Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-11
BERNSTORFF SHOWN AGAIN AS \ PLOT TER IN THE ]. 5.
Secretary Lansing A g ain Makes Public Telegrams Which Show Germany's Efforts to Disrupt I is Country.
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 Lansing drew upon his collection of secret German diplomatic correspond- ence again today to shed further light upon what the German foreign office and general staff were doing in this country while nominally at peace with the United States.
 Het gave to the public, withou comment, as usual, three brief cable grams, disclosing that more than a year before submarine piracy drove America to war the Berlin govern ment was instructing Ambassador von Bernstorff to arrange for de struction of Canadian railroads and to use his Irish-Americans in carry ing on sabotage in their own coun- try. They showed, too, that Berns- torff, on his part, was even at that early date seeking authority to sup port a campaign to influence con- gress.
 The statement follows:
 The Statement.
 "The secretary of state publishes the following two telegrams from the German foreign office to Count von Bernstorff in January, 1916:
 January 3. Secret General staff desires energetic action in regard to proposed destruction of Canadian Pacific railway at several points, with a view to complete and protract- ed interruption of traffic. Captain Boehm, who is known on your side, and is shortly returning. has been given instructions. Inform the mili- taIy attache and provide the neces- sary funds.
 "(Signed) Zimmerman
 Particulars.
 January 26: For military at tache: You can obtain particulars as to persons suitable for carrying on sabotage in the United States and Canada from the following persons. 1-Joseph MacGarrity, Philadelphia; 2-John P. Heating, Michigan avenue, Chicago; 3-Jeremiah O'Leary, No. 16 Park Row, New York.
 Reliable and Discreet.
 "'One and two are absolutely re- liable and in the discreet. Number three is reliable but not always dis erect. These persons were indicated by Sir Roger Easement. In the Uni ted States sabotage can be carried out on every kind of factory for sup plying munitions of war Railway embankments and bridgs must not be touched. Embassy must in no circumstances be compromised. Sim liar precautions must be taken in re gard to Irish pro-German propagan- da
 "(Signed) Representative of Geu- eral staff
 The following telegram from Count von Bernstorff to the foreign office in Berlin was sent in Septem- Der, 1916:
 Embargo Conference.
 September I5: With reference to report A. M, two hundred and six ty-six of May 10th, 1916. The embar- so conference in regard to whose earlier fruitful cooperation Dr. Hale can give information is just about to enter upon a vigorous campaign to secure majority in both houses of congress favorable to Germany and requests further support. There is no possibility of our being compro- missed Request telegraphic reply "
 Of the three men mentioned in the second message, MacGarrity is a prominent Irish leader of Philadel- phia and Jeremiah OLeary, besides heading the American Truth society, is editor of Bull, a publication recent ly barred from the mail as seditious. While no one at the state department would undertake to positively identi- fy the John F. Heating, il was assunI- ed that the man referred to was John T. Heating of Chicago and that Case ment did not know that he had been
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