The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-17
P row d c S Fraudulent
Passports to German
Spies to Enter u. S.
FAKE PEACE PLAN
Arranges to Send Sub.
marines Overland to
Pacific to Prey on
u. S. Shipping.

Washington. Sept. ia timely and
convincing exposure OF Germany's
elaborate secret preparations te manu-
fracture a bogus peace sentiment in
this country as we'll as abroad Is flea
tured III todav's instalment OF con
fidential proofs OF Germauys ma
chinations against the allies through
lis fiolshevik puppet government
/ A. the moment when the Berlin
government, directly and through
Austria comes forth. with it's periodic
peace offers, the United States gov
eminent makes pubic "a SERIES IF otfi-
i cial documents which shed an
illuminating and highly interesting
light upon the motives and methods
actually behind Germanys present
peace moves,
Here are some OF the impressive
facts bearina upon this phase ef Ger
! E44anss,s activities, established either by
original documents or photographs
copies Of oficial munieatiens
which passed between The Eolsheyik
cttcfs and the German ge3arai staff
or German officers and agents in
Pefregrad.
IAN arrangement In January
of the Present year. whereby
Trotzky, fhe discrcaiitc.i Bofshevik
WAT f~'f$SftdtA JtHNth'
fraudulent passports TO German
officers. spies and agents to enter
the United States and the coun-
tries Of the allies for the ey-
pressed purpose ITO conduct peace
propa ganda In the allied coun-
tries
Am arrangement, also In
January. tn @ead ''aEvsnfs a2tia
i tors and agent-dt@tructor> out
HI
legitimate Russian freighters Ia
ports OF the Omitted States, Japan
and British colonies" all expenses
and risks to he paid ont of the
German naval operation funds.
3-tn arrangement. at The
same time. TO send German agents
To the camps Of Russian war prss-
nners In order tn SECURE spies To
work among English and French
prisoners and tn further peace
propa randa" Moreover the dis
closures prove that while Ger
many was preparing 10 flood the
United States and other bcilige-
rent countries aud the prison
camps within her own boriers
with peace" promoters. the
Berlin general staff was planning
"a series OF new and daring hostile
moves against the United States.
Sends subs Overland,
They show an arrangement to send
Ithre, submarines overland to the Pacl-
nc. on the trans Siberian railway TO
prey on the American and japanese
shipping and furthermore the organl-
cation of powerful commercial fleet.
10 be manned by German efacers hut
to fly the Russian flag for the pur-
pose OF opposing the American -Japa-
,nese trade" in the Pacific,
Other documents give the full de-
tails or the extensive espionage of the
United States British, French and
Italian embassies in Russia and hold
up and robbery in broad daylight on
the streets of Petrograd Of the Italian
ambassador in the hope of securing
important diplomatic papers.
The point is emphasized that ALI
these arrangements. directly and in
itentionallv innical to the allies, were
carried on with the complete, II not
supposedly secret cooperation OF the
Rolshevik government at time when
Russia was ostensibly an ally OF the
tinted states and the entente nations
and still regarded by those countries
as friendly nation
Send Agents to e. s.
The Arrangement for obtaining