Evening star., 1940-11-21
economic Drive
||otted by Nazis,
)ies Charges
Work Of Pro-Germun
Groups Revealed in
500 Page Report
Continued From First Page)


n. Hans Thomson. Charge DAT
hires of the German Embassy, DR.
ans Borchers, German Consul
eneral in New York: Frieheer Ul-
ch Won Gienanth and Herbert Won
trempel, both of the German En-
bssy here. and Fritz Kellermeier,
ommercial Attache of the Ger
an Embassy at the German Con-
llate in New York.
The report also said that the COM
Rittee had seized in files of the
hemical Marketing Co. in New
ork a plan entitled The Organi-
ttion OF Germany Industry in
merlca After the War"
This organization, the committee
I'd, was "typically characteristic of
be thoroughness of the German
ind and its ability to foresee in
Feat detail future developments"
THE plan lacks nothing in its ef-
CtIveness or in detail for the con-
mplated organization, not merely
industry and trade, but also pro-
bsals to combine these spheres of
ttlvity with a great banking insti-
e to underwrite and support the
hanclng of German industry and
ade activities" the report said.
Every Definite Link
THE plan goes still further in that
also contemplates thorough cul-
(ral academic associations and cir
les the cooperation of the profess
onal and academic world banded
}gether in typical front organiza-
bnS.
The report asserted that the plan
bowed a very definite link with
erman industrial life by providing
bat activities in this country should
I directed from a bureau to be es-
blished in the German ministry
Berlin.
Called Espionage Service.
The report declared the Trans
lean New Service had its origin
bring the World War with head
larters in Berlin. and at that time
5 foreign Offices were chiefly con-
frned with gathering and trans
lifting information to the home
flee. However, when Hitler took
yer the German government, the
fport said. he transformed the news
frvlce into an agency for the dis
animation of propaganda in foreign
buntrieS, and also utilized it as an
ganization that could, with min
hum of suspicion, engage in es-
+onage activities
"TranSocean News Service did not
ftaln any prominent standing in
be United States until the latter
|hrt of 1888 the report continued.
n the closing months Of that year,
be Manfred Zapp was sent to this
buntrV from Berlin for the express
Ilrpose of increasing the scope of
|ransoCean News effectiveness. not
ply in the United States, but in
|hnada, Mexico. Central America
nd South America.
be task that confronted him. -
Under Embassy Supervision.
Commenting on letter Mr.. Zapp
said to have written to Mr.
'homsen the report declared
''It is quite evident, at all times,
fanfred Zapp felt himself to be-
hder the direction and supervision
| the German Embassy
Again commenting on another ex-
bit. the report said:
Exhibit No. 18 plainly illustrates
bat Manfred Zapp and those af-
Hated with him felt it to be part of
i Seir duties to advise the German
|nbassy of the identity and back
Sound of persons who contemplated
)yageS to Germany. The ostenslble
'irpose for this was to prepare the
irOror reception for such people at
! e time they arrived in Germany.
7Ihibit No. l8 di~cloScs that Zapp
fvised the secretary in the Ger
Ian Embassy to inform Berlin of
prospective arrival in Germany
MI. and Mrs. Charles A. Wells.
epp suggested that Wells be put in
|uch with Dr. Draeger OF the Karl
thurtz Association in Berlin as
I'll as with DR.. ForehliCh and DR..
bemer of the German Foreign
)mce.'
Interested in Finances.
|Mr. Wells was identified in one of
hpps letters as an artist and |
furnalist who has lectured extern I
Eely in this country Ito the cause f.
universal peace and an appreCla-
|bn of other peoples" His wife was
30 identified as a writer who con-
tbutes weekly articles to papers
hd magazines under her maiden
i me of Elizabeth MacRae Boykin. .
1.-THE evidence before the commit /
h." the report said. further dis
bses that the German government
BIT only exercised a certain amount
control over the operations of
fansocean News Service. but also
d interested itself in the financial .
fairs of the organization. Exhibit
b. %. which is dated August 3. 1899, /
|om Zapp to the German Embassy I!
Washington, indicates that, when /.
Ter the financial condition Of the
tansocean News Service became
tained. Zapp Immediately sought |
lie advice of the embassy as to the |
|anner in which the situation
(ould be remedied.
Money Sent to Zapp.
immediately under exhibit No. %,
this comment in the report:
1.-The evidence further indicates /
lat at times the German Embassy /
[nt direct financial assistance TO
[ansocean News Service when that
|ganlzati found itself in financial
|mcultles. Exhibit No. 29 is a
tier dated August 4, 1889. from
anfred Zapp to the German En-
(SSy, in which he expresses his
latitude for a certain remittance
|celTed from the Embassy.
Use of Embassy Radio Seen.
TSeVeral pages later the report de-
6red:
From the evidence which is pres
pity IN the possession of the COM
fttee, It appears that Berlin utilized
fanSOCean NeUS Service in this