Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
CONGRESS FAVORS
BERNST0RFF PROBE
Exposure of $4,000 Slush Fund
Brings Demand for Full
Investigation.
KING FIRES BIG SHOT OF DAY
Shows Connection of Austria
With Intrigue, and Advises Rec
ognltion of State of War.

WASHINGTON. September 22.-Ex.
posure OF Count Won Bernstorff's $4,000
siush fund produced to-day these out
standing developments:
1. Approximately rs per cent Of Con-
gress wants an investigation Of tho i'm
putations that members were ap-
preached by propagandists.
2. The State Department and other
administration officials oppose an in
vestisation. They believe that there
Is nothing to be gained, and that such
Il course would give Germany the i'm
preston that a grave scandal was dis
ruptinS the nation. It would array tho
State Department against Congress.
3. Senator King read letters In the
Senate showing that Austria even while
at peace with this country had paid
money to offset the sentiment of the
good work of the allies. He said this
country should now declare war on
Austria.
4. Senator Overman, chairman of tho
Lobby Committee. declared that he
wanted to see an investigation IL there
was anything to hang 1t on.
Representative Flood, chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee. as
ticaf1y certain.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMBASSY
SUBSIDIzING NEWSPAPERS
Senator King. of Utah. fired tho first
big shot Of the day. While many mem
bers Of Congress were calling for an
investigation and others wero assert
ing that this was the worst Of all the
German intrigues. he read letters and
documents to show that tho Austro-
Hungarian embassy even while at peace
with this country was subsidizing for
eign language newspapers here during
the spring of 1915-1916 In an endeavor
to influence public sentiment In favor
of Austria and against this country.
Because OF this attitude OF Austria
and because Of her conduct in the pres
ent war, Senator King boldly advised
that the United States should at once
declare war on the dual monarchy.
In my opinion said he. tho day is
not far distant when -we must recogntze
state of war between this country
and Austria. Turkey and Bulgaria
They are lighting this country indirect
ly IL not directly. for they are fighting
our allies and are giving aid and COM
fort to Germany. our enemy"
came In the form of Photographic copies
Of confidential reports. kilograms and
letters from the Austro- Hungarian en-
bassy. In addition, Senator King dis
played correspondence between Count
Won Bcrnstorff and Fair Play. a puoli-
cation edited by Marcus Braun, of New
York. 1t was alleged that Fair Play
received sums agEregating $4,000 from
the German embassy. Cne receipt for
$500 was signed by Marcus Braun
himself.
DISCLOSURES PAR.iLLELED
IN OFFICIAL PAMPHLET
The disclosures in the Senate We're
paralleled in a printed pamphlet called
The German Intrigue in America. Of
fetal Expose" issued to-day by the
committee on public information. 1t
is n complete story of the. activities
Of many pro German propasa|.dists
and their organizations in this coun-
try from the days before the war. The
names OF many public men are men
toned
One letter written by the Austro-
Hungarian embassy is revealed in the
Senate to-day was dated January 10,
1915 and was headed. Subject illus
trovani list, to report from January 3,
1916, number 20l52. confidential"
This was written to the Austro-Hun-
earian consulate in New York City,
and said:
with regard to the motives cited IN
the above report for the beneri. Of Mr..
Radacaj. the imperial and royal embas-
Sy feels inclined to subsldize the Ill
List for February and March with 500
for each month. Should Mr.. RADICAL
not be able to become self sustaining
by April l, the embassy would be will
ing to advance him S100 a month up
10 July CT this year.
Before the latter circumstances
would be known to RADICAL, corre-
spending inquiries should be made re-
rarding his further results and his
financial condition. A further support
of the Ill List from April l should be
made possible on the grounds that The
plan OF tho fusion of the coalition pa
pers referred TO is meeting with un-
expected difficulties"
This letter was signed by Baron
Zwiedinek, the charge d'afraires of the
embassy.
Another letter written from Lenox,
Mass, September 26, 1915, concerning
a report upon a Roumanian newspa-
asked the consul-general in New York
to find ''in reference to the report" a
check for $500, and included a request
to send n receipt for supplementary
$500. Baron Zwiedinek also signed this
letter.
ASKS SUBSIDY OF 500
FOR HEAD OF POLISH PAPER
Another communication was a tele-
gram from the~ccnsulate to tho en-
bassy November Is. 1916. It was sign
ed "Rizweidewski." and asked that the
proprietor OF tho Polish paper Tele-
gram Codzionny be paid n subsidy of
$500.
Senator King exhibited a copy OF n
check drawn upon the Riggs National
Bank for the sum OF $4,000. dated April
Is. 1915. and made payable to the Fair
Play Printing and Publishing Company.
On the left-hand corner OF the check
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