Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15

country money. literature and hired
agents for the purpose Of promuigat-
Ing the doctrine OF force. violence
assassination, confiscation and revo-
luton.
There are found among the leaders
many aliens.
Moro reprehensible than the alien
element" the committee declared. ARE
the naturaliEed Americans In the
movement"
Pro-German Propaganda
The portion of the report dealing
with pro-German propaganda gave a
detailed history of acts of organiEa-
lions and individuals. including for
mer German Ambassador Won Bern
storff, former Austrian Ambassador
Dumba, DR.. Heinrich Albert. DR.. Ber-
nard Dernberg. Capt. Won Papen. Capt.
Boy-Ed, Franz Rintelen. David Lamar.
Dr. Rumley. jeremiah O'Leary, George
Sylvester Vierick. Herman Ridder,
William Bayard Hale. the German
American Alliance, the American En-
barge Conference, American Truth So
ciety, the Sons of Herman and the
kriegesbund-
1T is in evidence" said the commit
tee. that certain branches Of the
Lutheran Church were particularly
active in defending the German cause
during our period of neutrality, not
only by means of religious teachings.
but by work through secular societies,
especially the subsidiary organiza-
tions of the German American Alli-
ance."
Newspapers Arraigned as Disloyal.
The American Association of For
eign Language Newspapers. embrace
ing about six or seven hundred news
papers published in thirty languages.
the report also stated, circulated pro-
German articles
"A large number" the committee
declared, were unpatriotic and dis
loyal to the United States. its prin-
ciples and institutions"
Regarding other newspapers. the re-
port added:
MANY IHs newspapers, poth
before and for months after America
entered the war, while not shown
to have been actually subsidized nor
charged with actual violation of the
espionage act. persisted in the en-
deavor. through editorials. news col
umns and cartoons, to create a popu-
lar prejudice against the war and
Of n he W. ~
the United States"
'Irish-American and Jewish-Ameri-
can were among organizations in the
propaganda, the report asserted, add
ing that 1T would be difficult to write
a full history of qualifications of pro-
German propaganda.
ut is needless to say" the commit
paratively small part of the whole
system will ever be known"
The most important and far rea ch-
ing of the effects of the German gov
eminent and its sympathizers was
said to have been the American En-
barge Conference. This, the commit
tee said. was directed by William
Bayard Hale. who. it was charged.
then was in the employ of the Ger.
man government.
Other Activities Disclosed.
Brewery and other liquor interests.
activities were arraigned by the COM
mittee, which said the record clearly
establishes the following facts:
"(a) That they have furnished large
sums of money for the purpose of Sc
cretiy controlling newspapers and
periodicals.
"(b) That they have undertaken to
and have frequently succeeded in con-
trolling primaries, elections and po-
litical organizations.
"tc) That they have contributed
enormous sums of money to political
campaigns in violation of the federal
statutes and the statutes of several
OF the states.
"(d) That they have exacted pledges
from candidates for public office prior
to the election.
"te) That for the purpose Of infu-
encing public opinion they have at
tempted and partly succeeded in sub
sidizing the public press.
Cd That to suppress and coerce
persons hostile TO and to compel sup-
port for them they have ,resorted to
an extensive system of boycotting un-
friendly American manufacturing and
mercantile concerns.
Political Units Created.
zig That they have created their
own political organization in many
states and in smaller political units
Ior the purpose OF carrying into ef-
feet their own political will and have
nnaneed the same with large contri-
buttons and assessments.
"fh) That with a view of using II
Tor their own political purposes they
contributed large sums Of money to
the German American Alliance, many
OF the membership of which were dis
loyal AMI unpatriotic.
"tD That they organized cluba.
leagues. and corporations of various
Kinds FOR the purpose of secretly
carrying on their political activities
without having their interest known
to the public.
Evasion Of Tax Laws.
"(D That they improperly treated
the funds expended for political pur-
poses as a proper expenditure of their
business and consequently failed to
return the same for taxation under
the revenue laws Of the United States.
"(k) That they undertook through
a cunningly conceived plan of adyer-
Using and substitution to control and.
dominate the Language press
of the United States.
I'D That they have subsidized
authors of recognized standing in
literary circles to write articles of
their selection for many standard