Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-30
FORGED PASSPORTS
Of GERMAN SPIES
CAUSE TROUBLE
Interests Of Americans In
Allied Territory Placed
In Peril
AMBASSADOR INSTRUCTED
TO MAKE QUERIES
Problems Before State De.
partment Grow In Number
With Increasing Gravity
By @. p. Stewart

Washington, July SO.-The forgery
of American passports by Germans is
imperiling Americans in allied territory,
officials privately admitted here today.
The state department therefore conad
cred itself justified in directing Am,
bassador Gerard to make inquiries of
Foreign Minister Won Jagow on the sub
iect. The matter is being handled with
extreme care TO avoid offense, but the
statements of Germans arrested as
spies asserting that they were furnished
with forged American passports, are to-
be called to the attention of the inn.
perial government.
If the confession Of the alleged
German spies are true, then German
Officialdom is involved. The source Of
this testimony is regarded as rendering
it doubtful, however The forged pass.
ports, il has been alleged, were furn.
ished the spies by their superiors in
the secret service.
Nothing was made public today a. to
Gerard and Chancellor Won Bethmann.
Hollweg following the latter's return
from the kaiscr's headquarters.
The belief is growing that the sup.
Elementary note TO be received from
England in reply to this government p
protest against the order in council
will make some concessions as 10
American trade with neutrals. II is
hoped this will facilitate settlement Of
the submarine controversy with Ger.
many.
Problems Are Numerous.
With the steady accumulation Of
complications, the administration is
now confronted with five grave prob.
lens There Is the question OF national
defense to which opposition is develop.
ing in some quarters; the submarine
controversy with Germany; the Anglo.
American trade controversy, Mexico
and the newly developed situation in
Haiti.
II was admitted today that unex.
pected opposition TO the national de.
fense plans hai developed IN the mid
die west. Nevertheless the gathering
Of data by the war and navy depart
ments eoniinne- and preparations are
going rapidly forward that all infoma.
tion may be- presented 10 President
Wilson.
The negotiation, with Germany re-.
main AT a deadlock The unanmity of
newspaper comment, as learned through
press lispatrhgs from Berlin, is taken
10 indicate that The German people are
solidly behind thc government in re-.
fusing 10 curiaIl fhe submarine warfare.
The principal hope for an early solu.
ton Of this problem is therefore rest
ing on the supplementary note regard
ing British Interference with neutral
commerce 90 b.. forwarded from Lon.
don. n IL hoped this may make some
concessions which may lead 10 an
amienble settlement Of the German con.
troyersy through compromises by both
England and iHr imperial government.
Mexican Situation.
The Mexican .liuatiOn IN acute and
early acton b. Uwuised unless order "
soon restored aUi the food Ines ~ Mex
leo city are fsGpencd The attack up.
on Allan Mallory an American, and
the trampliug Of the American flag by
Zapatislas resulted in new Representa-
Z iions being .eni 90 Mexico City today
7 Prompt explanation and punishment Of
the offender vas demanded
American m1Hues afe now Boz con
troll at Cape Hai,isn aud Port Al
Prince.
With the arrival of the collier Jasor
Admiral ClpsriaH had been 900 and I0,
marines anI b.lsiackets available III
shore duty a' Port Au Prince Th'
cruiser Nashville Was ordered 10 Cap.
Haitien today .1 that additional force
will be available there. Tho Ffenel
ruiser Desearie, y now az Port Al
Prince. but Do fotres from the yesse
have been seui ashore. Thsre is still
however. fhe awkward position 10 re
laiinR 20 France 10 clear away az
result VI the violation " the Frsnel
legation pheu PfeSideHt guillauue va
dragged out and shot order - nos
being preserved BY the Amefieal