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agandists in December, 1914. to operate
the German Information Service because
1t was thought he had influence with the
President.
1t was also testified that Hale edited
speech defending the sinking OF the
Lustania, which was delivered by DR..
Dernburg in Cleveland May 8. 1915. the
day after the liner was torpedoed by
German submarine. Hale is alleged to
have corrected the speech in New York
and sent the copy to Cleveland by tele-
graph. 1t aroused so much public re-
sentiment against Dernburg that he left
the country within a month
A man who was employed by Hale in
confidential capacity at the office OF
the German information service. testi-
fed that Hale had explained to him the
reason he had been selected.
DIR. Hale pointed out in the first
place, that the Germans had little or no
knowledge Of how to influence public
opinion in America, and Furthermore, one
OF the most serious defects In public life
In America was lack Of knowledge OF
International affairs. His efforts would
be to correct that state Of ignorance and
help out the Germans in presenting their
matter in the best FORM
Spread Japanese Scare.
The witness was asked II he had DIS
cussed the Mexican question with DR..
Hale. He said no had not, but he had
gathered the general trend Of Hale's
thoughts by the kind OF matter sent out
by the German information service.
Asked to explain this he said:
THE general trend was to cause alarm
in regard to the poss Utility OF a Japar-
ese invasion. and the necessity OF Ns:i-
can Intervention In some form or OH
The witness declared that the mutigr.
printed on n daily sheet which was sent
out to many English language news
papers. was taken from German news-
papers which were received by Carl A.
Fuehr. another German paymaster, who
also had an Office at 1l23 Broadway.
The matter was selected by DR.. Carl
Mech lenberg and n man named PLACE.
Among the translators was man
named Harowitz, who had been an In
structor at Dublin and London universe
| ties, and DR.. Oberfohren. After the
! articles were translated they were passed
upon by Dr. Fuehr and Hale before
being put in the press sheet.
Hale Wanted Secret Kept.
| Hale endeavored to conceal his con-
| nection with the German press bureau,
| the witness asserted.
| from tne very DeSlnIlnS VI my ~
qua!ntance with DR.. Hale, secrecy was
tte sine qua non Of the association" he
said. His statement was that he did
not care to have his association with
the Germans known"
| The witness was asked X he knew
what compensation DR.. Hale received.
He said he did not, but assumed he was
well paid, because in addition TO his edt-
torial work and the correspondence con-
l -AI Of
One OF these pamphlets was called
Thou Shalt Not Kill" Tho witness
admitted that Hales name appeared
| as the author OF this. and he was asked
il this was inconsistent with the the
ory that Hale endeavored to conceal
HIS connection with the German infor-
nation service.
Not by any means" was the answer.
"Dr. Hale represented himself TO be
in all cases an American citizen OF
| independent means. whose only de-
sire was to prevent the United States
from being e,nbroiled in the European
troubles, and the fact that his naine
was on those various pamphlets was
not any indication OF his connection
with the Germans officially.
"Viereck told me in the early part
of January. right after Hale had seen
him, that they had hired Hale primar-
lily because he was so intimate with
and enjoyed the confidence OF the Pres
dent, and in the course OF week or
two weeks Hale was faoetiously re-
ferred to around the office as the 'litch-
en- entrance 10 the White House
He himself posed as patriotic
American in quitting out this stun so as
to convince the people of the strength
OF his name and his connections. When
no communicated with the Hearst pa
pers or when he wrote articles they were
always signed William Bayard Hale.
confidential adviser and biographer OF
President Wilson and the Presidents
special agent 10 Mexico last year He
put that on himself. he says"
DR.. Hale was witness. He declared
that he had nothing TO conceal about his
connection with the German information
service and that he had nothing to do
with the purchase OF the Evening Mail
He made a strong protest to Dernburg
and Albert when he heard that the Mail
had been bought by Rumely. He said
that they told him that they had MOTH
ing TO do with the transaction
DR.. Halo has a poor opinion OF Rumely.
He described him as a special protege
OF Or. Dernburg and rs lackey who
practically blackened Dernburgs boots.
The witness described the conferences
at 1923 Broadway which were attended
by Dernburg, Won Papen, Begged, Or
Albert, Julius Meyer. Niereck, DR. Fueh-.
Rumely and others who took part IN
spreading German propaganda in tho
e5 riy period OF the European war.
or this group II was Fuehr who
awakened Or. Hale's keenest admira
ton Won Papen may have done dirty
work. he said. but Fuehr. the scholar.
who had been an ettachs at Toxic