New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
Sought Embargo on Mn
tons, Witness Says T.,.
lor Told Him
Chicago Man Heard
Talk, He Test;s.
Organization Advised B.,
colt of Banks Particip.,.
ing in Allied Loan

tional Peace Council in the hi,
Captain Franz Rintelen and hi, g..
co-defendants yesterday. ItisM.-
time that the government h., h.
duced evidence in support Of it, AL,
ton that the organization was in =.
ity an instrument OF the Kaiser =
not the high-purposed body Of r;,.
pacifsts which the defence is x,t,
to picture.
John II. Torch, Of Washington, ~,
dent Of a local Of the Interrss~,
Steam Engineers Union, was ., !,
stand. John Lord O'Brian, the s,,v.
ment's special prosecutor, was csrs.,
ing the examination. The testimsry =
gan in the sane humdrum way ia VI,
that Of a dozen others had begua J,
the bench warmers looked gu, ~
windows, listening 70 the sparrgs, !,
City Hall Park and watching Il. 4.
tering flags Of the city.
The witness told as others hr,-.,
meeting this or that defendar, 4.
mentioned talking with ex-Repns,a.
tive Frank Buchanan. the Peaes Cen.
ellis first president, and to his suass,
in that Office, Jacob Taylor, and Ass.,
objected to giving 20 Henry B. N,rs.
lobbyist, and Herman Schulties, hi =
sociate, any position Of trust il q
council.
Didn't Cart About Finances
81 asked Mr.. Buchanan how he ;.
posed to finance Labor's National P.s
Council" continued the witness. Z
said he did not care how it was fnsia
and that the matter was 80 big that
didn't care who financed &. Thei
talked with Mr.. Taylor. said TO b
What, after all, is the purpos
this organization and these resolstz
you passed to-day calling for Al 9
barge on arms? And said b n;
The Allies cannot manufacizs egt
own munitions, and Germany a rafs
all she wants
THAT is what we want" ms
said.
The testimony was given in 81 |
matter Of fact way that the speesss
missed it entirely. But when .
witness was called they heard bin r.
his Milton Smelling. They Al
him say he came from Chicago. IN
he was president of the Chicar "a
of the international Steam Engrsa
Union, and that he was Labers "
tional Peace Councils first vietiss'
dent. They heard him tell that nv
signed a month after the msstE 5
Washington.
What meeting was that?' s'ih !,
O'Brian.
"The meeting where Ar. Lorct ~
to Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Tsyla .
witness replied.
Heard Conversations
Did you hear the conversanens
yes, they were just as w. 70.
said. And that was why ! resigase
Rintelen smiled when he heard ~,
j. Cundiff. secretary and treasure
the international Iron ShlpDgiN
Union, tell how Martin had hlrU ,
70 travel around the country .,
promise of $50 a week and err
and of Martins failure to pss D. :
four weeks work. Buchanan. ~
had first engaged him. but bsta''
paid him for the work he dld ioI =
Labor organizations all o'd Z
country, at Cunditf's solicitation, n.
resolutions similar to those adopm- !,
Labor's National Peace Council ,
Washington meeting in June, lsse. y
off, entirely ignorant Of any So
motive on the part Of any OF us oso,
labored hard. IL was brought ou' VI
the end of his four weeks unps~
forts Rintelen fed the county :
the source of the Counclfs gos !,
beyond the reach Of Lamar aad ~
sociates. Va
The last witness '~as James : =,
Cracker, president Of the DetfoIs y. =,
of the international Steam Ens.%
Union. When he came 10 VASE.
TO attend Labor's National fssee -
cil-all expenses paid by NAT +:
said he tried TO learn from NAT
Robert Fowler and other dels. . :
the purpose OF the organiiSu''
failed. .,Jr
MacCracken was in the midst : "a.
of the most sensational ols :, -,
mony yet adduced by the govn
when an adjournment was AZ ~.
his testimony he implicated 4,
Martin and Henry s. Nonne''
torney General OF OSio.
Called on Fowler
81 called on Congressman a
in his hotel after the meetlns :, )
the witness. mr.. Fowler wa ~ 4,
window. talking with Mr. Nonn's. :.
Mr.. Martin. He asked me =
possible to bring about sn Ia
'longshoremen Of New Yors \" &
that nothing was imposs,oe. id >
stage Of the game. Then ne 81 - =,
if the captains and engineers |" as
were organized. told him I lns.s =
Then he asked me If the rs'i t'- X
were all organized. | told u"
were" .,.5ss
Here Judge Cushman oros''S
cess.
L. D..liane1t