The New York herald., 1922-02-26
What a German spy's bomb
did to a railroad pier
in New Jersey where
munitions ships
were loaded.

confusion and noise. Anything to distract
us from the main issue.
There is no question but that Fay did an
amazing amount of lying. l don't believe
l ever came into contact with a man with
a greater appetite for publicity. How he
relished the newspaper accounts of his al
legged daring!
Yet with all his lying and all the dis
credit heaped upon him by every official
German, from Won Bethmann Hollweg down
to DR.. Albert, it is utterly true that this
somewhat harebrained young man was
sent from Germany to New York to do
whatever damage he could to allied ship
ping. He was something of a problem in
Germany-not wholly trustworthy in exc
those fellows liable to produce when least
expected. On the mere chance that he
would make good his boast that he would
strew the West Atlantic with the wreckage
of munition carrying ships, he was sent to
America by Jonnerson.
L suspect LudL JOHueTSOu lOOheu upoH
Fay with some misgiving. At times the
man would impress you as dangerous
fanatic, liable to do damage to any one
or any place. Again he would convince
you that beneath that cloak Of erratics
there was cool, calculating, daring mind.
Several times I accused him of being a
fraud in that he was in New York merely
to be the goat for other German spies and
dynamiters; to kick up tremendous fuss
about a comparatively small thing, while
the real desperadoes were busy perfecting
plans to destroy ships and munition
plants. In short, 1t was my opinion that
he was Jonnersons first experiment. 1t
has not been proved that this deduction
was incorrect.
Fay lied as he was instructed to lie.
There seems to be no doubt about that.
He was denounced by Boy-Ed and Won
Papen. They repudiated him, branded him
as a deserter from the German army and
said that he should be in the psyche
pathic ward in Bellevue, or in some retreat
for the criminal insane. And Fay
promptly admitted that he was deserter
that neither Won Papen nor Boy-Ed would
have anything to do with him and that he
was a liar.
He was no deserter. He didn't belong
in the insane asylum. And he had the ap-
proval and applause and thanks of every
official German in America. He was here
to act the fanatic--to be the goat. Make
no mistake about that. Fay was no fool.
Lieut.. Fay the First of
Succession of Whipping Boys
Fay arrived in New York. on the Rotter-
dam on April 23, 1915. In currency he had
about $4,000, given him by Jonnerson. Since
then Jonnerson has Joined in the general
and well planned reputation of Fay but
we learned that it was Fay's own sug-
gestion that he come to New York and act
the buffoon in order to divert attention to
himself while others perfected plans. III,
incidental to making a seeming ass OF
himself, he could do a bit of damage to
allied shipping all the better. But, first
and foremost, he was the whipping boy
the lad to be laden with all the unpleas-
ant things.
"Jonnerson told me to do nothing" Fay
told me, until had talked to the Ger
man officials in New York. ! went to
Captain Won Papen, but had considerable
difficulty identifying myself. Then we dis
cussed the possibility Of doing this damage,
but Won Papen told me to do nothing of
the sort, saying that it might help the
German cause to bring down ship or two,