The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
MAGNES LISTED
BY BERNSTORFF
Noted Rabbi Is Mentioned in
German Radiograms as the
"Chairman Of DisprOof."
LEANED TO BOLSHEvISM
New Disclosures by Attorney
Becker Link Prominent Men
With Red Flagism.

In their joint investigation OF pro-
German activities in this country, the
Federal authorities and Alfred l..
Becker, Deputy State Attorney Gen
eral, have hit upon a new line OF evi-
dence tending to show that the names
OF certain prominent Socialists and
Bolshevist converts in this city were
once included in the approved list kept
for handy reference in the propaganda
establishment maintained by Count
Won Bernstorff before the United States
severed its relations with Germany.
Copies of the radiograms passing be-
tween Won Bernstorff and his Govern
ment in Berlin in 1915. which have
fallen into the hands of the .investi-
gators. fit in nicely with the mosaic
OF evidence built up by Mr.. Becker and
the Federal agents and substantiate
their theory that some OF the men
who are now waving the red flag were
once on the good books OF the German
Embassy.
Among the names mentioned In the
wireless messages Is that Of DR.. Judah
L. Magnes, who went to Poland in
1916 as head OF a special war relief
commission appointed by the Joint
Distribution Committee OF Jewish Re-
hef Funds in America. He is referred
to in wireless message sent to Won
Bernstorff by Won Jagow. then the
German Foreign Minister, as Chair
man of Disproof"
sympathizes with Bolshevist,.
At a public meeting held recently
DR.. Magnes admitted from the plat
form that he sympathized with the
Bolshevist cause. DR.. Magnes is head
of the New York Kehillah, great
Jewish relief organization, and once
was a rabbi Of Temple Emanuel in
Fifth avenue.
DR.. Magnes sailed July 20, 1915, for
Poland, the plan then being that the
other members Of the special war re-
lief commission were to follow him
later. The following September Count
Won Bernstorff sent a wireless to Berlin
recommending that the rest OF the
commission be allowed to enter Poland
to see conditions for themselves.
In his radiogram the Ambassador
as Aramowitz Panken, Bogen and
Billikoph and declared that Felix War
burg had indorsed the purposes OF
their mission. Won Jagow. however,
frowned on this proposition, fearing, as
his reply seems to indicate, that the
other members OF the commission
might see more than would be good
for the German cause. Thereupon
Won Bernstorf sent a second message
to Berlin reading:
Again recommend receiving COM
mittee members. They were born in
Russia, but have long resided in
America and belong to circles very
friendly to us. Magnes represents
| only one group Of Jews here and Is not
| recognized ny the Jewish masses who
| are OF value to us. Felix Warburg
recommends admission Of commits
| sion"
Won Jagow's reply to this was:
= "Magnes, Chairman OF Disproof, re-
ports on occupied territory. Has ca
bled L. S, voyage OF other members
not feasible at present Unrestricted
mission of any relief committee i'm
| possible"
Gave German Jews Credit.
In the report of his trip through
Poland DR.. Magnes gave a narrowing
description OF the sufferings of the
Jews in the war stricken territory
which had recently been evacuated by
the Russians He also emphasized the
fact that 1t was due only to the Jews
in Germany that 1t has been possible
at all TO distribute Jewish relief
| funds"
In March, 1915. Deputy Attorney
General Becker says, Dr. Magnes
made a trip to Mexico. The object OF
this journey is not made clear. but in
one OF the wireless messages to Ber-
lin Won Bernstorff says that "Magnes
! reports situation in Mexico better"
DR.. Magnes was born in San Fran
cisco in 1877 and was graduated from
the University Of Cincinnati in 1898
He afterwards studied in Berlin and
! holds n Ph. d. degree from the Uni.
/ Yersity of Heidelberg.