Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-03-12
From The Fatherland.

Service Agent, designated by the
cipher l.. p. 33, Y. to Sir Edward
Grey. The aocument suggests an un-
canny familiarity with the aims and
methods or the British Intelligence
Service in the United States.)
TO the Right Hon. Sir Edward Grey,
X. G., Bart
Sir:I have the honour to report
that / have now brought to con-
cluson tho investigation which your
EXcelloncy instructed me to make.
Follows Il brief summary Of the re-
suits obtained tho details are duly
listed in the accompanying schedules
(Thcse schedules have not reached
Us Ed.
a. The General Sentiment OF the
American People.
Washington may still be classed
as completely on our side. The Ad-
ministration has been packed so care
fully with British sympathizers that
the strongest social pressure can be-
and is being brought to bear upon
ncutrals Members Of Congress who
are recalcitrant are being brought to
q proper sense Of their duty by
feminine and social influence. This
policy is full OF hope, and should be
crowned with complete success in a
short period These facts are, Of
course, already Won known to your
Excellency and arc only inserted
here to complete the document.
Boston, Providence and New Eng
land generally may be described ais
favorable Here cultural and racial
considerations reinforce the social
Our consul in Providence is III con-
stant touch with MI John Revel~
stoke Rathom. II seems that the
other side has investigated his past
to a considerable extent The facts
unearthed by them Ia connection
with poison candy scandal IN San
Francisco have considerably impaired
Mr.. Rathom's usefulness in Washing
ton
New York is in reality anti-British
in sentiment This does not appear
at the present moment, as financial
reasons compel the vast majority OF
persons Of position TO profess the
loudesi sympathy for the cause Of the
Allies They are, however, in no WAY
TO be trusted These remarks apply
with oven greater force TO all those
manufacturing centres which depend
upon New York as their financial
capital II their interests were to
swing over to the other side the old
hatred Of England would break out
with renewed virulencc This ia
particularly evidenced by the rc-
marksin Schedule AS, to which docu-
ment / would call tho most particular
attention Of your ETcellency
In this connection ] cannot urge
too strongly upon your EXcelloncy TO
take some action that would check
the injudicious partsanship for our
cause shown by the New York Trib-
upe. BY being. more British than
His Maicsty's Government itself the
Tribune has practically destroyed it's
usefulness l suggest a policy far
more subtle in quality such as is re-
vcaled by a study Of the editorial
columns OF the New York Times.
While backing the interests Of Great
Britain in every vital matter. the
New York Times has not hesitated
at times to attack us v vigorously.
This establishes for that excellent
paper n reputation for fearlessness
and Independence that is Invaluable
to as. On the other hand ] suggest
that means be found to suppress such
articles as the editorial In the Jour-
nal Of Commerce in which the state
ment Is made that we cannot starye
Germany into submission. Admis-
sions Of this nature are fatal to our
credit ] also regard II as an nm
fortunate oversight that Mr. Gus
Roeder, Of the New York World, was
permitted to convey on his own per-
son or in any manner whatsoever the
articles on Germany which appeared
in that newspaper. They are very
damaging to our cause and I urge
that the strongest social pressure be
! used upon the publishers to prevent
! similar outbreaks. do not under
stand why the censor permits dis
| patches as to the unpatriotic attitude
of our Welsh miners to reach the
United States, and in view Of the
1 strong prohibition element the stress
| laid on the part which the drink
question plays in England is highly
injurious
In fact II must be conceded that
oHr publicity work in the last few
months has not been very happy. n
it were not for the total lack Of or
sanitation on the part OF the Central
\ Powers, we would be in a distinctly
4 disadvantageous position. The Ca-
/ veil campaign was eXcellently man
\ aged The Germans attempted 70
I counteract it by publishing u poorly
4 gotten-up circular with fac-simile
/ or the death sentence imposed by q
4 Belgian court on 4 woman spy The
attempt wasia total failure. Not one
newspaper, outside Of the German
language press, paid the slightest at
! tention 20 the story. It is evident
4 that their available funds are running
! low 1t seems that with the depar-
ture OF Dr. Dernbulg their credits
have been considerably restricted
While they have large amounts on
deposit in the Chase National Bank
they seem to have no agent here who
is willing to take the responsibility
for any expenditure beyond a few
hundred dollars upon himself. II is
also evident that we have them badly
I frightened. | suggest that we kecr
up by all means the prosecutions Of
4 their consular officers wherever pos.
\ sible under any pretense whatsoever
The ParalDno matter acted strOnplN