The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
Investigation Of EngeISen's 10y
atty Requested 5y State
Council OF Defense.
AFFIDAVIlrs FILED BY GOV.
MANNING AND SEN. BENEiI
Manning, Coker and Benet Pre-
sent Complaint to Senate IL
vestigating Propaganda.


vice chairman OF. the state Council o:
I National Defense. representing the
EXECUTIVE committee OF that organ.z IL
ton. toGay appeared before the senate
committee Investigating pro-Gernqan
propaganda in the United States and
filed formal charges seriously attack
ing the loy:e,iy OF F. J. II Won Ense!-
ken o! Palati.a I'la., formerly eiirec-
tor OF 9hr Uniteti States mint ant.
later president OF the federal farm
loan bank al Columbia.
Coming on the heels ot last Week :
Developments. when Mr.. Won EnSe!-
ken published Q letter from President
Wilson saying that h. had been in
vcstigatcd by the wa department &:lsi
that no hing had been found againsi
his record. today's developments cam
IS 4 surprise.
In brief. the complaint charges
that Vc,l Gngelker refused to sub
scribe To ted Cross funds, that h.
mad justified the conduct OF the Ger
mans Ill Belgium. condoned the e,;ecl,-
ton of Edith Cavell il prot::a.e an
guage. further justified ti2s siEHjn-:: -
the Lusitana, questioned tie Stat
merits OF Ambassador i.y.farl:, :.;eet
that the reason for this coCntiy en-
ing into war WAS the interest of til'
Norgans and Ecckefeilcrs ard :3i.t
they and other big men III N2itn
forced Wilson into the W. lli:,1 D..
had been offered u commission IL the
!, =. ,t
the ground that he could serve Ger
many better in America.
These charges. with others o: q
similar Kind. are made in affidavit
from Senator Benet, former Gove.no:'
Manning and others.
The committee is asked to get tiie
secret service record from the treas
ury department and not 10 be m!sle'i
i;y any investigation which ny hay.
been made by the war department.
The corlp plant as follows. is signed D..
Governor Manning, former Senator
Benet. wee chairman OF the 6oune;!
II Defcnsc and d. +. Col<er. chair "a y
OF th. Council. and asks for imne-
:iiatc Investigation Of the report; IL
question from tho treasury depart
rent:
columbia. s. c.. Feb. II, 1919
(TS3 Hon. Lee S. Overman, United
States Scn2ta Washington, D. c.
Dear Senator Overman:
'-FoNcwi,cS conference had with .;c'i
~ Senator. R"ret VIC wish to forlnai
~ c;,il To1u' attention IL 4 SitHat.oo
which in our opinion should De il
.-esi siigatefl, and we ask tilat you i2av.
he committee OF wilie.1 you are chair
nan, and which is now inveStiga;in IN.
segnlan propaganda IN the Gn:1eo
ctatcs, act in The premises of any
1hanner which seems proper.
81 J. II. Won Eagelken was n"
president Of .he Fedora. Farm Io;.li
sank IL Columbia and lived in Co
:un1bia ;,uring 1317-191S. After the
,-n:tcd S.ates entered the war the at
..ent:cn Of the South Carolina Coun-
I'll Of Defense was called to certain
eports questioning Won ~Ergelkcl''s 5
:oyaltv TO our government. Upon IN
:estigating it was found that the re-
ports were well founded, and the
-ounci. Of Defense had prepared
number Of a1.idavits which were n
d with Hon. William C. McAdoo, sec
%etarv of the treasury. and which
soecisicaiy, set forth fac;s connec;.:''
with Won En&e:ilcn's loyalty and 'attl-
..leic ir regard 10 tho war and the no-
-!tion of. tho United state: tnere.li-
"Shor;ly stated. these ail532I''' S.
:ho,red ;hat yca Engelken had hees
ru.,a 20 some ladies' WHO had ta....
>5n>.ass;ng Cor the Fed Cross IT,
',aG refused 10 contribut. thereto
rat hc had 1ilzcwisc d.ciinc! &. ON
l~ibute IN Columbia TO tn" Re; -
fund when som" mon ai,;'!'o;.c'o'.e' M.
so.. a subscri,ion; :hat he lad i''st:
fed. in n conve; sation on tEi;!i;.
he conduct of til" Germans in ri
Inn ANA conGolfc] t!;e eyse,i-i'':f q.
:.Ai,h C'avcll: that in thes" '.'.1y.'''.'.4-
TORS Noa liiGell.=a was 20
EAR, :.s,i! si.GN..; :5troa@ ;si'a 80 ~
feeling: that in ~ l.'-a>;,.tg.f ~ :
alimhcr of r,en :it f;,tleewaoG 1t -
Columbia ho justified til sia"je-' o:
he Lusitaaia, questioned g" 80 .
.epts MADE by- .Amha&sst (" - -.
..ta:ca t;3at the re3*ou Tor tlliz IN
try's gcias to w:jl v.s the inteHf'ssf .
Of In" Morsans. i'oekefe::ers. etc.
money matters ai1.i that Trey -: %. n
o.. biz n..n un North forced N'iisf i -
| She, etc: ;ha; :lc had STAT Q or -
other occasion taat h" he - .
! erred a conn:eli#sion IN the e'-iz ID
| a~mv hnt had declined IL @n -"
oo.o,nd t,I;:1 he yotli,l s.ryc Co.