New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-08-18

The principal and most tangible
pressure on the administration III
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 there by inf1uence ed
injuriously, the cotton states-vi7.,
the Democratic South-will bring all
possible pressure to bear on the Dem
ocratic administration to have the or
der in. council revoked.
Would Strengthen Pressure.
From a German standpoint the
pressure on the American government
can be strengthened by the Interrupt
ton of deliveries from Germany,
even if the British government should
permit exceptions. Those shipments
especially 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 tine
arts.
The withholding of goods is the
surest means Of occasioning the plac-
ing before the Administration in
Washington Of American interests.
Those protests have the most weight
which come from the American in
dustries which employ many workers.
The complaint of one of the great
American dye factories which de-
clared that the continued within gliding
of dyestuffs would make necessary the
dismissal of 1000 workmen has done
more than the protests Of the i'm
porters. -
A copy Of this report is being for
warded to the imperial embassy
Waetzoldt, Trade Representative.
Regarding: The protests of Amer
lean importers Of German and Aus
trian goods against the British order
in council.
To his EXcellency, the imperial
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hol-
veg.
1T was the invaria BILE experience in
the State Department" says the ar
ticle, that Germany while apparent
y working for the transportation Of
these essentials, was really trying to
make it appear that it could not get
them through because Of the British
blockade. The purpose of this pre-
tence was, Of course, to influence the
right Of England to scrutinize any
from Germany 1t was
the German hope that this might re-
suit in complications between this
and Great Britain that
would eventually permit the safe
Of all German goods
to the United States or compel the
Of the blockade of
n \
ernment.'
$2,OOO,OOO A Week Spent.
In the next place the article tells
Of large amounts of money shipped
to Count Won Bernstorff, German Am
bassador to Washington. 1t Is as
serted that $1,100,00O was sent to the
by the Deutsche Bank of
Berlin on July 26 last; that Germany
Is spending more than $2,000,O0O a
week in this country to promote vari-
Gus activities in spying on the Allies
and in furnishing propaganda here
favorable to Germany. 1t is said
that Dr. Heinrich Albert, the chief
financial agent of Germany, receives
large amounts and that Herr Schmidt
the Western representative of the
Deutsche Bank, also received large
Document TO Bernstorfr.
The translation of secret docu-
ment sent to Count Won Bernstorff re-
garding the transmitting Of $1,100,-
900 came from the "Geheimer Ober-
(secret Government
Counsel whose name is not given) Is
printed in full. 1t follows:
New York. July 26, 1915.
You have in the name of the Ger
man Bank to our order for the ac-
count of the Imperial Interior Office
for the account Of s. Sulzberger &
Sons Company, New York, a guaran-
teed maximum Of 50 per cent. of the
highest amount in the contract OF
-- ---- - 81, 100000 Gone
million one hundred thousand dol
lars) allowed you by the inclosed.
There is an agreement governing this
that for all claims which are, on a
basis Of this security made current
by the firm of S. Sulzberger & Sons
Company against the Deutsche Bank,
Berlin, the Imperial Interior Office
will advance in full to the Deutsche
Bank
AS security for this advance we
appropriate
it. 100000 (siX hundred thousand)
per cent German Treasury notes
{ } which we in due time transmit
ted as a foundation for the by this
time settled account Of 100000 on
April Z; and
2. Further 100000 (three hundred
thousand dollars) S per cent. Ger
man Treasury notes (?) which We
are today delivering to you. so thav
you now have in hand for this guar
antee a total Of
100000 (nine hundred thousand
dolars) five per cent. German trea-
sury notes (?).
The Imperial Interior office is
bound as soon as the Deutsche Bank
is called upon to make payment on