Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-20
PALMER SUBMITS
DOCUMENTS ABOUT
T|MESPURCHASE
Names of Contributors to
Fund for Brisbane to
Buy Paper.
LETTERS SHOW GERMAN
EFFORTS TO GET ORGAN
Evidence to Sustain Charge Of Con-
nection Between Brewers and
Hun Propaganda.

0SSbAVAA S~SsVSS~S >e~ ="
Hun Propaganda.
A, Mitchell Palmer. alien property
-. custodian. yesterday submitted to
fanatic, King, at the iatter's request.
documents In his possession confirm
inn the statement made by him In the
course of the speech at Harrisburg
last Saturday In which he charged
that q group Of German-American
brewers had contributed to a fund
for the purchase Of a newspaper IN
Washington, to be published in the
interest of tho brewery industry. Ac-
eompanyins these documents are 9TH
ers which bear upon Mr. Palmers fur
thor charge that tho activities OF the
brewers of this country are coupled
With tho German propaganda In the
United States.
Through Indirect Channel.
The documents bear out a statement
already made by Arthur Brisbane,
editor and owner" Of the Washington
Times, to tho effect that he secured
tho funds for tho purchase Of that
paper from c. W. Feigenspan. brewer
and trust company president. Of New
ark, but supplement it with informa-
don showing that this fund was con-
tYfbuted BY q group Of other brew
srx reaching the total Of $s75.ooo. and
fha& the funds were contributed
through an indirect channel.
Letters written to DR.. Dernbers and
to Can't Hans Tauscher show the
plans Of German propagandists to pur-
chase,a daily newspaper Of establish
cd circulation. and detail the support
such . paper might confidently expect
frura the brewery and liquor interests
Of tho country.
Fifteen Brewers Raised Fund
Although formal investigation by
the Senate judiciary committee Into
the political and propaganda activi-
ties Of the brewing industry will not
start until next Monday. interest in
Congress today centered in the docu-
ments submitted by Mr.. Palmer. who
is federal custodian of alien property,
showing that fifteen brewers. whose
names were given. in cooperation
with the United States Brewers Asso-
eiation. raised a fund from which
1915, 900 was advanced to Arthur Bris-
bane for the purchase OF the wash
ington Times.
property custodian were regarded as
telling an amazing story of the ef-
forts of German agents and OF the
brewing interests to acquire rep
resentation among the press OF the
United States.
what Letters Show.
Letters sent to the Senate COM
mfttee by Mr.. Palmer show the source
Of the money raised to purchase a
. newspaper, amounting in all to
slo7 600. The sum was advanced to
Mr.. brisbane for the purchase of the
washington Times by c. w. Feigen-
enan. a Newark brewer. through the
Growine Circulation Corporation. hav-
ing among it's directors William A.
De Ford. an attorney for William r.
Hearst. and. according to stare
tnent by Feigenspan. believed to pc
Brisbane" No interest was to be paid
on the sum advanced. although MT
brisbane has stated he declined TO
accept the loan without interest.
with the intention of connecting the
activities Of the brewers in purchas-
yrifh German DTODa~
eanda and to support the charge he
made in his Harrisburg speech that
"the organized liquor trafhc mas oeen
nro-German in its sympathies. Mr..
Palmer included with the evidence
AGAINST the brewers copies OF letters
e1chanEed by well known German
agencies.
After New York Papers, Too.
Among the Germans involved are
Cant. Tauscher and DR.. Dernburg.
Possibilities Of buying certain New
York newspapers are discussed in a
letter written to Dernburg. in March.
1918. by Alexander konta. who de-
cIared that "a paper that would not
be hostile to the personal liberty OF
the citizen to drink in moderation
what he pleased could count upon the
powerful support of the brewers and
the distillers to command illimitable
capital, and, what is more. means of
giving the paper in question ctrcu-
iation large enough to attract adver-
tiserA"
In the letters between the various
German agents concerning the pur-
chase of a paper no mention Is made
Of Mr. Brisbane of the Washington
Times. but the letters are included in
The matter turned over to the Senate
committees, 1t was said. to prove the
charge made by Mr.. Palmer that Ger
man interests are furthered by the
brewers; that the German Alliance
really was a German Whisky Alli-
ance.
Gives Resume Of Transaction.
Giving a resume Of the transactions
which eliminated in the brewers
raising $375.0oo for Mr.. Brisbane. Mr..
Feigenspan wrote to Robert Grain Of
baltimore. who maintains an odice In
the Munsey building. This letter is
dated April I, and tells Of the trans
actions in their regular order.
Mr.. Grain Is at the head OF the war
savings committee OF Baltimore. He
is rated as a millionaire. and is said
TO have been for some time more or
less actively connected with the BUSH
ness-political affairs Of large brew
ing interests In Washington. MI.
Grain owns one Of the largest and
best stock farms in Charles county.
Nd
Grain the amounts contributed 70 the
fund for the purchase Of the Times
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