New-York tribune., 1921-01-09
London Traces
Si1lll I Elm Link
To " asIai''gton
Sir Roger Easement Said
TO Have Addressed Iris,
in America From BerIis,
Through German Embass v
Judge CohaIan Named
Attempt to Buy Rifles for
Turkey in South Amer
ica Mentioned i'm Paper

LONDON, Jan. S-Correspondenc
which passed between the German En-
oasay at Washington and the FOREIGN
once at Berlin, in which the names
OF number of Irish Americans are
mentioned to show active connection
between leaders of the Sinn Fein and
the German government during the
war was issued by the government to-
day IN the form of White Paper"
After the arrival Of Sir Roger Case
ment IN Berlin in 1911 he sent mes
ages through the Foreign Office IN
Eerlin and the German Embassy at
Washington, according to these docu-
ments, to Judge Cohalan, John Dewey
and others regarding his mission to
Germany This, it is declared, finally
led Count Won BernstorF. then Gcr-
man Ambassador to the United States,
to send 70 the Foreign Office in Febru-
ary, 1916 a dispatch 'surreptitiously
attaca ed TO message concerning the
Lusitania," saying that Dewey had in
formed him Of the rising 70 begin IN
ireland Easter Sunday and asking that
arms be sent TO Limerick between Good
frlday and Easter Saturday. This vas
followed by correspondence arranging
details Of the assistance the Germans
were TO give.
NcicrS 10 lflSu IampnittS
The "White Paper makes reference
to pamphlets on The subjects Of Ire
land and Germany, freedom Of the seas
and others, In the publication OF which
A0no Meyer. then professor Of Celtic
languages AT Liverpool, and Sir Roger
Easement collaborated and which were
widely circulated in Germany and
America in 19ll-l2
Sir Roger, who was in America at
The outbreak Of the war, proceeded to
Germany in 1917, maintaining commu-
nicatlon with Mr.. Dewey, who. the
PAPER lays, remained as chief agent in
America IN the communications be
tween Germany and the Sim Fem.
a Berlin Foreign Office message
1atsd August II 1915 ~. informed the
German ambassador at Madrid cnat
an agent VIII shortly arrive from
Beunos Ayres. You should at once
communicates his wishes and support
aim IN every way he is instructed,
after establishing communications,
hat the first steps to take would be
to organize the smuggling Of arms.
stc. from South America and the
United States into ireland An under-
taking OF this nature must not be
made from Spain In the second place.
ne question arises of sending arms
rom Germany by the Moewe or sub
marine in event of it's being possible
% fix inc place and time FOR land
ng them In good time. There is no
question whatever OF landing German
rOops in ireland.
Easement Proposals Considered
Dr. Alfred Zimmermann. then Under
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, informed
The German Embassy at Washington On
\ November 3, 1911, that Easement has
lrrved. HIS proposals arc being care
'ully gone into
The same month Sir Roger, through
he German Embassy al Washigto, sent I
roro to judge Cohalan at New YORK as
'OsloWs:
They arc ignorant hero of the pur-
'ose Of my coming to Germany Hero /.
is favorable; the authorities
}ho has been fully informed verbally |
20 ireland Immediately. He should b. /
native American citizen; otherwise
li~ arrest is likely"
On December ID the "White Paper
indicates the German Embassy 81 |
y ashington sent the following message
o SIR Roger:
"Thore have hecn purchased for IN
ia LOCO rifles and 1000 .0O0 car
ridges. pevoy doesn't think it posi-
'ie to ship them to England. I am
rying TO buy riaes Tor Turkey IN
'cuth Anerica''
Other spondence contained in
re paper saYs that rne Rev !. r. Mich
'lson, Of Philadelphia, is ready to
tart for Germany, and that Joscpn
.icCal'ty. OF Philadelphia; j. 2. Keat-
NJ, OF Chicago, and Jeremiah OLeary,
II New York can give particulars re-
,ardlng persons suitable for carrying
ut sabotage in the United States and
Canada"
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