The evening world., 1918-12-19
DEAL WITH HEARST
SOUGHT BY BOLO,
BECKER TEST|F|ES
Senators Told French Traitor
Offered to Sell Paris Jour-
nal to Bethlehem Company.

WASHINGTON. Dec. I9.--Activi-
ties Of Bolo Pasha- executed as
French traitor. in promoting in the
United States the financing by the
German Government of the Paris
Journal and in what was described
as an attempt 20 form news alliance
between the Journsl and William
Randolph Hearst's newspapers, were
recited to-day to the Senate Com
mittee investigating German pro-
pag;inda, by Alfred L. Becker. Deputy
Attorney General Of New York.
Mr.. Becker explained that his In
vestigation was made at the request
of the French Government to deter
mine the culpabtlity Of Senator Hum
bert proprietor OF the Paris Journal,
on disloyalty charge and that
enemy propaganda In the United
States was disclosed Incidentally.
Bolo tried. Becker said. to obtain
from Hearst a declaration OF French
sympathies. Charles +. Bertelh. Paris
correspondent OF the Hearst news
papers, who came to the United
states 10 introduce Bolo to Hearst
early in 1915. was quoted by Mr..
Becker as having said that every
American loved France and that con-
seuuently Il needed no advertising.
After Bolo's return 70 Paris in May
1916. the Paris Journal published a
"fulsome account OF Hearst" the
witness said, but otherwise no evil
dcnce OF news connection between
the Journal and Hearst was dts
closed
Bolo sought unsu6 cessfully in con-
ferences with f. q. Grace. President
OF the Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
to. get the company to purchase the
Paris Journal. Mr.. Becker stated in
his opinion this move by pasha was
entirely camoutlage, Intended TO
cover up the real purpose OF his visit
to the United states"
Senator Reed Of Missouri, who is not
a member of the committee, attended
the hearing. and when Becker men
toned the news service he Interrupted
10 say he understood that the witnesses
testimony was TO be limited TO what
was supported by documents Mr.
| Becker said Ire was only outlining his
statement. and the examination pro-
| cccded
Mr.. Becker declared the investiga-
tion by the New York state authori-
| ties showed that Bolo's financial ac-
tivities were through three American
banking Institutions, G.. NJ. Arsinck
4 Co. the Royal Bank of Canada and
J. Il. Morgan AZ Co. lie told the
committee that German propaganda
| extended through South and Central
| America, Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rico,
Spain. Holland and the scandinavian
countries. az well as in all the cOun-
tries At war with Germany.
The committee was told that there
was no evidence except certain de-
positions, the worth of which the
| witness did not pass upon, TO show
| that any OF the persons with whom
| Bolo came in contact in the United
| States had knowledge of his relations
with the German Government. except
Adolph Pavenstadt, head OF Amsinck
| & Co. New York bankers, who par
| ticipated in the transfer Of funds
| from Germany TO Bolo's credit in the
| United States.
| In response 10 queries from soma
| tors. Mr.. Rocker stated that there
was no evidence that the Paris Jour
| nal's attitude toward the war had
been changed by the German tinanc-
ing and that it had always been loyal
| in its utterances.
Then II looks as II Germany got
her leg pulled, doesn't, it?' com
| mented Senator Wolcott.
"It was a pure swindle. replied Mr..
! Becker. "One lesson OF all this il 70
show the absolute futility OF such
transactions"
Mr Becker read into the record