Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-08

take the place Of the German aSSOcl- atiOn (wOrd not deciphered) which has been of no use during the war, on account of it's management. The league has published under my col laboration an excellent collection Of reports on the war which will be of great service to our cause.
 "The support which I have already given the league is entered in the first quarters account from 1916. item No POS On the occasion of later install ments to them I will refer to this re- port.
 ''I ask that this may be sanctioned" Another document referred to the use of New York representative Of the Wolff bureau. the German semi official news organization. in sending league reports to Berlin. Under date of September 16, 1916, Berlin warned von BernstOrff that the Wolff bureau agents reports were criticised as too one-sided and said more unbiased re- ports seem to be urgently desirable" Won Bernstorff's message. dated August 24. 1915, said:
 As your excelIency is aware, have used the intermediary of the New York representative of the Wolff agency. Herr klaessig, in order to send telegraphic reports to you. These telegrams intended for you are indi- cated by the fact that they do not begin by naming the day of the week
 "In order that the reports shall not excite attention, it has been necessary in many cases to disguise them in the form of press extracts, or put into the mouth of members of congress, when in reality they are not intended to be merely the expression of some indi- vidual opinion, but as being views, which in my opinion, are important for the direction of our foreign policy, and for proper comprehension of the local situation"
 Wolff Messages Criticized
 Berlin sent this message via Clock holm and Buenos Aires, dated Sep tember Is. 1916:
 The reports of the Wolff bureau agent are rightly criticized by a part of the German press as one-sided, as he has reported for some time noth- ing but indignation against English en- croachment which nobody here takes seriously
 As the matter will probably be talk en up in the reichs;ag more unbiased reports seemed to be u. gently desir- able
 Please advise Klaessig in this sense"
 Two Agents Named Consul Reiswitz's letter regarding ; the embargo conference said that the leadership in the movement to stop shipment of arms to the allies was in the hands of two men, one in Chi cago and the other in Detroit. There was no indication as to the identity | of the men This part of the letter fol- lows:
 D For your confidential information I would further inform you that the B leadership of the movement thus far, lies in the hands of two men. tone in Detroit and one in Chtcago) who y are firmly resolved to work to the 2 end, that the German country shall above all things remain the back |, ground, and that to all outward ap- U pearances it shall have an American } character. l have known these gen tlemen very well for long time and ' know that personal interest does not count with them; the results will y bring their own reward" !, To Out~it Censors
 Mir. Bielaski introduced letters writ d ten by c. Thomas, at Rotterdam, to d George Barthelme, former represen- o tative here of the Cologne Gazette, i. outlining a scheme for Outwitting the British censors and getting eGrman a news to the United States and Central h America. According to the letters the if plan was to establish a cable news n sertice system between Holland and ,. America which ostensibly would be an t exchange service between a Dutch ,t paper and a newspaper or news asso
 citation in America. The United States n. broke off diplomatic relations with = Germany before the plan was put into
 operation.
 Organization of the citizens com
 committee for food shipments ostensi
 bly, formed to send food to German
 civilians. was alleged by MT. Bielaski
 who said the apparent expenditures
 for postal shipment of condensed
 amount to more than the value
 
 of the goods shipped. Thirty thou
 sand dollars collected by the organ
 ization under the guise of intending
 to send food to Germany, apparently
 was spent for other causes, he said
 The committee was formed. Mir. Bic
 laski said. at the home of Samuel Un
 termyer in New York.
 To Distribute Classics
 The German publication society, C
 distribute German classics, also wa
 formed, MT Bielash said, Dr. Alber
 giving S25.00O for that purpose
 As usual said the witness
 "Gecrge Sylvester Viereck had some
 thing to do with this organization
 even after the United States entere'
 the war. but he ceased his activitie
 after the passage of the espionag
 act"
 Lecturers Were Subsidized
 Mir Bielaski submitted to the con
 mittee copies of letters showing tha
 several lecturers who toured the couI fry sneaking in favor of Germany Wer