The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-21

Cling against the German coalition
Austria Hungarian particularly for
the purpose of guarding the interests
of Germans in Russia, it was neces-
sary to preserve, as much as possible,
the financial relations with the enemy
countries. The German authorities
started to make ample preparations in
order to be able to guard against this
menace against German financiers, in
case of war, by creating credit estab-
lishments which would be able to
serve as Intermediates. between Ger
many and her enemies-and this,
mind, in the month of February, 1914,
almost six months before the declara-
ton of war
| Circular of February IS, 1914.
''The Minister of Finance of the
Imperial German government, to all
groups of German banks, and in &C
cordance to the Austria Hungarian
agreement. Desterreichicher Creditan7
stalt:
This is to convey to the knowledge
of the directors of all German banks
dealing with foreign commercial
houses, and with the consent of the
Austria Hungarian government,
through the Bank of o. c., that the
Imperial government of Germany has
attached the greatest Importance to
the request of the Directors of all
credit banks, designed to show the ur-
gency of establishing, agencies in the
following uplaces:
'Lulea
| "(1) Haparanda and Varde, and the
Finland Frontier, at Bergen and at
Amsterdam The establishment of
such agencies is indispensable for ex-
ercising the most active surveillance
over the material interest of the Ger
man share holders in Russian, English
and French enterprises, which might
become necessary under certain cir
cumstances that would modify the
organization of the financial and in
dustrial market throughout the
world.
And in addition to this, it is urgent
| ly recommended to directors of credit
banks to at once make serious at
tempts to establish the most intimate
and confidential relations with the
banks of Finland and America
"In this financial suggestion, the
Minister of Finance recommends to
Iyou the Swedish Bank Nia-Banken
at Stockholm and the First Valdez
Hansen and Gle, at Copenhagen, as
these firms have very active relations
with Russia"
Now let US see what these docu-
ments that you have just read mean.
What are their significance? If they
mean anything, they mean this
which should be kept in mind def
nitely:
CD The financial measures decided
upon, as indicated in the above circu-
lar issued by the German Minister of
Finance, are taken with the express
approval and permission of the two
governments, Germany and Austria
Hungary. That is to say, Germany
and Austria were preparing for this
war as early as February 18th, 1914.
CD The German coalition foresees
perfectly the coming of war with
England also. Otherwise what is the
necessity of establishing financial re-
lations with the Scandinavian and
American banks against England and
her Allies?
go The proprietor of the Mia Ban
ken, at Stockholm, is no other than
Herr Furstenberg. What can be the
real nationality of this Furstenberg,
proprietor of Swedish bank? Is it
, not singular. and suspicious? How
, could any one help knowing the ma
, tionality of a. man with the aforemen-
: toned name? He is a German, that
is well known. He is a naturalized
Swede, that is where it is singular,
, but that is not all. This man is a
: Socialist. an intimate friend of Lenine,
A who has played a considerable role in
the Maximalist movement. He is a
Banker of Stockholm, and is an agent
of the Imperial German government,
: a fiscal agent, if you please. Fursten-
D berg the Socialist, acting as the fis-
cal agent of the German government
: in Sweden, friend of Lenine!
= Enough for the Hun financial intri-
CUES!
Germany had in her mills and work
shops a great number of machines OF
foreign manufacture. During a wal
Germany would find it impossible to
REPLACE worn parts of these machines
During the war, reasoned the ever.
Psi plotting Hun, they must depend abso
lutely and solely on machines of Ger.
man make. Note the Hun precision.
From that came the necessity o.
taking an inventory of the number
and the condition of the machines, o.
the extra parts, that must be furnish
ed by the German industries alone
tEat would enable them to do withou
aid from abroad, which would be diff
ficult if not impossible to, obtain, dur
ing the war.
The writer of this article once NOR,
calls the attention of the reader t.
the genealogical order of these I'm
perial German government circulars
because it proves beyond doubt de
termination to provoke this war. ant
business-like method of preparing
for it.
Circular of March Sth, 1914, is
sued from the General Headquarter
to all Inspectors of Mines and Fac
tories.
Referring to the circular of Sept
18th, 1887, the General Headquarters