The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-09
camouringc philanthropy.

tamouttngp Philanthropy.
Letters were submitted o. show that
the Hans lehcau relief bureau was
organized IN Ncw York with branches
IN principal cities. to aid IN influenc-
ing G"rmnuu ana AustrianH to give zap
their work in muuiiion fuctories. This
bureau ostcngihty was . philnnthropic
organization.
report made 10 the German en-
bassy ia February. 1915. hy i."h"au
showed that the bureau had placed I,
#5G lnborors. and titht many skilled
workers who had no trouhl" finding
other work themselves had been per
suhdod TO leave munition plants
The bureau also took an enrolment
of Germans aud NuHtrians who had
had military experience aud II Kept up
its work until after Brrnstofff do
parted on the breaking Of relations
between the United states and Ger
many.
Biclaski told how. when Captain
Franz Won Vinteion came tp the Uni
ted States In 1918, 20 endenVor to stop
shipments 10 Great Britain he met
David Lamar convicted afterward in
Ncw York and sent 90 prison Tor INA
personatiug \. Nitcheil Palmer. tnen
u member Of congress-. Won Rintelch
formed labor organizations IN the ia
tcrest of keeping the United States
said. and In connection with that WORK
$500 COO was collected.
"Dnly Il smlll part ~ II WAS spent,
however said l}ielnski Lamar had
habit of taking credit for a great
many things hc had nothing 10 DO
with Al mass meeting in New Ier-
scy AZ which Secretary Bryan spoke
Lamar took credit Tor organizing, but
he had nothing "a do with II
New Work payPr Involved.
The New York Stan's Zeitung was
mentioned by Rielask in connection
with tho financing ~ ~ secret prupn-
runda 20 tho extent OF Si9a.
Just what tho project referred 60
was not disclosed hy tho correspond
cnce. but the witness snid ~ might
have been In connection with the eioc-
tlon ot Congressman buchanan.
A lottcr from Theodore Z ITO. Ger
man consul "a. Allentown. Pa hd-
dressed io the counsellor Of tho Ger
man embassy. wns read by the wit
ness telling of q conversation be-
I tween otto nnd an unnamed person.
"Our conversation drifted to the
military preparedness of the United
States the letter said And I heard
that relative of this gentleman held
a position ia which hr was able 20
give information Nv this regard. Per
hRps II might bc opp0rtune 20 follow
out this clew'
Germany SIent 81 .5oo.0oo.
Biolaaki testified that Germany
spont more than $500. 900 for the
dissemination of propaganda In this
country from the beginning of the
war. some Of this he said, WAS used
IN purchasing controlling interests In
newspapers. some for the printing and
distribution Of pamphlets, ana some
wns sent 10 thc German consulatcs IN
principal cities,
The money used for propaganda
was obtained largely through German
treasury notes ln this country. Biclas-
III said Evidence obtained hy the de-
partment of justice showed that the
funds OF the German embassy amount
eel TO 491.ss0 600.
Bielaski was asked hy Senator Oy-
crman 20 put in the hearing an &C.
count of the activities Of Bolo Pasha
executed In France as SPY. while he
was in this country,
Bolo was brought 90 this country hy
q representative of Hearst. Bielaski
said and was taken % the German
embassy by Adolph PRpenstadt a
wealthy German of New York. who
row is intcrned. Later. the witness
said. Boln was introduced 10 Hearst
who Invited him 90 lunch and who
later attended number of meetings
with him. Eolo'H mission in TN.
country was 9stensibly TO obtain print
paper the committee was told, hut
In reality u was 20 obtain money for
purchasing r. paper IN France. After
getting H. he returned 20 France
There o. one fact about liolo We
have. which WAS never brought out
before" BielaHk said. That ~ that
he WIS ln touch Hith the German cm-
harsy here shortly after war began In
Iigti Ia "a note book of Dr. Albert
which We have IN our possession, this
entry appears
Prepare telegram "a Pasha. That
shows conclusiyely that the embassy
knew intimately ~ Holo and prohnb-
iy knew ~ his activities.
Effort to iry Negroes Away.
Faforts Of the Germans 90 create
pro- -GormRn feeling among the ne
gr0es OF the south proved entirely un'
successful ilelaski stated stories
were circulated there 20 tho effect
that the negroes We're descendants 81
! the Indians and We're the rightful
owners of the land instead Of the
! white people. Another story. designed
10 create feeling against the Enghsn
was perverted account of thc aid