Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-19
PRESIDENT CALLS FOR
DIGEST OF'Ev|DENCE
He Wants All Information Bearing
on Alleged German Activities
i'm This Country.
CABINET WILL CONSIDER 1T
One Serious Phase OF Expose Is
Charge That Attempt Had Been
Made to Influence Legislation to
Prohibit Export OF Arms.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
WASHINGTON, August 1S.---The evil
dence in the possession OF the govern.
ment regarding the activities of AL
legged German spies, and the rami.ca-
lions Of what is claimed to be an ill.,
regal propaganda to overturn the policy
of the United States. will be carefully
considered at the Cabinet meeting on
Friday.
1t was learned to-day also that the
President. who is conversant with some
OF the more important details. has
called upon the heads of all depart
ments to submit to him at once a di
sest OF all evidence or information so
far obtained
The President already has discussed
the subject with Attorney General
Gregory and Secretary of the NAVY
Daniels
This afternoon Sir Cecil Spring Rice.
the British ambassador, had an ex
tended conference with Secretary Of
state Lansing. 1t was given out that
the topic under discussion was Mexico
but there is good reason to believe that
the activity Of alleged German agents
was talked about at some length The
British Foreign Office is credited with
having given much information along
these lines to the State Department.
particularly in relation to the attemp,
that is claimed to have been made hv
German agents TO foncnt revolution
among the Filipinos
ONE PHASE OF EXPOSE
ATTRACTS SERIOUS ATTENTION
One phase of the recent expose that
has attracted serious attention on the
part of the administration is the letter
addressed TO an unnamed German Off
cial of high rank advising him of the
efforts that had been put forth to Gre
ate sentiment in Congress favorable
70 legislation authorizing an embargo
on the export of munitions Of war. In
this letter the names of a number of
important Democratic statesmen were
mentioned as being favorable to the
movement.
ItGs understood that the Presidents
advisers are seriously disturbed over
this publication. not only because Of the
fact that it discloses IAN effort TO in
fiuence legislation that would in the
juds ment OF the President. violate the
spirit of American neutrality, but that
1T would operate !njuriously against
the Democratic party If carried into
effect.
Officers OF the Navy Department and
Commissioner OF Navigation Chamber
lain to-day concluded their investiga-
tion Of the report brought to both de-
rarimcnts that secret wireless sta
ton had been erected here to take
Off all messages sent by the Airing
ton government station. 1t was dis
covered on the residence of German
citizen, but proved to be a harmless
amateur set OF Instruments that would
be Incapable Of doing the work at
tributed to il.
Secretary Daniels to-day revealed
some of the circumstances that led TO
taking over the Sayville wireless sta
ton. He admitted also that there had
been recent complaints. since the gov
eminent took charge, that secret code
messages were still being sent under
the guise OF harmless business COM
munications. and said the censorship
had been greatly frightened. Some of
these suspected messages have been re-
fused.
EDITOR OF NEWSPAPER
SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON
Discussing the stories printed in
Providence newspaper Mr. Daniels said
John r. Rathom. editor of that paper,
wrote to President Wilson some time