Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-12

measure OF assistance, ana OF what
character, had already been advanced to
the organization by the German embassy
here.
Count Bernstorff evidently felt abso-
IUteIy secure in his dealings with these
PEOPLE as well as with the Irish pro-
German propag auda I'm view of his assur-
ance 10 the foreign office that there was
20 possibility of their being compro-
missed. a contingency which had evident
IN given some concern TO the home au-
thorities in Germany.
The desire of the German government.
at that early stage in the war. TO avoid
any excuses on the part Of German
agents in this country in carrying GU;
their program Of destruction that would
lead to a break with railroads the en-
bankments and bridges should not be
touched. Apparently IL was realized thas
otherwise passenger trains might be
wrecked, involving loss of American life.
as many Americans patronize the Cana
dian railways. As the main purpose was
20 cut off supplies of munitions and
food from the allies. in Europe, 1t was
probably thought this could be accom-
plished without going TO the extreme of
destroying bridges and embankments.
Apparently the correspondence issued
: today must soon be followed by addi-
.ional disclosures 10 clear up some OF
| he mysterious transactions referred 10,
/ as 70 the state department doubtless has
other material in hand.
DR. HALE'S STATUS.
Or. William Bayard Hale was spe-
cial representative of President Wilson
| in Mexico in 1913 and was frequently
referred 10 as the presidents aiographer.
Early in the war his articles from Ber
/ lin attracted attention by reason of thu
: sv-fs "a 10 no
with high officials of the German for
/ eign office Mrs. Hale was with him IN
Germany. She also wrote many articles
| that were calculated to give the world
| The most favorable impression of Ger
nany's aimse and methods OF warfare.
! She was one of the leaders In the wom-
! ans movement to secure an embargo on
arms and ammunition. She came with
a committee 20 Washington that pre-
scented to the administration petition
signed by thousands OF women, appeal
ing for restriction on shipments Of mu-
nitions
State department officials regarded the
evidence that has come to them as a
simple explanation OF the rapidity, and
strength with which the embargo move
rlent SWEEP the country. finally finding
axpressAn n congress in the McLemoFe
resolution 20 forbid Americans TO travel
on ships carrying arms and ammuni-
ton 10 Europe. One of the earlier fccai
points o. the movement was the confer
ence held in Chicago. where protests
were made. Afterward meetings were
held in many cities and the mails and
telegraph wires were congested with
messages to the White House and capt.
toll carrying appeals to stop or TO check
the movement of supplies to the allies.
Records at the department fail to In,
dictate that Heating, McGharrity or
O'Leary ever were arrested, although
O'Leary, whose publication, BULL re-
Gently was suppressed as of seditious
character, has been an object of secret
service agents close attention for some
time. O'Leary's subsequent expressions,
both in speeches and in the articles he
has written, have been of a violent char
acter and have apparently borne out the
German official estimate-''not always
discreet"
At the office OF Senator Husting 1t
was said a John p. Heating was at one
time identified with the so-called Amer
lean embargo conference, which put
up the money for a flood of kilograms
sent to congressman early in 1916 advO-
eating a munitions embargo. Senator
Husting exposed the activities of the or
ganization in his speech in the senate
showing letters sent to persons through
out the country offering to pay for tele-
grams. No one here today, however,
could definitely identify the Heating
mentioned in the Zimmerman telegram.
Senator .Husting also has copy of
circular letter sent out in May, 1916, by
the American Embargo conference in
a peace propaganda urging recipients TO
read Dr. William Bayard Hale's book
on the armed ship question, enclosing
form letters TO be used in writing con-
gressmen.
The disclosures today perhaps explain
the very caustic reply President Wilson
made to O'Leary on September 20, 1916.
O'Leary had telegraphed the president
that he would not vote for him The
president replied:
Il would feel deeply notified to have
you or anybody like you vote for me.
Since you have access 10 many disloyal
Americans and 1 have not, l will ask
you to convey this message to them"
In this latest step of exposures the
state department believes 1t has removed
the last doubt that Count Won Bernstorff
was the directing head in America of
the German machine for espionage and
Industrial plots. The revelations of the
part played by jeremiah O'Leary was
not unexpected and the fact that his
name was suggested by Sir Roger Case
ment. who later was executed in Eng
land on the charge of treason, already
had been indicated in earlier disclosures
made l- the department
LANSING'S STATEMENT.
{ Secretary Lansing's statement fol-
lows:
! THE secretary of state publishes the
following kilograms from the German
/ foreign Office to Count Won Bernstorff in
I January, 1916:
January 3. - (Secret) - General
staff desires energetic action in re
gard to proposed destruction OF
Canadian Pacific railway at several
points with a view TO complete and
protracted interruption Of traffic
Captain Boehm. who is known on
your side and is shortly returning
has been given instructions. Inform
the military attache and provide the