Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09
GERMAN SECRET
PLANS REVEALED
documents Disclose War
Preparations Before
Plunge Into Belgium
"CAMPAIGN" THREEFOLD
Military Sabotage and Defeat
ism Steps in Propaganda
Series
with the French Armies in the Field.
March IG INV r,afi0

with the French Armies in the Field.
March l6 (by maiD.
The French have today in their pos
session copies of an astounding series
Of military and Government orders
showing Germany's preparation for the
, present war from January 2, 1914
seven months before war actually YVES
declared-down to the Kaisers latest Cf-
forts to spread worldwide revolution
and anarchy.
The first indication that the German
general staff knew war would be forced
in 1914 is given In an order addressed
on January . to the commanders of all
army regions. II reads:
Within three days you will telegraph
the precise quantity, kinds and dis
tribution Of all military provisions
which you have intact and of all
This was Germany's first step of mill
tary Preparation. Her first step OF
financial preparation followed on Febru-
ary is, when the German Minister OF
Finance, In agreement with the Austro-
Hungarian Government, sent TO all the
groups OF German banks a secret cir
cular which read:
The directors OF credit estimates
are designated to establish, with
urgency agencies i'm the following
places; Lulea tsOuthern Sweden) ;
Haparanda and Narde. on the Fin
land frontier, and az Bergen and Ans
terdam. The establishment of these
agencies Is Indispensable for the eNer-
else of a more active surveillance Of
the material interests of German
stockholders in Russian, French and
English enterprises, and which may
become necessary in certain CirCum-
seances modifying the organization uf
the financial and industrial market.
On March s, 1914, the German i'm
perial staff began the census Of the ma
terial 1t might have at its disposal for
the war then in view, wyd the aid OF
all inspectors Of mines and factories.
Most indicative order"
Then on June came the most indica-
tive order Of all. II reads as follows: ::
Twenty-four hours after the receipt
OF this circular telegraph orders TO the
proprietors o fall industrial enterprises
to open the sealed envelopes contain
ing the drawings and plans OF
mobilization indicated in the circular
of the commission Of Count Walder-
see and Count Caprivi Of June "a
1887.
From the very moment it became ap-
parent that Germany could not win the
war by the sheer brute force Of her mill
tary supremacy there began second
preparation" to win If possible, by the
other German means Of sabotage,
revolution, terrorism and corruption.
On November ., 1914, the German
general staff inaugurated this new
'preparation" by sending a circular to
all of its military agents on the
frontiers of Russia, France, Italy and
Norway, advising them that in "all the
branches OF German banks in Sweden,
Norway, Switzerland and the United
states special military credits have been
opened, destined for the accessory needs
of the war" The circular said:
The German general staff authorizes
you TO have recourse in unlimited
Proportions for the purpose OF de-
etroying buildings, factories, supply
houses and the provisions Of the more
Important kind. both Of military
and civil nature, belonging to tho
enemy
while trying to bring about strikes,
II is necessary to take steps for the
sabotage of motors and machinery, for
the destruction Of vessels, transport
ing war material to the enemy's ,coun.-
try, 20 burn the reserve stocks OF
primary materials and manufactured
goods and to cut off the grain man
ufacturing ceuters from their supplies
OF electricity, coal and food.
The circular concludes by saying:
Special agents put at your dispose
tion will furnish you with the neces-
sary materials for provoking eX-
plosions and fires, also a list Of per-
veillance who will act as destruction
agents.
General Stnn's orders
A little later, Oil November 2S, the
general staff OF the German marine also
took hand by issuing orders TO all
maritime agents to mobilize all the
agents of surveillance and agents Of de-
struction i'm the military ports of the
Allies" Continuing the circular reads:
II is indispensable by the interme-
diary of third persons having no rela-
tions with the official representatives
Of Germany to recruit progressively
agents for the organization of eN-
plosons aboard ships en- route TO
enemy countries; for causing delays
and confusion in the taking on of
cargo and in the departure and un-
loading of these ships. To this end we
recommend particularly to your atten-
tion the stevedOres, among whom are
many anarchists and escaped crim-
inals.
On January 25. 1915, the German i'm.
perlal staff sent the following order to
its military agents in the United States :
We call your attention TO the pos
ssibiity of recruiting destruction
agents from among the anarchistic
labor organizations.