The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-30
FOUR IN SPY PLOT
FACE ARREST TO-DAY
Buchanan. Fowler. Martin and
Schulteis Fail to Ap-
pear In Court.
OTHERS INDICTED PLEAD

Warrants for Congressman Frank
Buthanan. eS-I,cpresentative ". Robert
Fowler and for Henry u. Martin and
Herman J. Schulteis. the two antitrust
workers. all OF whom were indicted on
Tuesday by the Federal Grand Jury
charged with activities in the pro-Ger-
man propaganda, were issued yesterday
by Judge A. n. Hand Of the Federal
court. at the request Of Raymond b.
Sarfaty, Assistant United States At
torney.
Mr.. Sarfaty. at the suggestion OF
United States Attorney Marshall, had
allowed the eight defendants twenty
-four hours in which to plead to the
indictments OF the eight, Franz Rim
telen. now n prisoner Of war In England.
could not ppe Three defendants did
plead. but the four remaining sat tight
In Washington. The orders for the ar
rest Of Buchanan. Fowler. Martin and
Schulteis accordingly were mailed by
Mr.. Marshall and were expected to each
washington before midnight.
Lamar Smiling a. Ever.
One of the three TO plead was David
Lamar. 1.-The Wolf Of Wall Street" who
seemed to enjoy his ~reappearance In
the Federal court. He wa debonair
and smiling as ever. His attorney. Carl
f. Whitney. pleaded not guilty for him
and announced that the $1,000 bail bond
would be given.
Then Lamar greeted the
men who thronged about him and asked
for a statement.
"All right. boys" he replied smiling
Nov I var you to be careful. boys,
and take this down word for word. I
don't wish to be misquoted. Are you
ready"
The reporters, with pencils lifted and
pads In hand. announced they were
ready. Then with a'smile Lamar said {:
Il ave nothing to say"
Jacob {. Taylor. president OF the
LAabors National Peace Council. APP
pearcd In court with Charles A. Ober-
wager of 233 Broadway. his attorney.
who also Is connected with the council.
He pleaded not guilty and after his bail
was set at $1,000. he received several
days in which to get ball. being paroled
IN Mr.. Oberwager's custody. Taylor,
who Is "A slim. nervous man, said that
the Indictment was a surprise to him.
He insisted that all the money which
the peace council received was obtained
from contributors throughout the coun-
try.
Frank s. Monnett, former Attorney
General of Ohio. arrived In this city In
the morning from Columbus. and ap-
peared at the Federal Building at 1880
o'clock. He met Mr.. Sarfaty and then
went with his attorney. Mr.. Oberwager,
before Judge Hand, where he pleaded
not guilty. He asked permission to
have two weeks in which to furnish
the $4,000 bail and that was granted.
Will Fight Export Of Arms.
MFR. Monnett. who returned to Ohio
last night. issued a statement In which
he repeated his determination to fght
against the export OF arms and ammu-
milton and in which he denounced the
armor plate and the munition trusts.
He denied ever having met Rintelen or
Lamar. His statement follows:
so far az / am concerned in the
Labor's Peace Council or the American
Peace Embargo Society, there Is moth
Ing that | have lone but what will
repeat and as long as spending my time
and money N legal talent to prevent
Killing our friends, whether they be
German. English or French, against
whom we have no quarrel. Is q crime, I
want to be listed as a criminal.
II have had fifty telephone calls in
less than twenty-four hours and I have
been nominated for everything from
president down to Congressman
The whole West are Just being aroused
TO. the fact that they are the burden
Bearers they started the slogan
IN Chicago last week The East for the
war profits and the West for the war
burdens In the way OF wal taxes. We
DO not propose to stand for il and to
sacrifice one man more or less does not
amount 10 anything In this great fight.
MY incarceration would be a liRot
punishment compared with the thou
sands that are being MANNED for life and
Milling premature graves. as the re-
suit of this criminal and illegal shipping
OF munitions Of war and submarines
abroad. We hav no legal right to shin
submarines or munitions of war, either
under the treaties or the United States
laws. II Is my business AZ a lawyer to
protest against 1t in every way I can.
This is not a Lamar proposition nor
Rintelen proposition, but II Ia a fight for
. great principle that the business men
of the West shoul Ice In dead earnest IN
stop. ! am not acquainted with Lamar
or Rintelen, don't know them and have
never met them. / never had any deal
ings with them, directly or indirectly.
have never received any money from
them or from any one else in connection
with the work that ! did to prevent
bloodshed abroad"