New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Captain Lester, Bakers
Aid, Quotes Propaganda
Sent From Berlin by DIR.
William Bayard Hale
Cartoons Used to
Alternate Allies
Attempts by Germans to
Create Discord Among
Negroes Also Exposed
Ne4D York Tribune
Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Captain
George B. Lester, detailed by Secretary
Baker from the military intelligence
bureau of the General Staff to lay be-
fore the Overman committee, now in
yestieating the German propaganda in
America, the information gathered by
that branch of the Secret Service, to-
day made these declarations about
William Randolph Hearst:
That his editorial policy for
months was made in Germany,
under control of the German govern
ment."
That his editorials and cartoons
we're designed, and their effect, If
believed, would have been, in specific
instances cited after the United
States declared war, to prevent any
effective participation of America in
the war and to prevent any alliance
and association with England and
the Allies.
2 That his policy, when at least
one editorial was published, after
the entrance of the United States
into the war. was anti-American.
Hale's Messages Cited
Captain Lester put into the record
a series Of kilograms from William
Bayard Hale, chief Of the Kaiser
Hearst correspondents, to prove his
statement Of yesterday that Hale was
not only pro-German but anti-Amerl-
can and that Hearst knew it. He also
put in Samples" Of the different kinds
Of German propaganda which Hale ped
died through the Hearst papers under
German orders. He pointed out that
every one Of these kilograms was not
only censored by Germany, but must
have had the approval Of the Foreign
Office, and that there was not to be
found in any Of them one scintllla Of
criticism of any German thing, while
they were filled with attacks on Amerl
ca, its President, its legislation ant
its policies.
Two other forms of propaganda
about which there have been report:
IN this country, were also exposed b!
Captain Lester. The first of these was
the attempt to stir up trouble among
the negroes, especially in the South
and, after the United States enterei
Inc war, among the negro troops. This
he said, had been managed from Mexi
co, and had become so serious that
caused President Wilson's proclama
uon on behalf of the negro last July.
The second form of propaganda wa
BY and through the Lutheran minister
OF the country. There were literall
hundreds Of the Lutheran clergy en-
gagged in this, he said. some 1900 hav
ing been so serious as to call for full
investigation, while in a few case
PRISON sentences had been imposed. II
pointed out that here are still lerg
oodies Of Lutherans, who conduct al
their church exercises in the Germa
tongue.
Before he resumed his testimon
captain Lester made brief referenc
20 the statement published in tn
nearst papers this morning by Brad
lord Merrill, denying that Edwar
.Sell Fox, author of the memorandum
suggesting causing war with Japan a
means of aiding Germany, and write
VI lake" dispatches from German
uhoer German orders, had ever been
correspondent of the Hearst paper
, 0sptain Lester pointed out that he ha
not described him as employed b
Aearst, but had shown that Fox wa
s"oer agreement to write for tn
nearst papers, that he did write fe
'aem' that he had credentials fro
'"eh' and that he took orders from an
eOoperated with that organization. Il
'''u ne had much more evidence on tn
relationship, taken from Fox's own COZ
'eSsion and from other sources, and /
'ouio put some of this evidence
'a'er II it seemed advisable.
Ford Suit Involved
~ representatives of "The Chicae
-.loone" also appeared to make
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