New Britain herald., 1919-01-09

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 Bielaskfs answer is that reckless and irresponsible statem snts and 80 unworthy ofA tion that he will not reply to a1l the charges unless he is asked ab0fa them by the committee. As BieJaaia is to be before the committee again it is probable that his attention will be called to what Means said. Means charges: CD That there is a conspiracy to keep him from telling all that he knows about Bielaski and other agents of the federal government in connection with British and German activities in the United States before the United States declared war against Germany. He claims he has documents to show that Mir. Bieiaski worked for the British government, using his position to spy on con gressmen and others in official life. Says COngresssfnen We're Watched. CD That an effort is being made by Mir. Bieiaski, Major Humes and Capt. J. r. Lester to discredit him.
 (3) That papers in his possession will show that the department of justice put one of it's representatives on his trail, at the instance of q Chi cago banking concern, for the pur- pose of obtaining information for private purposes. Means has been in Washington for many weeks begging for an oppor- tunity to go on the stand in the brew ers' investigation, to tell of the ac- tivities of Capt. Boy-Ed and other German agents in this country.
 The charge that Bielaski put a watch on congressman is calculated to raise a commotion, Washington has not forgotten the incident back in Roosevelt's time where this very
 
 whole secret service system and re- suited fin the treasury investi gators being compelled to confine their at tentions to counterfeiters and such conventional game. It is the sort of charge, it Is pointed out, that a man desiring to stir up a congressional committee against a secret service man would naturally advance.
 
 Means expects to get Senator Reed, who took up the cudgeIs for William Randolph Hearst in this same inTes- tigation, to perform a similar service for him, in the cross s-examinati tion of Bielaski. Reed is now in Missouri but is due back here on Friday when uments before him.
 Means has told members of the senate committee that certain Boy-Ed papers which reveal the inner work ing of the German spy system are i'll the hands of Alfred L.. Becker of New York, and that they slipped out Of his possession en route from North Carolina, to Washington in some n1ys- terious way.
 Means includes Mir. Bielaski Major Humes Capt. Lester, MT. Becker and others in his sweeping accusations of unfair treatJu ent, He boldly asserts that he has been kept off the witness stand by various shrewd tricks for the reason that MesSrs. Bielaski, Humes and Lester do not want his testimony taken.
 Bielaski will resume the witness stand tomorrow to give further de- tails about operations of German plotters and propagandists in the United States His appearance is the result Of a decision by Department of Justice officials that he should pre- sent the facts originally intended for former Chief De Woody, of the New York branch Of the Investigation Service, concerning operations in New York city.
 MT Bielaski. because he was in charge of the investigations through out the country, was considered bet ter qualified to present the facts he has to reveal.
 Will Face Charges of Means.
 He will doubtless be questioned about evidence laid before the com mittee in executive and open session Tuesday by Means. The latter told the committee that German agents kept close tab on the movements of the Department of Justice. He criti- cised Mir. BieIaEki for his alleged par ticipation in efforts to convict Means of murder The committee was also informed that certain papers of Capt. Boy-Ed given to Means for safekeep- ing had been turned over to Capt. Lloyd of the Departm ent of Justice, and intimated that they could not be obtained if he told the committee in open session where he believed they had been placed. These are the pa pers said to be held in New York by Mr Becker