The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30

peciaily was displeasod
That Bopp's diapleasure WINS
known 90 German government off
eiRls In Berlin. and Won Brineken's
detection from "the fathcrland"
equally known. was apparent 10 Won
Brlncken. Even back In 1916 Won
Brinckon. who rated at the German
consulate as military attaehe." ex.
pressed unwiillngneas 20 return TO
Germany. Ills present fight TO cs-
cape deportation II. 10 put IL mildly.
prcdicatcd on tho fear that German
sense OF the fitness OF things might
include a firing squad should Won
Brincken be forced 10 return to HIS
native land.
During the trial OF the American.
German and Hindu defendants In
san Francisco, Won Brinckcn was on.
tracisad by tho German consular
family.
Was In Dcsp-
Weeks before the trial ended. Ram
chandra. editor OF the Hlndustan
Gadar. told tho writer with utter
frankncss that Won frinckeu was In
as deep as any OF us"
As matter Of cold fact, Won
Brinckcn was nothing but a paymas-
ter. bearing German gold 10 Hindu
rcvoluiionists. meeting them In dark.
encd houses. and slinking away In
tllxicahs.
II waa only after a swarm Of Brit
ish secret service operatives. work
ing under the direction OF Ruperin-
tendcnt Denham. had the goods" on
Won Brinekcn and other members Of
the German consular family. as well
an American customa brokers and
out.andout Hindu rcvolutionistr.
that the former military attache
displayed the yellow" m Ram
chandra told tho writer back In 1915.
Killed In Court
Ram Chandra was shot down In
tho federal courtroom In San Fran.
cisco. on the afternoon OF April "a.
1917. By Ram singh. another Hindu
defendant Singh was shot and In.
stantly killed by United states Mar.
shall James Holohan. Had chandra
lived. he could have thrown consid.
cradle llght upon Won Brincken's nc.
tiyities. and unqucstionably would
have been called as q witness before
Commissioner White ON August 4,
when Won fsrinckcn revealed his
change OF heart
Aitho Franz Bopp. fat. short.
crafty and red OF face. was the nom.
inai head ~ the German consuiaf.
during tho time hi. entire official
family was playing ducks and brakes
with American neutrality. IL was
Eekhardt Won Setback. German vice
consul. tall. asoetic. Prunsisn thru
and thru. who engineered tho
schemes 20 plot the overthrow of
British rule In India
Won Brinckcn's statement 20 Com.
missioner White tina; he rcvoised at
the idea OF disseminating leading
American and British business men
and military heads does not coincide
with statements made TO tho writer
by Ram Chandra before he WAS shot
down by Ram singh.
According 10 Won Brfncken. Vice
Consul Won Setback ordered him to
arrange. thru Ram chandra. for the
removal" OF certain American and
British men Of prominence.
Ram ChAndra made no effort to
conceal from tho writer and others
during tho trial In san Francisco
that hc wis receiving more than
1900 n month from the German
consulate TO further tn. rebellion in
India Added 10 this sun was a much
larger amount. Earncred from rich
Hindns In California. Washington
and Oregon.
Dispute Over Funds
A n matter OF fact, II was n quar-.
rel between Ram Chandra and Ram
singh over the disposition OF Hindu.
given funds that led to the murder
% tho Hindu editor. During the
trial in San Francisco. a faction OF
Hindus. led by Bhaewan singh, re-
Gently released from Mcneil island.
split with Ram Chandra and his fol
lowers. The breach was climaxod on
the last day OF the five-month.long
trial by the shooting.
According TO Won Brinckcn's teH.
timony before Commissioner White,
Won Brincken rebeiled against carry.
Ing a message 10 Ram Chandra. the
import Of which was tho selection OF
Hindu 20 travel 20 England and
there remove" certain big business
and military men.
Reached Reritn
Ram Chandra told the writer
nearly three years ago that tho pur.
pose OF sending Professor Goblnd
Behari Lal 20 Europe was not for
the purpose Of assassination, but to
recoup tho rapidly depicting German
exchequcr. Among those Hlndus
who went To Berlin thru the machi.
nations of Ram Chandra and Won
Brincken was Professor Chandrn X.
chakravarty. former instructor OF in.
tcrnational law Mt the University of
Calcutta.
In fact. Chnkravarty succeeded In
landing In England as n Persian
merchant. made his way 10 Berlin,
and ret rned TO the United States
with large sums OF German gold 10
he used In the overthrow OF British
rule in india.
There Is no doubt that Won Brinck.
en- rcvols against deportation 20
Germany.
He owns n farm In California. He
has friends there. lie has no friends
In his former official family. Ma
doubt their dislike has been rclayed
To Berlin. When he entered n plea
of guilty TO violation OF the neutral
ity OF tho United States, more than