The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-25


At the same time the United
Press received copy of letter
showing that John Dewey, New
York, former editor of the now
suppressed "Gaelic-American,"
was the directing agency in the
attempted shipment of German
supplies to Slim Feiners I'm Ire
land before the arrest of Roger
Easement.
"The request (for arms) was
made from Dublin and we trans
mitted it Ito Germany from
here" Dewey wrote in his letter.
which was found on the premises
OF Lawrence de Lacey at the time
of the latter's arrest in Califor-
MIA and conviction for conspiring
to free the German consul Bopp,
interned at San Francisco.
Betrayed, He Says
"The betrayal of the informa-
ton about the shipload of arms
by Wilson's men (the president's)
enabled the English to catch the
vessel" Dewey continued. There
Is no doubt about this. They got
in the raid on Won Ingel's office
a note of mine-the transcript of
a message received in cipher from
Dublin and wirelessed to Berlin
the day before april IT, 1876.
1t was at once given the English
and they sent out their patrol
boats and caught the ship"
Dewey further describes how
Berlin ordered him to deal d.
rectly with the Germans in
America in engineering the rebel
lion.
The letters made public by the
justice department. involving
Berkmann and Emma Goldman
were from Har Dyal, now in Ber-
ling trying to organize a Hindu
revolution in close collaboration
with the German foreign office.
He asks Berkmann to send aid
for the movement and supplies a
code for cabling purposes.
Platter the Spanish
In Spain, the Germans are using
their usual methods.
Selecting as his subject the
conduct of the Spanish troops in
recent labor disturbances, the
author of a circular distributed
among the troops and signed "a
German Admirer of the Spanish
Army" says:
81 have always held that the
yha ~ c n nf oil
thing to make them the equals of
the best officers in the German
empire, and that was a stable gov
eminent and a competent author
ity in command"
He then asks, in view of the
ease with which the troops
Crushed the revolutionary strike"
could they not prove a source Of
greatest danger to enemies across
the border?"
| The circular says further that
at cannot be allowed that the
Portuguese, who are despicable
people at heart, should gather
laurels and experience side by
side with the English and add
fame to the prestige Of their
country whilst the nable Spanish
army stands still in its barracks,
bearing with untold patience the
absurdities of its government and
people"
Significant Hints
The author suggests signifi-
cantly that "just now the oppor-
Itunity presents itself to strength
en- the ties which have brought
|close together the Spanish army
land the. Prussian army"
He suggests mobilization Of the
Spanish army along her borders
in which movement "the staff Of
ficers of Alfonso can rely on the
sincere support and disinterested
advices of many officers of his
majesty William II, who like N.Y.
self, are enjoying >the fascinating
hospitality of this noble country"
| Americans in Spain Jan. 1, aft
er a canvass of the situation, re-
ported that Spain had modern
rifles for 100000 men, that TO-
900 German reservists are in the
country and that should the Span
Iish army take the field the bur-