The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

in accordance with the Directors of
Industries and Commerce, proposes,
without consulting the Bureau of Ad-
ministration:
"O) To make careful eXamina-
ton of all, German manufactured mo-
tors in regard to parts that might
have to be renewed;
"(2) To forcibly examine, if it is
necessary, those machines in Store
Houses, in order to be able to give
an explicit description of their condf'
tIon and number; and
"(3) After having secured the de-
sired information, transmit it to Vok
G)" (Vok is the abrreviation for Cen
trail Military bureau of Statistics OF
the General Headquarters.)
Now that these precautions were
made, the Imperial German govern
ment, through the General Headquar-
ters. then applied for active cooper
alton to organize industries for the
purpose of prosecuting the war sue
cessfully-the war that was to come.
This idea was not entirely new, be-
cause it had already appeared in 1887,
as is shown in the following decou-
ment.
On June 9, 1914-two months be-
fore the war,-the circular which fol-
lows was addressed to the Regional
Commanders.
Circular of June 9, 1914, The Cen
eral Headquarters to the Region Com
manders.
within twenty-four hours after re-
ceiving this circular, you are instruct
ed to give a Geographic order to all
proprietors of industrial enterprises
to open the envelopes containing the
plans of mobilization indicted in the
circular of the Count Waldersee and
Caprivi of June 27, 1887.
mo. 421. (Signed) Mobilization"
Now everything is prepared for the
commencement of the war. Machin-
cry is already oiled, only the retext
remains to be found.
Premeditated, carefully prepared, it
was unclaimed at the desired moment
chosen by Prussia; and yet all these
devilishly planned rngenuft1es were
not able to crush Germanys enemies
They must resort to other despicable
means.
The Origin of Sabotage in Other
Countries
They then began to obtain through
intrigue, bribery and treachery, what
they could not obtain by their Armies
A great net was thrown across the
countries of the Entent. An organi
zation of destruction was created. un-
limited credit was open for that which
the German authorities held under
iSti of
Needs of the war" The average
American reader is already well &C
quainted with what those Accessory
Needs of the War mean, but prob
ably not every American knew tina
the bIowing-up of ammunition depots
factories and other American enter
prises, were directly instigated by the
German government in Berlin.
Here, for the first time, we are il
a position to show the "Kultur in it!
Glorie!"
Circular of Nov. 2, 1914.
General Headquarters, (Imperia
Germany to the military agents OF
Frontiers of Russia, France, Italy an(
Norway.
TN all branches of the German
Savings Banks and Banking House!
in Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, China
and the United States have been open
ed special military credits for the
Accessory Needs of the War"
THE General Headquarters author
ICES you to have recourse in unlimited
proportion to these credits in the eff
fort to destroy machines, factories. de
pots-food depots being the most i'm.
portant or military or civilian plant!
lappertaining to the enemy. In trying
to execute these distinctions, it is nee
essary to take measured aims to clog
the motors and mechanism; to des
troy, in enemy countries, ships carry
ing materials of war; and to burn the
reserve stores, and manufactured arti.
cles; to cut off from great centers the
electrical power and food stuffs.
you will furnish to special agent.
put at your disposal, all necessary
matter to provoke the explosions an6
fires; you will also be furnished a lis
of people in the country, under YOU
supervision, undertaking to be agents
of destruction.
S"(Signed, DIR. E. Fischer,
Councillor Agent of the Imperia
German Army