The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-08
GERMAN.H|NDU
PLOT IN AMERICA
MATCHING AGAINST BRITAIN YEAR
BEFORE WAR BROKE OUT. u. s.
ATTORNEY DECLARES
FILE 1888 INDICTMENTS
Scheme Was To Foment Revolution in
India, Cause England TO Send Army
There, Hence Weaken the Empire for
German Attack.

San Francisco, July 7.-Preparatior
for war with England were being made
in the United States by German agents
and Hindu agitators more than year
prior to the outbreak of the European
war according to statement made here
today by United States District Attor
ney John w. Preston.
This assertion was in connection
with filing Of 139 indictments in the
United States court here today for al
legged violation of American neutrality
Two sets of indictments were returned
-ninety-eight bearing on a worldwide
plot to foment revolution in India, and
forty-one on the sO-called steamship
Sacramento case, in which II is charged
an effort was made to provision Ger.
man war ships at sea. Several of the
defendants are mentioned in each set
Of indictments"
Summarized by Attorney.
The so-called Hindu revolution plot
was summarized today in a statement
by Attorney Preston. i'm which he said:
"One hundred and five men are in
volved. Ninety.eight have been indict.
ed and seven named as co-conspirators.
About one-half OF this number are at
present outside the jurisdiction Of the
United States.
For more than year prior to the
outbreak Of the European war, certain
Hindus In San Francisco and German
agents were preparing openly for war
with England. At the outbreak of the
war, Hindu leaders. members OF the
German consulate here and attaches Of
the German government began to form
plans to carry out conspiracy to incite
revolution in India for the twofold pur
pose OF attempting TO free India and aid
the Germans in their military opera
tions.
Financed by German Agents.
'Hindus on the Pacific coast were can
vassed and those willing to take part
in the revolution were registered Ennis
saries were financed by German agents
here and Immediately dispatched to
Germany. Shortly thereafter what is
known as the India committee. an ad.
Junct Of the German foreign office was
created in Berlin. Among them was
Hardayala. fugitive from the United
States in 1914. This India committee
had the personal attention OF Alfred
Zimmerman.
Thereafter. the operations of the
plotters in the United States were di.
rected from Berlin and the finances
were sent from the same source.
The conspiracy took the form of va
rious military enterprises. Arms and
ammunition in large quantities were
purchased with German money. Men
were recruited and sent to India. Mil.
tary expeditions were organized TO be
carried out from America and Siam.
through China and Japan.
Arms and ammunition were smuggled
Would Weaken England.
The whole conspiracy was q well de.
fined effort TO create a revolution in
India for the purpose OF forcing Eng
land TO maintain large bodies OF troops
in India that otherwise would have been
for use against Germany on the battle
front The evidence presents an amaz-
ing display of intrigue at the expense
OF the laws and hospitality OF the
United States"
Alfred Zimmerman. referred TO in
Attorney Preston's statement, Is for.
eign secretary OF Germany. Names OF
those indicted in the Hindu plot case
are on the secret file OF the United
States court.