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continued from rage bne
that Hale Is our agent, It knows him
only as n Germanophile journalist, VINO
has contributed leading articles 10
papers"
Another message dated June s, 1916
said:
Hale tells me and Hearst confirms.
that the latter Is rather hr-t that on
wiegand's account the World gets all
the important Berlin interviews l recon-
mend that, under suitable circumstances,
Hale should, for obvious reasons, De
given preference. as Hearst organs nave
du ing he course of war always pIaceu
themselves outsponkenly on our side
Mr.. Bielask produced letters Doctor
Hale wrote to Doctor Albert, German
propagandtst advising how notes writ
ten by Secretary Il yam during the Lu-
sltania controversy should be answered
From Doctor Guehr's diary notes
we're read telling of conferences between
Doctor Hale and Won Bernstoru Ac-
companying Doctor Hale was LOUIS ~
Edwa ds also sent by Mr.. Hearst, VINO
later, according to MIR. Bielaskt discoF-
cred Doctor Hale still was in the pay OF
the German Government.
rs there any evidence TO show that
Mr.. Hearst knew Doctor Hale had
contract with the German Government
asked Senator Overman.
NO on the contrary" the witness
replied, Ambassador Bernstorf's diary
shows Hearst did not know" was the
reply.
A prisoner named Wunnenberg, at At
lanta Penitentiary, convicted or esploh-
age. according to Mr.. Belaski, informed
the Department of Justice that, In going
to Germany special mission OF Dr'
Hale was to arrange. in transmitting
h = news dispatches, to include messages
for German officials In this country.
Mr. Bielaski was Interrupt ed to ask II
the German agents in this country had
over succeeded in swerving any Gov
ernment officials and he answered:
no. it is a remarkable record. The
Germans always thought that by getting
some one inside or high up they could
do something. The record shows no
American offlc'al ever was seduced, II
we except Congressman Buchanan, or
Illinois. who got mixed up with Won
Rintelen in the Labor Peace Council
Many books and pamphlets showing
German propaganda efforts were pro-
duced by Mr Bielaski.
In recommending Hale as publicity
agent, Bernstorff told the Foreign Office
that Hale had interviewed the former
Emperor in 1908, that he had written a
life of President Wilson, which was used
in the 1915 campaign and that his wife
was German.
beginning Of Propaganda
The beginning of the German propa-
ganda, Bielaski testified. was in l9l4'
when Dernburg and Albert formed an
organization. with offices at ll23 broau-
way. New York. Albert and Dernours
brought from Germany $l50,0OO,OOO in
German securities. Bielasl said, eXpec =
ing them to find ready sale In this
country. The market for them was not
satisfactory, and only s5.0000OO worth
were sod, that amount being used in
propaganda.
In October. 1914, George Sylvester
Veireck, editor of the Fatherland. wrote
to Albert. suggesting that the Father
land be retained after the war but that
the publicity bureau should also take
st cps to acquire an American newspaper
preferably the New York Sun or the
Press. Later on, Mr.. Bielaski said. he
would give the committee information
about an attempt to purchase the Sun
by Samuel Untermyer. Veireck sug-
gested an arrangement with New
York paper, which would form an alli-
ance with a German agency, similar to
the New York Times arrangement with
the London Times.
a committee of the German propa-
ganda organization, of which Hale,
Veireck Edward A. Rumely and others
were members with Albert and Dern-
burg met frequently In New York, Bile
laski said. At one meeting. on Novem-
ber s, 1914, Dernburg's notes showed
hat it was the opinion of the committee
that public opinion in favor of Germany
was most important, and that every
courtesy be shown American correspond
ents in Germany.
At the same meeting, the Dernbure
notes recorded that the Irish question
would be an important one in the
propaganda and that James X. Mcclure
former Mayor of Syracuse, n, Y, hac
undertaken the organization of a society
that was to conduct propaganda in favol
| Of Germany among the Irish.
! Associated with the propaganda or.
| ganization was DR.. *. F. Fuehr, q
| former German consular official in the
! Orient.
offered Paper During War
! Mr. Bieaski told the committee tina
in October 1914, Bernstorff wrote
letter addressed to Albert and Dern
burg. in which he said the Washingto,