The sun., 1918-07-12
RUMELY INQUIRY
TAKES WIDE TURN
Senator King to Demand
Sweeping Investigation Of
German Propaganda.
SNAIL" CASE TO BE FIRST
Light Will BE Sought on Ger
man Red Cross Bazaar and
Similar Activities.
Special DeSpnfch 10 TIE SrN.

spcCiu DeSputCN 10 lHE sun
WASHINGTON, July ia sweeping
public inquiry by the Senate not only
into alleged German ownership of the
New York Epening Mail but into all
other German propaganda plans and the
manner OF their execution. Is to be de-
manded by Senator King (Utah), author
OF two resolutions for Investigation of
the Austrian and German language
newspapers.
complete airing of all events In
connection with the ownership of the
Mol and Of Its policies Ia to be sought
by the Utah Senator. In addition he
will demand public inquiry to show the
money raised by the German Red Cross
bazaar in New York and other similar
efforts and the disposition Of all such
moneys.
Mr.. King stated tonight that he will
confer with Chairman Culberson and his
colleagues on the Judiciary Committee
early to- morrow and urge them to join
him in action. The committee will be
asked to report his previous resolution.
II its members do not Join him he Is
prepared TO press the question before the
Senate.
Il am in favor Of public hearings"
said Senator King tonight because OF
the revelations in the ErentnO Mail case
and the revelations that will follow In
public inquiry. Such hearings should
start at once while the entire question Is
fresh in the public mind. 1t will clear
the atmosphere of the dark hints and
suspicious that have been noised abroad
for many months and will bring the true
situation and the facts before the Amer
lean people
There Is no doubt in my mind that
there was lots of money spent for Ger
man propaganda in this country. We
should know just how this money was
spent. who spent it. where it came from
and the effect on the American people
Senator King said that he would call
Henry Weissmann. president Of the New
York State German American Alliance
| and organizer of the National German
American Alliance. which was dissolved
by Congress. Other witnesses he has
in mind are Victor and Bernard Ridder.
! Edward Rumely, Louis NJ. Hammerling
and a number OF news and editorial
writer's. particularly from the middle
West.
There can be no question. Senator
| King said. that Rumely can be made to
| testify before a committee OF the Senate
even though he is facing prosecution in
| the courts.
Delays Action on "MaiI."
| Meanwhile investigations by the Alien
Property Custodian, the Department OF
| Justice and intelligence services OF the
army and navy are being pressed with
vigor.
| A. Mitchell Palmer, Alien Property
Custodian, said to-day that pending
| completion of examination OF the books
| of the Mail and Express Company by
| certified public accountants he will with
| hold decision as TO the course to be pur-
sued by his office relative to the stock
| Eeld in the name of Rumely and said to
he enemy owned. In the meantime,
! he said. Henry L. Stoddard and Pau
| Block. representing the bondho!ders, for
the protection OF their own interests are
conducting the paper"
II developed to-day that the Govern
| mcnt. through Its Intelligence service
| has a much greater grip upon German
| propaganda and spy efforts in this coun
! try than was generally believed. Tins
Is particularly true with respect TO New
York, the centre Of much OF this actlv-
! ity.
It was learned that Arthur Woods.
| former Police Commissioner of New
York, now a Colonel in the military in
! telllSence section OF the army, ana tfuS
I Soul, one Of his police deputies, now n
Captain in the intelligence service, were
principals in the inve Stigation OF the
| transfer OF the Mail and the nature OF
| It's stockholdings
Directing military intelligence work
| Col. Woods has card indexed and cata-
| lcgued every German and pro-German in
New York and has kept close track OF
all of their activities. He was assisted
in this work by Scull and men who were
| assistants of Snowden Marshall They
have compiled a mass of information
that has made all spy attempts ineffec-
tual and that are believed to have broken
! up the German intelligence system in
| this country.
These men, with Frank F. Caravan and