Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-23
Ireland, Holland, Mexico,
Used as Tools by the
Kaiser's Agents.
MONEY FREELY SPENT
Whole System Uncovered
by Papers Taken From
Wolfe Won Igel.

WASHINGTON. Sept Further
disclosure OF far-reaching German
propaganda. intrigues and plots In
this country prior 10 the diplomatic
breal. with Germany were made today
by the committee on public intorma-
ton.
In bulletin styled Official ex-
pose" the committee quotes numerous
extracts from letters seized by the de-
partment In April. 1916, in Il raid on
the New York office of Wolfe von
Igel Won Igel I'm carrying on his
manifold pro-German and anti-Amer-
lean activities, the documents show,
was In constant touch with the Ger
man embassy and with Count Won
Bernstorff the then German am
bassador to the United States.
I'm the form OF letters. kilograms,
notations, checks, receipts. registers.
cash books cipher codes, lists OF spies
and other memoranda and records"
the committee says, were found indi-
cations--in some instances OF the
vaguest nature. In others of the most
damning conclusiveness--that the
German imperial government thru its
representatives In then friendly ma
ton. was concerned with:
"NiOlatiOn OF the laws OF the
United States.
obstruction of lives and property
In merchant vessels on the high seas.
''Irish revolutionary plots against
Great Britain.
"Fomcnting ill-fecIing against the
United States In Mexico.
"SuboInation Of American writer's
and lecturers.
Enhancing of propaganda.
"Maintcnancc of n spy system under
the guisc OF n commercial invcstiga-
ton bureau.
"SubsidizIng OF bureau for the
purpose OF stirring mp labor troubles
I'm munition plants.
''Thc bomb industry and other re-
lated acti [ ties"
The committee OF which Secretaries
Lansing. Baker and Daniels are mem
bers and George Creel chairman mas
this to say concerning Holland:
Holland German Tool.
at has long been an open secret
that Holland is merely n way-station
for shipments of contraband into
Germany. Here is official conflrma-
ton from the Won Igel records which
would seem to indicate suspicious end
confidential relations between the
Holland commission and the Ger
man diplomatic officials credited TO
this country. or possibly a belief by
the Germans that they could not sue
cessfuly get the munitions To their
own country. The message In code
with interlinear translation is writ
ten to "A '2493' and headed German
embassy. Washington, ID. c., April 6,
1916 1t runs as follows:
Telegram from Berlin by s.c,e.
roundabout way for Carl Heysen:
Consent sale Holland three hundred
thousands chests tcartridges) and two
hundred tons powder. Please get III,
touch with Holland commission.
Sender war minister, foreign office. in
representation. (Signed) Hatzfeiet.
Prince Hatzfeldt was an official of
the German embassy. The Hemburs-
American lines bureau of investiga-
ton, the committee states, an ''inno-
cent pretending agency was at the
outset in the secret service of the Ham
burg American Steamship compdi,,.
Under Paul Koenig, its manager. ~
became an adjunct of the German Dip
lomatic secret service.
Bomb Plot Exposed.
A letter dated July 20, 1917. from
o r. Zone of its operatives) to 1000"
characterized by the committee as
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