Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-09
NEBRASKA SENATOR
NAMED IN B|ELASkI
REPORT OF BREWERS

Washington, Dec. T.-Furthep chapters
in the story OF the efforts Of Count Won
Bernstorf, the former German ambas-
s2Lor. and other German agents to in.
nuence sentiment in America toward
Germany and o'preyent the shipment
OF war supplies 10 the Allies were re-
Nealed in documents laid before the Sem
ate investigating committee today By
A. Bruce Belaski OF the depar lment OF
justice.
Wreck Of the propaganda system bui;
Up by Bernard DernbUrg. the Kaiser :
Personal agent in the United States. by
the sinking Of the Lusitania and the re-
building OF it by Won Bernstorft in I
manner which cannot hurt US if it be
comes known" also were dealt with ID
communications from the former am
bassador to the Berlin foreign office.
There also was evidence relating 10
the organization in 1915 and subsequent
activities OF the American embargo as
socia ton. with the hope OF stopping
shipments Of war supplies 70 the Allies
by SO arousing feeling among the voters
~ ~ to'iipS' iCSisIs ave dNt4pil' NSS w
the communications offered by Mr..
Eieiashi and purporting to have been
written by r. Reiswitz German consu!
at Chicag go. dealt with a mass meeting
o. the association soon TO be held and
said that among those who had agreed
to cooperate" We're Senator H!tcht ock
OF Nebraska, chairman OF the Senate
fore gu relations committee; former
Representative Buchanan of Illinois.
WHO was connected with labors nation
n peace council; William Bayard Hale
and DR.. AHed. a minister OF San Fran
cisco.
Another communication relating 10
Il meeting, Of the embargo association
and said to have been written by G..
NJ. Jacobs Of Chicago acting chair
man. said that former Senator Works
OF California and Senator Smith of
Georgia, as well as Senator Hitch
cock. supported the principles OF the
conference.
MIR. Bielaski read a document sign
ed by Senator Hitchcock stating that
the senator would 90 all in his power,
both as senator and as editor OF the
Omaha World Herald, TO bring about
an embargo on arms.
Consul Reiswitz. in a letter believed
By the department Of justice 10 have
been written to DR.. Heinrich +. AL
Ecrt, n former German agent, outlined
a plan for the acquisition of tho
Wright airplane factory at Dayton,
Ohio, as 4 means of preventing the
(,Nr1 NJ fIx.in,y achir11c hn
United States.
Air. Bielaski also testified that to
make provisions for the dissemination
CT pro German news 10 smaller news
papers the German agents contempla-
tea the purchase OF the American
Press Association which furnished
matter in type to papers, but he said
there was no evidence that the deal
was carried through.
Late Saturday the State Depart
mont made public the full text OF the
DCrnstorff documents read into the
committee record by Mr.. Biclaski.
They were taken from the mass Of
evidence in the department tiIcs.
disclosing German intrigue before and
a ter the United States entered the
war.
One documen. referred TO the use
Ct Herr I<laessig, the Wolf bureau,
tire German semi official news organ
ization in sending telegraph reports
to Berlin. Under date Of Sept. 1G,
t3If. Berlin warned ron Belnstorf
tat the Wolf bureau agents reports
were criticized as too one sided and
said more unbiased reports seem to
he urgently desirable
Consul Reiswitz's letter regarding !
the embargo conference said that the |
leadership III the movement TO stop
Of :.rms 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.
Mr.. Bielaski introduced letters |
written by g. Thomas, at Rotterdam. /
10 George Barthelme. former repre- |
Of the Cologne Gazette.
scheme for outwitting