Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08

means all the allies agreed, but the American
peace commission IN Paris and the United
States Army on the Rhine gave such help rs
they could
Most of the leading German officials of eMat
day are dead: Ebert President; Erzbergcr
chancellor, and Count Brockdorff- RantEau,
foreign minister. But there are still those who
know, ard they may some day speak. There
are hints of an American officer who a few
months after the armistice on invitation of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg visited him at
his headquarters in Kolberg, with startling
results.
Shortly after the signing Of tn. peace
treaty, it was common saying in Berlin that
"thsre were two unexplained personalities Of
the treaty making. One was President Wilson,
the othsr was the American colonel who had
SO much ID do with our affairs"
Naturally there were malcontents over the
outcome, and when Germanys financial sys-
tenn began to totter, leading Berlin news
paper said editorialy that If during the ARM
istice period the German government had
sought rapprochcment with France instead
OF allowing its policy to be directed by an
American colonel, Germany would now (I920)
be whole lot better off,"
ID
A ME2ICANS have still something to learn Of
how the peace of Versailles was made-for
instance, OF one serious crisis when the Germans
nearly unmade it-expactng President Wn-
sons aid against the allies!
Americans have not heard how ona of Aha;r
countrymen drove day and night to Berlin
and in dramatic scene made clear the real
american position. and cleared a Ynis,Inder-
standing that might easily have spelled dis
aster. When that chapter of inside history
Is written, it may be entitled 'sThe Unknown
Soldier"
Through such confidential work, the Ger
man republic was helped to remain in the
saddle Not a few of its erstwhile ouponents
came into the fold. Some who had threat
enec that Germany would join Soviet Russia
II the allies tried to impose peace terms he
came SILENT some even reversed themselves and
spoke openly for Germany signing the treaty.
A few Americans who knew why smiled and
worked on.
An American woman agent 20" or "NDm.
Der g." played dramatic part in this nm
written drama of the vastest. most compIex
world problem that ever mortal man tried "a
solve.
This intrepid and attractive lady TOOK a
double risk, for she made two trims into ,,,-
occupied Germany on confidential missions
tor G-2 But she did get back to Coblenz and
SAFETY from Berlin where her double role of
neWspaper correspondent and secret agent had
aroused German suspicious Not, however. be-
lore she had helped foil a monarchist Mot
70 establish new and even more reaction
airy German empire in East Prussia and Iith-
uansa, and sent valuable information of ali
sorts through Gen. Van Deman to President
wilson at the Paris peace conference.
Later o. did the same psrilous work IN
russia, but was caught and nearly faced q
BoisheviS firing squad Now she is out Of
the game" in which she was the foremost
american woman spy of the World War
But Co. was not the only American agent
neiplng to inform President Wilson what vert
On IN Germany. Shortly after the armistice
G-z had agents in the Workmen's and Soldiers
councils, and soon in Berlin
How American spies in Berlin after the
arrnistlee bought information with bribes of
butter, bacon and candy.
How few bars of chocolate and a Cern,an
[rautetn got AL" secret information that
'educed the German republics armv from,
100000 men to 100000
And how four American war corrasn,ndante
Mayed spy. lodged the censOrs. made their
way into Germany and brought back to Col
House information that greatly influenced the
leace treaty
All these points are revealed in the next
nstallment of this series to appear in NEXT
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