The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-19

the schemes Of Dernberg. DIR. Albert, Or.
Fuehr, Capt. Won Papen and Capt.
| Boy-Ed"
| In his statement the Deputy Attorney
General injects new name into the
propaganda whirlpool. 1t Is that Of AL
fred Rau Of IS Forest avenue. Staten
Island, another naturaiized American OF
herman birth. VINO at the time OF his
testimony before the Deputy Attorney
General was connected with Sutro Broth
ers Il Co, bankers Of 40 Broadway.
| Rau was associated with Sylvester
Niereck in the establishment of the
Fathertand, and according to Mr.. Becker
| received s24.250 from DR.. Fuehr for the
publication OF such pamphlets as The
Truth About Germany The German
White Book 'Germany's Just Cause,
Germany and the War;. 'Germany's
Hour OF Destiny The Case OF Belgium
In the Light Of Official Reports Cur
rent misconceptions About the War and
'Searchlishts on the War"
Inc payments for the publication Of
these pamphlets were received by Rau.
according to Mr.. Becker, between Octo-
Der 3. 1914, and January 4. 1915. Rau,
however, insists that he did the work
purely FOR patriotic reasons" and that
All the money he got out of 1t was turned
over to viereck.
Il was pro-German at TIE outset OF
the war;" testified Rau. and | saw that
the general spirit here was decidedly
anti-0erman. SO l and an old friend
Mr.. Viereck. decided to issue a little
magazine. When we founded II we only
expected small circula ton and we
planned TO turn over what We made to
charitable purposes. The magazine was
the .Fdfheridnd. 1t grew over night and
turned out TO be very big enterprise
oeiore we started 1t talked with Prof
hugo 'Munsterberg and others. and all
agreed that the idea was a good one
ana that some publication like II should
De establish ed. There was no business
on the Stock Exchange at the time and
had a lot OF time on my hands.
DernburR at His wits Ends.
DIR. Dernburg. DR.. Albert, DR.. Fuel
and Meyer Gerhardt didn't know what
TO start at that time. They were at their
wits ends Theysall realized the neces-
sity OF bringing some German news be-
fore The American people--st least that's
what they told me. II trey had any
Interior motives never suspected them,
and l never in my widest dreams
thought that conditions would lead up
TO our entering the war;
Rau said that he was member OF the
ffrm of Sutro Brothers 4 Co., but that
just before going to the Attorney-Gcn-
erals ONCE to give his testimony he had
had luncheon with Mr. Sutro" and had
suggested to the latter that perhaps he,
Rau. had better resign from the Arm
Another witness at one of the recent
hearings before the Deputy Attorney
General was Sail Gurdji. former head OF
the Ottoman Telegraphic News Agency.
the official organ of the Turkish Govern
ment Gurdji told how he had been
forced to fee from Turkey because of
his refusal to make his news service an
instrument for German propaganda be-
fore the war. He 10 now in this city.
staying at 81 West Fifty-fourth street
There is abundant evidence" SAYS
Deputy Attorney General Becker in the
part OF his statement referring to Gurdjl,
TO show that Germany began to launch
her propaganda campaign at least q year
before the declaration Of war against
France and Russia. For instance one
,of her methods In winning Turkey over
to her cause was to instruct the German
Ambassador at Constantinople to OBTAIN
control Of the Ottoman Geographic News
Agency, which was the official organ Of
the Ottoman Empire. The president of
this news agency was approached by the
Of 10000 marks year to exploit Ger
man propaganda throughout the Otto
man Empire.
Rejected Bride. Lost His Agency.
Later on this offer was increased 10
100000 marks. Both offers were in
dignantly refused, as the president OF
the agency was strongly anti-German
and had been pointing out to the Turks
how disastrous II would be for Turkey
to enter the war on the side Of Germany,
and had advocated strict neutrality
Every effort to corrupt the head OF
the agency having failed, on September
~. 1914. this man was called TO the
office OF the Chief OF Police at Constanti-
nople, who arbitrarily commanded him
TO abandon his agency and all his prop
critics forthwith, informing him that the
agency's charter. issued by the Turkish
Minister OF the Interior. had been re-
voksd and that unless the Chief Of
Policies request was Immediately COM
piled with his orders were to imprison
him.
German agents were put In control OF
the agency. Turkey went into the war
and Gurdji had to fee for his life. He
is now in destitute circumstances and 1t
has taken all the skill OF neutral diplo-
mats to get the members out. OF Turkey,
as the German agents had sworn venge-
ance against them"
Having completed their work in Tur-
key, MIR. Becker says, Germany's prop
uganda directors lost no time in getting
things started in this country. The
Deputy Attorney-General then goes on
to describe some of the early meetings
at 1928 Broadway. the headquarters OF
the German publicity system. The par
Elephants at these conferences, he says
were DR.. Dernburg. DR.. II, F. Albert,
Julius =. Meyer. assistant director OF
the Hamburg American Line. who lives
at 1S5 Park avenue: A. l.. Cronemeyer
general passenger agent of the Ham
burg-American Line: DIR. Carl Buenz,
who is now serving a term for his COM
plicity In the conspiracy to send out
ships from New York and other ports
In this country to coal and provision
German raiders operating in the south
Atlantic during the early part OF the
war. and DR.. Ecker, former managing
director OF the Hamburg American Line,
stationed at Hamburg, who was on a
visit to this country at the time, having
come over here on the same ship with
DR., Dernburg and Ambassador Won
Bernstorr in August. 1914.
viereck Attends Conference.
sylvester Viereck, Or. William Bay
ard Hale, who later was made the edi-
torial director OF the German Informa-
ton Bureau. and Dr.. Rumely, former
managing editor OF the EpeninD Mail
likewise sat in at these conferences, Mr..