The Yale expositor., 1917-09-27

to the diplomatic break with Germany
were made Saturday by the committee
on public information.
In bulletin styled official expose"
the committee quotes numerous let
ters, seized by the department of JUS
tice in April, 1916, in a raid on the
New York Office OF Wolfe Won Igel.
Won Igel, in carrying on his manifold
anti-American activities, documents
show, was in constant touch with the
German embassy and with Count Won
Bernstorff, then German ambassador
to the United States.
Offenses Are Listed.
"In the form of letters, kilograms, no.
tations, checks. receipts, ledgers. cash
books, cipher codes. lists of spies and
other memoranda" the committee
says, "were found indications-in
some instances of the vaguest nature,
in others of the most damning con-
clusiveness-that the German imper-
ial government, through it's represen-
tatives in a then friendly nation, was
concerned with:
Violation of the laws of the United
States.
destruction Of lives and property
In merchant vessels on the high seas.
"Irish revolutionary plots against
Great Britain.
"Fomenting III feeling against the
United States in Mexico.
differentiation of American writers
and lecturers.
Enhancing of propaganda.
Maintenance of a spy system under
the euise Of a commercial investiga-
ton bureau.
"Subsidizing of a bureau for the
purpose of stirring labor troubles in
munition plants.
"The bomb industry and other re-
lated activities"
Bernstorff Leader.
of Count Won Bernstorff. former Ger
man ambassador, and his aides, Won
Papen and Boy-Ed, attaches of the
embassy.
Atop of this revelation linking the
Germany embassy with throttling de-
signs against the United States.
Senator King releaFed letters that
proved Fair Play and other radical
newspapers had fattened on the lar.
gesse of German and Austrian agents.
He advised wedding out the propagan-
dists and counselled making war on
Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey.
King told the senate he had photo
graphic copies OF checks and receipts
for money paid by Won Bernstorff to
the Fairplay Publishing Co. and Mar
Gus Braun, it's editor, among others.
The Fairplay magazine may be one
OF the guiding hands OF the "organiza-
ton" mentioned by Won Bernstorff as
possible factor in trying to influence
congress against war. The sums paid
out to. it by the embassy show that
it was a constant drain on the leu
tonic exchequer.
King said he also has copies of pa
pers showing payments from the Aus
trian embassy to foreign language
newspapers. Among these is a 500
subsidy paid Polish newspaper.
Data Is Authentic.
Kings data is known to be absolute
ly authentic and further shows the
extent of Won Bernstorff's web Of in
fuence stretched throughout this coun-
try.
The King. expose coupled with the
state department revelations, stirred
congress to new demands for search
ing inquiry into the use of the disloyal
press in spreading German propa-
ganda.
Kings data shows that Won Bern
storff was operating his pro-Teuton
poison early in the war and the pay
ments cited by King were almost two
years previous to those Bernstorff adj
mitted we're being made in January,
1917.
II we can get definite lead to
work on, we will begin an investigation
of the Bernstorff slush fund.-" said
Senator Overman.
Overman is chairman of the lobby
investigating committee. This COM
mittee can begin the investigation
without resolution or any further
authorization than il possesses.
overman conferred with several SEN
ators who have evidence.
Lansing authorized this statement:
II wish to say emphatically that
do not see how the Bernstorff mes
sage In any way reflects on congress
or any member. This expose was
apropos of German methods of peace
propaganda and there is no intention
OF casting suspicion on members OF
congress"
While depioring the tendency of
some men in congress to delay legis-
lation that would aid the war. Senator
King does not believe that any mem
bers OF the body have been actually
influenced by German money