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promised. Similar precautions must
be taken in regard to Irish pro-Ger-
man propaganda. (Signed) Represen-
tative of General staff"
The following telegram from Count
Bernstorff to the foreign office in Ber-
lin was sent in September 1916:
September 15-With reference to re-
ports A. NJ. 266 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 a vigorous cam
paign to secure a majority in both
houses of congress favorable to Ger
many and requests further support
There is no possibility OF our being
compromised. Request Geographic re-
ply"
Captain Boehm, mentioned In the
dispatch of Jan. was German secret
agent, who operated for some time in
the United States. His activities in
cluded an Investigation of the Mexican
crisis on which he made a lengthy
memorandum on March 1, 1916, pur-
porting to outline President Wilson's
expected message to Congress and he
predicted that the President would at.
tribute Mexico's anti-American activ-
tiles to German money and Indictment
and call Congress to support him In
radical measures.
The memorandum attempted to para
phrase the language to be employed by
President Wilson and said Congress
would endorse the Presidents stand
following which upward of $50 German
spies and agents would be arrested and
the ambassador of the central powers
, receive their passports.
Boehm's activities were brought to
a close because his tongue was too
loose for the good OF the German
service.
Acted For President.
DR.. William Bayard Hale was a
special representative of President
Wilson in Mexico in 1913 and was fire.
| quently referred to as the President
biographer.
Early in the war his articles from
Berlin attracted attention by reason OF
the intimate relations he seemed to
have with high officials of the German
foreign office. Mrs. Hale was with
| him in Germany
She also wrote many articles that
! were calculated to give the world the
| most favorable impression of Ger
| many's aims and methods Of warfare
She was one Of the leaders in the
| woman's movement to secure an en-
barge on arms and ammunition. She
came with q committee to Washington
| that presented to the administration a
petition signed by thousands of WON
en-, appealing for restriction on ship
ments of munitions.
State department officials regard the
evidence that has come to them as a
simple explanation Of the rapidity and
strength with which the embargo
movement swept the country, finally
finding expression In congress In the
McLemore resolution to forbid Amerf
cans to travel on ships carrying any
ammunition to Europe.
One of the earlier focal points Of
the movement was the conference hello
in Chicago where protests were made
! Afterwards meetings were held II
many cities and the mails and tele
craps wires were congested with mes
sages to the White House and Capito
carrying appeals to stop or to check
the movement of supplies to the allies
Records at the department fail tc
indicate that Heating, MacGharrity OF
! OLeary ever were arrested, although
i OLeary, whose publication Bull re
Gently was suppressed as of seditious
character has been an object Of secret
service agents close attention fol
some time. ~.
| OLeary's subsequent expressions
both in speeches and in the articles he
has written, have been of a violen
character and have apparently borne
out the German official estimate-'no1
always discreet"