Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-12-13
DIELASKI BARES
HUN ACTIVITIES
Notables Are Named in Govern
ment Probe Of Pro-German-
ism in America.
SHOWS UP GERMANMETHODs
One Bernstorff Message to His Gov
eminent Urged Special Favor Be
Shown William 6ayard Hale,
Hearst Correspondent

Washington, Dec. 9.--In telling his
story OF German propaganda In Amer
len. A. Bruce Bielaski. chief Of the
bureau Of investigation Of the depart
ment of justice, laid before the senate
committee investigating brewery and
German propaganda cablegrams ex-
changed in 1915 by Count Won Bern
storff, then Ambassador here, and the
Berlin foreign office.
One of Bernstorff's messages urged
that special favor be shown William
Bayard Hale, an American about to
visit Berlin as a newspaper correspon-
dent. because he was employed by the
Hearst organs. which the message
said, had outspokenly placed them
selves on the German side.
Blelaskl told thee committee Hale
twas on the Hearst pay roll for $500
ln week. and also was employed at
$4,000 a year by q publicity organi-
zation formed In this country by DIR.
a3ernard Dernburg. the German propa-
gnndlst.
Mr.. Bielnski told the committee that
In October. 1914, Bernstorn wrote
letter addressed to Albert and Dern-
burg In which he said the Washing
ton Post wns offered to him for ST.
100000. This offer wns made. he said,
with the understanding that the Post
owners would buy the paper back at
the end OF the war for $1,500.OOO.
A communication from Fuehr to the
German foreign Office, dated August
:. 1915, said the Post had been friend
" TO Germany up to that time, but
recently had shown indications of
'.joining the enemy" The change
was attributed by Fuehr to the Rus
sian ambassador. and he said the pol
icy had changed since the death Of the
late John n. Mclean.
Suggesting on June 2. 1915. that the
time was faborable ito get Hearst to
send a frst-rate journalist to Berlin"
3ernstorff told the foreign Office that
the man selected was Hale. who, he
said. had been n confidential agent Of
the embassy since the beginning OF
the war. and was bound as such by
contract to June %. 1918.
Hearst" the ambassadors message
said. 'fs not aware that Hale Is our
agent. but knows him only as q Ger
mnnophile journalist. who has con-
tributed leading articles to pa
pers."
The following were among the
names given to the senate committee
as taken from the diary Of German
agent m the United States and labeled
important names" "The list" snid
A. Bruce Bielaski, contains practical
~ all who were actively pro-German
prior to the entrance of the United
States into the war and a few who
were active afterward. The list fol-
lows:
Prof. William r. Shepard, Columbia
university; Prof Hugo Muensterburg.
Harvard university; Prof. William NJ.
Sloane. Columbia university; DR.. Ed
mund Won Mach. Cambridge, Mass. I;
DR.. Anth Won Briessen, New York (;
Prof. John w. Burgess, Newport, r.
L.: Prof. Eugene Smith, Columbia uni
vcrsity; Prof. II. c. Sanborn. Wander
bilt university; Prof. ]. G. Mcdonald,
University of Indiana; Prof Ferdinand
Schevill. University of Chicago; Z.
e. Richardson, Princeton university
Prof. Kuno Francke, Harvard univer-
~lty; Prof. George b. Mcclellan,
Princeton university; Prof. A. d.
Faust. Cornell university; Prof Morris
Jnstrow. Jr, Universitl of wiscon.
sin; DIR. Walter S. McNeill, Richmond
Dr. David Starr Jordan, Berkeley,
;CnI; Peter 8. Grosscup, former Uni
ted States federal judge, Highland
1nrk. H.; Richard Berthoidt, st
Louis Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard university; DIR. G. ]. Hexa
mer, Philadelphia; Charles Nagel. for
mer secretary of commerce and labor
st. Louis, Oswald Garrison Willard
New York Evening Post; William Ran
d0lph Hearst, New York American
bernard Ridder, New York Stats lei
stung; Edward A. Rumely, New Yorl
Evening Mail Frederick A. Schrader
1897 Broadway, New York; Franz
Harris, 3 Washington square. New
York city; Rob. l. Ford. Freemani
Journal, New York Rev. Father Thlr
ney. American Catholic Weekly, New
York: Max A. Helm, 230 RIversld,
drive. New York; George Sylveste
vicreck, New York; Prof. William p
Trent. 1877 West Thirty-eighth street
New York.