The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
SAY STRASSBURGER
is GER man AGENT
DabO and Helm ASSERT liz Is
Trying to Destroy tho
Navy League.
HE'LL FORCE ACCOUNTING

Storm signals were hois;cd Yesterday
ny tho members of tho Navy League Of
the United states following the begin
ming Of Ralph Beaver Stra ssburger's suit
to cnjoin the officers from paying any
more money to Scott Dabo and charles
H.. Helm on account Of the Scrcn Scos
Maya sine and to obtain an accounting
for money already paid.
Mr.. Strassburger. one time star half
back of the Annapolis football cam, cx-
Lieutenant of tho navy, son-in-law OF
Frederick q Bourne. who is director OF
the Singer Manufacturing Company and
former commodore Of the New York
Yacht club. said he would demand that
the meeting Of the leagues directors at
the Hotel Manhattan on March % he
thrown open to the press and that tho
financial operations Of agents Of the
lea u he fully investigated.
1T IL untrue he said. that I will be
found standing alone in this matter.
Many mcmbers OF the league know what
has been going on. I can't give any Of
their names now. but there IL certainly
going 10 he a big row within the or
g~anizaticn.'
" SrN asked Cha rlcs a. Mum. one
OF the publishers Of the Scientific Amerf-
ran and chairman OF the New York
committee of the Navy League. IL he
was in sympathy with Mr.. Stra ssburg-
ers suit. He said he hadn't heard about
IL until yesterday. and knew nothing Of
the affairs Of the Seren Seas Nugu .ine.
He added that he knew 81 no factioral
disturbance In HE league. and he thought
Mr.. Strassburgcr vas acting 10y him
self. Col Robert NJ. Thompson. prest-
dent Of the league. IL in Los Angeles
and Nice-President Henry n. Ward. act
ing president. was also out Of the city.
70 Act nm German Agent story.
Because of an assertion by Scott Dabo
that Mr.. sirasshurge was an agent Of
tho German propaganda Mr.. Strass-
burger had n talk yesterday afternoon
with his counsel. Joseph :. Auerbach.
Al the S~trassburger office, 80 Broad
way. II was said that he would take
such action as might be necessary"
Charles n. Helm. at the office OF the
S'r'n seas MdDd sine. said yesterday
there vas proof that MIR. Strassburger
was a German agent and was attempt
ing 80 destroy the Navy League and the
programme Of prepa redness." He said a
statement would he prepared for publi-
cation, but later he informed TIL SrS
that by the advice of attorneys nothing
IIlob' "oulu wv SAW ~ t'tN AII1t y
cept that Mr.. stmssburger has sued for
an accounting, and II the courts grant it
he will get IT,"
This typewriter statement ny Mr..
Strassburger was given out a: his office
The statement mad by Scott Dabo
TO the enect that ! am an agent q! the
secret German propaganda Is a wilful.
malicious and deliberate lie ~ such a
prepcstefous and ridiculous character
that Il, scarcely deserves notice.
Il was born and ave lived all my
.'fe in this country and my ancestors
nave lived here since l.42 and have
fought for the liberty and integrity Of
this country in the Revolutionary and
civil wars. The only thing about me
which is German IS my name. ] am
certainly neither pro-,;erinan nor pro-
Ally, but only pro-Anerican.
u was graduated from the United
States Naval Academy in 1905 and
served as an Officer in the United S,ates
navy until 1903. When a call vas is
sued recently Tor former naval officers
20 enroll themselves so that they might
be called upon for service in case OF
trouble ! was the frs: man to respond.
and in case OF emergency | shall al once
report TO the Navy Department for any
service which may be assigned to me.
Taken IN Leagues Interests.
My services TO the Navy League and
TO the cause Of preparedness are a mat
ter of record. | have given large sums
OF money and much time to both, and all
my present actions are taken with "A
view to the leagues best interests"
Mr.. Stra ssbureer's ancestors came TO
this country from Alsace. Germany. In
addition to the formal statement MIR.
Strassburger was quoted AS follows:
THE situation in the Navy League is
the public SHOULD know about. Peo-
pie are making donations thinking they
are doing a patriotic service, tut this
is far from the fact. II has cost me-
several thousand dollars SO far and !
not through with II yet. This is
the last time | take part in any big
patriotic movement without knowing
full particulars before | enter II. There
big people who have given their
TO this movement who know
nothing about the inside workings OF the
He also "a d that the league was con-
rolled by its secretary. Arthur II Dad
mum. Il former Y. NJ g \. worker.
Whose office is in Washington
The $4,000 suit Of Mr.. Dabo and
Mr.. Helm. VINO charge Mr.. S~trassburger
SANDER and defamation OF charac-
ter. has not Yet been set for trial in
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