The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-23

ices OF the revolution may there.
| fore decide the war
He asks that a telegram to this
enect be. sent to Berlin
''5132 SI67 O23o.
ITO his exceIIency
Count Won Bernstorff,
Imperial ambassador,
Washington, d. C"
Along this same line is a code mes
sage by wireless to Banker Max Moe
bus, Oberwallstrasse. Berlin, which Is
Interesting chiefly as showing the
code method Of important communica-
lions practiced by the German Official
piotters in this country. The code
translation was found with the copy
OF the message among Won IgeFs pa
pers. The original is a German dis
patch which, being translated into
English. sounds like an innocent bust:
ness transaction. viz:
National Germania Insurance con-
tract certainly promised. Executor is
evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken.
HENRY NEUMAN."
Not so innocent and harmless as II
looks, for what the message really
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 plot to
blow up the Welland canal. Another
lesser but not unpromisIng enterprise
against Canada was foregone by Won
Igel because the volunteer plotter was
too old, though he has the best Of
ROOn al l.
known connection with the Gaelic
American and the Indian revolution
lists. Such Is the Endorsement upon,
the letter, signed only az" who thus
sets forth iIis qualifications for TO-
menting disorders in Quebec.
81 Am Wen Known
"As honorary president of the first
independence Club started at Mon
treal about the time of the Boer
war, and of which the Hon. Honore
Mercier. now minister of colonization,
in the government OF the Province of
Quebec, was one of the vice presI-
dents and later president. l am we'll
known among the members and jour
nalists in that organization.
There is now in the place of the In
dependence Club secret society
based upon its principles, aiming at
the total separation of Canada from
the British Empire. 1t in
cludes all the former members OF the
independence Club and men high in |
Canadian political life. The adher- !
ents are for the most part French |
and Irish Canadians. l am |
In daily connection with one OF the |
leading men in the separation move. |
ment, Hon. J. Hall Kelly, who is a |
of the legislative council of |
the Province of Quebec and also a
OF the government"
Information carefully and exten.
siveIy set forth in the secret docu-
uents of the German offcialdom was
wide of the facts. For ex.
ample, a lengthy memorandum of
March /. 1916, transmitted by the
secret agent, Capt. Boehm, dealing
with the Mexican crisis, appears to
rave been largely the work of some
fervid and protective Imagination.
The memorandum purports to outline
President Wilson's expected message
o Congress.
Captain Boehm himself was too
Dose of tongue for the good OF his
iervice, 1t would appear from a re-
port Of the German military infor-
nation bureau dated March 81, 1916.
Captain Boehm decided to leave
Lfter reports received here were sub
nitted to him to the effect that mem
'ers OF the press were informed as to
lis personality and the purpose of
lis being here. Too great confidence