The sun., 1919-01-15
COLORADO PAPER IN
PAY OF BERNSTORFF
Advertising Manager Says
Pueblo "Chieftain" Made
Pro-German Drive.
TOLD TO OPPOSE WILSON
Senate Investigators to Ask
Gov. Smith for Documents
in Hearst Case.
TOLD TO OPPOSE WILSON

WARRINGTON, Jan. 14.-Alfred j.
Smith. who said he formerly was ad-
vertisins and circulation representative
OF the Pueblo tCol) ChieJtoIn, at Den
yer. testified to-day before the Senate
committee investigating German propa-
ganda, that the paper made an agree
ment with Count Won Bernstorff in 1915
10 by which 1t was to be paid $4,000
for publishing articles favorable to the
German cause.
Under the alleged agreement. Smith
testified, the money was to be paid In
monthly instruments, with the privilege
OF renewal. provided the paper followed
the instructions Of Or. Kuert Ziegler,
German Consul at Denver. The witness
told the committee OF several trips he
made to Washington and New York to
meet BerrstorfY. and OF instructions he
said AIya A. Swain and I. N. Stevens
his superiors with the ChieJtdin, gave
him in September. 1915. for starting a
campaign to obtain subscriptions from
German Americans.
German Americans Sought.
Smith declared ne was advised to con-
| fer with Godfrey Schirmer, president OF
| the German-American Trust Company at
Denver. with view to obtaining a list
| OF prominent Germans in colorado who
would be willing to chip In to a fund
to circulate the Chiettdtn all over the
State"
Smith said BernstorfS told him he
would like to see the Pueblo paper cir
cuiated all over Colorado. New Mexico.
! Utah and California, and that the names
OF the subscribers should be carefully
selected so that they would reach all
Of the Germans in those States.
In November. 1915. he testified. n
check for $1,000 was given him by DR..
Ziegler. After this payment Ziegler
complained about a photograph appear
, ing on the first page Of the ChieJtatn
showing recruiting activities In Toronto.
| Canada. An explanation was turned
over to DR.. Ziegler. he said. who in
turn sent it to Won Bernstorn, and
the matter was snoothed out"
| The witness said Swain was connected
with the Chioftain as an employee OF
Gus Havbrich. who leased the paper
from Stevens.
I'm the presence OF DR.. Ziesler and
Nice-Consul Won Fischer. OF the Aus.
tr,an consulate" Smith testified, mfr
Swain suggested that he desired the
proposition TO be handled by me and
that they were at liberty to give me
all instructions"
In April. 1916. he said. Bernstorn
advised him that Ziesler would give him
Instructions regarding an editorial he
desired the CMe,,at, to print regarding
Col. Roosevelt. After tho Chicago con.
vention' in 1915, he said. Ziegler told
reelection OF President Wilson slsr
| would be Desirable
Editorial Plan = Secret.
AS our paper was a Republican pape,
We were told that no one would suspec
the purpose OF the editorials" Smith
said. adding that Il supported Charlie.
+. Hughes.
Replying TO questions by Major F
Lowry Humes. counsel for the commit
tee. Smith said he negotiated with Bern
storm regarding Advertising.
When the committee convened to-da,
the motion OF Major Humes that tn,
record OF the DISCRIMINATION p
Alfred J.. Becker of New York be-ex
plunged as irrelevant was withdrawn.
The committee decided to ask Coy
Smith OF New York to send to Washing
ton certain papers dealing with an in
vestigatlon of William Randolph
Hears.s alleged association with forme,
German Ambassador Bernstorff and BolS
Pasha. with the understanding that tn,
papers will DO submitted to Attorney
General Gregory no he can separat,
those which the Department OF Justic,
regards as Of a confidential nature.
FuEBLo. Col. Jan. 14.--walte- 7.
Wilder. editor and manager OF th
Pueblo Chteftdin. to-day made the 70,
owing statement:
Il have been manager and editor o
the ChieJtoin since December /. 1914
During that entire period there ha.
never been ono dollar paid to tho Chist
tdta from any source conditioned upo,
any matter OF editorial policy and no at
tempt has boon made at any time by an.
owner OF the Chierfdin TO control or T.
influence TIRE editorial or news policy 0
tho Chteffotn In favor of any foreigl
government or In support OF any fore.gl
propaganda"