Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-09-28
in. transmitted by wireless for publica-
ion in the New York Times In December,

Inc GERMAN government mas, nat
urally. never knowingly accepted the sup
port OF any person. group OF persons. so
c!ety or organization seeking to pro.
| mote the cause of Germany in the United
States by illegal acts. by counsel or VI
olence. by contravention Of law. or by
any means whatever that could offend
the American people In the pride Of their
own authority"
Here's q Peeudo Labor Agency.
Closely related to and TO some extent
under the guidance Of Won Igel was the
German ana AustHo- Hungarian labor
Information and relief bureau. with
central headquarters at 1856 Liberty
street New York city. and branches in
Cleveland. Detroit Bridgeport Pitts
burgh. Philadelphia and Chicago. The
head OF this enterprise was Hans Lie
bau. from whom II took its familiarly
accepted name OF the 'Iiebau Employ
ment agency"
That the eAustro-Hun9ariAn embassy
had taken omcial cosnixanee OF the bu-
reau Is disclosed in the letter written
by the ambassador to the Auetro-H Hun
garian minister for foreign affairs
which was found in the possession Of
James F. j. Archibald by the British
authorities August 80, 1918
Cause Of Strikes.
The report comments with uncon.
cealed amusement upon tho fact that
munitions concerns innocently wrote the
were not furnished) and continues In
reviewing later conditions In the muni-
tions industry.
THE commercial employment bureaus
OF the country have no supply OF unem-
ployed technicians. MANY dis
turbances and suspensions which war
material factories have had 70 suffer
nn WI In
to remove quickly. but which. on the
contrary. often led to long strikes.
may be attributed to the energetic
propaganda of the employment bureau"
Several lines OF communication be-
tween the German diplomatic service
and the Irish revolutionary movement
are indicated in the captured docu-
now editor OF the Gaelic American. a
violent anti-British paper, was one Of
the active agents Of this connection
Devoy 1t was who acted. for time at
least, as go-between for the German
secret service dealings with Sir Roger
Easement, executed by the British for
treason. There are several references
to money and messages for Sir Roger
Easement. or more briefly "R. c." and
one record Of a check for $1,000 for Case
ment, evidently handled by Dewey.
Letters to Bernstorff.
Devoy's intimate connection with the
to Ambassador Won Bernstorf, the texts
of which follow:
New York, April 8, 1916.
The following communication from
man John Dewey was duly
Letter dated March %, delayed by
censor, seems conclusive that first mes
20 xr,tkl.
supplies and that cable was suppressed.
Second also safe. Third, with change of
plans, due about April 49,
John Dewey further requests that the
telegram be dispatched to Sir
Roger Easement:
mo letter now possible. All funds
sent home. Sister and Ms family WELL"
Should Sir Roger he absent or Ill. then
J. D. requests that the telegram be de.
ivered to John Monteith
70 His Excellency. the Imperial Ambas-
sador. Count Won Bernstorff. washinnR.
ton. d. G.
''New York. April Is. 1916.
Herewith inclosed a report re-
Kindly order further steps to be taken.
The important parts of the report were
ent there today per telegram. Is. copy)
To the Imperial Ambassador, Count Won
Washington. d. c."
AZ to arrest Of Roger Easement.
In view Of the involvement Of these
prominent Irfsh-American leaders in the
Easement plot and its German ramifica-
ions, 1t Is little to be wondered at that
hey should have endeavored to shoul-
Ter upon the American government the
esponsibility for the arrest Of Easement.
Che Gaelic-AmeTican. Devoy's paper, and
he sympathetic oerman-American press
charged this government with having, on
he strength of information obtained from
he seized Won 1gel papers, advised the
British government Of the revolutionary
'lot and Easements part therein.
1t is not improbable that the signature
MESSAGE which follows is IN the ''ciphsr
Dewey" referred to in the Won Igel pa
,ers. New York Supreme Court Jus.
Ice Daniel F. Cohalan has long been
prominent In lrish-American circles.
hough he has never been directly iden-
ifed with violent action.
That Judge Cohalan. however. is held
n hish favor BY the pro.aerman ele-
nent OF this country IL evidenced by the
act that viereck's Weekly, in making
elections recently for the most impor-
ant political Offices in this country, puts
him forth for the position of United
States senator from New York.
"help 10 Necessary"
The communication as translated into
Von 1gel's record Is typewriter. line for
Inc. below cipher. except for the Sig
nature, which remains untranslated from
he original cipher figures. 1t is dated
New York. April II. 1916, numbered sa5-
e. and inscribed at the top VERY Secret
New York. April II, 1916.
"Jourge Coholan requests the trans
mission Of the following remarks:
The revolution in Ireland can only
oe successful II supported from Ger
many. otherwise England will be able
10 suppress it, even though II be only
lfter hard struggles. Therefore help Is
necessary. This should consist pri-
marily Of aerial attacks in England and
! diversion of the fleet simultaneously
with Irish revolution. Then. IL pos
,tble. a landing Of troops. arms and
ammunition In Ireland and possibly
'ome oficers from zeppelins. This
would enable the Irish ports to be closed
against England and the establishment
of stations for submarines on the Irish
coast and the cutting of Of the supply
of food for England. The services Of
The revolution may therefore decide the
war
'fIe asks that telegram to this ef-
loct be sent to Berlin.
"6133 S167 0230.
ITO His Excellency
Count Won Bernstorn.
washington. d. c.