The Yale expositor., 1916-05-04
THINK BERNSTORFF
BACK OF KILOGRAMS
WISCONSIN SENATOR TURNS EVIL
DENcE OVER TO STATE
DEPARTMENTS
TEMMETT CLUB DOINGS
Many lrishmen Would Like to Know
Who Signed Their Names to
kilograms.

Washington-Point out that the
same organization which on 4S hours
notice caused such a flood of tele-
grams to members of congress could
be used for any other purposes which
German interests in this country might
desire. Senator Paul o. Husting, OF
Wisconsin, has laid evidence before
the department of justice and the
state department which he thinks war
rants an investigation.
Senator Husting will discuss this
question with President Wilson. The
senator believes German propaganda
in this country should be scotched
once for all. and with no mollycodd-
ling
81 think the administration ought TO
take firm stand on this propaganda
question:" declared Mr.. Husting. THE
time is now ripe for ii. Patience has
been exhausted.
81 think the German ambassador
ought to be called on the carpet and
made to realize that he cannot go on
with this propaganda. For 1t is OBJ
vious that the trials of all these So
cieties and organizations which, under
half dozen names are working to
bring about results which will help
Germany, lead TO the embassy. and
some Of them are rather Shiny trails
at that"
The cooperation OF the Western
Union Telegraph company in spread
ing the propaganda urging the sending
OF kilograms TO members Of congress
was proved to the satisfaction of Sen
ator Husting in a copy OF messages
sent by the company TO citizens OF
Wisconsin.
In sending Senator Husting copies
OF this message. a Republican state
senator, always regarded as stall
wart" in the sense that he opposed
progressive and near socialistic meas
ures declared that II this was the way
the Western Union was going to run
its business he, for one, favored gov
eminent ownership OF telephone and
telegraph lines.
Took Names From Club List.
Some OF the mystery attached to
! the form kilograms received by the
| Michigan delegation in congress from
| 121 Detroiters, some asking an en-
barge on shipment of arms to the AL
lies and others opposition to an al
legged endeavor of the president to
! involve this country in war with Ger
many, was cleared by statement
! from a member of the Robert Emmett
club OF Detroit that his organization
had sent the messages received over
the signatures OF Detroit Irishmen.
There remains, however. the mys-
terry Of who forged the names of many
prominent Detroiters, among them
Ben Siegel and three county auditors,
and the time connection between the
German and Irish telegraphic attacks
on congress.
Patrick Boyle, Jr., secretary OF the
Robert Emmett club an anti-Redmond
| Irishman who was active in the wire
propaganda, refused to say whether
| the Robert Emmett club has been in
spired to its action by the American
Embargo conference, which Senator
Husting charged with being a proGer-
man body.
1t was learned, however, that
member of the Robert Emmett club
had received an appeal from the En-
barge conference. asking that he and
his friends appeal to their representa-
tives in congress.
Arthur O'Leary, member OF
the Robert Emmett club, said that the
secretary of the club had sent mes
sages over signatures taken from the
membership list of the organization.