The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-29
Congressman Buchanan Is
Charged with Part in
the Conspiracy
ATTEMPT TO TROUBLE
MUNITIONS FACTORIES
A Large Amount Of Money,
$4,000, Is Said to Have
Come from Germany

New York, Dec. 20.--Congressmal
Frank Buchanan OF Illinois, II. Rober
Fowler former congressman from Hi
nois; Frank s. Monnett, former attorne,
general of Ohio; David Lamar, Jacob G
| Taylor. president of Labor's Nationa
Peace council; Franz Won Rintelen, Q
German agent; H. B. Martin, and Her
man Schulteis were indicted by federal
grand jury yesterday charged with con
spring to foment strikes in American
munition factories.
All of the indicted men except Lamar
and Won Rintelen, are officers or former
officers of the peace council, an organ
ization which, the government charges,
was formed and financed by Rintelen to
bride labor leaders to call strikes in mu
milton plants in furtheranee of German
propaganda in this country.
Lamar, who has been called the "wolf
of Wall street" is charged with being
Rintelen's paymaster. II is said hun
dreds of thousands of dollars passed
through his hands and, it is alleged, he
benefited personally to the extent Of
100000.
Rintelen is at present prisoner in
England. He was seized by the British
authorities at Falmouth while fleeing
from this country under false pass
port. He is at present under indictment
charged with conspiring to procure a
bogus passport as an American citizen.
No effort will be made, however, to OBJ
tain his return to this country, as the
otfenses with which he is charged are
not extraditable.
All of the indictments were returned
under the Sherman antitrust law and
charge conspiracy in restraint OF the
foreign trade of the United States. The
maximum penalty is one years impris-
onment AMI fine of $4,000. As soon
rs the grand jury reported its findings,
agents Of the department Of justice, act
ing with United States deputy marshals,
were instructed to arrest the indicted
men.
Labor's National Peace council was
organized in May of this year, after the
arrival in this country on April 3 of
Franz Won Rintelen. Won Rintelen is
'eputed to be high in the councils of the |
ierman government. He apparently |
unlimited funds, having |
100000 TO his credit in one New York /
,ank. According to federal officials. his
mission was not merely TO start propa-
-anda against the expectation of NUM-
ions to the allies, but also to stir up
rouble between this country and Mex
20. In the latter respect, il is said, his
forts were failure from the start.
The first important meeting of the
eace council, which was ostensibly or.
anized TO promote the cause of inter.
ational peace, was held in Washington
1 June Congressman Buchanan was
lected president, Fowler, general coun-
H. and Nonnett was named a member
the committee on resolutions. Blu
lanan resigned on July 81, and he was +,
icceeded by Jacob c. Taylor, leading /,
Dor union official in New Jersey. 4
Won Rintelen, according 20 United /.
tates secret service agents. finally dis,
,yered that be was pouring out his
oney to no result except 10 enrich the
en- he employed as his agents. Some
rikes were called but they failed to
I'VE any important effect on the expor-
tion OF munitions. The German agent
,cided 10 leave the country. He first
BY the aid Of Andrew ID. |
eloy, an American mining promoter. to
cure an American passport Failing in
IA he sailed under a Swiss passport,
ling the name Of Edward V. Gasche.
eloy was subsequently, arrested and
rned states evidence.