Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-08
BRUCE BIELASKI HAS READ INTO THE RECORD OF BREWERY INVESTIGATION INTEREST
 ING DOCUMENTS AS EVIDENCE
NEGOTIATED PURCHASE 0F AMERICAN PRESS
 ASSOCIATION ID DISSEMINATE NEWS IN PLATE FORM
Mention of Roger Sullivan Chicago Democratic Leader As Friend of Embargo League, Brings Prompt
 Denial From Mir. Sullivan.

New York, Dec. "A denial that he had ever served as agent. counsel or in any capacity in the interests of the German government was is sued here tinight b ySamuel Utter myer who asserted that his sugges- tion in 1916 to Dr. H. F. Albert, com mercial attache of the German em- bassy, that the latter acquire an 1n- terest in a New York newspaper, was purely personal negotiation. As far back as 1911, Mr.. Uttermy- CT said, he and a group of friends had considered acquiring control of metropolitan journal and pr. Albert had shown interest in the project When an apparent opportunity to carry out the plan developed MT Uttermyer stated, he offered the German attache "a minority interest Though upholding the propriety, of any lawyer serving as a legal coun- sellor to the German government in this country while the United States was neutral, MT. Uttermyer stated that he had repeatedly refused to perform professional services for MT | Von BernstOrff and his associates. He told the Germans, he added, that he was under obligations to the British people, many of whose interests he had represented in this country, for a long period of years.
 Dr. Wm. Bayard Hale issued a for mai statement tonight denying that he had received funds from the Ger man government while he was serv- ing in Berlin as special correspondent of the New York American.
 "The statement" said Dr. Hale, ''by whomsoever made, that while in the employ of the New Pork Ameri can l ever received penny from the German government or anybody con- nected with the German government directly or directly is false.
 "The allegation that the German government or anybody connected with the German government, direct ly or indirectly, contributed one cent toward the payment of my expenses in Berlin, is false"
 Bielaski Reveals Documents
 Further chapters in the story of the efforts of Count Won Bernstorff the former German ambassador, and other German agents to influence sentiment in America toward Ger many and to prevent the shipment of war supplies to the allies, were re- vealed in documents laid before the Senate Investigating committee to- day by A. Bruce Bielaski, of the De- partment of Justice.
 Wreck of the propaganda system built up by Bernard Dern'burg, the ly0i nry o1 in, tho ySNi ted States, by the sinking of the Lusitania, and the rebuilding of it by BernstOrff in manner which cannot hurt us if it becomes known" also were dealt within in communi- cations from the former ambassador to the Berlin foreign office.
 There also was evidence relating to the organization in 1915, and subse- quant activities of the American en- bargo association with the hope of stopping shipments of war supplies to the allies and by so arousing feel ing among the voter as to compel legislative action. One of the com- municatiOns offered Gy MT. Bielaski and purporting to have been written by Kurt Von Reiswitz, former Ger man consul at Chicago, dealt with mass meeting of the association soon to be held, and said that among theose who had agreed to cooperate" were Senator Hitchcock of Nebras- ka, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, former Repre- sentative Bunchanan of Illinois, who was connected with Labor's national peace council; William Bayard Hale, and Dr. Aked, a minister of San Francisco.
 Another communication relating to meeting of the embargo asso- citation and said to have been written by G. M. Jacobs of Chicago, acting chairman, said that former Senator Works of California and Senator Smith of Georgia, as well as Senator Hitchcock, supported the principles of the conference.
 Mir. Bielaski read document signed by Senator Hitchcock, stating that the senator would dc all in his power. both as senator and as editor of the Omaha World Herald, to bring about an embargo on arms. Reiswitz's lettes regarding the em- bargO association bore reference to Senator Hitchcock.
 Hitchcock seemed to be very strong for the plan. He told our representative at conference in