The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-14

One month before the outbreak OF the
war a representative of the Krupp mum
tons works, with which the Kaiser is con-
nected financially. was sent to England tor
the purpose Of ascertaining to what extern:
England was prepared for war. The
agent rushed back with his report to kieI'
where the Kaiser and Admiral Won Iirpitz
were waiting for him in,patiently.
German firms In foreign lands have frc-
ouently acted as espionage agents for the
German government. They knew that the
Kaiser took a personal interest IN such
efforts on the part OF the commercial
firms and showed his appreciation on var:-
ous occa s,ons. In one Of his speeches the
Kaiser declared
"1 am protecting the German merchant
wherever he may be. His enemy Is my
enemy"
Tho Russian commercial agent in Berlin
.,o+e inst, before the outbreak OF the wal
q : follows:-
Were Dreaming of "Grentcr Germany
The Germans, looking upon the inVest
roent of German capital in foreign lands al
n means Of extending the sphere OF Ger
many's economic and political Influence
are ready to go to extremes. Their ideal!
reach far beyond the boundaries OF Ger
n,nv. not only as an empire. but as ma
tional unit They are dreaming OF th'
Greater Germany which comprises ais'
more than thirty million Germans Twins
outside of Germany. They speak OF thes
Germans now as German hunon colonie
under foreign governments.
| One of the strongest weapons employed
| by the German government to promote
Its political interests in other countrie:
was the German banking system abroad
German banks have studied and developed
| the markets. have aided in every way thu
EXPORT trade OF the German fatherlard
lhaye seized concessions with the help O.
German diplomacy. have served as chan
rels for the development OF German In
d,,stries md the advancement OF German
ambitions in the field Of diplomacy. Thes'
banks have so directed German capital a
to fortify the political interests OF Ger
many abroad. .
When the German militaristic group de
cided unon the world war the German gov
eminent prepared the war also from
financial point of view. First OF all, IN
Icerrnan banks received instructions IN .f''
beginning OF July, 1914. to see to II ina
/ the greatest possible amount or E7'o W
! transferred to GERMANY Just Two innn., =,
before the war the German It"icnsoan'
sent circular letters n tn" various o'i''
,rriIiated with It to this effect.
| Controlled Nine Banks in RussiS'
| According to the report of the German
! financial agent in Berlin at the tune IN
| German banks have carried OUT thcse w
str,ctions. In Russia Germany controhe'
nine important banks
/ In Russia. perhaps moro than In othe
countries, the German General staff nth
izcd the representatives OF German corn
merce and industry for purposes OF Ger
man espiopagc. The branches CT the Ter
|. man firms that operated in behalf OF IN
German government in France. Engian
,and the United States we're most actv
IN Russia. The scope of their actiNitie
was wide It has been established sine
the outbreak of the war that these Ger
!, man firms had planted large numne
Of German officers under various dis
guises in factories. shops and o'nces.
Thus at the head OF Russian electrical
| society, which was In reality nothing els
than a branch OF n German firm. was
German officer, Veisleder. who was o
intimate terms with the German Ambas
) sador in Petrograd. Count Purtalc'
, Schark. the director Of Russian firm
turned out to be a German officer.
Hun Officers Active In Russia.
Herwager. the director of the Unite
Cable Works. was a German officer. Dicl
. a publisher. was German officer. Bor
mueller and Schaurns, supervising th
agency Kultura. were German officer.
: Spann, director OF large mupition work