The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-09
STOCK HERE USED
AS AID IN GERMAN PLOT
Money Made by Rintclen by
Diplomatic News Spent
Freely.
FOWLER + GIRL
OF LABOR COUNCIL

Part Of the money which Franz Rim
telen. mysterious trouble maker and
special emissary from Germany. uscd In
his numerous and varied plans TO pre-
vent the shipment OF munitions to tho Al
lies was made in the stock market hero
This interesting fact was learned yes
terday, and as Rintelen. whose person
ality. business connections In Germany
and history have been the source OF
grea, speculation. used David Lamar,
the Wolf Of Wall Street." Ia adviser
and agent. Il may be possible hat La
mar also proited in that way as we'll
Hs through commissions from Nintelen.
The details OF how Rintelen used
American made o In behalf of Ger
many and how money contributed by
wealthy German Americans also was
used to carry or secret German propa-
ganda are known to the Federal au-
thorities. The Government also knows
accurately the different lines OF work
that Rintelen laid out for Lamar. OF
hose lines the work of organizing
Labors National Peace Council the
promotion of strikes were only n part.
There IL still other sensational evidence
10 h.. presented to the Grand Jury.
Much Learned of History.
In the collection OF that Information
and IN the hunt by hundreds OF secret
service agents and special investigators
OF the Department OF Justice much con-
corning tire personality and the History
of Rintelen IA been revealed.
Rintelen's skill rs n ~financior is ono
feature. Rintclen-that is really not
his Namc. though lie has used that name
In his visits to this country both be-
fore and during the war-was trained
In Berlin as "A banker. Few German
youths ever had such opportunities. be-
cause the Kaiser and Prince Henry
took a personal interes. in him and saw
to his education.
In 1905 Rintelen came TO this country
10 study banking ana economic condi-
tons. one of the presumable reasons
for this was his aim to establish a South
American branch of a big German bank.
While here he specialized in Canadian
Pacific stock. and he is said to have uadc
money. When. after the outbreak OF
the war. he came 10 this country he
had IA broad mission, n part OF II had
to do with the stock market. Just why
tnat WAS anu lut palt NC iEhb phHs
has not been fully explained.
Enough facts have been gained TO es-
tablish the fact that he received yoluni-
nous information from the German Gov.
M 50 that he knew the official at
titude regarding America n the poll
cies that would be pursued toward this
country automatically. Accordingly he
could foresee the different moves be
fore they were made. and being a trained
~inancier he could anticipate to Il grea'
extent the trend OF the market.
May Have Made Millions.
Because of those conditions. II II said
he was able to plunge in stocks and "a
make large mounts of money. How
much he made and through whom he
dealt has not been made public. Prob
ably II never will be. but the estimate
Yesterday was put In the millions oil
dollars.
Rintelen first established himself IN
an office ON the eighth loor of AZ Cedar
street, directly over The Transatlantic
Trust Company. He posed under the
name OF Mr.. Hanson and he had a teie'
phone wire through the switchboard 81
the trust company. From there IN
sought TO carry on his work fomentinG
labor troubles. OF establishing a steam
ship line to carry food other sup
plies to Sweden. whence they were e
be t%ranshipped to Germany. and to do
various other things the full nature %
which has not been made public.
Presently. however. his activities be
came known and he suddenly movet
from the room in Cedar street. Mean
time. by the same prearTangements thai
had brought him In touch with Lamar
he had found Andrew ID. Meloy on the
twentieth floor of 55 Liberty street. The
connection there WAS made through
Frederick Stallforth, n German banker
from Parral, Mexico. Stalifo-th ha'
arrived here n comparatively short time
before Rintelen. Stallforth had known
Moloy and had worked with him II
Mexico. He regarded Meloy as a val
liable man for Mexican negotiations ant
Rintelen accordingly met MelOy.
When MIR. Hanson was getting toc
popular at 43 Cedar street he moved e
Mr.. Meloy's office, there taking th'
name Of Mr.. Gates. Mr.. Gates imme'