The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16
LANSING HAS
EVIDENCE OF
GERMAN DEAL
Mass of Correspondence Shows
Caillaux Was in League
with Teutons.
Won BERNsT0RFF MESSAGE
Asked Press of Empire Not to Be
So Effusive in Praise
of Premier.

Washington, .. G., Jan. &c.
From it's mysterious stock Of IN.
tercepted diplomatic eommunica.
tions, the state department today
published correspondence between
Count Won eernstorff, former
German ambassador here, and the
Foreign office at Berlin, showing
Former Premier Cailiaux, Of
France, was in communication
with German agents in Argentine
in 1915. NJ
The first eernstorff dispatch
contained very damaging refer.
ences to CaiIIaux's references TO
the French government, and warn
ed German newspapers against
appraising him. Another gave no.
tice Of the ship on which cailiaux
was sailing from Argentine, and
planned its capture by submar.
ines. The capture Of the ship was
sought because her captain car.
ried important papers. The Ger.
man government was asked to
treat CaiIIaux with every courtesy
and consideration if the ship was
taken.
Bernstorff MESSAGE.
Following is the text of the message
age sent by Won Bernstorff:
"Buenos Aires telegraphed the fol-
lowing: Caillaux had left Buenos
Aires after a short stay and is going
direct to France evidently on account
of the (group undecipherable) scan.
dal which he regards as a personal at.
tack upon himself. He speaks con-
of the president and the
rest Of the French government except
BRAND. He sees through the policy
of England perfectly. He does not an.
ticipate the complete overthrow Of
France. He sees in the war now a
for existence on the part of
England. Although he spoke much of
the indiscretions and clumsy policy
Of the Wilhelmstrasse and professed
to believe in German atrocities, he has
in essentials hardly changed his polit-
ical Orientation. CaillauX welcomed
indirect courtesies from me, but EN-.
phasiZed extreme caution which he Is
obliged to show as the French gov.
ernment, he said, had him watched
even here. He warns us against the
excessive praise bestowed upon him
by our papers, and desired on the
other hand that Mediterranean and
Morocco agreements should be ad-
criticised. Our praise Injuries
his position in France. Caillaux's re-
ception here was COOL His report
about Brazil had nothing new On his
return to France, he will begin to re-
side in his own constituency. He
fears Paris and the fate of Juarez
(Signed) "Bernstorff.'
Another message which Bernstorff
was from Havana as fol.
lows:
"Tol Rio de Janiero ,telegraphed
steamer Araguaya left Buenos Aires
January 80. The captain is carrying
important papers. Capture very de-
sirable. Caillaux is on board. In Gals
If his capture he should in an unob-
.rusive way be treated with courtesy
and consideration. Can you inform
our cruisers? r.
(Signed) "Bernstorff.'
German Censorship.
The instructions of the German cen.
sorship to the German press on June
lG, 1915, follow: s4 %g
For political reasons, it is urgently
that nothing be written
about the former French prime minis
Ter Caillaux, and that his name be
not mentioned under any circum.
stances.
This correspondence although no Of
licial announcement to that effect IL
available, is made public by arrange
nent with the French government,
which desired its exposure. Caillaux
now is awaiting trial in France for
reason ond revelations developed by
The celebrated Bolo Pasha case.