The sun., 1917-10-11
SOCIALIST DEPUTIES BLAMED
IN GERMAN MA Wy MU7ZNY;
TREASON CRY IN REICHSTAG
BERLIN SOUGHT
US. PL0TTERS
jeremiah O'Leary and william
Bayard Hale Involved in
New Revelations.

Special Dsspotch to TAE suS.
WASHINGTON, Oct 10.--Opening once
again his Pandora's box Of diplomatic
sensations Secretary Lansing disclosed
to-day in a series OF cipher kilograms
passing between the German Govern
ment and Count Johann von BernstorfR
in 1916 how Germany used the United
States as base for military operations
! against Canada in 1916 and plotted
wholesale sabotage in munitions fac
tories throughout the United States.
| New light on the systematic and cum
ningly calculated plans OF Wilhelm
strasse is shed by these kilograms. indi-
, eating that It was part Of the German
plan for their military activities to 90
hand in hand with the pacifist propa-
ganda. all under the directing hand OF
| Ambassador Won Bernstorff.
Care was to be taken not to take the
wool of the eyes Of the American people
regarding German methods and destruc-
ton OF property was to be SO regulated as
not to arouse American Indignation or to
compromise the German Embassy or
discrAdit the Irish pro-German propa-
ganda.
Four Americans Named.
| Three Americans are named by the
German General Staff as persons who
can give particulars a. to plans for
sabotage in the United States. They are
Joseph MacGarrity OF Philadelphia.
John p Heating Of Chicago and Jere-
miah OLeary OF New York. William
Bayard Hale. who WAS such trusted ad-
wiser OF the President that he was sent
to Mexico As the Presidents special rep
resentative In 1913. is mentioned by Won
Bernstorff in connection with vigorous
campaien to influence both houses Of
Congress i.i favor OF placing an embargo
on arms and ammunition to the Entente
Allies. Here is Secretary Lansng's
statement:
THE Secretary OF State publishes
! tho following two kilograms from the
German Foreign once to Count Won
Bsrnstorff ,n January. 1915:
| January 3.-Secret General
staff desires energetic action In re-
gard to proposed destruction Of
Canadian Pacific Railway at several
points with view to complete and
| protracted interruption Of traffic
| Capt Boehm. who is known on your
side and is shortly returning. has
been given instructions. Inform the
military attache and provide the nee
| essary funds ZIMMERMANN.
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:
/. Joseph MacGarrity, Philadelphia,
Pa; .. John p, Keatins. Michigan
avenue, Chicago: 3. jeremiah
| n pa
One and are absolutely relia-
Bile and discreet. No. 3 Is reliable but
not always discreet. These persons
were indicated by Sir Roger Case
ment In tho United States sabotage
can be carried out on every kind OF
factory for supplying munitions OF war.
! Railway embankments and bridges
must not he touched. Embassy must in
no circumstances he compromised.
Similar precautions must be taken In
regard to Irish pro-icrman propa-
| ganda.
"REPREsENTArIvE OF GENERAL STAFF.
Arms Embargo Plot.
The following telegram from Coun;
Won BernstorfY to the Foreign Office in
Berlin was sent in September. 1916:
"September l5.-With reference to a
report A. n. 2SS OF May 10 1916.
The Embargo Conference, in regard to
whose earlier fruitful cooperation
Dr. Hale can give information, is just
about to enter upon vigorous cam
/ paign to secure majority In both
houses OF Congress favorable to Ger
many and requests further support
There is no possibility Of our being
compromised Request tclegraphic
reply.
Mr.. Lansing made the kilograms pub.
lie without comment. and he declined &c
be drawn into discussion OF their con.
tents. He took the position that the
public was as competent as he to draw
conclusions from the information dis
closed.
II was. however. made clear at the
State Department that these telegram.
were not sent through the regular chan
nels. and that they did not go via wire
less. They must have been, therefore
sent through neutral diplomatic source.
In order to get by the British anC
French censors. The probabilities ar.
that they were first despatched by Bern
storff or the Foreign Office to some re-
lay point. there to be put In Swedish
code and sent 10 their destination.
Bernstorn in Double Role.
To appreciate properly tho sgnihcanc,
of the kilograms 1t is necessary to linl
them with events which focused publ,
attention here in 1916. II Is now clea
that behind many Of the happening
which puzzled tho American Govern
inent and the American public at tina
time were the Berlin Foreign Office, tn,
German General stan. Count Won Bern
storff and a whole army Of plotters anS
paid pacifists
While the German Ambassador wa
disclaimlng all knowledge Of their moves
he was receiving direction from Berlil
as to how to destroy American munitio,
plants and TO get the Congress Of tn,
United States to place an embargo OF
the shipment OF arms to the Allies
The German General Stafrg plans Il
destroy the Canadian Pacific Railway a
several points was discovered by Cana
dian secret agents In New York Feb
ruary 6, one month and three days afte
the General Stairs desire for "enerReti
action" was communicated by Forelg,
Secretary Zimmerman to Bernstorff.
The Canadian agents on that occasio,
unearthed evidences OF plot Of the firs
magnitude. 1t was aimed at the Wei
land Canal and had the object of cr'p
plinE the shipment OF $500. .oOo, 900 wort
Of Canadian wheat to tho Entente Al
Conttwued on Second Pdgs.