The New York herald., 1920-01-09
Hapgood Watched
as Foe by France,
New Harvey Charge
Editor Publishes Official Notes Show
ing One-Tlme Envoy to Denmark
Was Watched by Authorities.

Colonel George Harvey, In the current
number OF Harvey's Weekly. returns
again to Norman Hapgood and says the
former American Minister to Denmark
was suspected of being a Germanophile
while in France during the war and was
watched by the French authorities. The
editor also publishes letter, written TO
banker by Mr.. Hapgood, for the bearing
it may have on the charge made by
he went to Copenhagen tried to get Wall
street bankers interested in a project for
the extension OF credits to the Bolshevik
government.
The Hapgood letter was written the day
after Mr.. Hapgood had attended dinner
with certain bankers. 1t enclosed a clip
ping which quoted Heller, an agent Of the
Bolshevists, who discussed the national
ization Of industry in Russia. by order of
Lenine and Trotsky. and declared that as
a result the only agency anywhere in any
country in the world which could buy
materials for Russia was the Bolshevist
government itself Mr.. Hapgood's letter
10 the BANKER, ctIlOtls OlllCI eAAAhoSs S"~'N'
''If it is not too much trouble to you /
should very much like to know whether
contracts with the Soviet government
itself based on credits established IN neu-
trail banks, with the deposit referred TO-
would not avoid the danger referred to
last night, growing out of the absence of
private property in Russia. You will
notice that the statement given out de-
clares that the government itself is the
only possible purchasing agency IN kus-
sia."
Following this, Colonel Harvey pub
llishes confidential reports made on MT
Hapgood by the French authoriues' the
translation Of which reads:-
paris, July "a, 1913.
"Hapgood, Norman:--
Norman Hapgood, American SUD
ject. born in Chicago, March 20, 1898. OF
Charles and Fanny Powers. Journallst
former editor in chief of Harpers heek-
ly Magazine, left New York on April :
1o15 in order to visit the frencH
trenches. Hapgood returned Immediate
/ ly after to the United States.
| "a trace of Hapgood was again founo
on October II, 1917, at which GATE ne
was living alone up to December To- oi
the same year, in Paris, Is Rue Bolssy
d'Anglas He lived also at tne fiotel
Regina. Place Rivoli, from March "a
to April 80, 1918.
| "Since that date it is not known VIVA.
became of him, and no trace was 1ouno
| of the deliverance of passport IN his
name. At the Farmers Loan ana Irus'
Bank. established at Paris, Al bouie
ward Haussmann, of which Hapgood is
| a client, they know no other resloehce
than that of the Hotel Regina
i "Hapgood is designated as German
/ ophile. He is not recorded as haVihe
been forced to leave
Colonel Harvey then closes MS ar
| ticle with
"It remains only to add that Mr. HAP
good began his new year happiiy WIN
an interview, published approPria'
in the Socialist Call. expressing ms eA,
pert. superior view that both behlle anu
Trotzky- are sincere, as men so, al
though of the two Lenines mlno seems
TO me to be far moro interesting con
structive and alive to. the complexities
of civilization.
"Well. he ought to know.
"But enough. We are through with
Hanpood and his opinions Of h relative
merits of the two worst scoundrels ano
greatest murderers the world has ever
produced. for whose government oil
stricken Russia he besought ald OF
American citizens. He is not only out
but down and out forever as repre-
sentative of the United states. Iha'
is the main thing. Now let him go ms
gait. sprawling through the parlors OIL
such residents of America as VIII OF
can listen to his soapy drivel without