The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-08

Washington, Dec. 7.-tuIthel
hapters in the story of the effort.
II Count Won Bernstorff, the for
rer German ambassador, and othel
German agents to influence senti
nent in America toward Germany
ard to precent the shipment of wal
supplies to the allies, were revealed
in documents laid before the senate
investigating committee today by A
Bruce Bielaski of the department OF
Justice.
Wreck of the propaganda system
built up by Bernard Dernburg, the
kaiser's personal agent in the Unit
ed States, by the sinking of the Lusi-
tania, and the rebuilding of it by
Bernstorff, in a manner which can
not hurt US if it becomes known,
also were dealt with in communica-
lions from the former German am
hassador to the Berlin foreign Of
flee.
There also was evidence relating
to the organization in 1915 and sub
sequent activities of the American
Embargo Association with the hope
of stopping shipments of war su-
plies to the allies and by so arous-
ing feeling among the voters as to
compel legislative action. One OF
the communications offered by Mr.
Bielaski and purporting to have been
written by Kurt Won Reiswitz, tor
r,cr German consul at Chicago, dealt
ith mass meeting Of the associa-
IN soon to be held, and said that
nong those who had agreed to co,
,erate" were Senator Hitchcock OF
ebraska, chairman of the senate
creign relations committee, former
Representative Buchanan OF Illinois,
who was connected with Labor's Ma
tional Peace Council; William Bay
ard Hale, and DR.. Charles +. Aked,
a minister of San Francisco.
Senator Hitchcock Supported 1t
Another communication relating
to meeting of the embargo asso-
citation and said to have been writ
ten by G. M. Jacobs of Chicago
acting chairman, said that former
Senator Works of California and
Senator Smith of Georgia, as well
IS Senator Hitchcock, supported the
,rinciples of the conference.
Mr.. Bielaski read document
gned by Senator Hitchcock stating
nat the senator wiuld do all in his
over. both as senator and as ed
lor of the Omaha World-Herald,
. bring about an embargo on arms.
Reiswitz's letter regarding the en-
barge association made this refer
ence to Senator Hitchcock:
"Hitchcock seemed to be very
strong for the plan. He told our
representative at conference IN
Oiraha: IF this matter is organized
in the right way you will sweep the
United States"
Consul Reiswitz in letter, be-
lieved by the department of justice
to have been written to Heinrich r.
Albert, former German agent, out
lined plan for the acquisition OF
the Wright airplane factory at Day
ton, Ohio, as a means OF preventing
the export of flying machines from
the United States.
American Press Association
Optioned
Mr.. Bielaski also testified that to
make provisions for the dissemina-
ton of pro-Gernan news to smaller
the German agents con- I
templated the purchase of the Amer .
ican Press Association which fur
nished matter in stereotyped plates ,
10 about $4,000 newspapers, but he t
,aid there was no evidence that the
ieal was carried through. In this {
the witness read an op- I
ion, dranw up presumably by the S
gents of Albert, whereby the as
Iocaition was to place its whole Or
Eanization at the disposal Of Albert,
n order to spread pro-Ger1nan news r
md suppress anti-German news"
The option was to be valid be- r
ween July rs and Oct. IS, 1915, and p
luring that time Albert was to de-
ide whether he would purchase con- n
fol of the property for 100000. |,
Late today, the state department c
made public the full text of the k
,ernstorff documents read into the Il
omnttee records by Mr., Bielaski. d
'heye were taken from the mass of Il