The Washington herald., 1916-05-29
QUESTIONS IT AS ALIBI
Hastings Thinks Warning
May Be Advance Expla-
nation of Sea Crime.
BRITISH BETTING ON WAR"
LeaAet Tells Congress to Be on Ie
Guard d-Teutonic and Celtic
Names Are Signed.

warning" that Great Britain is
preparing TO sink an American ship
or to destroy American lives to pro-
woke war between the United States
and Germany" has been sent to every
member Of the Senate and House by
the American Truth Society over the
signatures of jeremiah A. OLeary,
President of the society and the So
ciety's board of trustees Most of the
names denote Celtic or Teutonic
origin.
The warning" contained in a small
Ieaflet, boldly states that Great Britain
would go to the extreme of sinking
an American ship and putting the
blame on a German U-boat in order
TO start war between the United
States and Germany.
May Be Only an abb.
Senator Hastings, OF Wisconsin. one
Of the most outspoken enemies of the
German propagandists who have been
flooding. the halls Of Congress with tele-
grams letters. pamphlets, stc.-last night
put, the warning in the category Of an
sIibL .......... -.........
1T might appear" said Senator
Hastings, "as though Teutonic SYM
pathizers are getting an aIlbi. an ex-
plantation in advance, SO that II Ger
many does sink another ship without
warning the act may be explained by
this warning"
The leatlet sets forth:
The following dispatch from London
was published in New York Evening Sun
Of May 25, 1916
"A few days ago Loyds offered even
money that the war would not end this
year. Today the insurance brokers were
willing to wage two to one that Ger
many and the United States will not be
at war within three months.
The odds quoted on the possibilities
Of a German-American clash reflect the
strong feeling in English circles that a
German submarine commander by attack
Ing a passenger liner without warning
and causing the loss Of lives will upset
the settlement reached by President Will
son and embron the two nations in war.
1T is the solemn duty of every Con-
gresham and Senator to take due notice
Of what Is apparently coming Great
Britain has captured German submarines
and no doubt Great Britain can initiate
German tropedoes, and does any sane
man doubt but that Great Britain would
even sink an American ship in her present
desperate straits II she thought by doing
so she could create a state Of war be-
tween the United States and Germany?
Such Is the danger of the present rela-
tions between the United States and Ger
many. LIoyd's brokers are offering
wagers at one TO two that a ship will be
sunk and American lives will be lost.
In other words it is now within the
power Of Great Britain to provoke war
between the United States and Germany
and Britishers are betting on it. Wake
up, Congress, Be on your guard!
AMERICAN TRUTH SOCIETY.
Prepared and sent by order Of the
board of trustees, composed of the fol-
lowing members: jeremiah A. OLeary
Bernard H. Ridder. George WhitefieId
Mead, Frederick f. Schrader, James F
Quinn. Ferdinand Hansen, c. F. w
Graef, Rev. G. C. Berkemeier, T. Led
yard Smith, Watson A. Guthrie, William
strittmatter, Rev. William Popoke. Al
fred L. Meehan. Gustav Dopslatf, H
Stevenson whalen. Otto stiefel, Rev
William schoenfeld. John ]. Ruth, s. de
Lange, Leo c. Kelly. James X. Mcclure
Joseph Frey. c. H. Botsford, Franz
Koempel. Michael H. O'Rourke, John D.
Moore, Michael ]. Horan, P. J. Reilly,
John c. Hegelein, and Hugh Montague. g