The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-06

repute, Tor years ~ the noao OF news
paper organization In England.
He has q personal reason to be very
bitter against England. because two
years ago (this letter appears to have
been written about June l. 1915. which
would make the date referred to tho
| early summer of 1870 a certain attack
was made against him over commercial
| matters In Great. Britain. and II was
| only by appealing to the United States
| department OF state and a writ OF habeas
| corpus before the lord chief Justice OF
England that he escaped successfully.
| He was in England and France
at the outbreak OF the war; he has ac-
cess to the great sources OF British and
French oficial information. He wants to
| 80 across to Europe and serve secretly
| for Germany"
Here's q Pseudo Labor Agency.
| Closely related to and to some extent
| under the guidance OF Won Igel was the
| German and Austro- Hungarian labor
Information and relief bureau. WIN
central headquarters at 1876 Liberty
| street, New York city. and branches In
Cleveland. Detroit. Bridgeport, Pitts
| burgh Philadelphia and Chicago. The
| head OF this enterprise was Hans Lie
bau, from whom II took its Familiarity
accepted name of the "Liebau Employ
| ment agency"
| That the Austro- Hungarian embassy
had taken Official cognizance OF the bu-
reau is disclosed In the letter written
| by the ambassador to the Austro- Hun
| garian minister for foreign AFFAIRS
which was found in the possession OF
James F. J. Archibald by the British
authorities August 80 1915.
After Ammunition Plants.
In this letter the ambassador stated:
1T Is my impression that we can dis
organize and hold up for months. II not
entirely prevent. the manufacture OF
munitions in Bethlehem and the middle
West. which. In the opinion of the Ger
man military attache. is of Importance
and amply outweighs the comparative
ly small expenditure of money involved:
but even II the strikes do not come of
II Is probable that we should extort
under pressure OF circumstances. more
favorable conditions of labor for our
poor. downtrodden fellow countrymen.
$50 far as German workmen are
found In the skilled hands, means OF
leaving will be provided Immediately
| for them. Besides this. a private Ger
man employment once has been estab-
| lished which provides employment for
persons who have voluntarily given UP
their places. and II is already working
| well. We shall also Join in. and the
| widest support is assured U.S."
The following representations on be-
| half of the bureaus efficiency were
made. under date OF March "a. 1915, in
letter to the German ambassador. Won
| Bernstorff
Engineers and persons In the better
class of positions. and who had means
of their own. were persuaded by the
propaganda of the bureau to leave war
material factories"
Cause Of Strikes.
The report comments with uncon-
cealed amusement upon the fact that
| q
bureau for workmen (which. OF course
were not furnished) and continues In
reviewing later conditions In the NUM-
lions industry.
The commercial employment bureaus
of the country have no supply Of unem.
ployed technicians. Many dis
turbances and suspensions which wal
material factories have had to suffer
and which II was not always possible
to remove quickly but which. on the
contrary. often led to long strikes
may be attributed to the energetic
propaganda OF the employment bureau
Won IgeIs close connection with the
enterprise is indicated by number OF
Items. For example. there is a nota-
ton to the effect that IL Samson hat
established a Liebau branch Office IL
Detroit an entry OF $50 paid to DR.. MAJ
Niven OF Chicago In February. 1919 fol-
the labor fund" and an inquiry ad-
dressed by a bureau official to Won Igel
asking whether the Bosch magnetic
| works manufactured fuses for shells
the bureau having evidently been ap.
piled to for workmen for the Bosch
plant. The reply. in the negative
| stated that the company was 'univer
sally known for it's friendly attitud,
for the Germans"
John Dewey and "Irish Revolution"
Several lines OF communication be.
tween tho German diplomatic servic,
and the Irish revolutionary movement
are indicated in the captured docu
ments. John Dewey OF New York city
now editor of the Gaelic American.
violent British paper. was one o.
the active agents Of this connection
Significant entries appear here ant
there: references to messages from tn,
German embassy at Washington ane
the German consulate At New York
mention of a secret code to he employed
in communicating with him and Of
| cipher Dewey" also . notation. tn,
details of which remain undiscovered
concerning Communication re manu-
facture hand grenades."
Dewey Il was who acted. for . time q
least. as go-between for the German
secret service dealings with Sir Rogel
Easement, executed by the British fo
treason. There are several references
to money and messages for Sir Royce
Easement, or. more briefly "R. c." ans
one record Of q check for 81. 600 for Case
ment. evidently handled by Dewey.
Letters to Bsrnstorff.
Devoy's intimate connection with tn,
German cause is disclosed In two letters
to Ambassador Won Bernstorn. the text
of which follow:
New York, April s, 1916.
The following communication from
confidential man John Dewey was dull,
transmitted:
| Letter dated March %. delayed b,
censor seems conclusive that first mes
senger arrived safe with proposal to sen,
supplies and that cable was suppressed
Second also safe. Third. with change o
plans due about April 15."
John Dewey further requests that tn,
following telegram be dispatched to 81
| Roger Easement:
mo letter now possible. All funds
sent home Sister and MS family we'll"
Should Sir Roger be absent or i'll. thel
H. D. requests that the telegram be de
livered to John Monteith.
X. N. st.
TO His Exceilency. the Imperial Ambas
sador, Count Won Bernstorf. Washing
\ ton. d. c.
l New York. April Is 1916.
Herewith inclosed n report re
ceived by us today from John Dewey
rKindly order further steps to be taken.
The important parts OF the report wer,
.ont thero todav mar tels0ram "a conv