The Washington herald., 1915-12-29
ARE INDICTED
FOR STRIKE PLOTS
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! tional lawyer. chairman OF the councirs
resolutions committee. and former busi-
ness associate Of II. Robert Fowler.
David Lamar. alias LAEausr. alias
David II. Lewis. commonly known az
the Wolf OF Wall Street." At present
under sentence OF two years to the At
lanta penitentiary on a charge Of i'm
personating a Representative.
Henry 3. Martin. well-known WASH
ington lobbyist and member Of the ex-
ecutive committee Of LAbor's National
Peace Council.
Herman Schulteis. vice president OF
Martins Antitrust League. also we'll
known lobbyist.
Jacob c. Taylor. Of Orange. ~ J., who
succeeded Congressman Buchanan az
president Of the Peace Council: vice presi-
dent of the Cigarmakers' Union: prom
inent in labor circles.
Franz Won Rintelen. alias Fred Hansen.
alias Miller. alias Muller. alias Edward
B. Gasche. alias Edward B. Gates: al
legged to have expended huge sums OF
money through Lamar and others among
the defendants.
Expected to Surrender To-day.
Lamar and several of the other de-
PENDANTS will surrender themselves to-
morrow and plead before Judge Learned
Hand in the Federal District Court Mon
nett Is expected to arrive In town dur
ing the morning.
Others among the indicted men may
go before the nearest United States Com
missioner and give bail returnable at
a convenient date In this city.
Bench warrants will not be issued for
these Of the defendants who cannot lind
II convenient to come to New York at
this time. There was some question to-
day whether Representative Buchana n
could be arrested on a Federal warrant.
In Buchanan's case this IL q unique prose-
cution. However. the Federal authorities
pointed out. the Supreme court Of the
United States held In 1907 In the Will
hanson case that congressman who have
committed a breach Of the peace are
not privileged from arrest.
Under old English law the ofYense
charged is a breach Of the peace. Buch-
anan in Washington bitterly attacked
United States Attorney Marshall and
hinted that his Indictment was the out
come Of impeachment articles introduced
by him against Marshall in the House.
This was repeated to Marshall. whose
response WAS a smiling:
such IL life"
Only generalized charges are made In
the indictment. 1t is known. however.
that the government has huge mass
VI NohSiVtN
Certain of the defendants. It became
known today. are linked with last sum-
mer's unsuccessful strikes in Bridgeport.
IN 1lion, y. Y. and in Schenectady.
There are letters and papers by the
dozens connecting some Of the de-
PENDANTS with more than a score Of la
Dor troubles In various parts of the
country. When these are disclosed at the
trial the mystery OF the recent abortive
iongshoremen's strike in this and other
parts will be explained. The trial is
slated for some time within the next
two months.
I'VE have Just made a beginning"
said a high United States official tonight.
THE fnanciers who were associated
with Won Rintelen in this and other
are due TO be unmasked
We have traced fabulous sums OF
money expended by Rintelen during that
daring adventurous four months stay
In this country. One account that Rim
telen had was in the Transatlantic
Trust Company on William street. The
Austrian consul. Won Nuber. is n director
in this company. For a time Rintelen
had his offices in the same building and
all reports on the strike propaganda
were made to him there.
The account of which I speak was for
500, 600. Within fou: months this shrunk
to s., 900 Rinteien had other accounts,
too.
"killed From the Inside.''
labOr leaders of prominence in various
parts Of the country results attained
might have been far greater. But the |
conspiracy was killed from the inside. |
The big labor leaders could not be |
bought. For this reason the whole |
scheme became intrinsically foolish.
THE conspiracy. We contend. started |
soon after Rintelen's arrival In this coun- |
try in April last. Soon he got into touch |
a plan for huge strikes In munitions |
plants. Lamar was closely connected |
with Henry B. Martin and Herman
Schulteis In the National Antitrust /
League.
Then they began to put their scheme
into effect. They sent Invitations all over
the country to labor leaders to meet in a !
conference to discuss the situa-
tion. Offers were made to pay all ex-
pcnses to this conference. We have the
names Of every one who attended.
AT the conference were assembled all
those who Lamar could count on. Then
plans were made for strikes. It was de-
cided to make the watchword: Labor
must get its fair share Of the war profits
"a Game OF Double Cross.''
Lamar and Martin got money from
Won Rintelen. All the time they were de-
ceiving him as to the extent of the work.
In fact, every man-jack was double
crossing his near neighbor.
Small strikes were started In a num-
ber of places. They were not bowling
successes because Of the loyalty Of local
labor leaders. The thing looked queer to
the local leaders. Finally some OF them
threatened to help employers secure non
union men II necessary to check the
schemes of the conspirators."
Buchanan was president of the organi-
"a ton until July q last: Rintelen, the
man with the money. sailed for Europe
on August s. Buchanan was succeeded /
bx Iaooh C. Tnylor. thA prnasnt nresi-l