Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-24
Tells OF GERMAN
TO PROVE RNDUS
Sukamar Chatterji, Witness
f9r Government, Tells In
side of Scheme

San Francisco, Nov. 24.-"The Eng
lish are good and the Germans are bad"
was the password whispered by the In
dian revolutionists when they sought to
identify each other during teir activi-
ties against British rule in India. The
answer to this was: "The English are
bad and the Germans are good."
These mystic signals and other facts
relating to the proposed revolution were
revealed ip federal court here today dur
ing the trial of "a prominent men on
charges of conspiracy to foment the up
rising. simultaneously, it was reveal
ed that the rebels had a "treasurer {"
at Washington who collected and dis
tributed funds for "the great revolu
tion.''
These disclosures were made during
the testimony of Sukamar Chatterji,
Hindu witness for the government,
when he told Of carrying a message
from San Francisco to Manila, He told
of activities extending from Washing
ton to Bangkok, Siam.
In revealing the password, Chatterji
said it was not necessary for revolution
lists, told of carrying several letters
from San Francisco to German naval
officer named Boyheim, stationed at
Manila, who later took them to the Ger
man consul there.
81 met there a man named Swaser
who, l was told, was the vice consult
witness said. "He gave me a letter
marked with the revolutionary signs,
which / was to carry to Siam.o
Chatterji then drew on a sheet of
paper the mystic sign of the rebels.
1t was a quarter square with dot in
the center.
Chatterji then told of trip he made
to Siam on orders of Boyheim with
Jodd Singh, German Hindu, interpreter.
Boyheim borrowed $500 from the Ger
man consul for the expense of his trip,
he said. He added:
'Boyheim told me he had cabled
a man named jacobson in Chicago and
that he would have to wait until Jacob
son photographed to Washington where
the treasurer of te revolutionary fund
was located. We couldn't t start until
the money arrived. When it came we
went to Annoy, China, and delivered sew
eral letters and tried to get Indian re-
cruits.
We were unsuccessful in getting
men there and were directed by the
German consul to go across the bay
from Annoy and see man employed
by a Chinese firm. When we arrived
his man gave JUDD Singh $50. We stay
I'd there at hotel for few days wait
ng for boat to Swaton, China, our
next port, where we were directed to
90. l stayed at Swaton five weeks"
At this point a diary of the trip, writ
ten by Chatterji, was introduced by the
government s attorney, which the wit
ness said was written for the purpose
of letting Indian messengers follow
ing know of the experience of their
predecessors.
During his examination, Chatterii de-
slared he had eaten two letters during
lis travels so as to prevent their fall
ng into the hands of the British police
It Bangkok.
81 had been given two letters from
iopal Singh to German agents in Bang
1olS, he said 81 went to Bangkok
nd was there arrested by British po-
ice. Before they could search me ate
10Th letters. 1t was at Bangkok that
was told Indian troops were ready to
evolt.'
Theodore Roche, cross examining the
7itness wrung am admission from him
hat he had written an article for the
Hindustan Cadar" a revolutionary
ewspaper here, stating that Germany S
My purpose in this war was to free
ndia, although he knew those state
lents were untrue. He also admitted
hat he had posed as an Indian prince.
"Ten,' said Roche, "you admit that
ou are not only deceiver, but a liar. -
Eyes" Chatterji replied, but de-
eived and lied for purpose. My pur-
ose was to get Hindus back to India. -
Chatterii testified that after his cap
ure he was taken to Singapore, where
e lay in solitary confinement in Brit
sh prison from May 1915 until last
lay. He was released, he said, only
fhen the United States government in
ervened in hris behalf and he was
rought to the United States to testify