The New York herald., 1921-04-26
HELM PLEADS FOR
HELP FOR GERMANY
Cables Senator New Urging
His Aid in Saving Republic
From Big Calamity.
WOULD BENEFIT AMERICA
Tells of New Hope Inspired by
Possibility Of Action by
President Harding.
Special Despatch to THE NEw yoRK HEnAr D.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washingfou ID. C.. ADrl %.

Sp,ctof Despatch to THE NYw YORK HERAr D.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C.. April 70.
One OF the four Americans who
are reported in dispatches from Ber-
lin to have urged the German Gov
ernment to appeal to President Har-
ding to arbitrate the reparations ques-
ton is Frank Helm OF Indianapolis.
Ind. This became known tonight
when Senator New OF Indiana told
Of having been surprised by the re-
ceipt Of several cablegrams and let
tors from Helm in Berlin during the
last few days Senator New knows
Helm only slightly.
The other members of the American
party in Berlin who are said to have
inspired Berlin's appeal TO President
Harding, while in the German capital
trying to arrange billion dollar credit
In the United States for German pur-
chases, are Lafayette de Friese OF
New York, DR. Richard Moldenke of
New Jersey and Ludwig N. Hoefler
OF San Francisco.
One cablegram follows:
BERLIN April 21.--Have cabled Shaw
and Rutan TO call upon you and ex-
plain situation here, which is most critl-
cal. Kindly give your aid OF the side
OF justice and prevent world calamity.
Am cabling only after thorough ,nvesti-
xt.fft 49, 81 .
and lawyers. These people (German)
not asking exemption. They are willing
to pay to utmost. and only that this
question be decided by unprejudiccd in
vestigation and not by hatred. England
and France have already diyided UP al
most everything possible. Why should
they be permitted to bring about world
calamity. which would mean such 20
US? This Government OF the people Is
struggling under great difficulties from
monarchy to republic. Enormous de-
mand for our raw products is only held
up by threat OF May l."
A second cabiegram says:
BERLIN, April 24.-German people
inspired with new hope and feeling.
Saved from utter annihllation by our
epochal state paper. Disclosures on Inn
partial hearing will shock conscience OF
world. Authoritative facts follow"
A third cable message says;
BERLIN, April 25.--Have completed
plans for furnishing raw materials
which I'm cotton alone means over billion
bales, but all depends upon acton OF
France May I. If they are permitted TO
carry out their plan the result will be
difficult TO imagine. We have our de-
tailed economical studies with some Of
best impartial experts and iegai talent
and they all agree that United States
has much at stake Some Of the allied
acts and eSsctions are already sufficient
TO make these free people desperate"
Mystification regarding the ambitious
project of four Americans who are In
Berlin trying to supply Germany with
billion dollar credit in America was
expressed in New York's financial dis
trict yesterday. Bankers and business
men questioned by THE NEW YoRK HrR-
AID professed Ignorance not only of the
mission OF Lafayette de Friese. Richard
Moldenke, Ludwig NJ Hoefler and
Franklin Helm. but OF the identity Of
the quartet.
Among these were John b. McHugh,
president OF the Mechanics and Metals
National Bank; Paul 81. Warburg.
George e. Roberts, a vice-presidcnt of
the National City Bank and director of
the International Banking Corporation.
Martin Egan OF j. p. Morgan a. Co.
after inquiry. said that this firm knew
nothing of the men named yesterday
In THE NEW YORK HERArp's despatch
from Berlin or of their purpose In go
ing TO Germany.
Mr.. De Friese Is a member OF the law
FIRM OF steele. DE F'riesc n steele. 81.