The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
Methods of German
Propaga n dists
Prior to Ameri :.
ca'sEntranceinto'
War Laid Before
Senate Commit
tee.
Testimony of Chief of
Bureau of Investigation
of Department of jus
tice Creates Sensation
on Account of Promi-
nence of Persons In
volved.
RICHMOND MAN NAMED.

RICHMOND MAN NAMED.
In the '.important list of names,-
taken from the diary Of DR.. Kari A.
Fuehr. n German agent bro0Ght to
America by Ambassador BernstorG.
and said by A. Bruce Bielaakt, chief
of the bureau OF investigation Of
the department. Of Justice. to con-
tain .practtcally all who were ac-
lively pro-German prior to our en-
trance In the war and = fesw who
were active afterward.~ appears
the name Of DIR. Walter y. Nc
Artii. Rtchmond.
The only Walter y. MeNeM In
the city directory lives NJ SOL West
Franklin sfreet and In an attorney
at law. with OFFICES In the Travel
er~' building. Inquiry 1t MI. Nc
Aeiii's home last night developed
that he was recovering from an
operation In Grace hospital
Washington. Dec. "a MAS
III evidence tending to disclose
the inner workings OF German
propagandtsts In this country,
prior TO Amcrica's entrance into
the war, WAS given to the sub
committee OF the senate Judiciary
committee today by A. Bruce
Btclasl<i, chief 81 the bureau OF
investigation Of tho department
Of Justice. The evidence. which
Was, for the most part. In dorM.w
tAry form, was Obtained from thss
tsics Of the American and British
secret service
Chief Btclnskfs testimony cre-
aicd n sensation ON account Of tho
prominence Of the names mem
toned by him aud the revelations
made 71y him Of the activities Of :
Y the pFsaasaSzstdaet1. s
The, effort made by former Amhaa.
sxdor Rernstorf and those as~ooiated
with him to purchase The New York
Fun and the Washington Post figured
In Mr.. Bielaski's testimony II was
! elated that Samuel Un,ernlyer. the
New York attorney. had reported to
DIR. Heinrich Albert that a New York
newspaper could be purchased for a
little less than 100000. Rieiaski
said the Sun was the paper in Ques-
ton, cable message from Won Bern
storff TO DR.. Dcrnburg and DR.. AL
bert. stating. that the Warrington
Post might he purchased for 2.000.-
300. or that German interests might
obtain an option on its columns for
two months for 100000. WAS pro-
sage. dated October II. 1914. was ~
follows:
Strictly confidential for Dernberg
and Privy Councillor Albert
Washington Post was offered to
me today to buy for $4,000 with
intention to buy 1t back again after
the war for one and a half million
dollars, A second offer was to put the
paper entirely at our disposal for two
months for 100000. The paper Il
OF importance as the only large news
paper OF the capital. How do you
stand on the question Of the money
! have not yet inquired In Berlin"
Ten days later Won Bernstorf ca
bled to the foreign ONCE In Berlin. de-
ploring the death Of John r. Mclean,
owner OF the Post. In speaking OF
Mr.. Mclean the cable message said /:
This latter has given his Newspaper
m anti English character, 20 that his
death left a great gap which the Ma
tional Courier can unfortunately never
hope to MI. The Washington Post
hAs since been fairly neutral. but may
BE- entirely lost to us II II cannot ~
Of Mr.. Hearst
II was stated IN this message that
arrangements had been made to pay
money to Theodore E. Lowe, who es-
tAhlished the National Courier In this
city.
Another cable message relating to
the Post was sent August 2. 1915. in
which the sender, DR.. Albert A. Fuehr,
secretary OF the German information
service. complained that under the
MANAGEMENT OF Edward Beale Nc
Lean. son OF the former owner Of the
Post. seemed in a fair way to Join our
enemies He attributed this to the
influence Of young Mr.. 1cIean's aunt.
Nine Bakhmetieff.
Newspaper Man Employed.
Chief Rielaski's testimony also re-
lated to the work OF DIR. william Bay
ard Hale. who was = correspondent
in Berlin for the Hearst newspapers.
BielAski testified that at the time Hale
was engaged by Mr.. Hearst TO 60 to
Berlin a. q correspondent, l1tle wa
an the payroll OF the German foreign
offics at $4,000 q year. His salary a.
! correspondent was $500 week.
Bielaski stated decixtvely that HAle's
connection with the German interes&s
vas entirely unknown % Mr.. Hearst.
ma produced 4 cable message sent by
Won Bernstorff to the Berlin foreign
office In which It was stated: Hearst
/. not aware that Hale u our agent,
hut knows him only - = German
ophile Journalist who has contributed
3en1&r4~ a1t5clea--t
Il another portion Of hia testimony,
Ufeiaski showed that Edward Lysll
1nw' 4 Newspaper correspondent,
, "a - x captain Won Papen regard.
S@~3 ~ advantages Of stirEine up anti
d. e.! ss -
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