Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23

Herewith inclosed reno,t
received by us to-day from John De-
Eoy. Kindly order further steps to be
taken.
The important parts of the repor,
were sent there to-day per telegram
IS. copy.)
(signed) x. N. st.
To the Imperial Ambassador,
Count Won Bernstorn.
Washington, d. c.
IN view OF the involvement OF these
prominent Irish American leaders m
the Easement plot and its German
ramifcations. II is little to be wonder
ed al that they should have cndeavored
10 shoulder upon the American gov
eminent the responsibility for the ar
rest or Easement. The Gaelic Amer,-
can. DaEey's paper, and the sympathe-
TIC GerHa n American press chargeu
This government, with having on the
strength of information obtained from
the seized Won Igel papers, adviser
the British government of the reyo,u
tionary plot and Easements part there.
In.
The Department OF State nd the De-
partmcnt Of Justice promptly refuted
the charges. When the Won yrei M
pers were seized in New York the
district attorney and his assistant.
busied Themselves in a search for In
formation to-, sustain the indictment.
which they had obtained against Wort.
igei ana overlooked for the time be-
Ing the great mass OF other cvtdenc.
which pointed incrininatinrlv 10
Others
Not Cause of Casement,s Arre,t.
department. OF Justice officials admit
that the papers relating 10 Easement
were sent TO Washington the night be.
1ore Easements arrest was rcporteu
out they were not, received by the AT
.ah ro1
the day upon which the British au
thorities picked up the Irish leader
and were not presented to the Stare
department until o'clock that even
ing. MEANWHILE Easement had suent
several hours III an irish prison
IL Is not improbable that the sig
nature at the bottom OF the ey,raord,.
nary message which follows is in IN.
cipher Dewey referred to in the Won
lGel papers. New YORK Supreme Cour,
Justice Daniel +. Cohnlan has lonr
been prominent in Irish-Amcrican CIR.
cies though he has never been direct
~ identified with violent acton.
Ihat Judge Cohaian. however is
held In high favor by the pro-Gornap
element OF this country is evidenced M,
the fact that Niereck's Weekly in max
ing selections recently for tho mos,
important political Offices in this cour-
try, puts him forth for the position %,
Cnlted states senator from New Ynrl;
The coinmunication as translated IN, q
Won lGeIs record is typewriter. line
for line. below cipher. c1ccp, for IN.
signature. which remains un,rans,,,.d
from the original cipher ncurcs I,
Is dated New York, April II, 1916. nun.
bered aS5-l6, and inscribed at the ton
Very Secret
NO. 335-l6
VERY secret
New York April II. 1916.
Judge Cohalan requests the trans
mission Of the following remarks:
The revolution in ireland can on,,
be successful II supported from Ger
many. otherwise England viii be abI.
TO suppress It, even though II be oni,
after hard struggles. Therefore, hcl,
is necessary This should consist pri
marily. OF aerial attacks in Englsl
and diversion OF the fleet sinuIfa
neously with Irish revolution Their
II possible. a landing Of troops. arm
and ammunition in Ireland and pos
sibly some officers from Zeppelins. Thi
would enable the Irish ports be close
against England and the cstablishmen
of stations for ssubmarines on the IrIs
coast and the cutting off of the suppl
OF food for England. The services O