The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-23


tent, inasmuch as he had been repeat
! eddy duped. Obviously the manage
ment of the concern attaches .impor
lance to creating belief that all pro
jectiles being produced were INTENDED
for the United States Government
This, he comments, is beIied by the
presence of foreign government in
Nothing Illegal.
In these activities there was, Of
course. nothing Illegal. DR.. Otto Ia
still practicing his profession in Allen
town. He claims to be an American
citizen. though his claim is not clear,
and he declares himself thoroughly
loyal to this country.
Closely related to and TO some ex.
tent under the guidance of Won Igel
was the German and Austro-Hun-
gsrian labor information and relief
bureau. with central headquarters at
1856 Liberty street, New York city.
and branches in Cleveland. Detroit.
Bridgeport, Pittsburgh. Philadelphia,
and Chicago. The head OF this enter
prise was Hans Liebau. from whom
it took its familiarly accepted name
of the. "Liebau Employment Agency"
During the trying. days which fol-
lowed the arrest of the Welland Canal
conspiratqrs. IT was unwaver,ngIy as
serted that the Liebau concern was a
bona fide employment agency and
nothing else. with no object other
than to secure positions for. German.
Austrian. or Hungarian workmen
seeking employment. That was for
publication only. In Won Igel's.papers
A.. 1. IL
refusal of the Austro-Hungarian EN-
bassy to continue its subsidies to the
bureau,
That the Austro- Hungarian embassy
had taken official cognizance of the
bureau previously. however. is dis
closed in the letter written nv the
TO the Austro Hungarian
minister for foreign affairs which was
found in the possession of James r
J.. Archibald by the British authori-
ties August 30. 1915. In this letter
the ambassador stated:
1T is my impression that we can
and hold up for months,
II not entirely prevent, the manufac-
ture of munitions in Bethlehem and
the Middle West, which, in the opin-
ion OF the German military attache,
is of importance and amply out
weighs the comparatively small ex-
penditure OF money involved: but
even IL the strikes do not come OF II
is probable that we should e&tOrt,
under pressure OF circumstances,
more favorable conditions of labor
for our poor. down-trodden fellow
$50 far as German workmen are
found in the skilled bands, means of
leaving will be provided Immediately
for them. Besides this, a private
German employment office has been
which provides employ
ment for persons who have volun-
tarily given UP their places. and it
is already working well. We shall
also Join in, and the widest support
Is assured us"
The following. representations on
behalf OF the bureaus efficiency
were made, under date of March "a,
1916, in a letter to the German am
Dassador. Won Bernstorff.
Engineers and persons in the bet
ter class of positions, and who had
means OF their own, were persuaded |
by the propaganda OF the bureau to |
cave war-material factories.
The report comments with uncon-
.esled amusement upon the fact that |
munitions concerns innocently wrote |
he bureau for workmen (which, of |
were not furnished) and con-
.inues in reviewing later conditions |
n the munitions industry.
The commercial employment bu-
'eaus of the country have no supply |
u unemployed technicians.
dsny disturbances and suspensions