Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-15
Mauy Original Documents.

Many Original Documents.
The documents are some seventy IN
number. Many are originals. an
notated by bolshevik officials. The
balance of the others are photographs
of originals, showing anne4aeeg
And they corroborate a third set OF
tvpevritten circulars of which only
two originals are possessed. but all OF
which fit perfectly into the whole pat
tern of German intrigue and German
guilt.
The first document Is a photograph
of a report made to the bolshevik
leaders by two of their assistants. IN
forming them that in accordance with
their instructions, there had been re-
moved from the archives of the Rus
sian ministry of justice the order of
the German Imperial Bank allowing
money to Comrades Lenin. Trotsky
and others for the propaganda or
peace in Russia; and that. at the
same time, "all the books" Of bank
in stockholm had been audited to
conceal the payment of money to
I.enin, Trotsky and their associates
by order of the German Imperial
Bank.
This report is indorsed by. Lenin
with his initials for deposit in the
secret department" of the bolshevik
Tiles And the authenticity of~ the
report is supported by document NO.
=, which is the original of a report
sent by German general stan rep
resentative to the bolshevlk leaders
warning them that he has just ar
rested an agent who had in his pos
session the original order of the Ger
man Imperial Bank referred to in
document No. 1. and pointing out that
evidently "at the proper time steps
were not taken to destroy the above
mentioned documents"
Original Protocol Reveals.
Document No. 3 is the original
protocol signed by several bolshevik
leaders and dated November ,. 1917.
showing that ION Instructions OF the
representatives of the German gen
eral staf in Petrograd" and with
the consent of the council of peoples
conmissars.'' Of which Trotsky and
Ienin were the heads. two incriminat-
ing German circulars had also been
taken from the department Of secret
service of the Petrograd district" and
ment Of the German general stan in
Petrograd. On the bottom Of the
protocol the German adjutant &C
knowledges receipt of the two IN
eliminating circulars with his cipher
signature. And to complete the evi-
dence the circulars are themselves
penciled with the cipher signature OF
the head Of the German secret service
bureau.
Anticipated Assassination.
These two circulars apparently had
been obtained by some Russian agent
in Germany and transmitted to Rus
4.
IDENTIFY wished to get them back in
order to destroy them. BY the order
of the German general staff and with
tho consent" of Lenin and Trotsky
they are turned over to the Germans
TO be DESTROYED. Why Because @ they
.. 1914, the German government was
preparing for war, several weeks be-
fore the assassination OF the Austrian
archduke, which was made the pre-
text for war.
ono circular Is Al order from the
German general staff, dated June 8.
1914, Informing "all industrial con-
cerns'' in Germany to open the sealed
envelopes containing their industrial
mobilization plans and registration
pared for the war for which tho ex-
euse had not yet been found.
Destructive Agents Notified,
The second circular Is an order
from the German general star Of the
high sea fset. dated November IS.
1914. calling for the mobilization Of
"ail destructive agents and observers"
in the United States and Canada for
the purpose of preventing the sailing
OF ships from American ports to Rus
STA. France and England. The order
calls for explosions. strikes, delays,
enrbroilments and difficulties" and it
recommends the employment of AN
archists and escaped criminals" for
the purpose
1t il these damning proofs Of q
German conspiracy against the na.
lions Of Europe in. June. 1914. ana
against the CnitedsStates in Novem:
.AAr. 1el4-it II these that Lenin and