Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
HEARST ALLIANCE
SOUGHT BY TRAITOR
Sena te Committee Told of
Boto ! ''asha's Efforts in Be-
half a Hun Propaganda.
WANTED PAPER BACKING

Activities of :olo Pasha, put
death as a French traitor, in promo'
ing in the United 81 ates the nnancin
by the German goN eminent OIL III
Paris Journal and -hich was de
scribed as an attempt ! o form new
alliance between the JoA rnal anu )" II
liam Randolph Hearst's newspapers
were recited today to the 4 enate com
mittee investigating Germ IN propa
ganda by Alfred L. Becker, q equity d.
terney general of New York '1ate.
Mr.. Becker explained that ms IN
vestigation was made at reQ7A %
the French government to deter, III. IN,
the culpability of Senator HuanA q
proprietor of the Paris Journal, On
propaganda in the United States VIZ
disclosed incidentally.
Sought Hearst Declaration.
Bolo Pasha tried. Mr.. Becker said.
to obtain from Mr.. Hearst a declara-
ton of French sympathies. Charles F.
Hearst newspapers, who came to the
United States to introduce Bolo to
Hearst, early in 1916, was quoted by
Mr.. Becker as having said that every
American loved France and that con-
sequently it needed no advertising.
After Bolo's return to Paris in May.
1916, the Paris Journal published a
'"fulsome account of Hearst" the wit
ness said. but no evidence of a news
connection between the Journal and
Hearst was disclosed.
Wanted Steel Head to Buy.
Bolo sought, unsuccessfully, in con-
ferences with E. G. Grace. president
of the Bethlehem Steel Company, to
get the company to purchase the Paris
Journal. Mr.. Becker stated that in
his opinion, this move by Pasha was
entirely camouf1age, intended to COW
er up the real purpose OF his visit to
the. United States"
Senator Reed of Missouri, who is not
a member of the committee. attended
the hearing, and when Becker men
toned the news service he interrupt
ed the latter'S statement. saying he
understood that the witness testimony
was to be limited to what was sup
ported by documents. Mr.. Becker
said that he was only outlining his
statement, and the examination pro-
ceeded.
Mr.. Becker declared that the inves-
tigation by the New York state au-
thorities showed that Bolos financial
lean banking institutions, G. M. AM
sinck & Co.. the Royal Bank os Can
ada and J. P. Morgan & Co. He told
the committee that German propa-
ganda extended through South and
Central America. Mexico. Cuba. Porto
Rico Spain. Holland and the scandi-
navian countries. as we'll as in all the
countries at war with Germany.
U-Boat Warfare on Neutrals.
Papers of Capt Won Papen, the
former military attache of the Ger
man embassy here, taken from his
quarters when the British captured
Palestine, and which indicated that
Germany planned U-boat warfare
against Holland and the Scandinavian
countries in October. 1916, were
placed in the record yesterday in con-
nection with the Senate judiciary
committees hearing on German prop
uganda.
Tells of Visits to Hearst Home.
Mr.. Becker read dispositions by
several chauffeus and bellnlen and
doorman at the Hearst apartment on
Riverside drive, in New York, who
told of visits by Count Won Bernstorff,
Pasha to the Hearst residence in 1916.
lie told, the committee that the pur-
pose of the investigation by the New
York state officials was to ascertain
whether there was some one else con-
Meeting Bolo and Bernstorf prior to
Bolo's coming to the United States.
He believed there was such an inter-
mediary because Bernstorff, he be-
lieved, would be unwilling to pay large
sums of money to man whom he had
known so little.
1.-The theory was evolved that Hearst
was the man." asked Senator Wolcott.
Hearst's Relations Questioned.
Yes, but I do not believe that that
has been established Mr.. Becker re-
piled.
Il do not believe that the af1idavits
you have given the committee estab-
lish a connection between Mr.. Hearst
and Bolo. prior to his coming to the
United States" Senator Wolcott said.
81 think we ought to hear the evil
dence and express our opinions after
ward" remarked Senator Nelson.
Il prefer to express my opinions
now" Senator Wolcott replied.
Mr.. Becker read the letter from E.
G. Grace to Bolo in which he de-
clined to participate in an arrange
ment for the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany to purchase the Paris Journal,
saying that he and other officials of
the concern had concluded not to
proceed further with the proposal.