The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-07
BERNSTORFF'S
PLANS EXPOSED
Bruce BieIaski UnfoIds Start
ling Chapter of German
Propaganda.
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
Dernburg's System Attempted
to Influence Government to
Declare Embargo on Arms.


Ambassador Won Bernstorff, chief o
tho German propagandists In tn
United States prior to this country
entry into the war, tried to. halt al
dubious propaganda and get rid o
all individuals under suspicion. afte
the sinking Of the Lusitania. In
cablegram he sent to the Berlin for
eign office on November /. 1916
III which wns submitted to the senat
M judiciary propaganda Investigating
committee this afternoon by A. Bruc,
bielasxi. the ambassador said tn,
only exception was 'the peace propa'
N ganda. which had been the most sue
cessful." The ambassador said HI
was making large use Of the Ameri.
n can Embargo association, which
previous testimony showed was or
Il ganized upon German inspiration
This association attempted to in.
fiuence the American government to
declare an embargo on arms and
later flooded Washington with tele-
grams protesting against this gov
/ crnments entering the war.
II DECIDED kilograms.
The text Of Ambassador Won Bern
storff's decoded kilograms follow:
"As you will have learned from my
previous reports, we have, since the
Lusitania case, endeavored to wind
up all the so-called German propa-
ganda, and especially to get rid Of
all dubious individuals. i can now
J say with good conscience that we
\ are no longer compromised. Some
!, OF the old affairs still hang on, but
are more or less settled. although
they will cause some further expen-
| diture.
AT the beginning of the war many
n things were undertaken by the Dern-
Surg propaganda which would never
l have been undertaken IL we could
| have seen that the war would not be
long. because nothing can for long
be kept secret in America. Since the
| lI.usitania case. we have strictly con-
tiAed ourselves to such propaganda
Hs cannot hurt us If 1t becomes
| known. The sole exception is per-
haps the peace propaganda, which
has cost the largest amount, but
which also has been the. most sue
scessfuk" q
''te{teriy, 1 haye been using the
eiubatuo association and some en-
kirsly nriyate intersnedisFies. ! have,
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War. This has done its best to take
the place Of the German (word un-
/. ,decipherable. possibly the German
American aIliance) association, which
has been of M use during the war
on account Of it's management. The
league has published under my col
Iaboration, an excellent collection of
reports on the war. which will be Of
great service to our cause.
The support which l have already
.rsx thA 1Aa 10 Ant In, n
first quarters account for 1916, item
No. 20S. On the occasion of later in
stallments to them. I will refer to
this report. / ask that this be sanc-
+ toned.
/ (Signcd) "BERNSTORFF:"
BisIaski's Charges.
Supporting his assertions with nu-
merous documents, Bielaski charged:
I. That James F. Archibald, corre-
sponlent of the Wheeler Syndicate in
1916, was in the pay Of the German
embassy.
.. That Louis Garthe, Washington
correspondent of the Baltimore
American. was collector for Theo
Lowe. whose magazine, the National
Courier, was supported with Ger |
man money.
3. That the periodical. New York |
Topics. in 1912, was supported by the |
brewers.
4. That the monthly, Fair Play, re-
ceived more than $4,000 in German |
money during the early part of the |
war; !
Wants Hearing.
The committee received a request |
from Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart, of |
Harvard. whose name was mentioned In |
the "list of important Names" put In |
the record by Bielaski yesterday that
he be allowed to take the stand. He
will be heard at night session Mon ,
day.
Archibald's name first came before
the American public when he was ar
rested by the British carrying letters
ny former Ambassador Dumba. of Aus
tria. Consul Won Nuber and Capt. Won
Americans as those idiotic Yankees"
The contents of the Dumba letters re-
suited in the ambassadors recall.
A letter carried by Archibald when he
left this country for Europe Aug. 20.
1915, written by Won Papen. contained
maid Is again travelling In the service
of Germany and Austria. as on pre-
vious occasions, as an Impartial jour-
alist desirous of obtaiping fresh i'm
pressions."
Archibald acknowledging the receipt Of
$4,000 from the German embassy on
April IL. 1915 Il
Bielaski brought out that New York
papers refused to print Archibald's ma
terial because of Its pro-German bi9e.
and that John Wheeler, head Of The
Wheeler syndicate, -thereupon Cancelled
his contract with the writer.
Archibald Kissed.
Secret service reports showed that II
in 1917 Archibald was Missed when he
delivered a ro-German lecture In Santa
Barbara, CAL
for money and designating Louis Garthed
MS the person toswhom the funds should
he turned over at the German embassy
for subsldisiug the National Courier,
were read into the records by Bielaskk
The funds to the Courier continued up
till the time diplomatic relations were
broken between this country and Ger
many on Feb. .. 1917, Bielaslsi testified.
In a letter to Bernstorff the day after
the break Lowe expressed his greatest 1
to the ambassador and sug-
gested ''it may be within your power to j
get some of your friends to continue as |
slstance to the Courier" A letter on
entirely correct IN saying the Journal I
should not vanish like soap bubble \
after your DEPARTURE"
loves Affairs.
Investigating Loves affairs, Bielaski 8
said: Il
hat New York Topics. with which h
I,owe was connected in 1872 received a a
yreat deal Of financial support from tho a
,rewers for fighting prohibition In In
,irnified manner M rs
Several letters by Marcus Braun. ed ~
tor of Fair Play, to DIR. Albert. financial 4
nan OF the German embassy, were laid p
81 &tt.tff faa hu i II.