New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
Deputy Attorney General
Becker Exposes Kaiser's
Aid as Bolo's Paymastcr
Gave Big Fund to
Ex-Khedive of Egypt
Prince Vlora Of Albania
Tells Here of Part Played
by ''Reformer"

While Matthias Erzherger, leader OF
the German armistice delegates posing
as representative Of German democ-
racy, was opening his parleys with
General Foch yesterday, evidence was
revealed here which showed that for
the last four years he has been the
directing head Of the most DANCE
system of intrigue that Continental Eu-
rope has ever known. This interesting
light was thrown on the character of
the man the Allies are dealing with
by Deputy States Attorney General
Becker, who in his Investigation of the
Bolo Pacha funds found that Erzberger
was not only the brains but also the
paymaster for the Kaiser in his mad
attempt to prevent unified action BY
the Allies.
When Mr.. Becker took the deposition
of Prince Noureddin Vlora, of Albania,
recently he learned Of the Importance
of Erzberger's position with the Ger
man Junkers. Early in 1915, while the
prince was in the encourage of the
former Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Hill
mi, at Luzerne, Switzerland, accord
ing to his testimony before Mr.. Becker
he learned that Erzberger brought a
great corruption fund from Germany,
which was turned over TO the Khediye
Part of this money was paic - Bolo
Pacha for propaganda in France.
Prince Vlora said that in November
1915, Erzberger, who was then director
of the official German press bureau
which outlined the Teutonic propa-
ganda campaigns, went to Switzerland
to see the khedive. When they met he
charged that Abbas Hilmi had stolen
100000 marks given him several
months before for propaganda work,
and demanded full explanation from
him. In his accounting Hilmi said that
he had given 100000 marks to Bolo
Pacha for propaganda in France and
100000 marks to former Deputy Fill
lipo Cavalini, of Italy, and kept 2,00O-
600 marks for himself as a commission
for acting as 60 between.
Prince Vlora said that the Khedive
told him later that there was a scene
when he accounted for the money, and
that he (the Khedive} was in trouble
with the Germans. He added that Hilsai.
when he gave the accounting, demanded
a receipt from Erzberger. which was
given in the name of the German For
eign Office
The money turned over to Cavallini
was to be used for "defeatist propa-
ganda" and general corruption fund
to bribe Italian deputies to favor the
cause Of the Teutonic allies. This was
before Italy entered the war and Ger
many was spending millions to keep
the country neutral or enlist it as an
ally. The money was paid at the Ritz
Carlton Hotel, at Luzerne. Switzerland
which was then the centre of intrigue
on the continent, he declared.
C&vallini who was convicted by de-
fault in France at the trial of Bolo
Pacha, when it was charged that he
acted as the go-between for Bolo and
the Germans, is now in prison in Italy
Mr.. Becker explained that Abbas Hilmt
kept in communication with the others
in the conspiracy by sending his sec
retary, Yeghen Pacha, on frequent
trips to Italy and France.
Hilmi did not go to Germany al
that time himself, according to Prince
Vlora. because the Kaiser and most Of
the junker party looked on him as {
political CRATER and would have moth
ing to do with him.
Germany" said Mr.. Becker. "i:
claiming loudly her. characterization