Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-22
Official Document Sho,Ds
That President Had
Euery Phase of Stu
alton in Mind.
BY ID. VI. EDWARDS.

what President Wilson meant in his
reply to the Pope in previous utter
ances. when he referred to Germany
as an irresponsible government. secretly
planning to dominate the world with
out regard to sacred obligations of
nations or principles of International
honor. Is set forth In an official docu-
ment. made public to-day. and entitled
The Presidents Flag Day Address,
With Evidences Of Germany's Plans"
The address was delivered in June
at the foot OF the Washington Monu-
ment. Throughout President Wilson
referred TO Germany's iniquitous dis
regard of all human rights and pri-
vilcEes. This address is now presented
with circumstantial detail to prove that
the President made no statement that
he had not ample evidence to warrant.
1t Is an official treatise on why we arc
at war. Professor William Anderson.
Wallace Notestein, Elmer Stell and
August c. Krey, of the University Of
Minnesota. and Professor Guernsey
Jones. Of the University of Nebraska,
drew the parallel. In n long series OF
arnotations they prove every one OF
the Presidents declarations. The pro-
fessors expose not only the hand of
Germany in urging Austria to brow
beat Serbia. but intrigues In this coun-
try by which Won Bernstorf, DR.. Dern-
burg, Boy-Ed. Won Papen. KoeniE,
Taucher and all the rest sought to en-
broil the nation while protesting
friendship.
GERMANS WHO ACTED
AS AGENTS OF SEDITION
President Wilson said the agents of
scdition were men connected with tho
official embassy OF the German gov
ernmcnt itself here in our own capital
ard the group of professors backs this
UP by the following comment:
LAS for espionage. Koenig. head OF
the Hamburg American secret service,
who was active in passport frauds, who
induced Gustav Stahl to perjure him.
self and declare the Lusitania armed.
and who plotted the destruction Of the
Welland Canal has done well in his
work ps assny, has passe9 under thtr !
;teenEaliase essin Is sgcuuntrs.aantPea4sw
AS for corruption OF public opinion,
1t has proceeded both openly and un-
der cover, DR.. DernburE was the ON,
cial missionary, and he and others went
up and down the land. a check for
$4,000 was discovered which Count Won
Begnstorf sent to Marcus Braun. edi-
a
covered which George Sylvester Vie
reck, editor of the Fatherland, sent to
Privy Councillor Albert, the German
agent, arranging for a monthly sub
sidy OF sl.750. There is record OF
$4,000 paid through the German en-
bassy to finance the lecture tour OF
Miss Ray Beveridge, an American artist.
Efforts were made by German sympa-
thiZers to get control Of at least one
of the great New York dailies, and
about half dozen weeltlies have been
devoted to German propaganda and to
very little else. Most important OF all.
in telegram dated January -. 1917.
but just made public by the Secretary
of State. Won BernstorT asked his
government for authority to spend $5o.-
900 in jorder. as on former occasions.
to influence Congress through the or.
ganizations you know Of.
GERMAN CONSPIRACY
IN VARIOUS FORMS
"As for the conspiracy in our midst
1t has taken various forms under the
fostering and munihcent hand Of Cap
tain Boy-Ed. Won Papen, Won Rintelen,
Tauscher. Won Igel. all directly con-
nected with tn, German government
There is now in the possession OF the
United States government a check
made out to Koenis and signed by Won
Papen for the payment Of bomb
maker who was to plant explosives dis
Guised as coal in merchant vessels
clearing from New York Won Rinte-
len financed Labors Peace Council.
which tried TO corrupt legislators and
labor leaders. German agents spent
100000 on Huerta's abortive attempt
in this country to start n revolution In
Mexico"
President Wilson declared:
And many OF our own people were
corrupted" The professors relate:
Among these were David Lamar and
Henry Martin. who, in the pay of Won
Rintelen. organized and managed
Labor's National Peace Council. which
sought to bring about strikes, an en-
barge on munitions. and a boycott of
banks which subscribed to the Anglo
French loan"
Making pointed argument that the
war was not the will or wish Of the
German people, and that, as President
Wilson has stoutly maintained all
along: I'VE are not the enemies OF the
German people. and we know that they
are not our enemies" the reviewing
group shows that the German military
party made war for conquest and for
conquest alone. They say:
The German people had no chance
TO influence the policy Of the Berlin
government during the critical days
when that government. sanctioning the
purpose OF Austria 10 have her Will of
Serbia. made European war inevitable
They had not the chance to express
opinion or to learn at the time what
the government was doing"
SMALLER STATES
AS NATURAL TOOLS
President Wilson said the military
masters of Germany regarded the
smaller nations merely as serviceable
organizations whicn they could, by
force or intrigue, bend to their own
purpose. They have regarded the
smaller states. In particular, and the
peoples who could be overwhelmed by
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