The sun., 1918-12-14
BERLIN SENT 81 MEN
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United States to promote the cause OF
kultur throut hout America. The or
| gaEization Which 1t had been their
| hope to establish was called Ger
many's silent army" They were to
have aided the German cause In every
possible way. The promoters of the
scheme of converting America to Teu-
! tonism, Capt. Lester said, had con-
templated a membership of not less
than 100000 men and women in the
Silent army" invading every field Of
industry, commerce and art.
Major Dickinsons profession" fur
nished the next topic OF Capt. Testers
recital. Capt. Lester said that Dickin-
son had first been engaged by Viereck
In 1915 at n salary OF $40 a week to
represent him in Washington. The
! occasion of his engagement had been
the reputed wide and intimate ac-
quaintance OF Dickinson through his
long service with Hearst with the lead
ing officials OF the Wilson Administra-
ton.
Soon after President Wilson took
Office Dickinson assumed an unnamed
office with the State Department. He
had obtained this position by reason
Of his intimate friendship with Will
lam ]. Bryan, former Secretary Of
state. Dickinson in his comlhunica-
tons with Viereck used the soubriquet
Joseph Wingate," Capt. Lester told
the committee. and his intimate Views
Of political conditions and develop
mcnts at the national capital were
communicated to Viereck over this
signature.
Capt. Lester said he entertained
doubts as to the assertions Of Major
Dickinson that his relations with Pres
ident Wilson We're quite as cordial az
the Major indicated to Viereck. Dick
inson had insisted to his employer that
he had gone TO Shadow Lawn, n. j.,
during the sojourn there of President
Wilson in 1916 and had been most
cordially received by the President.
Claimed Peace Note Leak"
The famous Teak" OF information
as to the coming out OF the German
peace note OF December. 1916. Major
Dickinson claimed as his own particu-
lar contribution to the news OF that
period This Viereck wrote to DR.. AL
bert as one Of the manifestations of
the ability and undoubted qualifica-
tions of his employee.
Capt. Lester also said the inforIna-
ton CLEANED from Washington by
Dickinson and transmitted through
Viereck had been considered OF In
estimable value to the Wilhelmstrasse.
The information was OF the highest use
in directing the policies TO be pursued
by Germany in dealing with the re-
peated clashes in the diplomatic arena
over U-boat outrages and other ques-
tions arising between the two Govern
ments.
In addition TO his general employ
ment as gatherer OF Information
Dickinson also wrote articles for the
Fdtherldnd and Niereck's other publ
cation, the International HIS tips
and cues to the writers working at the
general propaganda OF the Germans
in the United States We're used In
different forms throughout the whole
programme of exploitation.
The occasion for the confidence in
which Hale was held by the German
Government was said by Capt Lester
TO have been the impression which
Hale created for himself at the Ger
man Embassy and at Berlin that ne
was high in the confidence OF Presi-
dent Wilson. Tho Hearst correspond
ent used to the limit his recognized
ability TO exploit himself rs the friend
and former coadiutor Of Woodrow
Wilson. Capt. Lester said.
Has 1900 CabIeSrams to Hearst.
He also told how Hale had used his
appointment by the President TO in
vestigate confidentially conditions In
the republic OF Mexico as showing
further how much he was trusted by
the dominant powers at Washington.
Naturally" said Capt. Lester, "a
man who had received such trusts
would be one to whom the German
Government would be inclined 20 ex-
tend more than the ordinary measure
of Courtesies and confidence"
Capt. Lester went on to describe the
conduct of Hale as emissary and cor
respondent of Hearst in Berlin He
produced more than 1900 cablegrams
from Hale TO Hearst which he said
clearly indicated that Hale was "ant!-
British, anti-American and pro-Ger-
man."
Throughout the entire 1900 cable
grams have failed to find q single
despatch which was not blatantly pro-
German" continued Capt. Lester
There is not a despatch in the list
that is not clearly anti-British and
anti-American. The Navy Department
has furnished us with the entire ag-
gregatiOn of this matter which passed
between Hale and Hearst"
DO you mean to assert that Mr..
William r. Hearst was cognizant Of
the fact that DR.. Hale was anti-Amer-
ican?" asked Senator Sterling Is. d.,
Il assuredly do" replied Capt Les
ter.
At this point Senator Wolcott (Del)
remarked there had to be a clear line
drawn between pro-Germanism and
anti-Amerlcanlsm. He repeated Sena-
tor Sterllngs question:: do you be-
lieve Mr.. Hearst knew that Hale was
anti-American?"
VIII Read Hale Excerpts.
"Of course he knew" repeated Capt.
Lester. HE had these dispatches,
news matter and other communica-
tons. He could not have missed it.
l have read this entire file OF 1900
kilograms through twice. Out of them
I can make you few selections OF the
choicest examples Of Hale's antipa-