The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-26


 subject of investigation. Timed with Psychological accuracy for the mani fest purpose of influencing members of the Senate and House. thousands of teIegrams have poured into Wash ington every day since the PresideDt notified Congress of the ultimatum he had sent to Germany on the submarine Issue. (3f
 Doubt as to the origin of these highly seasoned protests against war was removed yesterday by a frank re- quest telegraphed from Chicago to a Washington newspaper representative and signed by the Secretary of ''The Arms Embargo Conference" This is one Of the organizationsA promoted by the German propaganda for the pur- pose of influencing public sentiment ln the United States. The telegram fol19ws: ef
 .eVViu you tell your office manager who q am and then ask him to give me some afternoon publicity on fact that the members of the different peace organizations throughout the country and the other citizens who are against war are flooding Senators and Congressmen with thousands of might sfetferk telegra1nss Fe4egraph eompanies. working over. lime to han dIe business, etc Wish you would get this out for the afternoons to- day- Have been delayed here or would see you all personally. N Win ibe there tomorrow. Anything you lido will be appreciated as great per sonal help to me-
 The teIegraras sshoodings' Senators land Representatives were of the same general purport and reflected the well Ipefformed efforts of professional ae- SslNratorz They were obviously in 1euded to precipitate a. panic among congressmen who are easily infiuenc- ad One telegram from town in 1ltnois read
 Your constituents urge sand expect lyon to stand like a rock against the. passing frenzy of insane and criminal Holly on the part of small portion of the interested persons who are clam loring for war We want peace No lone wants any other action.
 Another telegram bearing the date Of d small Wisconsin town said
 s1f the war1ike rumors coming from assure you that a. great hnajoTity of your constituents stand for peace We believe war now unnecessary and ia1ncaI1ed for and resent any precipi- tat1on into the European conflict
 From as North Carolina toEz1a VI came me;
 your constituents, Joining with me in sending this message, are deeply alarmed by rumors that this country ss near to being precipitated into the European conflict ou know your constituents want peace, and we ern-. slphatieally urge that you so express ,our sentiments. We know we can depend on you-1
 None Was Over5oolxed
 The tlaoroughness of +he propa- txandas-vzsss sflezss1a in every " aysz=Not a single member. Senator or Repre- tsenta41Ve, seems to have been over Hooked by the operatives in charge of lit Every telegram was paid The ifeIegvaph companies have been delug- led with the ..peace,' wires since last Friday
 officials of the companies admit that thousands have been handled It was found necessary to bring opera tors 1siDm Philadelphia and Esa1 t11nore to reeefve them Yester4das flaessen- gers Of the companies delivered tele- grams to the members Of the. two Houses in stacks, instead of single messages
 Supporters of the administration in the pending German crisis were greatly incensed at the manifest at- tempt to frighten and intinidate n. them and to sdiscredit the President This tndfga5S4ion was expressed aahE1 1R epub- aicans las well as Democrats It was openly voiced by Senator Pomerene of Ohio
 These telegrams,'' said he, "are part
 
 every indication that the telegraIns from Ohio were not the expressions of Enousands of separate citizens, but Hhat the idea has been conceived in 6he minds of a few men and had been carried out with -adrnirabIe efficiency calculated to impress inexperienced senators and representatives
 e-Although I am unable to say just what this central source is. it seems ito me that its motive must be obvious fn -s--S<.- kT- T7lrTN Congress recoyers from the momen- 4arv impression made by this mass of Eseen1ing public sentiment, there will be a backf1re Of resentment that will bgrengthen the Tealization that the United States is a nation than cannot De influenced by such means"
 Other senators and representatives expressed similar views and discussed the advisabi1ity of instituting an in quiry to determine just how much of grams is genuine and what percentage is professionally accelerated
 Apparently the propaganda has not had much effect upon members of the two Houses so far. It is not to be de- nIed, however, that some of the mem bers of the lower house who were ac- five in prompting the agitation which culminated in an outbreak in botf, Houses over the proposition to warn American citizens to stay off armed ships, have begun to exhibit signs of Axitation.
 The sArrns Embargo Conference'' 1zs been active in promoting senti- ment hostile to the adTf1fnistfa tfen for some months Its activities were ex- posed last summer. It's ventures en- listed the support of several men whose movements have been looked into by agents of the Department of Justice and other departments of the government The Arms Embargo Conference" is composed of numer- ous peace societies and ro-German organizations which have figured in legislation before These societies are said to have an aggregate member ship of more than 1OO, ,00O principally III the large cffiesf of flf4 f.s1r1aflex The