The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26

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| immlnence Of a revolution In Germany
by which the Kaiser would be over
thrown, and they go 40 far as 10 say
that the war Is unpopular In germany
that thu great masses, Including the
smaller traders, but not the big business
men, regard the war as something being
thrust upon them by the Junkers
From the testimony 1t seems that MS
articles precipitated somewhat OF row
In the inner sanctum OF the Ma" itsen,
Virgil V. McNitt. the manager OF the
Nail syndicate. under examination de-
clared that he strongly questioned the
propriety OF publishing the articles ana
Indignantly refused to print them .or
sale to newspapers throughout the couh-
try.
McNitt DID Not Push Sale.
This" says Deputy Attorney General
Becker, aroused the anger OF Dr.
Rumely. who insisted upon their being
very widely circulated. However. McNitt
did not push them much and they did
not receive the expected circulation, al
though they were published In fun IN
the Mail
The examination OF o'Dell and
McN!tt." continues the Deputy Attorney
General in his summary OF the case
raises the curtain on the subtle meth
DDS Of the German Foreign once. NaFi-
GUS alleged leaders Of thought through
out Germany are mere puppets. who are
expected to disseminate their views
throughout the world whenever the For
eign Office pulls the strings. That they
fulfil these expectations Is clearly
demonstrated by the testimony OF oDeh'
William Bayard Hale. George sylvester
Viereck and even DR.. Rumely himself, SO
that correspondents of foreign newspa-
pers in Germany consciously or as dupes
Of the Foreign Office acted as the me-
dunn to spread German propaganda.
The truth Is that these correspon-
dents. knowingly or unknowinSly, per
formed the very service that the Kaiser
and his advisers had planned. 1t Is not
too much to say that the effect OF Ger
man propaganda came near meeting Win
success In the United States"
Different Story to Lansing.
In contrast to his articles. O'Dell. ac-
cording to Mr.. Becker. told Secretary
Lansing that 1t was all right to go
ahead with the political offensive against
Germany. but 1t would require an army
Of 100000 to beat her. On the witness
stand re also asserted that he believed
1t was necessary to fight Germany as
nation until 1t was completely defeated
Didn't you expect that your state
ments would be regarded by the Ameri-
can people as evidence of conditions in
Germany" he was asked.
why. hoped so, or ! wouldn't have
written them" was the reply.
The salient points in ODelfs testi-
mony are best illustrated in the follow
ing questions and answers:
Q. Is II not fact that when you were
in Germany. and to-day. there Is no
movement on foot for the overthrow Of
the Junker leaders Of Germany that
colds out the slightest prospect OF ex-
erting any influence so long as the war
lasts? A. l wouldn't say that. no.
Q. am emphasizing the word over
throw In this question? A. i think you
, would have to take the word overthrow
in connection with physically doing
! away with the Kaiser.
Q. Exactly? A. And in that case. no.
I don't think so. but IL you take 1t In
the other sense. IN the sense OF taking
away his powers as an autocrat. yes
.. Was It true that all but the big
Industries were aligned in the struggle
against Kaiserism? A. I was told that
by Prof Carroll and by one OF the vice.
presidents Of the Deutsche Bank.
Q. Weren't you told that for consump-
ton in America so as to cut down our
military effort? A. ! didn't think so.
Q. Didn't you know that the Deutsche
Bank was practically an auxiliary Of
the German Government. made so be-
cause of the war? A. Yes.
Q. Then you knew when you were lis-
tening to this vice-president of the
Deutsche Bank that you were listening
to the voice of the Kaiser? A. Yes.
suspicions Not Aroused.
O. Do you believe that It is up to lis
to fight the German people as we'll as
the German Kaiser now? A. l think II
is UP to US to fight them as nation
until they are licked
Q. should think that when you saw
people like the vice-president of the
Deutsche Bank and Or. Roediger of the
Foreign Office trying to push articles
that told about an uprising against the
Kaiser YOU would have been suspicious?
A. No. I must have given you the wrong
impression.
O. The impression prevails in the
United States that the professors In the
universities and the officers of banking
institutions as well as all the holders of
public Offices practically form part OF the
German war and propaganda machine
and that what they say has some rela-
tlon 10 general purpose 40 you MINK
that is correct? A. I think II is over
stated. l don't think they all do.
think some of them do. of course.
O. Now didn't Rvediger send you to
Heckscher to get radical talk for this
very purpose of German propaganda +?
Is not that perfectly plain? A. 1t was
radical talk. but II was not as radical
az I could say after l got out OF Ger
many.
Q. Roediger sent you TO Heckscher-
wasn't that for the purpose OF getting
as radical an article as Roediger would
care to pass? A. Certainly. you can't
get anything in Germany in the way OF
news. You can go around the streets
and stores and get it in way. but then
it IL killed when YOU try to pass it.
Q. Then the German censor was in
favor Of this radical matter getting out