The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-08
GERMAN PLOT
NATIONWIDE
Plans for Violence Extend
Also to Insular Possess
siOns and Panama.
OUTBREAKS WAIT SIGNAL
New York. San Francisco and
Other SeabOard Cities
Marked for Attacks.

WARRINGTON, March when Ger
many's criminal propaganda operations
we're uncovered In this country about
year ago and many Germans were
detected the Imperial German Govern.
ment began Immediately to build a new
system. For months this new structure.
more extensive and more far reaching
than the FIRST. has been building. but In
the meantime the United States secret
service and the Department Of Justice
have been watchfui. The result In that
the Government is beginning to disclose
new and sensational plots concocted by
Germans in this country with German
Government money.
The arrest Of Albert Sander a few
weeks ago and OF Ernst Matthias Sekun.
ma and his Hindu associate. DR.. Chan
dra Chakraberty. yesterday. is only the
beginning Of the disclosures. From the
evidence gathered in these cases and
with the information obtained at the
same time that German Foreign Min
lister Zimmermann's note was unearthed,
the State Department Is convinced that
the German Government is backing vast
schemes FOR the embarrassment OF this
country In the event of war Other
evidence than the Zimmerman note
has been obtained to show that Germany
planned in the event of war other alli-
ances and other attacks upon the United
States.
Many Outbresks plsuuea
One of the most gigantic and IN
sidious was developed in connection
with the Hindus in the United States
and the American insular possessions.
In other words, German officials, work.
ing under the cover Of the Hindus, have
developed big conspiracy against this
country. With the aid Of the men Of
the Far East. arrangements, It Is
learned here on excellent authority, had
been practically perfected for deeds Of
violence in New York city and other
places along the Atlantic coast and
similar work along the Pacific coast. In
addition attacks upon the Philippines.
upon Hawaii. Guam and Panama from
within also had been planned.
But the Hindu conspiracy was only q
part, for Germany has been fostering
the rebellion IN Cuba. She has been
working among her citizens who are
colonists in Colombia and in other South
American countries. All these instru-
ments were to be added to the hoped for
alliance with Mexico and Japan for at
tacks upon the United States, and steps
In all these various directions have been
taken in connection with the scheme, set
forth yesterday. Oh the part Of Sekunna
and Chakraberty to start uprisings in
China and India.
h. II
These startling facts have been de-
veloped By a commission Of American n
officials who have been working quietly
for months in this country and who have
| had access to reports received from
England concerning the ramifcations of
Hindu and German conspiracies started
| in the countries OF the Entente Allies on
the very day Of the outbreak Of the Eu-
! ropean war.
This commission. has made report to
the state Department and from the
| amazing and intricate plots developed II
! seems certain now that in the event Of
war the United States will profit by the
! sad lesson which Great Britain learned
! in permitting so many Germans 20
/ travel freely about in that country. The
| Federal authorities know that under the
| cover OF the Hindus and men OF other
! nations Germany has built up a vast
! system OF espionage and great army OF
, men who will act on the outbreak Of war.
! President Fully Informed.
! President Wilson has had information
| for some weeks OF the outlines OF these
conspiracics. He apparently has come to
the belief that the system developed by
/ Sander under the direction of the chief
spy IN Berlin was II clever method for
the dissemination of orders by the use
: OF invisible ink, and that the Sekunna.
I Chakraberty organization In New York
was another part of the enterprise. BE.
cause of the fear OF attacks upon the
country or upon buildings, the hitherto
safeguard public buildings. arsenals
forts and navy yards.
| Diplomats and others have wondered
why the subjects Of a country with whom
the United States was technically a,
peace were at once virtually barred from
public buildings. including the White
House. State. War and Navy Building
and other Government property here, de.
spite the fact that the great majority OF
Germans In the United States are re.
sarded as lawahiding persons for whom
there is entertained the highest respect
The answer is now apparent.
This Government, after the warning OF
a veritable network OF German mad,
conspiracies. has had no other recourse
than 10 take the most rigid precaut ons
even to excluding all outsiders In man,
cases. excepting where they have a Gov.
ernment pass or are regarded as withou,
any semblancc OF suspicion.
Horde Of Agents Here.
For the carrying on OF this extenslv,
work Germany sent large amounts OF
money to this country. The $4,000, OO(
which Won Bernstorff left here at tho
time of his departure is only small part
OF the propaganda fund available fol-
the execution Of these extensive wal
p.Gts. Germans of high executive abil
ity who know the wishes and the plans o.
the German General War Staff and who
have means Of keeping In touch witt
Berlin are still here working day ant
rlght ON their schemes and sending ou
orders to their innumerable lieutenants
The use OF Iiindus and fanatics fol
innumerable attacks In this country ha.
been developed carefully. but the outlin,
Of the plans and the network of the ex
tensive organization have been learned
! by the investigators. This organisation
which originally had been built up Il
use against Great Britain. has of lat,
, been directed toward New York and SaI
Francisco. with the aim OF doing dam
. age that would hurl the army and d,
, injury to the navy yards. The Govern
ment has reason to believe that this ex