The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-01

and for that same twenty years, Diue-
prints of these specifications and MOOT
plans and elevations have gone on Tile
in the Government plant in Berlin.
True it is that in this country we
had eighteen branches of German IN
uranc companies, largely engaged IN
the reinsurance business; and that
these companies collected for their
own use detailed plans of all property
insured by them, with especial refer
ence to the hazard of the insured
buildings from fire, explosion or other
causes; and duplicates of these plans
and drawings also found their rest
ing place in the Berlin office. And we
wondered at the accuracy OF u lac
tory fires and explosions!
True it is that Germany, through
the Bosch Magnetic Company, the
Eisemann Magnetic and the Boonton
Rubber Company, had a practical mon
opoly of the ignition system IN Amer
lea, and through this combination the
files of the central office in Berlin
were kept up to date with all plans
for improvements in military trucks,
gasoline boats and aeroplanes.
Let me read you Manager Otto
Helms report to DR.. Albert of the ac-
~tivities of the Bosch Magnetic Com
pany in this your country, at that
time neutral:
Horored Mr.. Albert: In connection
with the obstruction policy upon which
we agreed at the beginning OF the war
in matters concerning deliveries OF our
products, especially the magnetic ap-
paratus, | should like in the following
to make several statements from winch
n will clearly see that the accom-
plished obstruction policy has in every,
way been successful. In short, we had
great difficulty at the beginning OF the
in Withholding the much-needed
special aeroplane apparatus from the
Allies, and in preventing the Allies
especially the English, from immedl-
atelv attempting to manufacture them
for themselves. Special apparatuses
involved in flying machines, ar
ships and speed boats. These apparat-
uses are very different from the nor
NAL apparatus used on automooiles
and motorcycles. We have freely
supplied them with ordinary apparat-
uses. but in accordance with our agree
ment, we have entered into apparent
negotiations with the representatives
of the Allies, creating in their MINDS
the impression that they would receive
also the special ~apparatuses at tne
present time. These negotiations be-
gan Immediately after the first declar-
alton of war, and it was possible, on
account of their technical character, to
extend them many months into the
war. Our policy lulled them into the
certainty that they would receive the
special apparatus and only now, NO
so, fifteen months after war
have they realized u du-
He goes on to state that this policy
has been carried on despite the tact
hat these contracts were in many IN
stances subcontracts with American
Grms; and he gloatingly continues that
a result Of his activities IN THIS
country England, in October, 1912
herself unable to defend London
. oainst their air raids, and states that
lance was in a much better position
to protect herself against ar falaS
because Of her contscatlon Oh che
Bosch factories in Paris at the oeglh-
Ming of the war. l wonder 10Y many
ome and children were killed!
Yrue it is that the Hamburg-Amer-
icap Line and the Nord Deutsche Lloyd
kent faithful tab for Berlin on a thou
sand details of our business life which
came under their observation; that not
a ship left our harbors, not a cargo
was loaded or unloaded, but that some
member of it's organization watched
and reported every detail to be sent
by code to the German Government.
But greater than all, and forming the
foundation of her entire espionage n
propaganda system, stood the dye IN
dustry. Her trained observers enjoy
ed full access to the business they sup
piled, and regularly and faithfully re-
ported each and every detail OF the
three billion dollars of annual busl-
ness dependent upon the dye industry
in this country. AS long as you were
supplied by the "Big Six" your busl-
ness had no secret unknown to Berlin.
In Berlin you will find a card index
system which recites every fact con-
necIGQ WIFI 6dCIl dllu CNSi oN ~
your concerns that can be Of any pos
sible value to your rivals over there.
Tie head of that system in this
country for years before the war was
DR.. Hugo Schweitzer, president of the
Bayer Company. Right here you will
be glad to know that the Bayer Com
pany is now 100 per cent American,
been bought by loyal Ameri-
He was given his Secret Ser
vice number by the Imperial Minister
of War, 963, 1872, He came to this
country, became a citizen on the in
struction of the German Government,
eventually was made the head of the
Bayer Company, and led the espionage
and propaganda movements here down
to the day of his sudden death in No
vember, 1917. His regular reports to
Germany are the story of your prewar
slavery and the story of the activity
of each and every representative con-
nected with the old "Big Six" to per
petuate that slavery. When Albert
came here, to assume the leadership
of that system, it is to Schweitzer he
first turns. And then we find
Scchweitzer bringing to Albert's office
from day to day those other smiling
gentlemen who sold you the peerless
in the past. From that moment
Germany's trade outposts in this coun-
trv were turned into ministers of law