The Washington times., 1921-05-09
j. STAUNTED
BY BERGDOLL
Stacker, Safe in Germany,
7 Sends Congress Insulting
S Propaganda Note.

While Congressional committee
sat in Washington today investi-
eating the manner in which he es-
capped, Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
the wealthy Philadelphia draft
dodger, sent poorly disguised
taunt to the committee today from
his safe retreat at a German health
:. resort
9 ADDRESSED TO KAHN.
Just as the committee was getting
down to business, q marked copy OF
the Eberbacher zeitung was deliver
ed to Congressman Julius Kahn, Of
California, chairman of the House
military Affairs committee. 1t was
addressed TO Kahn in the handwriting
of Bergdoil and contained an account
of the release from prison of Frank
Heaf and Carl thinner. the two
Americans. who attempted to abduct
the Stacker In the German health re-
sort some months ago.
The wrapper containing the paper
was q handful relating at some
length the beauties and healthful as
poets Of Eberbach. 1t was dated
April L.
IT would make II a condition of
peace with Germany that this rascal
should be returned to the United
States" said Kahn disgustedly. as he
read the German newspaper. The
body of the article. translated freely
by Kahn, evidences that Bergdoll Is
engaged in the dangerous propaganda
of arousing hostility Of Germans to-
wards Americans generally
AMERICANS ATTACKED.
nsIt is stated in the, publication thats
- Many. Germans are followed. and
.4ondemned and martyred. We have
Witnesses who have suffered very ter
rible cruelties in America. Only a
few days ago a terribly abused and
unfortunately handled man came to
our offce and told us about his many
difficulties. Poor. unfriendly, and ter
ribly broken in body. he returned to
his home. glN and happy to be able
to escape his antagonists and to again
be able to stand on his feet on Ger
man soil. Likewise an earlier immi-
grant to America from Eberbach is
at this time in flight from there far
from his dear ones because he is
prosecuted on account of his express
sions regarding his love'for Germany"
b. Kahn has compared the writing on
1.-THE wrapper carrying the newspaper
with samples of the proved writing
OF Bergdoll and says there is no
doubt as to the identity of his cor
respondent, Bergdoil seems prompted
~ a spirit OF malicious michief as
8uplicates of his correspondence
Nith Kahn are sent generally to
,xecretary Weeks At the War Depart
Fhent. Evidently Bergdoli believes
xhat Kahn and Weeks are among
1he most sensitive of his numerous
Z e1itics. Eberbach is a health resort
Ind the wrapper on the newspaper
S1as a hand bill telling of the beau
Hes and merits Of Eberbach.
~ After Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
the wealthy young Philadelphia
jsiacker, had escaped from his guards,
secretary of War Baker refused to
receive Samuel T. Ansell, counsel for
Bergdoll, and sent out word that at
iwas up to Ansell to recapture him."
according to the testimony before
The committee today of E. S. Bailey.
Anseli's partner.
EFFECTED U. s. TO ACT.
s,''You didn't understand by. that that
! ahe Secretary washed his hands of
bic affair. did your asked General
s4herburne. the Governments counsel.
80 "Oh, no." replied Bailey. II assumed
skhe Secretary intended to take meas
.a1es in the War Department"
sU DENY ESCAPE KNOWLEDGE.
Bailey vigorously denied that he or
his partner, Ansell, ever had any idea
that Bergdoll would escape while on
the hunt for the mythical pot OF
gold. which the Stacker said he had
buried in a secret hiding place in the
mountains.
ut never occurred to me-" said
Bailey, "that I was responsible for
the safety Of Bergdoll, and IT didn't
occur to me that he would escape"
Bailey indicated that the intention OF
one OF them to accompany the gold
hunt party" was only a vague plan
.s1f our engagements permitted"