Evening journal., 1917-10-27

corrupt legislators and labor leaders.
Through John Dewey, an old anti
British agitator In New York city, re-
lations were maintained with the Irish
revOlutlonaries and money paid TO Sir
Roger Easement, since executed in
London for treason. This is shown by
certain Of the Won lgel papers. in
others there Is the Implication that the
German diplOmatists I'm America We're
involved in the separatist movement In
the province Of Quebec. Tho German
agents spent 100000 on Huertas ahor-
tive attempt in this country to start
revolution in Mexico
President Wilson declared, And
many Of our own people were corrup-
ted The professors relate
Others Who Received Pay.
Among these were David Lamar and
Henry Martin, who. in The pay Of Won
/ Rintelen, organizer and manager OF La
boris National Peace Council, which
sought to bring about strikes. an en-
barge on munitions and a boycott OF
banks which subscribed to the Anglo
| French loan. A check for $1,000 TO J.
+. J. Archibald for propaganda work.
and a receipt from Edwin Emerson, the
war correspondent, for $1,000 travelling
expenses, were among the documents
found in Won Igel's possession. Many
persons in places OF influence and au-
thority were approached.
"Others, likewise bearing English
names, have been persuaded to take
leading places in similar organizations
which concealed their origin and real
purpose. The American embargo con-
ference arose out Of the ashes Of La
boris National Peace Council, and its
president was American. though its
funds were not. Still others tempered
with Journalists, who lent themselves
to the German propaganda and who
went so far as TO serve as couriers be-
tween Teutonlc embassies and Vienna
= and Berlin"
Making pointed argument that the
war not the will or wish OF the Ger
b man people, and that. as President VII
p son has stoutly maintained all along
4 I'VE are not the enemies Of the Ger
= man people, and we know that the!
: are not our enemies" the reviewing
c group show that the German militar,
y group made war for conquest and con
70 quest alone. They say:
s "The German people had no chanc
TO influence the policy Of the Berli
h government during the critical day
e. when that government, sanctionlng tn
r purpose OF Austria TO have her will {
90 Serbia, made European war inevitabl
n They had not even the chance to e.
H. press an opinion or learn at the tin
s. what the government was doing. Gel
r many was declared in danger OF wa
No al noon, July 81, a step almost II NJ
IN altogether, equivalent 10 mobilization
b. The country was In danger OF wal
m but OF war made by It's own mil
- tarlstlc rulers and not. as they pr
es tended, by Russia.
EARLY in the afternoon Of this san
day Ia kaiser, In telegraphing 10 Il
Id car, made no mention Of Russian M
n billzation. A little later in the afte
" noon, at about 4, he telegraphed
as King George, and this time said III
an he had just heard from the chancel
by that the car had this evening order
OF mobilization Of the Russian army. II
rk claim made afterward by the Germi
k government that the Kriegsgefahrzu
20 government was in reply to the Ru
m sian mobilization is disproved by the
lu- own white hook.
by lltlmatum at Midnight.
on AT midnight July 81, an ultimate
for was sent TO Russia demanding demo
as ilization within twelve hours. At
IN o'clock in the afternoon, August 4,
'ou German army was formally MOBILIZE
although there is much evidence u
DIST it had been modified for days, and
lhel7 o'clock in the evening war was
SIS clared against Russia. On August
au- Reichstag, the representative body
on the German nation, met and for
mt. FIRST time learned officially what
the been done.
eek Between July % and August 4 4
Jon German government had put itself
Sc the posture Of war against Russ
of Great Britain, France and Belgium Z
ure had violated LuXumberg, and yet !
ker asked no advice or consent OF the @
sed man people. That is why il is pro
ant to say that the German people did
lew begin the war, or the mass Of the p
pie originate 10.
perhaps the most conclusive pr
i'm OF this lies in the efforts made by
Ed, government to convince the people
MIS- the war was strictly a defensive {
: at Envious people everywhere are c.
am polling us 10 our just defence, said
nan kaiser on July 81. and again the sw
oms is being forced into our hand BY s
aled speeches and by the circulation O
and report (since acknowledged by
the high German ofllcials TO be false)
France had already attacked Germs
and the German people were aroused.
ips Even the invasion Of Belgium
Ma represented 10 be a defensive meas
to and II was declared by the chance