New-York tribune., 1919-01-19
The Autobiography of the German Reptile in A

banks which handled the newspapers oh,:
cations, were all resorted TO-
The next of these was direct and Omen -
vertising not by acknowledged Gerrs".
agents, OF course, except in the casa - -"
warning to Americans not to sail on ~,
Lusitanla-but by admitted pro- o-Germans -
at least pachsts. and paid ,or bv Corn.
money. The most ambitious Of ~,
schemes WAS concocted by Rumelv and b.s
died by Louis n. Hammerling. and rosnl,.,
IN the publication in several hundred ~.
cjgn-language newspapers Of advertisement.
calculated 10 cause labor disturbances :,
not violence, in all plants engaged in =.
manufacture Of munitions and supplies =.
the Allies Another scheme Of Rumolm..
had 10 do with an advertising csmnai,n
the South, presumably i'm connection ,cia,
cotton, but this phase of the camna.pa on5
ed before it could be put into effect. and !,
was dropped.
The third activity was in The subsidiz ~,
OF magazines. Nereck's "Fathcrlando s,,
"lntcrnational Monthly were two Of tbe..
Viereck was classed by Mr. Bielsski VIII
Hale and Rumely they were banein.
around where there was lot OF moncr
each one trying to get all he could from,
the representatives Of Germany" viero,l
was most anxious. az his corrcspondooco
shows. that even Hale. whom he suggested
as co-editor, should not know Of the snb
sidy he was getting He got $3.50 w,es
for "Ihe Fatherand.' the correspondents
indicates, and he got regular allowance
tha extent of which is not clear. Tor chs
International
Another publication whi,b got about SO.
GOO in all, was pair Play owned bv Mar.
Gus Braun, politician and editor, Of New
York. This sheet the Reptile felt was Of
little use, and was gong TO withdraw The
subsidy, when Braun pointed cut that he
would have to 20 into bankruptcy. with
consequent undesirable publicity. and ihe
Reptile made financial settlement to e..
out os the deal
Along the same line, bat much bigger.
was the proposed contract with the Amer
lean Press Association. a concern furnish
ing "boicrplatc' news 80 hundreds Of small
papers throughout the country. of which
Courtland Smith, brothor-in-law Of Arthur
Brisbane, was the directing head Albert
got a thirty-day option for "a controlling
interest at 100000 Auoth. 100000
would have had to be used in developing the
investment. The memorandum Of the op-
ton follows:
Il. The American Press Association place,
its whole organization at the disposal or
Mr.. II. +. Alber, in order 20 spread pro-
German news or to suppress anti German
news or to make pro-German propaganda
in any other way compatil with its or
ganization. 1t is understood that this ar
rangement shall be kept within the limit Of
sound business principles; j. G. that the pre-
German propaganda snail not be more sc-
centuated than compatible with not dimin-
isbing the profits of the organization. II
must absolutely be avoided that the Amer
can Press Association become recognized
pro-German organization.
40. This arrangement to be valid from
July ) until October 81, 1918 Within this
time Mr.. II. f. Albert has to declare whether
he VIII make use Of the option to buy con
troll Of the aforesaid organization By paying
the sum Of 100000.
SO. AS recompensation for extending the
option TO October 81, and placing the good
will Of the association at the disposal of Mr.
Albert, the aforesaid association viii re-
ceive S, payable the first OF each month.
Mr. Albert viii designate his delegate who
viii confirm. if necessary in daily confer
cnces with Mr.. Smith, the general policy
to be pursued and the practicsl steps to be
taken.
"4. If the option is executed the sum
stipulated in 8 viii be deducted rom The
final payment to be made under this con
tract
This option was ncvcr executed the
whole memorandum is, however the frank
est statement made in the Reptiles records
of his methods and obiects is seeking con
troll Of agencies OF publicity