Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-15


Of the originals. il is shown, although
deposited in the secret archives OF the
bolsheviki, were required to be re-
turned later 10 representatives OF the
German general staff in Petrograd
that they might be destroyed. But
evidence OF them remained in the fab
rio Of roeuery aud into the vacancies
they FIT perfectly The bolsheviki lead
ers themselves informed their COM
rades" that the German government
had required the return OF the order
al The Geman imperial bank deposit
ing $4,000. 900 rubles in a Stockholm
hank for Icnine and Trotzky, and that
~ the same time the accounts OF the
hank had been audited" TO conceal
the payments.
tons is preiaced by an Official state
ment by the committee on puoiic m
formation which tells briefly what the
succeeding instailments OF documents
will prove. 49,. n..,.,,.o
The official resume OF the disclosure
says, go, ,,-
The committee on public informa-
,;on releases for publication herewith
series of communications between
the German imperial government
and the Russian Bolshevik govern.
ment and between the Bolsheviki
themselves. and also the report
thereon made to George Creel by I'D,
gar Sisson, the committees spee,a'
representative in Russia during 'he
winter of l9l7-lS. 49,.
These documents show that the
present heads of the Bolshevik gov
ernment-Lenine and Trotzky and
their associates--are German agents.
Bank Order Concealed.
The firsS document is photograph
az q report made to the Bolshevik
leaders by two of their assistants IN
forming them that in accordance with
their instructions, there had been re-
moved from the archives OF the Rus.
sian ministry Of justice, the order. OF
he German Imperial bank allowing
money 10 Comrades Lenine, Trotzky
and others for the propaganda OF
peace in Russia; and that at the same
time, "all the books" OF a bank IN
Stockholm had been audited" to con-
real the payment Of money to Lenine,
Trotxky and their associates by or
Ter of the German Imperial bank.
This report is Endorsed by Lenine,
with his initials, for deposit in the
secret compartment" of the Boishevik
files. And the authenticity OF the
report is supported by document No.
Z which is the original of report
sent BY a German general staff rep
sesentative to the Bolshevik leaders,
warning them that he has Just arrested
an agent who had in his possession
the original order of the German Inn
perial bank referred to in document
No. | and pointing out that evidently
AT the proper. time steps, were not
taken to destroy the above mentioned
documents"
Document No. 3 is the origiSal pro-
tocol signed by several Bolshevik
a leaders and dated November 2, 1917,
showing that ION instructions OF the
representatives OF the German gen.
cral staff in Petrograd" and with the
consent of the council Of peoples
commissars" of which Trotzky and
Lenine were the heads, two incrimin.
ating German circulars had also beer
taken from the department of secret
service of the Petrograd district anc
given to the secret service department
Of the German general staff in Petro
grad. On the bottom OF the .proto
col the German adjutant acknowl
edges receipt of the two ineriminat
ing circulars with his cipher sigma
ture And to complete the evidenc,
tie circulars are themselves peneile'
with the cipher signature OF the hea'
of the German secret service bureau
Preparing June 9, 1914.
These two circulars apparently hat
been obtained by some Russian
agent in Germany and transmitted I,
Russia. The German general stat
evidently wished to get them bael
II, order to destroy them. By tn
order of the German general stat
and with the consent" Of Lenine an
Trotzky they are turned over to tn
Germans to be destroyed. Why! Be
ranse they are conclusive proof tina
on June g, 1914, the German govern
snent was preparing for war, severa
weeks before the assassination OF tn
Austrian arch-duke, which was mad
the pretext for war.
One circular is an order from tn
German general staff, dated June
1914. informir., "all industrial con
Germs" in Germany to open the scale
envelope containing their "industria
mobilization plans and registratio
forms" so that they might be prepare
for the war for which the excuse ha
not yet been found.
The second circular is an order fror
the German general staff 4 the Hig
Sea fleet. dated November 70, III.
calling for the mobilization OF "a
destructive agents and observers" !
the United States and Canada for tn
purpose of preventing the sailing 9
ships f...l American ports to Russi;
France and Englad The order call
fer explosions, strikes, delays. en-
broilments, and difficulties" and
recommends the employment of "a'
archists and escaped criminals for tn
purpose.
Proof Is Surrendered.
Ii is&hese damning proofs of q Gel
man conspiracy against the --ations 2
Europe. in june, 1914, and against tn
United States in November, 1914
Is shown that Lenine and Trotzky sur
rendered to the German secret servic
in Pesrograd On order of the repre-
sentafivcs of the German general stat
in Petrograd."
And they surrender them in con
formity with working agreement be