Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-04

department of state and writ OF habea<
corpus before the lord chief justice Of
England that he escaped successfully
He was in England and France
at the outbreak of the war: he has
cess to the great sources of British and
French official Information He wants
go across to Europe and serve secretly
for Germany"
Here's Pseudo Labor Agency.
Closely relate to and to some extent
under the guidance of Won Igel was the
German and Austro- Hungarian labor
information and relief bureau. with
central Headquarters at 13s Liberty
street. New York city. and branches In
Cleveland Detroit. Bridgeport Pitts
burgh. Philadelphia and Chicago The
head OF this enterprise was Hans Lie
bau. from whom it took it's Familiarity
accepted name of the -Liebau Employ
ment agency"
That the Austro-Hungarfan embassy
had taken official cognizance of the bu-
reau is disclosed In the letter written
by the ambassador to the Austro- Hun
garian minister for foreign affairs
which was found in the possession OF
James F. j. Archibald by the British
authorities August 80. 1915.
After Ammunition Plants.
In this letter the amba ssador stated:
1T is my impression that we dis
organize and hold up for months II not
entirely prevent. the manufacture of
munitions in Bethlehem and the middle
West. which. in the opinion of the Ger
man military attache. is of importa nee
and amply outweighs the comparative
ly small expenditure of money involved:
but even If the strikes do not come of
1T is probable that should extort,
under pressure of circumstances. more
favorable conditions of labor for our
poor. downtrodden fellow countrymen.
so far German workmen are
found in the skilled hands. means of
leaving will be provided Immediately
for them Besides this. private Ger
man employment office has been estab-
1ished which provides employment for
persons who have voluntarily given up
their places. and it is already working
well We shall also join in. and the
widest support is assured u.s.
The following representations ON be-
made. under date of March "a. 1916. in
letter to the German ambassador. Won
Bernstorn-
Engineers and persons in the better
class OF positions. and who had means
of their own. were persuaded by the
ropaganda of the bureau to leave war
material factories"
Cause Of Strikes
The report comments with uncon-
| cealed amusement upon the fact that
munitions concerns innocently wrote the
bureau for workmen (Which. of course.
were not furnished) and continues in
reviewing later conditions in the NUM-
| lions. industry.
The commercial employment bureaus
of the country have no supply of unem-
| pIoyed technicians. Many dis
! turbances and suspensions which war
material factories have had to suffer
and which it was not always possible
to remove quickly. but which, on the
| contrary. often led to long strikes.
may be attributed to the energetic
| propa ganda of the employment bureau"
| Won Igel's close connection with the
| enterprise is indicated by a. number of
| items. For example. there is nota-
| ton the effect that H. Samson had
| established a Liebau branch office in
| Detroit an entry of $50 paid to DR. Max
| Niven of Chicago in February. 1913. for
| the labor fund and an inquiry ad-
| dressed by a bureau official to Won Igel.
| asking whether the Bosch magnetic
| works manufactured fuses for shells.
/ the bureau having evidently been ap-
| piled to for workmen for the Bosch
| plant. The reply, in the negative.
stated that the company was ''uniYer-
| sally known for it's friendly attiJuda
| for the Germans
John Dewey and Trish Revolution"
| Several lines of communication be-
| tween the German diplomatic service
! and the Irish revolutionary movement
| are indicated in the captured docu-
| now editor of the Gaelic American. a
| violent anti-British paper. was one OF
| the active agents of this connection.
| Significant entries appear here and
| there; references to messages from the
| German embassy at Washington and
| the German consulate at New York:
| mention of secret code to be employ ed
| in communicating with him and of a
| cipher Devoy; also a notation. the
details OF Wnlcn remain UNDISCOVERED.
| concerning communication manu-
| facture hand grenades.
Dewey 1t was who acted, for a time at
least. as go-between for the German
| secret service dealings with Sir Roger
| Easement, executed by the British for
| treason. There are several references
| to money and messages for Sir Roger
| Easement or. more briefly 'R. c." and
| one record of a check for $1,000 for Case
ment evidently handled by Dewey.
Letters to Bernstorff.
| Devoy's intimate connection with the
| German cause is disclosed in two letters
New York. April s. 1916.
| The following communication from
| confidential man John Dewey was duly
| transmitted
| Letter dated March %. delayed by
| censor. seems conclusive that first mes
| senger arrived safe with proposal to send
| Second also safe. Third. with change of
| plans. due about April Ia
| John Dewey further requests that the
| following telegram be dispatched Sir
| Roger Easement:
| mo letter possible. All funds
| sent home Sister and NJ. IS family we'll
| Should Sir Roger be absent or Ill. then
| Hvered to John Monteith.
| To His Excellency. the Imperial Ambas-
| sador. Count Bernstorn. Washing
ton. D. C.
| New York. April Is. 1916.
| ceived by us today from John Dewey
| Kindly order further steps to be taken.
The important parts of the report were
| sent there today per telegram IS copy }