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| WASHINGTON, Dec. o.-(By the
| Associated Press.)-In telling his
story of German propaganda in
America, A. Bruce Bielaski, chief OF
| the bureau of investigation of the de-
partment of justice, today laid before
the senate committee investigating
brewery and German propaganda,
cablegrams exchanged in 1916 by
Count Won Bernstorff, then ambassa-
dor here, and the Berlin foreign office.
One of Bernstorffs messages urged
that special favor be shown William
Bayard Hale, an American about TO
visit Berlin as newspaper corre-
| Spondent, because he was employed
by the Hearst organs which, the
| message said, had outspokenly placed
| themselves on the German side.
Bielaski told the committee that
Hale was on the Hearst pay roll for
$500 a week, and also was employed
| at $4,000 a year by a publicity or
ganization formed in this country by
DR.. Bernard Dernburg, the German
propaganda.
selected Hale
Suggesting on June 2, 1916, that
the time was favorable Ito get
| Hearst to send first rate Journalist
to Berlin" BernStorn told the for
eign office that the man selected was
| fidential agent of the embassy since
the beginning of the war, and was
bound as such by contract to June
%, 1918.
Hearst" the ambassadors mes
sage said, "is not aware that Htle
is our agent, but knows him only
as a Germanophile journalist who
has contributed leading articles to
papers"
Hale, according to Mr.. Bielaski,
was paid by the German government
to visit Rumania, and. If possible,
prevent entrance of that nation into
the war. Mr.. Hearst. Bielask said,
was ignorant of Hale'S employment
on the latter mission.
Following is the message of June 2,
sent by Bernstorff through Buenos
Aires and Stockholm:
Text of Cables
"In conformity to your eXcellency's
wish ] suggest that the present is a
favorable time to get Hearst to send
a first-rate journalist to Berlin. The
man selected, w. B. Hale, has been,
as your eXcellency knows, since the
beginning of the war, a confidential
agent of the embassy, and as such
has been pound by contract till June
%, 1918. In making this arrange
ment the main idea was that Hale
would be the most suitable man TO
start the reorganization of the news
service after peace on the right lines.
az request full confidence may be
accorded to Hale who will bring with
him a letter of recommendation from
me to Ieg> Hannah. Hearst is not
aware that Hale is our agent, but
knows him only as a Germanophile
Journalist who has contributed lead
ing articles to newspapers. -
Another message, dated June b,
1916, said:
"Hale tells me, and Hearst con-
firms, that the latter is rather hurt
that on Wiegand's account the World
gets all the important Berlin inter-
views. 1 recommend that under suit
able circumstances Hale should, for
obvious reasons, be given preference,
as Hearst organs have during the
course of the war always placed
themselves Outspokenly on our side"
Bielaski said Germany never sue
ceeded in seducing an American ON
cial, 'if we except Congressman
Buchanan. fIllinoiS, who got mixed
up with Won Rintelen in laoor's peace
council"
From the diary of DIR. Karl A.
Fuehr. a German agent brought TO
America by Won Bernstorff, was pro-
duced a paper labelled "lmportan list
of names" which Mr.. Bielaski SAID
contains practically all who were &C
lively pro-German prior to our en-
trance into the war and few VINO
were active afterwards"
List OF SympaIn1zsrS
The list follows:
Columbia university; Professor Hugo
Munesterburg. Harvard university
Professor William M. Sloane, Colum-
bia university; DR.. Edmund Won
Mach, Cambridge. Mass; Or: Au6n
John W. Burgess. Newport. R. l.;
Professor Eugene Smith, Columbia
university; Professor H. c. Sanborn
Vanderbilt university:. PROFESSOR d.
G. Mcdonald, University of Indiana;
Professor Ferdinand Schuell. Uni
versity of Chicago; f. G. Richardson,
Princeton university; Professor huno
Francke. Harvard university FRO
lessor George b. Mcclellan PLlhCI-
ton university; Professor A. b. trost.
Cornell university; Professor T MonI1s
sin: DR. Walter s. Mcneil, Rich
mond: DR.. David Starr Jordan. Berk
lev. Cal; Peter s. Grosscup unlled
states federal Judge: Highland PARK r,
Ills; Richard Bartholt; 81 LquIS'
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart Har'
T,nuis: Oswald Garrison Willard New
York Evening Post: William Ran
dolnh Hearst. New York American p:
Bernard Ridder, New YORK st MeT
YeS Evening Mail; Frederick A.
s chr New York: Frank Harris,
New York: Rob I. Ford. Freem ans as
journal, New York; Rev. taIhet
Tbirney. American Catholic Weekly
New York: Max A. Helm. New york.
George s. viereck. New York.
Besides this list. Mr.. Bielaski also
nresnted a supplemental list OF
about thirty names or oIners 40 40
whom he said German propaganda
matter was mailed, but who were
not believed to be friendly. to the
cause. This list the committee de-
cided to withhold from the record.
Mr.. Bielaski produced letters Haze
wrote to DR. Albert, German propa-
gandist advising how notes written
hv Secretary Bryan during the Lusi-
tania controversy should be an