New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Gerrnan-American
Editors Bailed on
Treason Charge
Additional $4,000 Bond
Required for 2 of Phila-
delphia 'Tageblatt' Staff
Especial Correspondence


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-THE
"Tagsblstt" editors were surrendered in
the Federal Court to-day and the bail
Of the two men indicted for treason
was doubled to $4,000 each, while the
bail of the other three defendants was
renewed at $4,000 each.
/ 1t WAS only with much difficulty that
the men charged with treason and with
conspiracy to promote the success of
the enemies Of the United States" man
aged to scrape together the $4,000 bail
needed for their release from prison.
Louis Werner, editor in chief Of the
"Tsgeblatt," and DR.. Martin Darkow,
! the managing editor, who are both
charged with treason. in addition to
conspiracy against the United States,
came to court prepared to go to jail
All Germany
Werner very dramatically said good
by to the world in an editorial in a
morning issue. This he printed as his
"last word" and with an English trans
lation in part, which he sent around to
all the American papers. But Wer-
ner's translation was very Imperfect.
He toned down his farewell editorial
considerably in its English version,
and the most important part OF 1t, IN
which he declared frankly that he and
his "Tsgeblatt" are for Germany and
were for Germany all the while. he left
out entirely in his English translation
sent to the American newspapers.
In part of his farewell editorial
which Editor Werner suppressed in his
English version he declared that the
"Tageblstt" is anti-monarchistic and
snti-Prussian, but that its attitude in
this respect is a "household" affair
which was wiped out by the war, in
which the "Tsgeblstt" stands exactly
where the German socialists stand in
defence of the fatherland against the
enormous alliance formed against il.
In his farewell, he then continues
with undated zeal to belabor America
and President Wilson for having con-
tinued the war. which he says would
have ended in less than two years II
America had not furn shed munitions
to the Allies, for having neglected to
force England. TO obey international
laws, for having abandoned the prin-
ciples Of Washington against foreign
alliances, for having abandoned the
policy Of arbitration, for having brok-
en- off diplomatic relations at the very
moment when Germany offered full
satisfaction for every damage done and
for having armed merchant ships and
forcing America into war with Ger
many against its will.
The arrangement of the two men
along with three other members OF the
staff of the "Tageblstt' on the charge
Of violating the espionage act was ten
tatively fixed for Thursday. The other
three men are Peter Schaefer, presi-
dent of the company which publishes
the paper; Paul Vogel. treasurer, and
Herman Lemke, business manager;
Seven Socialists, arrested recently IN
a raid on their headquarters and book
store here, to-day pleaded not guilty in
the United States District Court to the
charge of conducting a propaganda
against the drawing of a national army.
Literature distributed by the Social
lists urged young men TO resist the
draft and refrain from voluntary en-
listment for service in Europe. lr
doing this they attempted to spread
characterization, mutiny, disloyalty and
interfered with enlistment and recruit
ing" the indictments charge.
The principal defendant among the
seven is Charles r. Schenck, secretary
Of the Socialist party The others are
Alexander Macleod, Jacob Lazar, Solo
mon Kreas, Morris Rubin, Arthur STUFF
fenmeyer and Henry Meyer. All are
at liberty under heavy bail. The date
Of their trial has not been fixed.