The evening world., 1918-12-07
.LUS|TAN|A SINKING
ENDED PROPAGANDA
PLAN OF DERNBERG
SubSidizing of Papers Ended in
His Blame, BernStorff'
Told Berlin.

NASHlNGTON,D Dec. t.-Shipwreck
of German propa ganda Initiated in
America by Bernard Dcrnburg was
attributed by Count Won Bernstorff
in his explanation TO the Berlin For
eign Office to the impossibility Of
keeping secret the fact that an
American newspaper is subsidized
and to the sinking OF the Lusltania.
The former Ambassadors explana-
ton was laid before the Senate COM
mittee investigating brewery and
German propaganda to-day along
with other secret documents from
the files of the Department OF Jus
tice by A. Bruce Bieiasl<i, Chief of
the Bureau OF Investigation.
In letter to the Foreign Office in
1915, Bernstorff said the subsidizing
OF papers always ended with him
being held responsible for all the
articles OF such papers. For that
reason, he said. he had succeeded in
getting free OF all relations with the
fair play of Marcus Braun. and that
he also would like to be free from
the E2therland. which. he added.
has shown itself OF little value"
The letter spoke of an unfortunate
| experience with the "Times mail."'
and said only the future could show
whether we will have better luck
with Mr.. Huntington Wright and Mr.
T. T.. Low"
Among other documents presented
| by Mr.. Bielask were several relating
to J. +, j. Archibald. American news
paper man, from whom German COM
municatons were taken by the Brit
ish authorities while he was on his
| way TO Germany. One paper was a
German Embassy receipt for $4,000
signed by Archibald, dated April
81. 1915.
/ Marcus Braun, a f"rmer immigra-
tion inspector was EDITOR OF the Fair
Play. This PAPER, Biblaski told the
committee, received numerous sub
sides from the German Embassy the
amounts ranging from 81 900 TO $1,000
Early in 1916 publication of the paper
waas stopped, as its circulation lad
dropped to such low figure that 1t
| had become OF little value TO the
| Germans.
10 prevent the ownership OF the
paper from going into bankruptcy,
with undesirable publicity" being
given to it, Bielaski said, the German
Embassy gave 1904 for the payments
OF debts. This amount was given, it
was declared. only after Braun had
threatened that he would make no
effort to prevent the publication OF the
connection between the German Gov
ernment and the paper. should it be-
come bankrupt. A letter TO Bernstorff
from Or. Albert. read into the record,
termed this "dispisable extortion,"
but recommended that the amount
should be paid to avoid further
trouble.
Submitting evidence concerning the
National Courier. published for
time in Washington, Bielaski said its
Editor, Theodore l.. Lowe. received
SS 900 from the Germans during the
papers short life. Bielaski also tes-
tifled that Louis Garthe, Washington
American. was regular contributor
to the Courier, without the knowledge
of the management Of the American.
Two other communications from
Bernstorff to Berlin in which he
stated he desired an authorization to
use funds to influence Congress, and
which were made public by the State
Department some months ago, also
were read to the committee.
Another written alleged to have been
on the payroll OF the Germany EN-
bassy was William Warram, Asso-
oiGted Editor of Freedom, a foreign
language publication, at Cleveland,
o., who Biblaski said, wrote a mo-
tion picture scenario called Blood
is Thicker Than Water" containing
a scene showing Austrian workers in
the United States refusing to make
munitions for the Allies and the sub
seuuent burning OF the plant.
A detailed account OF the organiza-
ton and activities of the American
embargo conference, which was
formed in 1915 to stop shipment OF
war supplies from this country to
the Allies by so arousing feeHnS
among the voters as 10 compel leBis-
lative action being taken was given
by Bielaski.
BIelasN also read communication
signed by Senator Hitchcock stating
he would do all in his power both as
"A senator and as editor of the Omaha
Wofd- Herald to bring about an en-
barge on arms.
kilograms began TO reach the Com
mittee to-day from the men whose
names appeared on the important
} list of names" among the German
papers produced yesterday Next
Tuesday was set for hearing Prof
Alfred Bushnell Hart of Harvard. who
asked TO be heard,
Julius Hauser Recovering.