The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-21
BERLIN READY,
SOUGHT EXCUSE
FOR WORLD WAR
In 1914 Destruction Agents
Were Ordered Sent to
. Canada and u, s.
NEW LINKS PROVE CASE
Trotzky and Lenine Again Fig
ure in Secret Documents
Seized in Russia.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2o.-Another con- |
vincing link In the proof that Germany |
was preparing to start q war OF world |
conquest at least six weeks before the |
excuse for 1t was offered by the assassi- |
nation OF the Austrian heir apparent |
at sara1evo concludes the amazing series !
of disclosures (which the American Gov |
eminent has given to the public by |
means Of secret documents brought out !
Of Russia.
Two authenticated documents are in |
cluded in the final chapter OF the story |
which began week ago with evidence
removing any doubt that may have ex-
listed that the Russian Bolshevik Govern |
ment. headed by Lenine and Trotxky. Is 4
a tool Of the Imperial German Govern |
mcnt. Ono OF these Is an original cir
cular from, the German General Staff
dated Juns .. 1914. directing that all in
dustrial concerns be notffied to open their
secret instructions for Industrial mobili-
xatfon.
Another, dated November 20. 1914. Is 1
from the German Naval General STAN,
and reveals that within fo0 months
after hostilities began in Europe de
struction agents" were ordered to Cam
ada and tho United States to hire an
archists ana escaped criminals for the
bomb plots and work OF terror which
finally played q part in drawing the
United States into the war.
Proof in Russian Text.
In addition to this authenticated evil
dence Edgar Sisson. who obtained the
papers for the Committee on Public In
formation, offers a remarkable group OF
circulars put in Russian text at Petro-
grad last winter supporting to be copies
Of documents taken from the archives
Of the ccunter-espionaEe bureau OF the
Kerensky Government, supplemented by
some from the files OF the same bureau
before the fall Of the Gear. Some OF this
matter has been published previously in
France and In this country.
The circulars tell Of German arrange
ments six months before the outbreak
OF the war for the establishment of the
financial agencies In bordering neutral
countries which later furnished the
money for the operations Of the Bolshe-
Wiki; or orders to German banks to es-
tablish close and secret relations with
American and Finnish banks: OF the
launching OF revolutionary propaganda
against the Cars Government in Rus
STA as early as November. 1914, and OF
instructions to German diplomats in all
neutral countries to cooperate with agen-
cies set IN In those countries for stirring
up social unrest. strikes and sentiment
against war, within the enemy States.
German socialist Isvolyea.
The name Of Scheidemann. the Ger
man Socialist leader, already mentioned
as involved in the dealings of the Ger
man Government with the Bolsheviki,
appears attached to one OF the unauthen--
ticated documents. It Is a note announc-
ing that 1900 kronen have been
placed to tho credit or Russian news
paper, and asking that Vorscderts tthe
name of Scheidemann's organ at Ber-
lin). be advised OF what appeared in the
subsidized journal.
An appendix to the concluding install
ment Is what purports to be transcript
Of q unique telegraphic conversation
between Tchftcherin. now Bolshevik
Foreign Minister at Petrograd, and
Trotzky at Brest-Lttovsk last February
q few days before Trotzky made his
notorious NO peace. no war" play.
Tchitcherin In quoted as promising
separate peace by which Russia would
not cause q rupture with the Allies and
playing up to us separately"
"Ceunter EspionaSe" Circulars.
.... APPENDIX I.
This appendix IL OF circulars OF which
Except in two noted cases) have
neither originals nor authenticated
copies A number OF sets of them were
put out in Russian text In Petrograd and
In other parts OF Russia in the winter
(1s1e) by the opponents OF the Boil
shevid. The circulars were declared to
be copies OF documents taken from the
counter espionage bureau OF the Keren-
sky Government. supplemented by some
earlier material from the same bureau
when 1t was under the Imperial Govern
ment.
The opportunity for securing them
could easily have been afforded to the
agents and employees of the bureau. for
most of them walked out when the Boil
sheviki grasped the Government and
could have taken freely of the contents
of their departments.
Some of the documents were included
In the publication made in Paris, hitherto
referred to-
The simple test that have applied to
the circulars Is that OF internal analysis.
To that they respond without contradic-
ton. have not relied on them as proof,
in the light OF it are more valuable for
themselves than they were when they
stood alone.
Proof OF Authenticity.
Finally, am now able to prove that
two of the documents among these cir
culars-the circular OF Industrial mo-
bilization of June $, 1914. and the agents
destruction circular of November 2S,
1s14-are authentic. have them In the
original German printed version of their
official distribution, and I have the
doubly attested Russian and German
record that they, In preceding time, re-
posed in tho files OF the secret service OF
the Russian Government. from which
they were taken by German order and
turned over to German representatives
of the German Government In Petrograd
with the intent of eliminating them as
international evidence against Germany
tSee Document OF my Report.)
This group OF circulars came into my
hands the nrst week In February. 1918,
and few days later two duplicate sets
reached me. ! prepared a digest OF the
set and Ambassa dor Francis cabled the