Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-25
BERNSTOPFF HEAD
Cont nnnd frnnn naRa I

The events of tho fref period ran De
told IN some detail bat the Focond period
which concerns recent eyenis, permits ~
no more than summary as full rtsfe-
fnent un The facts and documents in pos
session of the government would disclose
the nafnea ~ persons whb stood by the
government and also tho channels of
communication through which the Cor
man government waa acting and which y
would not be IN the public interest to
rcveal ~ present
AuEptcAT-tHtsH pniEar NAMED
The story begins ne carly in The war
aa November g. 1914, when Herr Zim
piermann transmitted through Count
Won Borns,orH message from Sir Roger
Cnaencnt later captured in Ireland end
erecutedt asking that messenger,
native born American # possible, be sent
10 Ireland with word Tint everything
was favorable He was to carry m letter
for fear ~ arrest Easement also asked
that au Irish priest should he sent -
Germany with the assistance ~ tho Ter
man lngaiinn IN %orvpv tu work - pms
on ramps 20 corrupt Irish prisoners of
var
This prosl was cortain Father John
= %irhnlson. an American citizen ~ lri7h
birth lIo reached Germany aefely and
$50 Find him in Ianuary 1918, transmitting
messages ~ Amerira
icoprlinR - 9 report q aptaln Won
Papen German military aftachn ~ " Nssh.
inpton, dated December ?. 1914. verbal
aes,rau,cz werr cont in response 90 sae
mrut e request whether an excellent
liul,rr -einn bod boen produred ~ Ire
lard ~ the beginning u 1916 'he plot
rIlp.ncd arI on Fcbr,urv ~ Il that year
& cunt Won Rern=fprff scn' 20 a covering
address u ROTTERDAM 2 dispatch signed
wi'h iho namc - ~tol. nnn nf his principal
American agents
nFP~@furFF rrgFn HtSTF
The dizp7'~h inrlu dod an extract
rrutn 10 report - l"hn Dewey, hcad =
the lan-na gpel ~ tho effect that action
~ Ireland could not be postponed much
longer since hc fenred the arrest ~ the
leaders Il harl hron decided, he ssid. ~
bagin action rn faster SATURDAY eud be
urged thai nrHs and munitions he n
| I merck hv thaf da'n
atcr N tho Same n,onfh Won Bern-
afnrT following hi~ usual pra"fi"e. sur
| rnutitioual, attached ~ message ~
| Perllr passed. by thn American govern
/ mont no'e FIXING Faster SATURDAY, fnr
/ tie risinz and Urging thc dispatch -
/ munitions n tirne
an March 4. yon Iagow German
/ foreign minister replied that shn errns
/ wonid - landed in Tralee Psv and asked
/ 'het the necessary rrangrrnenfE ba made
II Ireland through Dewey pr March "A
/ ven Hornafo-r r. piied 'hr' The Irish agreed
and fhof fill details we've being s"n' :"
Ireland hv inrHsnnFer
| 'Thc nert daY won Rerns'orT 'ele-
graphod the code - ~ uzad between 'ho
u Il Il IL. .
worc in transit and explained thst q
submarine might snfely enter Dublin
| Rav and u as fer - Pigeon House With
| aut curountorirp pnfe
raFn r.FRw4v wlHFtrzs ErHvrcv
an March 2G von Jagow replied that
tho arms would be sent and that > special
code word would he used every night as
sha introduction ~ tho German wireless
prras zrtvice IN message from ron
/ Rernstorf - Heriiu The Germans werr
assured 'haf fherc vpre numerous private
/ wireless rrrrlv1nE stations N Ireland
ON tpr Il and April 10 Urgent
mcseapcS we're sent from America 20 Rer-
lin fixing fhe delivery of arms for The
evening ~ Faster SUNDAY pressing for the
landing ~ 'crmsn troops and asking Tor
an ar rad on England and naval ~
tack on the English coast These attacks
actually took place between Aprii -
and "a
1T vas declared ~ be the hope ~ The
rebels and their German and American
TRENDS 70 bockade lrIsh ports against
| England and establish bases on Ireland
Tor German submarines.
aFRNAv SUPPORT TAIfED
The rebellion broke out day late'
than scheduled. pn Easter sunday. Aprl
81. but. rs he world is aware, German
support mscarred and u ended in com
pete failure The report of the Rova
COMMISSION on the Rebellion IN IRELAND
states
sEHNANY sUPFIlED MONEY
Il RI now matter nt common
uotorIcty that the Irish volunteers ha,
been N communication wlth the al
thorltIes IN Germany and we're for
long time known 80 have been supphet
with money through lrish-AmoTc2n go
aeties has was So stated N puDiic
b, John NiacEch former president 9
the ~nu telnj on November :. 1914
Il was suspected long before the opthreas
that some OF the money came from Ter
man sources.
Tho evidence on fbis uhIcrt ~ pas
session If the British government pro-
zidcs the clearest proof Of these susp'-
cIons
1t became very clear soon alter thf
rising that the sim Fein leaders AGAIN
we're asking Germany for help On June
Il here Was i message from beTHn ~
Washington retiring 20 \ 2'9 ni MAY .
a u4csSare which s missing ond Saying
that GERMANY vae perfectly rcHdy 20 give
further help { he iri-h only would say
what sort of help thcs required
FINANCED oA-EdGNr nEFE>tE.
On Juuc l6 Won BernstorF already
had sent 4 dispatch prlng an account
, ~ the rebellion Gs far as his lutCFm2toT
went and stntng thG one rhous4no
rounds had hren provided Tor -" de'
! fence of easement
aon September ) 10 2 dlspatcn 20 6eT-
: hu hc enclosed mcu9Tandum from Z
pcrs,u called the Irish revolution dlrecto
, resident in America which contained
detailed proposals FOR a fresh rising AM
, rising SAID The Irish revolution director
must nc contingent upon the sending bl
: Grrmany of IN expedition with s,IfhcicR
military force 70 cover q landing
.0n tAls occasion the German govern
ment VS. 10 fix the time and. as an IN
ouccment the advantage II having . sub
, marine and Zeppelin bases IN west Ire
land WIS insisted upon.
50 GERMAN TROOPS REFUSED.
.On the last day Of 1916 Foreign Secre
+. zimmerman informed Won Bern