week has found its way
into circulation in his country through
( the promotion of German war plans.
( One payment alone of Sl,l00,000 on
/ July &c last, through the Deutsche
Bank of Berlin and to the credit OF
/ the German Ambassador indicates
! that it was to he used by the German
Secret Service.
"The advance to the German Ambas-
sador was secured by Imperial Treas
ury notes, bearing per cent interest,
$50 200 900 of which were issued last
winter as security for a loan, all Of
which was taken in this country. These
notes were marketed by Chanler Bros.
and Endorsed by Ambassador Won Bern
storff, who received the money.
Jerome Suggests a Fee.
"a letter that suggests activities Of
confidential character but not directly
related TO the undertakings OF the OFF,
cial German Secret Service, is ad-
dressed to Arthur Won Briesen. well
known German-American of high stand
ing, by William Travers Jerome, former
District Attorney of New York County.
This letter suggests a retaining fee OF
$4,000 and $4,000 for expenses.
There is no improperly suggested
in Mr.. Jerome's communication, but
the guarded tone of it indicates that
his valuable services were to be en-
ployed in a matter that could not be
intrusted TO agents OF the ordinary
type OF private detectives
"The activities Of Herr Waetzoldt, the
trade expert sent TO the United States
| by Germany several months ago, are
described in a series OF reports made
direct TO Imperial Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg.
1.-The trade expert, who is a man of
wide experience, for instance, made an
extensive report to the Imperial Chan
cellor on June 80 last, showing that
while encouraging protests against the
/ prob bition of dye and chemical ship
ments needed in America, he was really
trying TO prevent such imports, for the
obvious purpose of melting greater re-
sentiment against the policy set up by
Great Britain in its Orders in Coun-
{ Gil"
/ THE World" quotes in full report
I from Herr Waetzoldt, Germany's trade
expert here, TO Chancellor Won Beth
/ mann-Hollweg. The trade expert, I'M
der date of June 80 last, reports on
meetings of protest and the sending to
President Wilson of petitions, and says:
1.-THE principal and most tangible
pressure on the administration in
/ Washington will only begin to be felt
when the cotton question again be-
comes acute. There is a particularly
/ good crop in prospect, and if the ex-
/ portation of cotton is interrupted and
| the price Of cotton thereby Influenced
! injuriously, the cotton states-vz., the
| Democratic South-will bring all pos
1 sible pressure to bear on the Demo-
! cratic administration to have the Order
! in Council revoked.
From German standpoint the
pressure on the American government
can be strengthened by the Interrupt
/ ton Of deliveries from Germany even
I II the British government should permit
exceptions. Those shipments especial
| ly should be interrupted which the
American industries so badly require,
/ especially chemicals and dyestuffs. as
also goods which are used in the realm
! of the fine arts.
THE withholding of goods is the
surest means of occasioning the placing
before the administration in Washing
/ ton of American interests. Those pro-
/ tests have the most weight which come
| from the American industries which
employ many workers. The complaint
| of one of the great American dye fac
tories which declared that the contin-
ued Withholding Of dyestuffs would
make necessary the dismissal Of 1000
workmen has done more than the pro-
tests Of the importers.
British Blockade Pleaded.
THAT the movement promoted by
| Herr Waetzoldt had considerable meas
ure of success has been frequently in
stanced at Washington" says THE
! World" "The American State Depart
ment, through its own experts, acting
in conjunction with those of Great
Britain, made arrangements for the ad-
mission of certain products in the
nature of chemicals and dyestuffs with
the consent of 49, British government.
at was the invarisble experience of
the State Department, however, that
| Germany, while apparently working for
the transportation of these essentials,
was really trying TO make it appear
that il could not get them through be-
cause of the British blockade.
"The purpose of this pretence was, Of
course, 10 influence the American gov
eminent to resist the right of England
to scrutnize any shipments from Ger
many. 1t was the German hope that
this might result in complications be-
tween this government and Great Brit
ain that would eventually permit the
safe transportation of all German
goods to the United States, or compel
the abandonment OF the blockade of
North Sea ports by the British govern
ment."