Middletown transcript., 1917-09-29

inscribed at the top Very secret"
Judge Cohalan requests the trans
mission of the following remarks:
"'Tne revolution in Ireland can only
be successful if supported from Ger
many, otherwise England will be able
to suppress, even though it be only
after hard struggles. Therefore help
is necessary. This should consist
primarily CT aerial attacks in England
and diversion of the fleet simultane-
ously with Irish revolution. Then, II
possible, a landing of troops, arms and
! ammunition in Ireland, and possibly
some officers from Zeppelins. This
would enable the Irish ports be closed
against England and the establishment
of stations for submarines on the Irish
Coast and the cutting off Of the supply
cf food for England. The services OF
the revolution may, therefore, decide
the war
Looked Harmless.
"He asks that a telegram to this
effect be sent to Berlin"
This letter was signed 1872 S167
O230," and was addressed to Count Won
Bernstorff, Imperial Ambassador,
Washington, D. c."
A code message sent to Berlin was
given as follows:
National Germania Insurance con-
tract certainly promised. Executor Is
evidently satisfied with proposition.
Necessary steps have been taken.
(signed> "HENRY NEUMAN."
Of this message the committee has
this to say:
Not so innocent and harmless as
it looks, for what the message really
means is this:
"Irish agree to proposition. The
necessary steps have been taken.'"
These Got Money.
The committee statement continues:
so the notorious American Truth
Society. which so strenuously denied
its pro-German association, figures as
indirectly linked up with Germans
secret representative. This society 10
| still eXtant and Jeremiah A. OLeary'
it's moving spirit, is now the editor o!
Bull. recently shut out of the mails foi
publishing seditious matter"
Many inventors the committee
states the seized papers show. are rep
resented as having plans involving
, he use of devices of destructing. One
,ntry is cited as follows:
June Is, 1915. Sender, G. S. Vier
rex Contents, inquiry as to bombs;
upplv offer. Told to send further de
.ails'
POSSIBLY the further Details" the
tatement continues, "are indicated in
mother entry Of four months later:
".Send Viereck. Contents, offer OF
icric acid
"Picric acid is a constituents of any
Ugh explosives"
An entry entitled pure war ex
cnses," from the Won Igel papers, is
made public by the committee as fol
lows:
Edwin Emerson, 1000
Fair Play (Mr. Braun, $4,000.
Fair Play, (Mr Braun, $1,500.
Marcus Braun, $1,000.
u. Archibald, $4,000"
The statement continues:
Concerning the identity of the last
,ntry there might be room for doubt
out for signed receipt from ]. F. j.
Archibald, acknowledging the sum o1
$4,000 from the German Embassy fol
propaganda work"
The committee concludes its ex
pose as follows:
while chiefly concerned with mill
tary affairs in Europe the represent
atives of a supposedly friendly ma
ton were keeping an interested watcf
on our own activities in that line. 4
secret code message of April IL, 19l 3
signed 1892 46729 46919' ad
dressed Won Igel to this effect:
"'Herewith respectfully send an ex
tract regarding the troops stationed
in California and the armament ol
the coast fortifications.'
No Reflection On Congress.
Investigation by a House Commit
tee of Count Won Bernstorff's plot te
influence members of Congress
against a declaration of war is, ap
parently, doubtful. The genera
opinion among members seemed tt
be that .he former Ambassadors re
quest to Berlin for funds should no.
be interpreted as indicating that AM
member of Congress accepted money
or was otherwise wrongfully in
fuenced by propagandists.
A similar view was said to have
been expressed by Secretary Lansing
to Chairman Flood, of the HOUSE
Foreign Affairs Committee, during
conference at the State Department
Mr.. Flood learned from Mr.. LANSING
that the administration believed
nothing was to be gained from suct
an investigation.
In some quarters it was pointed ou
that the object of making public th'
Won Bernstorff message was to ex
pose German intrigue and that an!
; INQUIRY by a House Committee woul(
confuse the real issue and in large
measure lessen the intended effec
in tho nublic mind