New-York tribune., 1918-12-14

connection with his work in Germany
and his work for the German govern
ment, and turn over all papers and
documents in his possession. He turned
over mass of papers and made what
WAS considered nearly a full confess
sion
Worker for Germans
"Mr. Fox was sent to Germany in
1915 by the German Embassy, by an
arrangement made through Count Won
Bernstorff, the German Ambassador;
DR.. Albert and others representing the
Germans in this country. He went
ostenslhly as an employee of the Wild
nah Newspaper Syndicate. Mr.. Wild
Fox AS a writer. Mr.. Wildman was in
nocent in the transaction, as far as
we were able to find, but Mr.. Fox alsbo
was employed by the Correspondents
Film Company, which was operated by
Mathew b. Claussen as part Of the Ger
man propaganda in this country, which
film company was financed by the Ger
man government.
IN addltion an arrangement was
made by the Hearst newspapers to
employ Mr.. Fox to write articles while
in Germany, attaching himself to the
headquarters of the Hearst service in
Berlin. then managed by Mr.. Schwep-
pcndick. He was to write articles and
news for the Hearst publications. This
arrangement is evidenced by a letter
given to Mr.. Fox by Bradford Merrill,
who is the publisher of The New York
American on June 29, 1916, as fol-
lows:
"'The New York American
June 20, 1915.
"Mr. e. Norgrove Cox,
"La Gazette de Hollande,'
"Nobelstratt 90, The Hague.
Dear Sir: This will serve to in
troduco to you Mr.. Edward Lyell
Wildman Newspaper and Magazine
Service Of the nited States, who is
Ualso q valued special contributor of
war articles to The New York
Americana
"'Lt is possible that Mr.. Fox may
have occasion to send news to you
for forwarding by cable or mail, as
the case may be, to our London mana
ger, w. Orton Tewson, 60 Fleet
if you will be so kind as to com
municate promptly with Mr.. Tewson,
we shall be greatly indebted to you,
and Mr.. Tewson will make suitable
recompense for any expense incurred
every truly yours,
BRADFORD MERRILL,
Publisher
az. Norgrove Cox. in The Hague,
Holland, was in charge of the European
end of the Hearst news Service-that
is, the transmission end, which was
known as the International News Ser
vice. Mr.. Tewson, in London, had the
English end Of the international News
Service. The western terminus of that
was in New York. This is the news
service which was operated by cable
which the English government abol-
ished in October, 1916. That is, the
English government refused to handle
the Hearst news service or let it come
into their country or have any Of their
representatives there from October,
1916, down to-well, do not think the
service has ever been resumed"
Questioned by Wolcott
SENATOR WOLCOTT-you did not
say whether or not your information
disclosed knowledge on the part of the
Hearst publications of the fact that
Mr.. Fox was financed by the German
propaganda organization. Have you
any information on that?
CAPTAIN LESTER-I have no knowl-
edge and there is nothing in our rec
ords to indicate a knowledge on the
part of Mr.. Hearst that Mr.. Fox was
paid by the German government. There
is evidence, which l shall shortly pro-
Guce, that Mr.. Fox was a propagandist
for the Hearst American papers; that
he acted under the direction Of Nh
Schweppcndick, the Berlin manager of
the Hearst newspapers, in the prepara-