The state herald., 1917-09-28
PAPERS sElzEo IN v. 9. EXPOSE
ORDERS FROM KAISER
TO PLorTERs.
PLAN IRISH REBELLION
puPLiciTv, sPYiNo, oEsTRuc
TioN OF LIFE AND PROPERTY,
AIMS OF sERNsToRFF
BUREAUS.
Western Newspaper Union New. s.rvie.

Weohlngton, Sept. 24.-turther ole-
closures Of far.reaching German prop
aganda. intrigues and plots In this
country prior to the diplomatic break
with Germany were made Saturday by
the committee on public information.
In . bulletin styled official EXPOSE
the committee quotes numerous letters
and extracts from letters seized by the
Department Of Justice in April. 1915.
In raid upon the New York office OF
Wolf Won Isel. Won Igel In carrying
ON his manifold o-German and anti.
American activities. the documents
show. was in constant touch with the
German embassy. and with Count Won
Bernstorff. German ambassador to the
United States.
I'm the form Of letters. kilograms.
notations. checks. receipts. registers.
cash books. cipher codes, Lists Of spies
and other memoranda and records, :"
the committee says. were found indi-
cations-in some instances Of the
vasuest nature. in others Of the most
damning conclusiveness- the
German imperial government. through
Its representatives In . then friendly
nation. was concerned with:
violation Of the laws Of the United
states.
Destruction Of lives and property
In merchant vessels on the high
seas.
"Irish revolutionary plots against
Great Britain.
"FomentinE ill.feeling against the
United States In Mexico.
"Subornation Of American writer's
and lecturers.
Enhancing OF propaganda.
Maintenance Of . spy system un-
der the guise Of . commercial inves-
ugation bureau.
"Subsidixing Of . bureau for the pur.
pose Of stirring up labor troubles In
munition plants.
The bomb industry and other ~
lated activities"
The COMMITTEES. Of which 0scrsta-
ries Lansing. Baker and Daniels are
members. and George Crsei, chair
man. has this to say concerning Hol.
land:
"It has long been an open secret
that Holland Is merely . way-station
for shipments Of contraband into
Germany. Here 10 official confirma-
ton from the Won Igel records. which
would seem to indicate . suspicious
and confidential relation between the
Holland Commission and the German
diplomatic officials accredited to this
country. or possibly q belief by the
Germans that they could not success.
fully get munitions to their own coun.
try. A message in code with interline-
ary translation Is entered a. 'a2ls3'
and headed German Embassy, Wash.
ington. D. c.. April 9. 1916
II runs as follows:
Telegram from Berlin by secret
roundabout way for Carl Hcysen:
Consent sale Holland three hundred
thousand chests (cartridges) and two
hundred tons powder. Please get In
touch with Holland Commission
Sender. War Minister. Foreign OF.
flee. in representation. Signed: Hats.
feidt.'"
Prince Hatfield was an official Of
the German embassy.
The Hamburg American lines bu-
rsau Of Investigation. the committee
states. an innocent. pretending agsn.
cy." was At the outset tho secret ssrv.
leo OF the Hamburg American Steam.
ship Company under Paul Kosnig, the
manager. II became an adjunct OF tho
German diplomatic secret service. A
lster dated July 20. 1915. from 20. r."
lone Of its operativos) to 1000" tchar.
actcrized by the committee ~ cap.
tain Won Papcn." former German mill.
tary attache). tolls Of the payment Of
$3.50 to nm unnamed person. under pc
ouliar precautions. after the recipient
had made this statement:
II intend TO cause serious damage
to vessels OF tho allies leaving ports
Of tho United States by placing bombs.
which I am making myself. on board.
These bombs resemble ordinary lumps
Of coal and ! am planning TO have
thcm concealed In the coal TO be lad.
encd on steamers OF the allies"
Money apparently went from Ger.
man sources In the United States
through embassy channels TO sir
Roger Easement. tho irishman cxeeut.
cd In London.
Lines Of Communication.
Several limos Of communication be.
tween tho German diplomatic service
and the Irish revolutionary movement
are indicated In tho captured docu.
monts." the statement continues.
John Dovoy Of Now York. now odi.
tor OF tho Gaelic American. n violent.
iy anti.British paper. was ono OF tho
nrtive urcntn of this onnoction piv.