Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-13
CAPT. GRASSHOFS DIARY REVEALS GERMAN INTRIGUE HAWAII

ing sent here. Necessary avoiding au.s
thorities.'
In the evening telegram came nom
Manila asking Us to secure permission
from the Z. s. authorities on account
OF the radio mate"
August 22-"Telesram TO Manila: In
my opinion the time to Sept. : 10 too
short to get permission to bring tn"
August q, tsIS-"Telegram to Man.
fla: Time too short to get permits
sion"
Late in 1918 occurred an incident On
the Pacific Coast Of which GraSshof
apparently had some inside" knowl-
edge. the visit under secrecy Of two
members OF the German embassy at
Washington-von Papen and Prince
Won Hatzfeldt Trachenberg, cosps Dior
of the embassy. This was just liter
Won understanding. counsellor
those idiotic Yankees" had seen the
light Of day and when = cry vas going
Up in America that he be recalled. The
Grasshof diary says:
September -, 1915: Capt Won Pa.
pen and Prince Won Hatfield. Trachen-
berg are making a secret CincogniIol
visit to San Francisco. Papen will be
reproached In that he 10 responsible
for the letters about those tdiotie
Americans found on Archibald Prince
Hatfield belongs to the German an
bassy.
October {, 1915: "Papen and Count
hatfield are in the western states"
May 10, 1915: Instructions we're
issued through Ambassador Bernstorfi
to all German consuls in the United
States to be careful in all their &C.
tons so as not to violate the neutral.
ity laws of the United States.
How GEIER LISTENED IN
ON v. s. MESSAGES
Examples OF listening in: The fol-
lowing cablegram was found In .
loose sheet in the diary:
From Kahuku to Tituilla tTutuila,
Samoa
"'Nov. 25. 1918, ga p. m.
Radio TX 81 government Washing
tom To Govt. Naval Station, Tituilla.
For American Consul Apia, 18th De-
partment, November 10. Please re-
port full concerning the arrest OF
Hansen and grounds for placfsaA the
German management and plantation
employees of the South Sea islands OF
Hamburg. under forced. admhAtrat
tiSa.
LANSING" ~
DIARY TOUCHES UPON THINGS
SOCIAL AND GERMAN
Late in December. 1915, GrasshofG
diary branches off from plots and eva
sions, and touches lightly upon things
social. Apparently the German-Amsr'
lean social evenings attracted him. tof
his diary contains something like IN
account of what happened, and here
occurs the name Of Jack Cleary, the
| naturalized Irishman whose dismissal
by his employer recently created some
discussion and controversy in Homo.
lulu. Here is what the eyerFeady
diary records:
December %, 1915: Record OF
speech made at meeting Of Germans
to celebrate Christmas, Phoenix Hall,
December q, 1915. Dwyer IL Prof.
Patrick Dryer, teacher Of languages,
who had an office for some time at
Dr. Schurmann's, Beretania street.
Speech: prof. Dwyer:
| i 0elieVe In peace. 1 Nould IKE 10
see peace. l want to see peace when
the Teutonic Allies have driven the
Russian Bear to the North Pole when
they have trampled on the proud
Lilies Of France until they are undis.
tinguishable from the mire; when they
have driven the Garfbaldi Dagoes into
the crater OF Mount yesuyius; whs1,
thav have tWiRfed-
Jack Cleary (from the audience):
Again."
| Prof Dryer: and twisted"
| Jack Cleary: Once morel"
Prof. Dwyer: and twisted tbs
tail of the English Lion until hi1
bowls can be heard reyerberatin1
through the deepest dungeons 81
hell"