The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
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Bielaski. chief OF the departments
bureau of investigation.
Give Ne To Easrnf

Bielaski. chief OF the departments
bureau OF investigation.
Give II To Hearst.
Mr.. Bielasld said that under date
of October "a. 1916. the German
ambassador sent this message to the
Berlin foreign office in cipher:
In the official accounts for the
first and second quarters of 1915 viii
be found entries of payments TO
Theodore Lowe. AS to this 1 have
to report that this gentleman is of
German origin and is married to q
German lady. He offered us his
services to work on a paper in
Washington, the National Courier.
This offer came at the time we were
deeply regretting the death of John
R. Mclean. This gentleman had
given his newspaper an entire anti
English character SO that his death
left a great gap which the National
Courier can unfortunately never
hope to fill. The Washington Post
has since then been fairly neutral.
but may be entirely lost to us If it
cannot, as is very much desired, be
put into the hands Of Mr.. Hearst"
May Join Enemies.
Under date OF August 2, 1916, Mr.,
Bielaslii said, this communication
was sent to the Berlin foreign office
and was signed by DIR. H, *. Fuehr.
a former German consular agent in
the Orient who came to the United
States early in 1914:
1.-THE Washington Post, whose neu-'
trail attitude toward the beliiger-
ents during the present war has won
for it warm recognition from the
German side, has of late materially
changed it's tone in questions of Eu-
ropean politics and seems fairly on
the, way to join our enemies.
From reliable sources / learn that
this change OF front is due to the
Russian ambassador in Washington.
After the death of it's former owner.
John r. Mclean, the Washington
Post, together with the Cincinnati
Enquirer, came into the hands of the
son of the first mentioned, on whom
his aunt, Madam Bakhmeteff, is said
to have great influence.
Mr.. Mclean, Jr., inaugurated his
ownership by naming as editorial
director one Bill Sturgeon, who is
said to be British subject and 3
nephew of Robert Porter, one of the
chief leaders Of the Northcliffe ring"
Another communication produced
by Mr.. Bielasl1i and alleged to have
been written by Samuel Untermyer
of New York, to Albert in February.
1916, dealt with the purchase OF a
New York paper for $2,000,000. The
name Of this paper was not men
toned in the communication, but
Mr.. BielaslSi said there Were indica-
tions that it was the New York Sun.
Bielaski also produced a copy of
message relating to DR., Hale go
ing to Germany for the Hearst news
papers, which, he said,s was sent by
Won Bernstorff to Berlin, June 2, liz.
Buenos Aires and Stock
holm DR. Hale the witness said, was
on the German embassy payroll at
$4,000 year and also received $500
a week as writer for the Hearst
papers. William Randolph Hearst.
he said, did not know that DR.. Hale
Motion Picture.
Organization of motion picture
by the German agents
also was testified to by Mr.. Bielaski |!
He produced a letter from Albert to |
Won Bernstord asking that the Ger |
man ambassador at Mexico CITY be |
advised that the showing of German |
motion pictures in Mexico would be !
pushed by the American Film COR
porations. organized by Dernberg.
Fuehr and others. In this connec-