The Washington herald., 1917-09-23

nit that the papers relating to Case
ment were sent to Washington the
night before Easements arrest was
reported, but they were not received
by the Attorney General until the aft
ernoon Of the day upon which the
British authorities picked I'D the Irish
leader, and were not presented to the
State Department until o'clock that
evening. Meanwhile. Easement had
spent several hours in an Irish prison.
1t is not improbable that the sigma
ture at the bottom of the extraordi-
nary message which follows is in the
cipher Dewey" referred to in the Won
1gel papers. New York Supreme Court
Justice Daniel F. Cohalan has long
been prominent in Irish-American CIR
cles, though he has never been direct
ly identified with violent action.
That Judge CohaIan, however, is
held in high favor by the pro-German
element of this country is evidenced
by the fact that Viereck's Weekly. in
making selections recently for the
most important political Offices in this
country. puts him forth for the posi-
ton of United States Senator from
New York.
Gotham j: 1ge Involved.
The communication as translated
into Won lgers record is typewriter,
line for line. below a cipher, except
for the signature which remains un-
translated from the original cipher
figures. 1t is dated New York, April
II, 1916, numbered 3S5-l6, and inscribed
at the top Very Secret"
mo. 335-I6.
Very secret.
New York, April 17.1sl6.
James Cchalan requests the trans
mission of the following remarks:
The revolution in Ireland can only
be successful If supported from Ger
many. otherwise England will be able
to suppress it, even though it be only
after hard struggles. Therefore help
is necessary. This should consist, pri-
marily, of aerial attacks in England
rand a diversion of the fleet simulta-
neously with Irish revolution. Then,
If possible, a landing of troops, arms,
and ammunition in ireland, and pos
sibly some officers from Zeppelins
This would enable the Irish ports to
be closed against England and the es-
tablishment of stations for submarines
on the Irish coast and the cutting OFF
Of the supply of food for England.
The services of the revolution may
therefore decide the war;
He asks that telegram to this ef-
feet be sent to Berlin.
"5ls2 sl67 O2SO.
ITO His Excellency
Count Won Bernstorff,
Imperial Ambassador.
Washington, d. c."
i
sage by wireless to Banker Max Moe
bius. Oberwallstrasse, Berlin. which
is interesting chiefly as showing the
code method of important commu-
| nicatio practiced by the German
official plotters in this country. The
code translation was found with the
copy Of the message among Won lger
papers. The original is German dis
! patch which, being translated into
English, sounds like an innocent busi-
ness transaction, viz:
Nation Germania Insurance con-
tract certainly promised. Executor is
| evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken.
HENRY NEUMAN."
Aimed at Canadian Detection.
Not so innocent and harmless as II
looks, for what the message reah!
means is this:
Irish agree to proposition. The
necessary steps have been taken.
Canada was also the object OF so
| licitous interest on the part OF Ger
many's representatives in America
as was startlingly proven in the plo'
to blow up the welland Canal An
other lesser but not unpromising en-
| terprise against Canada was fore'
gone by Won Igel because the votuh
teer plotter was too old. Though h'
has the best of good WILL" also pc
cause Of his known, connection VIII
the Gaelic American and the lndlai
Revolutionists. Such is the indorse
ment upon the letter. signed only
"X," who thus sets forth his quail
fications for fomenting disorders II
Quebec.
LAS honorary president OF the hrs'
Independence Club started at Mont
real about the time of the Boer War
and of which the Hon. Honore Mer'
] cier. now minister 9f colonization II