The Washington herald., 1919-01-18
D. C. JOURNALIST
ADMITS PLAYING
HUNS CATSPAW
Maj. Dickinson Explains
Connection With Viereck's
Notorious Fatherland.
TRIMMED BY FRIEND
Says Fred Schrader Held
Out Part Of Pay Every
Week.

Letters alleged to have been written
by Mai ]. ]. Dickenson, a Washing
ton newspaper man, to George Syl-
yester ViereCk, editor of the Father
land, were submitted to the Senate
Judiciary subcommittee. investigating
German propaganda, at yesterday 5
Fearing.
9fckenson, on the witness stand, ad-
lnffsi that many of the letters were
~ nd explained that the signature
'5osssh wIngate" was the nom de
rlaers used in his correspondence
si-i he Fatherland. The letters con-
Jan --requent reference to the poliu-
"a x1airs OF the country. and were
.1gg nzed to contain inside" inforna-
tior on the white House and Capitol
H'H
efter dated July, 1915. reads: Our
ravf has been secretly instructed 10
VOL against the interest OF the Cen
~ powers. A considerable element
~ atr navy, whom l happen to know
rerscaalIy, is opposed to discrimina-
flss tetween the nations. but most OF
thi slement is favorably inclined to-
xsrt the Teutonic element
avs schrrder "HeId Out"
liek kenson said that he became
srnaseted with Viereck in 1916 to
srsfgf President Wilson in the DEM
oc-st On campaign and that he sever
ed % connections in February OF
Fg-ing that time he declared he
re ed $40 a week for his writings,
bvt 4scertafned later that he was
on Ae payroll for $40 and that
FF rick F. Schrader. Viereck's
aasg1 in Washington. was holding
s1sf IN him" His letters were pub
Hals in the "Fatherland" as gos-
srom Washington.
a telegram signed -. J. D." taken
Frzu Viereck's files. and a letter
.f-asd by his nOn-de-plume, "Jo-
si.h Wingate." giving details Of an
7rcs I'd conversation between the
~ ter and President Wilson at
G. rsEsw Lawn in 1916. were denied
D. -hckenson and declared to be
tns york of Viereck.
T. 1.-The Shadow Lawn letter. the
e dent is described as having in
.al 4 very closely into Niereck's 5
~s 1nal history and standing
thinks yIereck Wrote Both.
IDelleNe lldL NleEtth HlONc DONiA
al : and telegram" Dickinson de-
it d, ''in order to put one over on
ttf kenson admitted that when he
ed for a commission in the army
oncealed the facts concerning his
q sectiOn with Viereck and Dr.
-lis n, Of the German propaganda By
III Later when his connection with
y nan gents was disclosed the mat
IA was Investigated by the military
/, ilt lligence bureau.
ckenson declared the investiga-
Ghad cleared him. but letters read
II the records by Mai. Humes, coun-
Cor the subcommittee, indicated
the witness had been mistaken
o.. Protests Ignorance.
IN pughout mis- testimony Dicken-
protested his ignorance of either
: ck's or DR.. Fuehr's connection
orn the German propaganda bureau,
,bh. in their employ.
tfF chief object was to keep the
ry out of the war" he stated,
fcrl to hold to the support OF Pres
Wilson and the Democratic
e 4 the German-American vote. For
OIL crete example OF my work along
III lines 1 point to the following:
Rrranged a political conference
- len Postmaster General Burleson
.B,I Viereck.
induced Viereck to withhold from
rrDlica ton an article attacking Sen
atGr Reed. of Missouri, which might
hsFe cost him his reelection"
Dealt with Stone.
arranged a conference between
AZ late Senator Stone and a group
~ leading Germans. among them
yiereCk.
1I negotiated with Chairman
Vance Mccormick. of the Democratic
Eational Committee, a plea for the
pubIication in the Fatherland and
the Irish World of an article deal
fng with the Irish-Catholic vote"
Testimony connecting the Ger
raa-American Alliance with the
hewers OF Montana was given at
Yesterdays hearing by John n. Ken
ntdy, a member of the Defense
Souncil of Lincoln County, Mont.
He stated that the brewers pledged
more than 100000 to aid the State
Anti-ProhibitiOn League in its fight
against the prohibition measure.