The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-25
Germans Relentless in Efforts
To FOment Trouble.
Present Revolutionary Attempt
Grew Out of Former.
WORKED THRU AMERICANS
All Details for Outbreak Care
fully Planned.
BernstOrff Was GO-Between in
Arranging Plot.

ing efforts to foment revolution in
Ireland with the aid of the Sim Fein
are laid bare in a statement from
the official press bureau, reviewing
this phase of the Irish politica situa-
ton since the beginning of war.
After the abortive revolution of
Easter week of 1916, plans were made
for a revolt in 1917. but this miscar-
ried because of Americas entry into
the war and Germany's inability to
send troops to Ireland. An uprising
in Ireland was planned for this year
after the German offensive in the
west had been successful and when
Great Britain presumably would be
stripped of troops.
Concerning the recent arrests i'll
Ireland, the statement says that facts
and documents. for obvious reasons,
! cannot be disclosed at this time nor
can the means of communication be-
tween Germany and Ireland.
One phase of every plan called for
the establishment of submarine bases
in Ireland. In the present circum-
stances it is added no other course
was open to the government "if use
less bloodshed was to be avoided and
its duties to its allies fulfilled, but
to intern the authors and abettors of
this criminal intrigue"
Bernstorff Had Trouble.
Won Bernstorff evidently was hav-
ing difficulty with his tools for on
October "a he warned his government
not to allow a certain Captain Boohm.
then a resident of Rotterdam, to
write to Irishmen in America since
his letters were apt to go to the wrong
people Later Captain Boohm was ar
rested by US in British waters.
I'VE again find Won Bernstorff on
December 4, attaching a note surrep-
titiously to a message passed by the
American government in which he
mentioned that the Irish leaders in
America were pressing for an answer
to their proposal of September 8. He
seems to have followed this on Christ
mas day with a message which Is
missing for on the last day of 1915
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman in
formed him of quantities of munitions
! which it was proposed to land between
February 81 and rs, 1917. He added
that it was impossible to send German
troops.
replied that his Irish committee de-
clined the proposal, as without Ger
man troops a rising would be use
! less.
Plot Was Nipped.
After Americas entrance into the
war in April, 1917, the line of COM
munication between the German gov
ernment and the leaders of the Sim
| Fein party was broken temporarily,
tho there was no reason to believe
the messenger service between Amer
ica and Ireland devised by john
Dewey was affected
"A clue to the new line of COM
munication was obtained subsequently
and has been followed up actively.
| The effect of this new line in Ireland
| is visible in the speeches of the Sim
III. Il
example, Professor De Valera. ad-
dressing the convention of the Irish
volunteers on October 27, 1917, said:
"'By proper organization and re-
cruiting we could have SOC. 900 vol
unteers in Ireland" that would be a
, big army but without the opportunity
and means for fighting it could only
be used as a menace. There already
has been too much blood shed with
out success and I would never advo-
cate another rebellion without hope
full chances of success. We can see
no hope of that in the near future ex-
cept that thru a German invasion of
| England and the landing of troops
and munitions in Ireland. We should
| be prepared to leave nothing undone
! toward that end
| Anti-English Trick.
"On another occasion in January of
this year de Valera said: "' AS long
! as Germany is the enemy of England
and England is the enemy of Ireland,
| so long will Ireland be a friend of
| Germany
THE British authorities were able
to warn the Irish command regarding
the probable landing of an agent Of
Germany from submarine. The
agent actually landed on April 2 and
was arrested.
| THE new rising depended largely on
the landing of munitions from subma-
rines and there is evidence to show
| that it was planned to follow a sue
cessful German offensive in the west
and was to take place at time when
Great Britain presumably would be
stripped CT troops.
Wanted Submarine Bases
According to documents found on
his person. De Valera had worked out
| In great detail the execution of his
rebel army. He hoped to be able to
| muster 500, 900 trained men There is
evidence that German munitions ac-
tually had been shipped on submarines
from Cuxhaven in the beginning of
May and that for some time German
submarines have been busy off the
west coast of Ireland on other errands
than the destruction of shipping.
| An important feature of every plan
was the establishment of submarine
bases in Ireland to menace the ship
| ping of all nations.
| Arrests Soon in America.
\ Washington. May 25.-More evil
dence than that disclosed in the Brit
ish official statement of the close
! connection between the Irish Sim
FeIn and German influence is in the
hands of the British and American
governments it was stated officially