Arizona republican., 1918-03-11
DERNBERC HANDLED
 OVER S8O0,000 IN
 WORK FUR GERMANY
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WASHINGTON, March g. - More than $500, ,000 collected by the National German American alliance for the re- lief of war sufferers in Germany be- fore the United States entered the war reached the hands of Dr Bernard Dern- berg, chief German gandist in this country at the time. according to evil dence today before a senate committee holding a hearing on bill by Senator King of Utah to revoke the alliances charter ~
 J. Tjarks of Baltimore, treasurer of the alliance, told the committee he turned the money over to Count von Bernstorff, former German ambassador to the United States, and produced checks covering a greater portion Of the vast fund which had been endorsed over to Dr. Dernberg by von Bernstorff.
 Dr.. Dernberg's Activities
 Dr. Dernberg came to the United States soon after the war began in 1914 and first came prominently into public notice by his defense of the sink ing of the Lusitania. He travelled ex- tensively, featuring and writing, and @tAo oNSkN4ty Ilhdlly DCSolhO tiO oooJOSe of an investigation by department of justice agents.
 The result of that investigation never was announced, though its pur- pose was known to have been to de- termine whether Dr. Dernberg was connected with German sabotage in this country. Soon afterwards he acted upon a hint of the American government that his presence here was no longer desired and he requested the state department to secure a safe con- duct for him. Great Britain at first declined to agree to his return to Ger many, but finally acquiesced.
 German Red Cross?
 When asked today by Senator Wal colt of Delaware whether any of the money which Dr. Dernberg received was used for propaganda work, Tjarks ! said he did not know that it was, and added that if it was so used, it was misapplied. He justified the action oi von Bernstorff in delivering the money to Dr. Dernberg on the ground that the latter was regarded as the representa- tive of the German Red Cross"
 Some of the money, the witness said reached Germany, as was evidenced | by acknowledgements received by ths NOiiOAS II AOlil WiuOWS III tudI country some of it also was used for war re. | ilef in Austria, but those checks wer, not turned over to Dr. Defnberg. | After the United States entered tn, war. Tjarks said, he sent notices to tn, members of the alliance to cease col lecting for the German war sufferer; and to devote their efforts to gettins money for the American Red Cross. H, received no subscriptions for that pur pose, he said
 To Fight Prohibition
 Earlier in the day witnesses testi ned that there was g. working agree ment between the alliance and the Ma tional Association of Commerce an, Labor. to fight prohibition.
 l Karl A. M. Scholz of Baltimore. at torney for the alliance, told the sub committee the alliance would admit al participation in opposing prohibition b, the state organizations, but whethe that was in violation of it's right would be dependent on an interpreta tion of the charter
 The name of man who was de scribed as "a prominent citizen of tn District of Columbia" who served a chairman of the lobby committee of tn National Association of Commerce an, Labor in Washington and who worke, against the passage of. the Hobsol amendment was suppressed by tn committed. Chairman King saying h did not believe it necessary to brini the mans name into the hearing.
 Records of the National Association of Commerce and Labor which wer said to have recently been before federal grand jury at Pittsburg, wer used at today's hearing. They dis closed that brewers contributed up ward of s700.00O to the organization t fight prohibition. That money wa turned over to J. Tjarks of Baltimore.