The Washington herald., 1918-12-03
BREWERS FACE
IGRILLING TODAY
Lewis Hammerling Will Be
First Witness Before
Probers.

Louis Hammerling. president of the
American Association of Foreign
Language Newspapers, will be the
first witness summoned to appear
before the Senate Judiciary subcom-
mittee this morning. at the reopen
ing OF the investigation of the financ-
ing of The Washington Times and
the propaganda program of the brew
ers.
Hugh Fox, secretary of the United
States Brewers Association, testified
earlier in the hearing that the asso-
citation through their agent, DIR. An
dreae, had paid Hammerling 500 OoO
and that certain articles appearing
in the vrious foreign language pub
lieations, signed by Hammerling, had
really been written by Andreae.
Hammerling first obtained his ma
tion-wide notoriety through his deal
ings with DR.. Edward Rumely, the
haisers agent in the purchase of the
New York Eeyening Mail. indicated
here yesterday for his failure to re-
port certain alien properties to the
Alien Property Custodian. Hammer
ling was the agent through which,
Rumely caused to be inserted in near
ly 500 foreign language newspapers
fuH page advertisements urging
strikes in munitions plants. He at
hrst denied that any German funds
had been used in this propaganda, but
later admitted that SOS, 900 came to
him through Rumely's hands from
Herr Gehelmrath Albert
Mass of Information.
Arthur S. Gabryl, formerly vice
president OF the American Association
OF Foreign Languages, and the second
witness to be summoned by the sub
committee for this morning, is expect
ed to testify that Hammerling, besides
placing these advertisements, sent
agents through the country to cause
trouble among the munition workers
directly. Maj. z. Lowry Humes, coun-
sci for the subcommittee; Capt. Les
ter, Of the Military Intelligence Serv-
ice, and William R. Benham, of the
Department Of Justice, have collected
a mass of information on the subject
OF the Hammerling-Ru Brewers
transaction.
4He lHTee Otner witnesses SuDpOe-
naed for this mornings hearing are
expected to testify concerning Ham
merling>s activities. They are Frank
Zotti, editor of the Narday List, a
Croatian paper; Dushan Poppovitch,
editor of the Sentinel, a Serbian pub
lcstion, and Harry Prudden, former
ly with the Van Patten Advertising
Agency in New York.
Prudden's testimony is expected to
cover Hammerling's connection with
the Van Patten agency. 1t is charged
that Hammerling offered the agency
contract for five years for work
amounting to Sl,5OO,OOO on behalf OF
the German government, and that this
offer was a part of the drive to re-
cover foreign trade for the Germans
after the war.
Arthur Brisbane. reputed owner OF
the Washington Times and numerous
| other papers throughout the country,
| and Alexander Konta, writer of the
Dernburg letter. outlining plans for a
pro-German, pro-beer campaign in
I New York, have been summoned to
appear at the subcommittee meeting
/ tomorrow. Konta has been given two
opportunities to appear at his own
| request before the subcommittee, but
has in both cases failed to 90 so. 1t
is expected that he will be questioned
concerning his connection with the
Hungarian Loyalty League. to whose
support George Creel contributed some
thousands of dollars.