The sun., 1918-12-10
German Bonds and Banks
With Secret LocalfOan
Provided Funds.
DRIVE PROVED FAILURE
Hollweg's Plan to Take and
Hold Orders Hurt British
Air Work Slightly.
BOLO AND HEARST NAMED
Deal Barred to Finance Huerta
and Cripple Labor-Negroes
Spurned Lures.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The I'm
perial German Government spent $27,-
$4,000 in propaganda between the
outbreak of the conflict in Europe
and Americas declaration Of war.
These figures from the official COM
pllations of the Department Of JUS
tice were disclosed to-day to the spe-
clal Investigators of the Senate Judi
cary Committee by A. Bruce Bielaski,
chief Of the bureau of Investigations
Of that Department.
The sources from which this fund
we're gathered were also made known.
1t was shown that the Imperial Gov
ernment through the sale of bonds
and treasury bills of Germany made
one raise of s7,1OO,OOO in the early
part Of 1915.
Later In the same year S1,S00,000
and still later $3,6O0,OO0 were raised
IN the same way. The Reichsbank
contributed 100000 more and other
German banks raised 81, 100000. This
brought the total up to $50, 600
and the remaining S1,0oO,0OO was
raisei by the German Government
through carefully guarded agencies in
American banks, the largest sum be-
ing raised at the Chase National
Bank OF New York, s., 100000.
Money spent Lavishiy.
Mr. B.elaski made 1t clear to the
committee that the Imperial Govern
uents diplomatic agents and secret
service men in the United States had
distributed the big slush fund with q
lavish hand He did not attempt to
analyze the expenditure in much de-
tail but stated that the major items
were sl,sO0,0O0 spent in the activities
Of Bolo Pasha and s1,700.000 which
Went TO the purchase of the Evening
Nail Of New York
The committee entangled itself in
colloquy late in the day which forced
an adjournment that an executive ses-
sion might determine upon the ad-
visibility OF making public file OF
telegrams which passed between Will
am r. Hearst, then at Palm Beach,
Fla, and the editors of his various
newspapers and William Bayard Hale,
his CORES spondent in Berlin.
lit haI 10 oh
Of Photographic copies Of the Hearst
kilograms. known IN the Department
Of Justice circles as the Palm Beach
ielegrams." He began reading one
In which the course Of Senator Cum
Minis Qa.) in opposing the espionage
Dill in the Senate was made the sub
te"t ot extremely favorable comment.
Senator King (Utah) here inter-
'upted Mr.. Bielaski's testimony to OBJ
lect to the reading of the letters. He
said the investigation had started out
% be impersonal and that he thought
was taking quite a different turn.
Senator Nelson (M!nn) disagreed
with him.
Senator Nelson's Argument.
I do not think anybody, Senator's or
any one else, should be branded here
Tor opposing the espionage BILL" said
senator King. Il advocated it my
'eIt, but men whose sincerity cannot
ne questioned took an opposite view,
anu not from lack of patriotism or
German sympathy or any such cause
olt because they we're unconvinced of
It's necessity"
Nhairman Overman suggested the
.omtnittee make its own review OF
'ie kilograms and decide later whether
Ivy shouid be placed in the record
MT Blelaski was asked by Senator Mel
Son whether Mr. Hearst had taken an
Nu'ude Of opposition to the course of
ue Government in the war. Mr.. Bic
ASK replied that Mr.. Hearsts papers
iad opposed sending an expeditionary
lorce 70 Germany and had persistently
Eu'ocated peace and done many other
."Ihss winch might have been highly
.sVoraole TO Germany. Mr.. Bielaski
''o SAID many things which appeared
~ .ne Hearst papers before enactment
u'e espionage law would have re-
s1I'eu III the prosecution Of the news
papei OF its editors II they had ap-
'eaFed after the enactment of the law
bolo Pasha Case Probed.
u relations of Bolo Pasha with
, sn hearst were put in question by
senator Nelson, who said when the
Py name was mentioned:
;. now that this man is dead I want
ask some questions. / want to
S %no" what Americans he met and
s.n .an with when he was In the United
mere are a few Germans who
lev Mls" the real facts OF Bolo's very
.T ue activities" replied Mr.. Bielaski. !
.no W. 10 not know whether Mr.. Hearst
.he iaets or not. but we do know
al Mr Hearst was intimately asso-
.'atea with Bolo Pasha willie he was
Tue United States and that Il was
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