The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-10

Errnslorff were read to the senate cont
miltr" invest eating German and brew
cry propaganda todc3 oy a. Bruce Pr
iaSk chief Of tho bureau or infesuSa-
ton Of the department or Jnsuce:
Among ihcm Wcr" instructions 10 at
German rUnsuls III ihr United states
- get German subjects OUT OF plants
producing materials for the allies
The ronSulS were. ordered To stop Ger
mans above the rank OF common laooreF
from working in such plants. under
section ~ the Imperial code and TO re-
port 10 tho German consulate AT New.
York. y
l"ugth from The diary Of Dir. Karl r..
F'u"hr. the German agent. whose actlFi-
ties Figured prominently in the inFeStl-
gaf!uR The notes Of Fu"hr said tnhs
on the dIy following the publication or
suited with Albert at Icdarhurst. y. J..
and later discussed the incident with
Samuel tHl"rm"ytr.
Letters were submitted to show that
The Hans l.cbaH re- lief bureau was Or
ranizetl. in New York 10 aid in inf lueRc-
| ing Grrnnns and AuStrianS 10 give up
their work III lh" muuftlon lactor'"S'
! This bureau usirttsibly was philan-
: iIrop.c organization. supported U! con
i tribuIipnS but proof had been obtained.
; Eelaskl said thHt iii" German ana AUS
! Irian govrrIlnrntI paid nil the. expenses
! aud thai L.cbrau got $4,000 week.
! Branches of tho bureau were rStao.
! lishcd in the principal cities. Names OF
4 German and Austrian workers III NUM-
/ ton planlq were obtained ard II Systcm-
! attic campaign among them c"nducteo.
| Other work wns found by the bureau Tor
| those who could not get new jobs them-
selves a report made to The ,fcrmah
! embassy In February. 1916. by l."b"au.
; showed thar In" bureau had placed 4,t5o
| nborers and that many skilled workers
who had II" trouble finding other work
! themselves had been persuaded |" !"af"
| muniIiNn plants.
The bureau also took an "nrollmrnt o.
! Germans and AuslrIauS who had had
military .rxp-ritnrc. and il KEEP, mp its
! work until after I5rrnSturn departed
| upon tn" breaking of relations between
| thr tinted states aud Germany. &.
! The nome OF Theodore otto. doctor at
| Allentown ia. was mentioned ny RE
! laski as OF" of III" mon III this country
who furnished HE German embassy
with Information regarding animunit'"h
! factories. :, letter from thr doctor It.
! the embassy reporting on contracts OF
| munItIun plants IT Allentown WIS read.
l.inlaski said CAPITA II Won Pap"h. Inc
| formrr German military attachc sent
! message in 1913 TO TIN" German consul
lat 81. Louis saying that two agents
| Tor inr brotherhood If Metal workers
: in NV York. Samuel SrOllard and j. Z.
| Hall. had haEun n movement 10 stop tHe
shipment at nutritious to me a'ntS.
I
! industrial Workers Of. the ORD tr!al
| AT Chicago
! Tho witness told how. when Captain
| Franz Won ktnt"lrn cam" 10 the Ihlteu
! States in l9lI 10 cnd"avor 10 stop snip
m"nts t2 Great b:i;arn. nc mot Darln
+ Lamar. convicted Nftnrward III Now
| York and ~"ni /" prison for imp"Fs3n-
ntins A. Mitch"l Palmer. then ~ member
! Of congress- Won Riniclcu formed ia 30!
! organizations in the interests nt keep
! inr nc United States ont OF III" war
! through Lambr. he said. and II conneG-
! tion with that work. S560.0UO was col
only small par, Of II was spent
! however," SAID lii%!aSki Lamar had "A
| habit o. taking credit for a great MANI
( things II" had nothing In d" with. ~ u
/ Secretary Bryan spoke, Lamar TOOK
credit FOR organizing il. but ~ had moth
! INK Ia Il" with IL.
! The New York Staalr Ieitung was
mentioned by R,cIaski III connection with
,hc financing of u secret. propaganda to
I thr extent OF Si91.
/ \ letter from Bsrnstorff to b. Il. Rid
10" Of that paper said "r" my great
r"gr"t | am unable 10 refund any none!
! for political purposes. as f"ri thnt We
| must 1r"p 0,.t OF the domestic politics
| Of the nItrd states.
u think that letter MUST have been
written for puhiication' sad heiasN''
"b"caIis. III" money was pad.
! Just wha, The project referred Ia vnH
not disclosed by the correspondence. but
| III" witness saId II IN, Eht have been LII
CONNECTION with the L"iectIon az IoH-
/ sr"Ssfnan buchanan.
! y lrti"r from Theodore otto. German
consul AT Allentown. liz. addressed 10
1.-THE consular III the German embassy.
was read by the witness telling u
| conversation between Otto and an I'M
| named person.
| Our conversation drificd To III. milf
| tary nrcparcdQeSs Of the United states.
| the letter said. and | heard that reia-
| tive Of this gentleman hold "a position
in which he was able TO give inloTma-