New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
p.lo Pacha Met German
Agents and Hearst People
in New York
Money Was Used
For Anti-War Cry
French Papers Subjected to
Propaganda Like That
in United States

o. because Of his supposed rela-
-. With the enemy, after having
y.s--s.s vas, sums of money for Sc
- ,y-Doses. cane 20 New York IN
p.sTgory. p.l 1915. and did three principal
things ,,.,,.-.
us net representatives Of William
D..Solob Hearst, whose newspapers,
T-e hose subsidized by BOlo Pscha in
r-s,,e were shouting for peace;
70 met German agents who had mill
..,. of money ready FOR him;
He opened accounts in New York
banks.
rjs known to the French and ~ j.
can governments that he opened ac-
..n,+. be-e i'm several banks, including
-. otJ p. Morgan 6 Co. Il is also
,,ogn 70 them that while here he met
s,r.-sl German agents, and dined sew
,,-,.s with Captain Hans Tsuscher.
80 Indictment on the charge OF be
- V.Usnd Canal plotter, and win
C~Ie..a;, TeYseher's wife. Nine. GadSkl.
Gfte- Bolo's return 20 france thcre
..aas-.d In scores Of French ncwspa-
psrs. especially those owned by Cal
Luz. glowing accounts telling me
Frepeh people what great power IN
journalism and IN governmental AFFAIRS
William Randolph Hearst was.
Then, according % The Tribune 8 IN
formant. Bolo began 10 use money 10
influence French legislators.
Thousands spent for Peace
Hundreds of thousands Of francs
we're raid over TO several members OF
tho French Parliament who were ad-
vocatirc peace. some Of the paclhsts
in the French Par.i ament. The Ir!o-
Upe's informant FASTENED 10 add were
honest in their convictions.
"Tbey were stupid" IL IS said, but
M. b-iba tasers-uOt takers OF German
cold But there were others. tco
Boio. CT eommoL or gin, the son O. q
hsirGresser iu Marseiles, probably
would not row be awaiting trial, with
the death penalty &C q possibility, as
traitor but for his visit TO New YORK.
Secret Service agents picked up has
trsA through his meetings with German
agents here such as Captain Tauscher.
And after stay here-just how long
could 10, be learned last niGht-Bolo
Pscha re,arned TO Europe, and before
going 10 France stopped al Geneva,
Switzerland. the place from which he
directed his many German en-
ceayors.
In Switzerland he opened accounts
to.aliinc several millions. Just how
much Is problematlcal, for the SWISS
government. IN reply to the request for
sstatement Of his accounts with SWISS
barks. replied that il was a political
affair. and tha. il would have 70 refuse.
Washington made somewhat slmI-
lar reply last February, when the
French government asked TINS govern
ment 10 learn the extent OF has ac-
counts here This country was then
neutral.
Last week however, this government
answered the French government
questions. and. on information from
the United States, BolO was arrested
as spy in France.
"This Is how Bolo worked in France,
said The Tr.bUue's informant. First,
he or his agents started almost at the
inception of the war numerous satlrI-
cal weeklcs They were similar to
The Masses and to jeremiah A.
OLeary's Bull They ridiculed war
and attributed false and unworthy
motives % those directing it.. They
talked Of the var as one conducted for
the benefit of munition makers, after
the manner Of The Masses and Bull
Many Shouts for Peace
One Of these Bolo Pacha weeklies
was called The Republican Trench
Ihen there were serious papers -dailies
which ne subsidized, which shouted
Ior peace, even a peace without victory.
home Of the editors were conscious of
what they were dong and knew they
were taxing German god and doing
Germany's work, while others were Just
stupid.
The beginning Of this year. after
these papers had been paving the way
lor the work IN hand for two years
or more, Bo.o, through his agents,
engaged -mondaines 10 meet SOL
uiers baek from the trenches and en-
stf'slH them, and then these German
PAD oemi-monda.nes would tell the
selalers OF the horrors cs war, and
pretend they ioyed them, and would
eIua up with an appeal TO them not 20
return to the trenches.
Washington Knows Facts
All Of Bolo's activities are known to
nSsnlngton. a report Of the raid on
ny apartment last February was trans
nIptea 70 Washington by the French
so'erhment. Al that time, The Trib-
NNue was informed. checks on several
.,e" OK banks. including j. F. Nor
.~u 20. and Its Paris correspondent,
tDsyther with many checks on Swiss
sSaHAs notably those in Geneva, were
,VIha by the Secret Service men. Bolo
,,tlused 70 90 into details regarding
mem, saying he would be unable un-
80 permitted 20 20 20 Switzerland 70
,sSusuI some books and memoranda
,ITS. This was refused him. Then
ss' ss' french government made request
ms government and Of Switzerland
c;.j MORN them regarding Bolo's finan-
va. transactions.
me inv extent 20 which Bolo Pacha sub
.u'@eu the pacifst press Of France
m, mn only be guessed at, said The Trib-
49,. informant. The Bonnet Rouge"
~ republican Trench" and "The
na on oi To-day" are three of the Bolo
''perS which have been suppressed.
others to Go Same Road
J'hers will soon go the same road
ahd some Of their editors will follow
route being taken by Bolo
apart from his ATTEMPT 10 subsidize
n;e~spapers openly Bolo also invested
az ~ loyal French newspapers. The un-
iGlu millions that Germany placed at
ss rs. disposal may be Judged from the
Icy mat he invested 81 100 600 in one
IL. .esaing loyal dailies in Paris,
'ufhal'' But the owners of the