The sun., 1918-12-07

Thirney. American Catholic Weekly.
New York; Max A. Helm. 23o Riverside
Drive, New York, and George S. vie-
reck. New York.
Hale's Activities Discussed.
During the morning session Mr.. Bic
laski devoted considerable time to a
review OF the propaganda by the off,
cials, OF the Imperial German Govern
ment and others in the United States
prior to Americas entry into the war.
william Bayard Hale. representative
Of the Hearst interests IN Germany
and formerly President Wilson's per-
sonal special agent in Mexico, was
mentioned and his activities exhaus-
lively discussed.
Mr.. Bielaski charged that William
iBayard Hale up to the time he went
abroad for Mr.. Hearst in 1915 had
been confidential agent of the German
Embassy in the United States. acting
as the head Of propaganda work at a
salary Of $4,000 per annum. He said
Hale even went so far al TO advance
suggestions { o the German Embassy
as TO the form that the replies OF the
NANlA iAohl " Nit SllANtt
States should take during the inter-
change Of notes between the W Gov
ernments.
In proof of the connections between
Hale and the Imperial Government
Mr.. Bielaski read into the Record ca
Diagrams taken from the effects of
Count Won Bernstorf. The first had
been SEN to Berlin June ., 1916, and
read in part as follows:
The present Is n favorable time
to get Hearst to send n first rate
journalist to Berlin. The man Sc
lected. w. b. Hale. has been a conf
dental agent OF the embassy under
a contract which runs until June %,
1918.
Inside Track Sought for Hale.
In the other calblegram Won Bern
storff said:
Hale says and Hearst confirms
that the World New York World
on account of wiegand supposedly
Karl von Wiegand, a correspondent
gets the important interviews. Urge
Hale get preference. as Hearst has
IN Nv bt6lIlIllllS Dldtfu IlIIlStll
o~utspokenly on our side.
Meetings in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel,
New York, in 1914. at which the
plotters OF the German Government
attempted TO frame an entire policy of
propaganda, were described by Mr..
Bielaski. At these meetings there had
appeared in addition TO Count Won
Hcrnstorff, DR.. Dernburg, Meyer Ger
hard and George Sylvester Viereck.
The role OF chief of propaganda had
been assumed 10y Dernburg, Mr..
Bielaski said. Dernburg had given his
outline Of the curse he wanted pur-
sued. He had asserted that favorable
public opinion In the United States
was essential to the cause OF Germany
throughout the world. He set the fol-
lowing as the rules OF conduct OF the
propa gandists:
"Avoid mention OF 'kultur' and criti-
cisms OF the American attitude toward
the war.
Send from Berlin a daily wireless
news letter from the German stand
point.
Courtesy for Americana.
SIlON RiiItl lCdu poT IN
Germany all possible courtesy.
do everything possible TO keep
America out of the wal.
PAY attention to the demands Of
the Irish Americans"
The Irish American propaganda or
, ganized by James X Mcclure in New
| York with German none. as Bielashi
asserted. had been paF for with an
appropriation of $1,000,
He said Mcclure u written two
books friendly to tb cause OF Ger
many which were Z fculated through
the United States - German money.
The volumes Wen The King. the
Kaiser and Irish Freedom" and What
Could Germany do for Ireland"
II was also asserted by the witness
that Mcclure had conducted a news
service TO Irish American publications
throughout the United States to which
he sent material! whenever possible TO
forward the German cause. His SER
vice went at various times to nearly
400 publications. II was also said that
Mcclure controlled the policy of the
National Catholic IN New York. the
Light. Albany: the Truth. Scranton.
Pa, and the Sun, Syracuse,
Mcclure had also served as chair
a Of the executive committee OF the
Friends of Irish Freedom. Two men
had been sent by him to Ireland. Mr..
Bielaski said. with German money TO
defray their expenses Their function
was TO report back to Won Bernstorff
on conditions in Ireland.
Mr.. Bielaski was questioned as 10
the relationships which MCGUIRE had
maintained after Americas entrance
into the war. He explained that the
Department or Justice had questioned
Mcclure exhaustivcly and ELECTED
from him nothing to indicate that he
had any dealings with the enemy after
April 6, 1917. Prior TO the war, how
ever, Mcclure had been used by the
| German Government with regard 10
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