The Washington times., 1915-06-13
GERMAN SPIES WORK
TO keep BACK ARMS
Imperial Government Said to Be
Behind Every Movement Of
Great Machine.
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Winchester Repeating Arms Com
pany.
q Efforts to tie up the plants
As making war materials by
placing large orders for long
time ahead. These efforts, Tho
Press learned, have been repeat
edly made by German agents rep
resenting themselves as purchas-
ers for the allies.
q Efforts to sidetraok or de-
Os stroy large shipments Of war
The way this plan was intended to
= work was for German agents, pos.
Ing as buyers for one or another OF
the allies, to attempt to buy up the
war materials. have them brought
TO this city and then either destroy
them or place them In storage; In
every case. so far as The Press
could learn, this plan was frustrat-
ed by the discovery Of the agents
A Efforts to stir up strikes
ts among the workers Of plants
engaged in the manufacture of war
materials and also to cause strikes
among the sailors and longshore-
- men Of shipping companies engag-
ed In sending supplies to the allies.
Several recent outbreaks were trac-
plan rs q whole Is believed to have
failed. - .s.
2 Efforts to induce shipping
.Os companies here to run the
English blockade with vessels
loaded with arms and munitions
for Germany. In one case, 1t was
learned. q ship owner was offered
addition to freight charges.
e The recent launching of cam
" 7paigns to stop the sale of
arms. These campaigns are being
conducted by newly formed organi-
cations which are flooding the
country with posters and other lit
sstufs e Gens Presssoa oa 9ansns Won to rRese
movements are variously styled
peace movements. neutrality move
fnents, humanity movements, but
they all draw their inspiration from
acommon source.
' Existence Long Suspected.
The existence in this country of q
secret but powerful and widely ex.
tended German organization acting un.
der the direction Of agents who have
their headquarters In this city and ir
Washington. has been suspected fol
many months, but recent pro-Germar
activities have furnished conclusive
proof. In the opinion Of Government Of
ficials and others who have followed
the situation closely.
Investigation has confirmed this i'm
preston. In dozens Of ways the secre
machine has betrayed its presence from
time to time. Any enc who took th'
trouble to put two and two togethe,
could not escape the conclusion that tn,
N,a v1A,Sn HArrNaV n rnavananfq aprra
and open. had their orisihein one com
mon source. 'rt.. ~ y, =.
This Organization Of this propaganda
was begun here long before the begin
the conflict finally began Germany. hat
its secret service in excellent shape
No other country In the world has eve
been represented here by 80 powerfu
and % well-oiled machine.
: Result Of German Foresight.
Germany foresaw the coming o
the war, as did nearly every othe
European government. but she als'
forssaw the important part which
the Uuited States was to play in th'
game. with that foresight she ar
rived on the ground early. and so fa
an the United States was concerned
she had the jump on them from thu
start.
Bases Of operation were established
in this city, in Washington, In St
Louis, Chicago. New Orleans, Sar
Francisco, and Seattle. All of these
bases were and are constantly in close
touch with one another. and with the
central headquarters in this city. From
tho nrst tho work has been carried OF
in suoh a way as to give the German
embassy in Washington at all times th'
chance to disclaim responsibility for 1T
The chief center of operation is ii
a building In the financial district II
this city, but there are at least thre
other headquarters here, each one u
charge Of a special branch OF tn
The active organizers of the system
most Of whom are still in this country
are O group of German naval officer
whose names do not appear In the dip
lonatic lists either as attaches or II
any other official capacity. There wer
more than a score of these unlisted Of
ficers here at the outbreak of the wa
and at the present time there are abou
twelve.
Continental Spy System.
The machine was organized in a wa.
with which these officers had long bssl
familiar. on the lines of the continents
apy system. This was the first time /
had ever been introduced into America
The Government here was entirely un
suspecting. and probably would not hav
felt justified. In interfering even If
had known what was going on. Con
sequently the work of putting the ma
chine into working shape proceeded en-
tirely without molestation.
The wires were all laid and in opera
ton early last summer Its infiuenc
touched practically every interest G
American life, financial, industrial. gov
ernmental. and educational.
Independence societies, fair play socit
Ties and societies for the spread of bet
ter information about Germany sprea
through the country like a fever. Ton
Of pamphlets were issued, protest meet
lingo were held and resolutions passe
by the hundreds. At the same time tn
societies began to exert their influenc
on Senators, Congressman, members c
State legislatures and all grades q
pubic officials whose word was of an
account.
tinguished Germans like DR.. Bernhar
Dernburg suddenly appeared in thl
country and began to explain from tn
philosophical and historical standpoir
Germany's position In relation to tn
rest of the world.
From an excellent source 1t is learne
that the first scheme contemplated
the machine was to purchase outrigf
ali the factories and plants in TIL
country capable of turning out arm
and munitions, Tentative negotiation