New-York tribune., 1918-12-07

aware that Hale is our agent. but
| Knows him only as Germanophil lie
Journalist who has contributed leading
articles 10 papers,"
Another message, dated juno s, 1916
said
Hale tells me, and Hearst confirms,
that the latter isSrather hurt that on
Wiegand's account The World gets all
the important Berlin Interviews.
recommend that under suitable circum-
stances Hale should, for obvious rea-
sons, be given preference, as Hearst
organs have during the course Of war
always placed themselves outspokenly
on our side"
Hearst Alliance" Wrecked
The next reference was in connection
with "The Washington Post" and it's
course following the death Of John Il.
Mclean. A little later, in reading q
report on the work of the film propa-
gandists, Mr.. Bielaski quoted regret
over the shipwreck of our combi-
| nation with Hearst" 1t appeared that
the Germans had demanded that Hearst
should accept all his movie films from
their agency, while he had insisted on
having some of his own
The final reference was in the Fox
memorandum on causing war with
Japan. Mr. Fox pointed out the violent
~ anti-Japancse attitude of Mr.. Hearst
and said that ''if trouble could be
started in California Hearst would lead
IN the agitation, and that all other
papers, except those controlled by the
Morgan group of tinanciers, would be
compelled to follow"
Hearst must not know that this is
tomentlng,' he wrote. "When the
trouble breaks he viii rush into it
quickly enough"
More Disclosures Due
There will be something more to
say about the relations of the Hearst
papers and Hale with the German gov
eminent" Mr.. Bielaski remarked at
one point in the hearing.
Unternyer Is Involved
The revelation that Samuel Inter
myer, one of the best known lawyers
in the United States, was definitely
connected with the German propa-
ganda, came as a shock to the large
audience that attended the hearing
MIR. untermyer is very we'll known
here, having appeared in many of the
! O!ggest Congressional Investigations as
/; foe of the trusts, though he is coun-
sci to a number of big corporations
His name was among those mentioned
as under consideration at the time that
Louis u. Brandeis was appointed to the
United States Supreme Court.
Untermyer first was brought in
through the correspondence with AL
bert. the propagandist chief, by George
Sylvester Vierick. Nierick wrote that
he had CONFERRED with Untermyer,
who is strongly on our side, and who
has written to THE New York Times
for us, and will see President Wilson,"
This was in 1914, when the war was
only few weeks old. Another letter
tells of conference between Hale,
Nlerick and Untermyer.
His next appearance was in con-
nection with the publication of the
first batch of the Albert papers, by
the New York World, in August, 1915.
On August 20 there appeared under DR..
Albert's name a defense of the acti-
v.tles implied in the papers published
Ihls contained, among other things,
denial that "any effort has been
made secretly to influence American
public opinion in spite of the fact
that the German information bureau
was operating under false colors and
the subsldiMng of apparently disn-
terested writers was apparently in full
swing.
This remarked Mr.. Bielaski.
was fair sample of the honesty Of
the whole article"
On the date this appeared DR.. Al
bert wrote Mr. Untermyer,, enclosing
a draft of a not to be sent to the State
Department on which he asked Inter
myers advice, and added:
Il have heard very fattering com
ments on the statement know to
whom they are addressed. | do think
1T was the right thing to come OUT
Who Wrote Statement
Mr.. Bielaski remarked about this
document. "Whether this relates to
the Albert statement, and whether it
shows that untermyer prepared that
statement, is, of course, a matter of de-
duction"
1t was untermyer who handled the
abortive deal to buy the New York
Sum for the Kaiser This had first
been suggested by George Sylvester
Vlerick, who urged the purchase of
an American paper that would be useful
IN proportion as it was we'll camou-
1aged, and suggested the "Sun" or the
PRESS" In February, 1916, Untermyer
proqght the proposal to head, writing
to Dr. Albert from his houseboat in
Florida: -
Il have received word that the op-
portunlty has now arrived to acquire
that New York morning and evening
paper, which we can get for sliphtlv
under $2,00O,00O for six-tenths of s ths
STOCK" lie went on to explain that he
had friends who would come into the
deal, provided they could be assured
1uli control within d year or two after
the war.
There was nothing in the CORE
spondence to indicate the name of the
paper involved, but Mr.. Bielaski stated
mat from other sources it was known
Chat 1t was "The Sun" and that tho
owners of "The Sun" were approached
w d man representing Untermyer to
learn the terms or which it would be
soid. untermyer in lis letter made an
appointment with Albert to take IN
the matter, and Albert's files show
.nat IL was referred to Berlin. There.
apparently, it rested. ''''''
Helped Finance Paper
"A letter from Dr.. Fuehr was quoted
10 snow that he consulted with Inter
myer IN regard to "press matters"
another deal in which Untermver fir-
ured was the financing of the "WaT-
nelt, an influential Jewish paper of
New York's East Side. This paper un-
9epwent az ven o reorganization involving
Soo'OoO after Louis L. Miller, who had
oeen It's editor resigned in 1915 he
cause, as he said, he refused to sun
port It's pro-German policy. and started
an opposition paper
hermann Faley, one of its staff. went
10 Judge Levy, of New York, with the
proposition to interes. Untermyer in