Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06

Ex-Attorncy General Monnett of
 Ohio, Ex-eongressman Fowler and
 Others Accused by Federal Grand
 Jury-Dstrict Attorney Tells of Sys-
 tematized Propaganda.
 Eight men, including a congressman an ex-congressman and a former attor ney general of Ohio. have been indicted by a federal grand jury in New York city on charge of conspiring to re- strain foreign commerce ill violation of the Sherman antitrust act.
 The indictment, which is the first i'm portant result of months of investiga- fion on the part of federal officials into the alleged campaign of German agents to stop the export of war supplies to the allies, accuses the eight defendants of seeking to buy strikes and to do other things to hinder the transporta ton of supplies to the countries of Russia, England France and Italy ill., cluding the organization of the Labors National Pence council.
 Prominent Men Are Named.
 Here are the men named ill the in dicfment:
 Frank Buchanan, representative in con gross from Chicago, who recently filed pa pers of impeachment against United States District Attorney H. SnowdFn Marshall III congress; former president of the Inter national Association of Bridge and Struc- tufraI Ironworkers and former president oi Labor's National Peace council. Y Fl. Robert Fowler of Harrisburg, H., ex-congressman, Democrat, counsel to the Labor's National Peace council and one of it's organizers H Frank S. Monnett, former attorney gen eral of Ohio, prosecutor of suits under the antitrust laws of that state against the Standard Oil company, chairman of the committee on resolutions of the Labors National Peace council, formerly independ- ent Republican, but now Democrat. nome in Columbus o.
 Jacob B. Taylor of East Orange, N. J.. vice president of the Cigarmakers union, successor to Frank Buchanan as president of the Labors National Peace council.
 David Lamar called ''The Wolf of Wall Street who is accused of having mapped out the conspiracy and having received almost $500000 from German sources for organizing the Labors National Peace council through aides already convicted and sentenced to two years for having fnnpersonated Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania.
 Franz Rintelen, German naval officer and member of the imperial German na- val staff, who came to this country with vast amount of money and the aim of taking any necessary measures Of pre- venting the shipment of war supplies to the enemies of Germany; now prisoner of war in England.
 Henry B. Martin and Herman J. Schul- tefs, formerly connected with the Anti trust league, we'll known as assistants and 1afa nf in active in Labor's National Peace council.
 Exposes Systematic Propaganda.
 The indictment, which was prepared by District Attorney Marshall and by his assistant, Raymond H. Sarfaty. who for six months has been delving into various phases of Rintelen's activ- files in this country, is only the first step in the exposure of a wonderfully systematized German propaganda in this country.
 Lt is expected that there will be in the course of the coming months other Indictments giving a new series of names and dealing with other lines of work attributed to Rintelens genius and money.
 The charge against the eight men is M misdemeanor, though in the indict- fnent the men are accused of having sought to bribe labor officials to effect their aim. The use of the Sherman antitrust law, which provides pen ally of one year in jail or a fine of $5,OOO, or both, is regarded as novel. but in the eyes of the federal authori- ties it fits thoroughly and completely the situation which the defendants are accused of having sought to effect.
 The men are accused of having con. spired to restrain foreign commerce. and with that aim in view they sought to institute strikes and Walkouts by briDing and distributing money and by exhortation through the instrument of newspaper articles, letters, telegrams. circulars and other printed informa- tion.
 RinteIen's the Master Mind
 A brief summary of that much of the workings of the alleged consirators as the federal officials wish to give to the public at this time was obtained from reliable sources
 Rintelen, the master mind in the con- spiracy and also the man of mystery the details of his family life in Ger, 01duy, ulS IOL Lut hdlScI duu Prince Henry of Prussia and many other facts about his remarkable ca Feer are kept secret-came to this country on April g. His object was to place an embargo, legislative or other wise, on the shipment of war supplies. He said that such an achievement would be equal to the capture of Paris by the Germans.
 One of the first men who was intro. Auced to him and who is said to have been selected for certain work was La mar. Lamar is said to have outlined ahe scheme of organizing a labor or. ganization and of buying strikes. Rin telen took enthusiastically to the pro ject and supplied Lamar or Lamar's assistant, Henry B. Martin, with money.
 1t is charged that Rintelen, starting with $5OO,OOO on deposit in the Trans