The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
|b|G FUND RAISED
 ! ID STOP MUN|T|ON MAKING IN U. s.
Witness Tells Senate Com mittee of $2OO,OO0 Adver- Using Fund Spent
 Among Newspapers

Washington. December Reorganization in 1915 of s2oo,ooO advertising campaign by which it was hoped to stop the man. ufacture in the United States of muni- ticns for the allies was admitted by Louis N. Hammerling, president of the Ameri- can Association of Foreign Language Inewspapers, in testifsing today before { rhe sSesfste committee investigating ac. tiyities of brewers and German propa- gandists,
 Edward A. Rumely, recent owner of the New York Evening Mail, and pr. Heinnerich F. Albert, a German propa- gandist, were connected with the cam paign by the witness, who declared that the money for the insertion of the ad- vertising in practically all of the 61s news papers of the association, of which he is president, was contributed largely by Rumey. He said his dealings with All bert consisted in the collection through
 the German propagandist of a portion of the $200,000 which Rumely contributed. Hammerling denied upon questioning any connection or acquaintanceship with former German Ambassador Bernstorff
 and sought to Justify his part in the
 advertising campaign with the statement
 that he believed the munitions being
 manufactured in this country were be-
 ing shipped to Germany. Hammerling
 admitted he knew the German ports in
 1915 were closed, but asserted that knowl- edge had nothing to do with his belief
 that munitions were being shipped from
 this country to Germany. Another thing
 that impelled him to take part in the
 plan, he said, was his desire to con
 tribute toward reducing the carnage of
 war through stopping the production of
 war materials.
 Was it for the almighty dollar or to
 help Germany or to help humanity?' asked Senator Nelson of Minnesota. TO HELP HUMANITY Tt was to help humanity replied Hammerling. "and I also was glad to get
 the advertising. If I had any idea that it was in the interests of the German government, I would not have done it. thought the munitions were being sent to Germany"
 In answer to questions by Maj. E. Lory Humes, in charge of the investigation for the committee, Hammerling denied having given the New York Times an interview in which he was quoted as stat ing that the S2OO,0O0 fund was subscribed by churches, societies and individuals. Asked about placing of the advertising, Hammerling said the newspaper owned by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, chair
 man of the foreign relations committee. published the advertisement without charge.
 Other activities of Hammerln, includ- ing his connection with the republican na- tional committee in 1908. in an adyertis- ing capacity and his authorization in the advertising business in New York in 1904 at the solicitation of the republican na- tional committee and Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania also were brought out at | today's hearing.
 l The committee also inquired into pos sible connection between the foreign lan- guage newspaper association and the na- ticnal association of commerce and la 1 Dor. subsidiary of the United States Brewers, association. The brewers sub
 salary, Hammerlng admitted. paid his i organization s31, $40 In 1916 for translating articles on personal liberty" appearing in foreign language newspapers.