The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-27

The German government further
instructed it's secret agents through
out the world to find out the needs of
these criminals, and all other refuse
of prisons, and supply them with
funds for the purpose Of creating all
sorts of political, industrial and social
disturbances in the countries of their
enemies and neutrals who were fur
nishing the enemies of Germany with
munitions and food.
Now we call the attention of the
reader to the following circular
Circular of November %, 1914, Ma
val Headquarters of Germany, to
German Naval Agents" CThis circu-
lar has been found in the documents
seized during the excitement at the
time of the explosion and fire in the
Sversen House, and also in the effects
of Consul Erich Hernig, and the Vice
Consul Herold.)
Circular of November %, 1914,
From the Imperial German Naval
Headquarters to all 4erman Agents:
'Zrhe order is given to mobilize
Immediately all controlling Agents and
all Destructive Agents in commercial
and military ports where there may
be vessels intended to transport ma
terials of war to England, France or
Canada, or to the United States and
to Russia; and also in places where
depots of those materials or naval
units might be found.
"It is indispensable that these oper-
atoms should be conducted through
the aid of third persons, who have no
relations with official representatives
of Germany; to continually recruit
agents to organize explosions on ships
that are to sail to enemy countries;
b produce delays and confusions in
the sailing and unloading of these
ships. With that aim in view, we
recommend particularly to your atten-
ton the longshoremen, among whom
you will find a great number of an
archists and fugitive criminalA We
further recommend to you to utilize
the services of neutrals as well as
agents of enemy countries l<vtng
charge of receiving and transporting
materials of war.
'Those who carry out these aims
must be supplied and paid, and the
necessary means will be furnished you
on your demand.
mo. 90. Bureau of Information OF
the Maritime Headquarters.
"(Signed) Koenig."
Now. note the significance of the
opening paragraph, in which the Ger
man Government Naval Secret Ser
vice starts its instructiQpS to its Sc
cret agents throughout the world il
these words,-'SThe order is given tt
mobilize Immediately all controlling
agents and all destructive agents IL
commercial and military ports 49,
This circular was sent out abou
three months after the outbreak OF the
war. This Wordlng-("to mobilize
Immediately all controlling agents.,
- indicates that Germany had hat
such organizations even before tn
war.
Note also with what care the Ger
man authorities recommended t.
their agents to do their work onl!
through the intermediary of thir'
person "having no connection with tn
official representatives of Germany.
This would make it possible to den,
and disayow anything, in case of dis
covery.
We should also remember how +
early 1915 explosions in munition fac
tories, and explosions on steamship
CARRYING food to Germanys enemie
took place. 1t should also be remem
bered that sudden and insidiou
strikes and strike threats all alon
the Atlantic and Pacific water front
by longshoremen and other martin
laborers took place, or were threaten
ed to take place.
Circular of January 5, 1915, TIL
Imperial German Headquarters to Mil
itary Agents in the United States.
mind YOU. Military agents in tn
United States.)
CThis circular was quoted in lei
ter intercepted in Stockholm, and wa
written by Dr.. Glassen to the Cour
Gil of the Pan-Germany League
Stockholm-)
Enclosed is the circular of No
2, 1914, for information and direction
for the United States territory.
1--WE bring to your attention tn
possibility of recruiting destructiy
agents among the anarchistic labor oil
CARNATIONS.
Council General of the Imperii
German Army.
"(Signed) DR.. E. Fischer"
The following document concer1
unfortunate Finland. Those who al
familiar with the political affairs !
+he continent before the war, kno
fine hatred that was formerly perfec
~ Justified that the Fins felt for II
tartar regime at Petrograd. At tt
beginning of the war certain nun
her II Fins, to have vengeance on II
government of the Gar, who ha
never ceased prosecuting their coul
try. and thinking sincerely to gain
Independence, joined the Germs
Army as volunteers. Germany did n
let the opportunity slip to abuse tt
.naivete' of these volunteers.
Here Is a circular concerning Il
Fins:
circular of Sept. %, 1915 "a
dressed to)
Headquarters of those in char
of Russian Swedish Frontier.
eft is proposed that you recruit II
mediately among the Fins, who ha
EXPRESSED a desire to join the &c
man Army of destructive agents, al
TO send them to Petrograd and val
ous new points to carry out pr
gram that has been forwarded to "
through the Military Agents.
"(Signed) DIR. E. Fischer,
Council General of the Germ;
Imperial Army"