The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-17
LANSING PUBLISHES | DIRECT EVIDENCE OF ]! CA|lLAUX TREASON Shown Former French Pre- mier Communicated With
 German Agents in 1915 BERNSTORFF MESSAGE CIV EN AS PROOF These Tell How "Shrewdest Man in Europe" Continued to Work in
 Berlin's Interest After
 War Began

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 Evidence which will play a bart in the treason trial of former Premier Caillaux in France was given to the public I by the state department today in another series from the de- Ipartment's store of intercepted diplomatic correspondence. l The messages, exchanged between Count Won Bernstorff, former German ambassador here, and the Berlin for 1 eign office, show that during his visit to Argentina in 1915 Caillaux was in communication with German agents, condemning the French government and asking that his position at home be not damaged by praise from the German newspapers | A final patch gave notice that the captain of the ship on which Caillaux was sailing carried important papers and urged that in case the vessel was captured Caillaux lin an unobtrusive
 
 considerations.
 l The messages were furnished to the French government before Cailaux's ar rest It is understood that they were made public here by arrangement with Paris.
 TEXT OF MESSAGE Following is the text of the message sent by Bernstorff ..Buenos Aires telegraphed the follow ing:
 "Caillaux has left Buenos Aires after short stay, and is going direct to France, evidently on account of the (group undecipherable) scandal which ho regards as a personal attack upon him. self. He speaks contemptuously of the President, and the rest of the French government, with the exception of Briand. He sees through the policy of England perfectly. He does not antici- pate the complete overthrow of France He sees in the war now a struggle for existence on the part of England. AL though he spoke of the indiscretions and clumsy policy of the Wilhelmstrasse, and professed to believe in German atrocities. he has in essentials hardly changed his political orientaton. Callaux welcomed indirect courtesies from me- but empha- sized the extreme caution which he is obliged to watch in order to show that the French had him observed even here. Protests against the excessive praise be- slowed upon him by our papers reper- toire, and especially the Neue Erie Presse and described. on the other hand, that the Tyherrenian and Morocco agree ments should be adversely criticized were held for it's effect. Our praise in- jures his position in France. Caillaux's here cool. His report about Brazil had nothing new. On his return to France, he will, to begin with. reside in his own constituency. He fears Paris and the fate of Jaures
 "BERNSTORFF"
 Another message which von Bernstorff had forwarded was from Havana as fol- lows:
 s'Tol Rio de Janeiro, telegraphs steamer Araguaya left Buenos Aires January 3O The captain is carrying important papers. Capture very desirable. Caillaux is on board In case of capture Caillaux should, in an unobtrusive way, be treated with courtesy and consideration Can you inform our cruisers?
 "BERNsToRFF.''
 CENSORSHIP INSTRUCTIONS
 The instructions of the German cen sorship to the German press on June l6, 1917, follows:
 For political reasons, it is urgent y requested that nothing be writ ten about the former French Prime Minister Caillaux and that his name be not mentioned under any circum- stances"
 This correspondence. although no of ficial announcement to that effect Is available, was made public by ar rangement with the French govern nent which desired it's exposure Cail- aux now is waiting trial in France Tor treason on revelations developed oy the celebrated Bolo Pasha case.
 LOUSTALOT ALSO HELD
 Paris. January 16.--Louis Lou stalot. member of the French Chamber of Deputies from Lan- les. whose immunity recently was suspended in connection with the yaillaux case. was arrested this morn ng. Every detail of the first day in prison of ex-Premier Caillaux is be- ng eagerly read by the public
 T am one of your new boarders," ne began to say to the head warden ,n arriving at the prison whom inter- -upted. but that official did not stop 'ation with prisoners.
 At the request of M Caillaux, the iirector of the prison obtained per- mission for the former premier to 'njoy the treatment allowed political prisoners. M. Caillaux was placed in
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