The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-24

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the American government the re-
sponsibility for the arrest OF Case
ment. The Gaelic American, Devoy's
paper, and the sympathetic German
American press charged this gov
eminent with having. on the strength
of information obtained from the
seized Won Igel papers. advised the
British government OF the revolu-
tionary plot and Easements paT
Charges Rsfutsd.
"The Department of State and the
Department of Justice promptly re-
futed the charges. When the Won
Igel papers were seized in New York
the district attorney and his assist
ants busted themselves in a search
for information to sustain the indict-
ments which they had obtained
against Won Igel. and overlooked for
the time being the great mass Of 9TH
er evidence which pointed incrimin-
atingly to others.
Department Of justice officials ad-
nit that the papers relating TO Case
mentS were sent b Washington the
right before Easements arrest was
reported, but they were not received
by the attorney general until the aft
ernoon of the day upon which the
British authorities picked up the
Irish leader, and were not present.d
TO the state department until ..
M that day. Meanwhile, Easement
had spent several hours in an Irish
prison.
Prominent as Leader.
1T is not improbable that the sig
nature at the bottom of the extraor-
binary message which follows is in
the cipher Dewey referred to in the
Won Igel papers, New York Supreme
Court Justice Daniel F.. Cohalan has
long been prominent in 'Irish-Ameri-
can circles, though he has nevlr
been directly Identified with violent
action.
Favored by Pro. Germans.
That Judge Cohalan, however, is
theId in high favor by the pro- German
by the fact that, Viereck's Weekly, in
making selections recently for the
most important political Offices in
this country, puts him forth for the
position OF United States senator
, from New York.
Marked "Very Secret"
THE communication as translated
into Won Igel's record is typewriter,
line for line, below a cipher, except
: for the signature which remains un-
translated from the original cipher
figures. 1t is dated New York, April
II, 1916. numbered 335-16, and in
scribe at the top Very Secret
No. 1876.
Very secret.
New York, April IL. 1916.
/ Judge Cohalan requests the
transmission of the following re-
marks:
THE revolution in Ireland can
only be successful If supported from
Germany, otherwise England will be
able 10 suppress it, even though it be
only after hard struggles. Therefore
help is necessary.
This should consist, primarily. of
aerial attacks in England and a di-
version Of the fleet simultaneously
with Irish revolution. Then, If possi-
Bile, a landing Of troops, arms, and
ammunition in Ireland, and possibly
some officers from Zeppelins.
/ Would Cut of Food.
This would enable the Irish ports
be closed against England and the
establishment of stations for sub
marines on the Irish coast and the
cutting off Of the supply Of food for
England. The services of the revolu-
ton may therefore decide the war.
4 lac dShS thcA l0lSGA aAh W IAAAS
effect be sent to Berlin.
1912 1857 02S0.
To His Excellency
Count Won Bernstorff,
/ Imperial Ambassador,
i Washington, d. c.
Shows Code Method.
along this same line is a code
message by wireless to Banker Max
Moebius, overwallstrasse Berlin.
which is interesting chiefly as show
ing the code method OF important
communications practiced by the
German official plotters in this coun-
TRY. The code translation was found
with the copy Of the message among
Won Igel's papers. The original is q
German dispatch which, being trans
lated into English, sounds like an in
Inocent business transaction, viz:
National Germania Insurance
contract certainly promised. Execu-
tor is evidently satisfied with propo-
sition. Necessary steps have been
taken.
Henry Neuman'.
"lrish Agree, Translation.
Not so innocent and harmless as
it looks. for what the message really
means is this:
Irish agree to proposition. The
i
Canada was also the object of So
licitous interest on the part Of Ger
many's representatives in America,
as was startlingly proven in the plot
to blow up the Welland canal.
Plotter Too Old.
Another lesser but not unpromis-
ing enterprise against Canada was
foregone by Won Igel because the
volunteer plotter was too old,
though he has the best OF good
will, and also because of his known
connection with the Gaelic American
and the Indian revolutionists. Such
is the Endorsement upon the letter.
signed only X. who thus sets forth
his qualifications for fomenting dis
orders in Quebec.
".As honorary president Of the
first Independence club started at
Montreal about the time of the Boer
war, and of which the Hon. Honore
Mercier, now minister Of colonization
in the government of the province OF
Quebec, was one Of the vice presi-
dents and later president i am well
known among the members and
journalists in that organization.
For Canadian Freedom.
There is now in the place Of the
independence club secret society
based upon its principles. aiming at
the total separation of Canada from
the British Empire. 1t includes
all the former members of the In
dependence club and men high in
Canadian political life.
The adherents are for the most
part French and Irish Canadians.
go. l am in daily connection with
one of the leading men in the sepa-
ration movement. Hon. j. Hall Kei-
Ily, who is q member of the legisla-
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