The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-28
DETAILS Of HUNS
INTRIGUE IN j. 5.
found IN REPORT
Official Statement From Won
BernStOrff Among Papers
Found by British After Won
Papen'S Flight in Palestine.

I -
LONDON. Feb. 20. british wireless
Service)-Study Of the official statement
containing a translation Of the report
from Count Won Bernstorff, Gilman am
bassador to the United States, to Chan
eellor o Bethmann-Hollweg Aug, %,
1916, discloses interesting details Of the
part that the count and the foreign Of.
flee played In German intrtgues in the
United States. The report gives fur
tier evidence regarding the use of Wolf
Won Igel, George Won Skal and DR.. Helm
rich Albert by the German government
Proof that the money used in their in
trigues was paid with the acquiescence
Of the German chancellor, II not at his
order, is contained in this report.
II is disclosed that Albert had charge
Of much German money and that Won
Bernstorff wished to keep him in the
United States because there Is abso-
lutely no one else at my disposal who
Is to be trusted with the matter re-
ferred to- which included compromis-
ing documents.
Count Won Bernstorff mentions par
ticular directions in which Won Igel and
Won skaI apart from their services for
the care OF intelligence, carried on va
rious commercial measures introduced
and already partly concluded by Won
Papen.' The ambassador refers TO a
lawsuit then pending against Won Igel
on account OF his participation in the
conspiracy to destroy the welland ca
nal, and says it is out OF the question
to pronounce his dismissal. He ex-
presses a strong desire for the retention
Of the services of Won Igel because Won
lgel and Won Skal had to do among
other things with orders placed with
the Bridgeport Projectile company and
the Aetna Powder company, the pur-
chase Of chlorine and of earthenware
and with the sale of arms-stored to
our account in New York and the state
or Washington-which were intended
for India, the settling UP of arrange
ments concerning phenol and toluol
the discharge OF various lawsuits such
as those against Koenig, Kienzle, Bret
tung, Willpert and Bode, as well as ar
ranging for various persons and their
families involved in these lawsuits
Both Consulted.
The report says In all these measures
"Privy Councillor Albert has been con.
suited by Won lgel as directed at the
time by Won Papen. On important
questions my advice was called for"
The carrying on OF these tasks by
another man presents particular diff
culties." the report adds, "since to
make ones self acquainted with mat
tiers which are very intricate would re-
suit In a discussion of all compromising
documents and as ordered by your ex-
Gellency, is almost out Of the question.
In the event OF Priyy Councillor Albert
returning to Germany within a measur-
able time, there is absolutely no one
else at my disposal who Is to be trusted
with the matter referred to-, Various
parties concerned would soon notice this
and would come forward with claims
which 1t would be impossible to check.
The resultant disadvantages for the
finances Of the empire by sums. some
OF them very considerable, which would
thus have to be taken into consldera-
ton, may easily be foreseen.
THE labor reference bureau for Ger.
man and Austro-H Hungarian subjects
who have left munttion or other fac.
tories for the present has up to the
present been supeEAHed by Won IgeL
Moreover, connectNA in New York
with Indian and irish rev%olutionaries
has been maintained since the depart
nre OF Won Papen by either Won Igel or
Won Skal, Won Skal keeps in touch
with the Irish, for which purpose, ow-
Ing to his wide acquaintance in those
circles, he Is peculiarly fitted"
The ambassadors report was found
among the papers and documents left
behind In Nazareth by Capt. Won Papen
when he fled before the British advance
in Palestine last fall,