Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-22
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| anything that might draw the United
States into the list of her enemies.
with the Lusitania and other cases In
allowance. the American governemnt
mad made no move since the Sussex
pledge and there was nothing on tho
SURFACE to foreshadow impending
trouble.
Two weeks later, when Won Bern
storlf was handed his passports, he
progressed ignorance of prior knowl-
eoge OF his governments intentions to
throw its promises to the winds.
Evidence has been accommodating to
prove that the ambassador was not
Only cognizant of. but actually direct-
ed the activities of Boy-Ed and Won
Papen, military and naval attaches,
sent home long before the United
states broke relations with Germany,
because OF their connection with bomb
plots, passport frauds, spying and
other phases of the almost unlimited
operations in this country OF the Ger
man secret service.
More Revelations Coming.
How complete Is the evidence OF
German diplomatic duplicity RENAME
Ing In possession of the United States
government is only conjectural, but
that 1t Is far more than has been gen.
orally supposed Is now certain. 1t was
minated by the government officials
TO-DAY that the series OF revelations is
rot nearly complete. From the out
side there are reaching the state de-
partment echoes of the apprehension
sounded by friends of men towards
whom suspicion long has pointed.
Official reputation was given to a.
suggestion that a diplomat now in
Washington is about to be placed un-
der the spotlight.
The co-ordinated intelligence forces
of the government are known to be
continuing their Investigations, how
ever, and it is pointed out that the
government has not lost sight of the
necessity of watching for German in
trigue and espionage.
Senate May Discuss Incident.
IT was suggested at the state de-
partment that the odd mixing OF
Count Won Bernstorff's talk about
peace and his secret activities while in
washington appeared significant. in
view OF the peace propaganda recently
emanating from Germany.
There may be some discussion Of
the incident in the senate tomorrow.
N''Ni ~ itcoiiNcHeS dIteF a week Vlfe
tually in recess. Applause from the
floor and the galleries greeted Repre-
sentative Heflin's demand in the house
today for congressional inHestiga-
tlon of the Won Bernstorff message to
determine If any members of either
house had received German money.
II do not know to whom the count
refers he said, but do know that
the contents of his message consti-,
tutes a serious reflection upon con-
gress and should be investigated.
Repudiates Intimation.
IF permitted, / could name thir-
teen or fourteen men In the two bod
les who have acted suspiciously. Tf
a member has acted suspiciously in or
out of congress. he ought to be inves,
tlgated and expelled If the facts war
rant II any member is not giving his
nearly support to the COMMUNICATIVE
chief in this time Of war, he should
be put out of the CAPITOL
Mr. Heflin concluded by saying that
speaking for the house as a body, he
repudiated the intimation conveyed by
the message that congress was sus-
ceptible to corruption.