The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-11
Old Crime Yields Clue
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TO PRINCE MURDER
Makes Striking Parallel

The scandal broke when the Ger
man mark went sliding down until q
dollar would purchase billion or
more. Loans and subsidies were
called in 1920 and the Barmats
covered" themselves by bringing out
ali the facts which involved SO many
German political figures that It was
not unlike the stavisky case in
France.
However, unlike Stavjsky. none Of
the Barmats died or committed sui
eide. Their international connections,
they found, could be made useful to,
the German government. They built
or perfected their branches and serv-
itors for the purpose Of securing vital
information concerning ornaments
and political secrets In countries indi-
Gated by the German foreign office.
It was Barmat money for instance,
that aided in the Alsatian autonomy
movement against French domina-
ton and in favor of German culture.
I. was Barmat money that stirred up
powerful German sentiment in the
Ruhr, paid by Stresseman and abet-
ted by Won Papen.
Arrested in connection with the ex-
change scandals. Julius and Henri
Barmat were released Professionally
after five months detention. They
created merchant marine for Lith-
uania, they floated companies in
Switzerland. and they came to
France to find more opportunities.
That was the time they met Sta
visky.
julius Barmat, In France, needed
a finger in the politico-s social pie. To
set it he needed an introduction.
Stavisky gave him Gu;baud-Ribaud
He got what he wanted.
All that Is accurately known of the
relations Of these two crooks, Stavisky
and julius Barmat, Is that they plan
ned an international banking group
which was calculated to overshadow
the biggest In Europe. Their plans
were carefully and we'll laid, but
there came q dissension between the
two. stavisky, 1t appears was too i'm
patient. His method was the hit-and
run system. Find 'em, fool 'em and
forget 'em" was his motto. Barmat
wanted really to create q bank and
make huge volumes Of money, more
or less honestly. Stavisky thought
that was just too bad. He rather
despised any such concession to regu-
larity. He rather disposed julius Bar
mat for this weakness" cannot
refrain. however. from pointing out
the self-evident fact that the weak"
Barmat Is alive today and has the
comforts Of money while stavisky is
merely q legend and bad news to q
lot Of people.
Plotters Together Again
But In 1882 and 1893 Stavisky and
Barmat got together again. Their
methods were dissimilar, but they
needed each other. It was inevitable
that they associate. At q conference
III the Grand Hotel. Paris, Julius Bar
mat and StaNsky had already made
plans, but these were disarranged byl
the untimely arrest OF Barmat for
swindles In Switzerland.
But the new plans bore fruit, or so !
1t appears.
Nobody knows precisely what Sta
visky and Barmat arranged between
them in the Grand Hotel. Conclu-
sions drawn by the Paris press and |
its public are purely hypothesis, but |
they are based upon q tempting sys-
tenn Of circumstances. It Is alleged
that the agreement was the basis Of |
ar international espionage service Of |
which neither stavisky nor Barmat
were the heads but only powerful
lieutenants. It is alleged that the
International group to which the
young American, aordcr Switz, and
his wife recently confessed belonging
Il . part Of the stavisky- Barmat |
group. It is alleged that in Paris |
6tavisky supported an important
night club and more or less secret
cabaret where diplomats Of various
nations were wont to find relaxation.
It is alleged that the beautiful Rita
0eorg and the exciti1G Mariannel
Kupfer were artists not only on thel
stage but in obtaining valuable in.l
formation from relaxing" diplomats.
These allegations were sufficiently
and likely that thu ,,olire