New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-17
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volving its officials" was strongly sec
onded by George Sylvester Viereck, ed
/ itor of "The Fatherland," charged by
"The World" with having sold his
American citizenship for German
money.
81 know positively that the docu-
ments which were reproduced in The
/ New York World were stolen by
British spy whose identity is known
/ Mr.. Viereck said. I'VE have proof that
certain officials Of the German Embassy
have been Swallowed for weeks by Brit
ish spies. who did not hesitate TO COM
NIT theft. in accordance with the un-
clean, dishonest methods which have
always characterized British diplom-
acy."
Mr. Viereck intimated that steps
were being taken now to ascertain by
what legal process the alleged spies
could be prosecuted.
when the proper time comes we
shall be prepared TO use every means
within our power to vlndlcate our
honor and integrity Of purpose"
NJ. =. Clausen, director of the Ger
man Information Bureau, also intimat-
ed yesterday that something would be
done TO those guilty of stealing official
documents of the German Embassy"
He refused TO say of what nature the
impending action would be.
1.-THE story in The New York World
means absolutely nothing to one who
reads it impartially and intelligently,"
/ Mr.. Clausen said. "The headlines and
/ fac-similes of letters and documents
are arranged with a view of misleading
! those who have. neither the time nor
the inclination to read and digest the
whole voluminous story. The German
! Information Bureau is a perfectly L..
| ultimate, money-making American en-
! Yerprise. We are supplying the Ger
man news which the American people
/ want"
! William II. Ofley, superintendent of
/ the local investigation bureau of the
/ Department of Justice, denied last
night that he had received Instructions
} from Washington to start an investi-
/ cation into the alleged unneutral &C
/ tivities among local official German
/ circles.
! DR.. X. 4. Feuhr, who is mentioned
| BY "The World as being one of the
/ Gisbursing agents of the German prop
aganda. refused to be interviewed at
/ ms office, at 1923 Broadway, insisting
/ that he had nothing TO say"
| In a written statement given to the
/ press last night, Mr.. Niereck, editor of
| the "Fatherland," said:
"The story in The New York World
refutes itself The context of the let
/ ters of July conclusively proves that
( no German official had any control over
the policy of the paper. There is moth
| inC in the copyrighted documents the
| cOpyrighting of stolen documents is
new industry, by the way to warrant
the deductions sought to be drawn
/ from them"
After asserting that each one of the
| belligerents is trying TO win the moral
/ support Of America, Mr.. Viereck stated
/ that all that the documents reproduced
| in the "World" show is that Germany
+ and the eGrman-American who want
fair play are trying to get hearing
against the subterranean influences
/ that are behind the control of most
| sources of news"
He then asserts that "the business
and the editor"i Motley of The Faith
I erland' rest entirely IN my hands;
/ there is no arrangement with any one
else Welding even an lota OF Its IN
dependence. "The Fatherland" was not
founded by the German government, or
directly or indirectly with it's aid to
the extent of a single dollar or
single subscription. 1t was founded by
me with the aid Of two or three other
American friends, without assistance
or suggestion from any foreign or Of
/ fetal source. The Fatherland had
| been in existence and was fourishing
when DR.. Albert and DR.. Dernburg ar
/ rived in this country, and before
/ had met either of them"
II. hot
! of "The Fatherland" had caused the
enmity of Great Britain. which had
| tried to suppress it ir the United
States as it had done in CaVada and
the United Kingdom.
/ "In the purloined letter Of July. /,
/ 1915, Mr.. Albert makes 1t clear that
neither he nor any one even remotely
connected with the German government
/ had any interest in or exercised any
I influence whatsoever over the policies
I of the 'Fatherland.' AS a condition OF
| financial aid he says: we must have
an understanding regarding the course
! in politics which you will pursue, wnlch
we have not asked heretofore l aoso-
/ lutely rejected the conditions suggested
/ by Mr.. Albert.
In explaining the contribution OF
$3.50. which "The World" charges the
Fatherland received from Ut. Albert,
Mr.. Viereck says:
"The only support my paper ever
received from Dr. Albert has been IN
/ the form of subscriptions 70 very
limited extent. The $3.50, the receipt
of which is acknowledged in my letter,
falls under this head. and is so entered
on the books of the 'Fatherland.' "
Defining the past. present and future
policv of the paper Mr.. Niereck de-
clared:
favor with the administration in Wash
;ncton or with Mr. Albert's govern
ment in Berlin. Our sole desire is to
properly represent and protect the in
terests Of the United States as a neu-