Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-03

ton in the New York Times In December.
1915:
1.-THE German government has, nat
urally, never knowingly accepted the sup
port of any person. group Of persons. So
ciety or organization seeking to pro-
mote the cause of Germany In the United
States by Illegal acts, by counsel or VI
olence. by contravention of law, or by
any means whatever that could offend
the American people in the pride of their
own authority"
Here's Pseudo Labor Agency.
Closely related 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 1876 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 its Familiarity
accepted name of the 'Iiebau Employ
ment agency"
That the Austro- Hungarian embassy
had taken official cognizance of the bu-
reau is disclosed in she letter written
by the ambassador to the Austro- Hun
garian minister for foreign affairs
which was found in the possession of
James F. ]. Archibald by the British
authorities August 80. 1915.
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-
tions industry.
The comm ercial employment bureaus
of the country have no supply of unem-
ployed 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
propaganda of the employment bureau"
Several lines of communication be-
tween the German diplomatic service
and the Irish revolutionary movement
are indicated in the captured docu-
ments John Dewey of New York city,
now editor of the Gaelic American.
violent anti-British paper, was one of
the active agents of this connection.
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 81, 600 for Case
ment, evidently handled by Dewey.
Letters to Bernstorff.
Devoy's intimate connection with the
German cause is disclosed in two letters
to Ambassador Won Bernstorff, the texts
of which follow:
New York, April g. 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
supplies and that cable was suppressed.
Second also safe. Third with change of
plans due about April Is"
John Dewey further requests that the
following telegram be dispatched to Sir
Roger Easement:
mo letter now possible. All funds
sent home Sister and Ms family WE'LL
Should Sir Roger be absent or i'll, then
]. D. requests that the telegram be de-
livered to John Monteith.
To His Excellency, the Imperial Ambas-
sador, Count Bernstorff. Washing
ton, D. c.
New York April Is, 1916.
Herewith Enclosed report re-
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. (S copy)
To the Imperial Ambassador Count Won
Bernstorff. Washington, d. c."
As to arrest of Roger Easement.
In view of the involvement of these
prominent Irish-American leaders in the
Easement plot and its German ramifica-
tons it is little to be wondered at that
they should have endeavored to Shout
der upon the American government the
responsibility for the arrest of Easement.
The Gaelic-American, Devoy's paper, and
the sympathetic German-American press
charged this government with having, on
the strength of information obtained from
the seized Won Igel papers, advised the
British government of the revolutionary
plot and Easements part therein.
1t is not improbable that the signature
at the bottom of the extraordinary
message which follows is In the "cipher
Devoy' referred to In the Won Igel pa
pers. New York Supreme Court JUS
tice Daniel F. Cohalan has long been
prominent in Irish-American circles.
though he has never been directly iden-
titled with violent action.
That Judge Cohalan, however. is held
in high favor by the pro-German ele-
ment of this country Is evidenced by the
fact that Viereck's Weekly, in making
selections recently for the most impor-
tant political offices in this country puts
him forth for the position of United
States senator from New York
"Help Is Necessary"
The communication as translated into
Won Igers record is typewriter, line for
line, below a cipher, except for the sig
nature, which remains untranslated from
the original cipher figures. 1t is dated
New York, April II. 1916, numbered 1885,
16. and inscribed at the top Very Secret
New York, April II, 1916.
'Jourge Coholan requests the trans
mission of the following remarks:
1.-The revolution in Ireland can only
be successful If supported from Ger
many, otherwise England will be able
to suppress it. even though 1t be only
after hard struggles Therefore help is
necessary. This should consist prt-
marily of aerial attacks in England and
a diversion of the fleet simultaneously
with Irish revolution. Then. If pos
sible, a landing of troops arms and
ammunition in Ireland and possibly
some officers from Zeppelins. This
would enable the Irish ports to be closed
against England and the esta blishm ent
of stations for submarines on the Irish