Evening star., 1940-11-21

mass. In the center with Whi
high officials of the church atte
branch Office does not have wireless
facilities. The only other alternative
that can be deduced from this mes
sage is that the Embassy in WASH
ington was the recipient of the doc
ument mentioned in the cable"
Work in South America.
| Section three of the report con-
tinueS its reference 10 the Trans
ocean News Service in the intro
ductory statement with this COM
ment:
"The committee has in its files
/ documentary evidence to the effect
| that the Transocean News Service
has been the chief propagandizing
agent of the Nazl government in
Guatemala, Mexico, Habana. Ecua-
dor. Argentina and Brazil. Trans
ocean News Service transmits their
information and messages TO the
above mentioned countries by means
of slow speed transmission, which
is picked up on an automatic re-
cepter in the countries to which they
are directed. The Berlin trans
mission amounts to about 10000
words a day.
The evidence indicates that the
material sent from Germany 10 the
, South American countries is vio-
! lently anti-American. And that
/ TranSocean News gives free distri-
| button of its material to the news
papers in South America, The
! South American activities of Trans
| ocean News are conducted under
the direction of Walter Won Simon
The evidence IN the committees
files shows that Zapp arranged for
the transportation of Won Simon
from Germany to South America.
The committee asserted it had
evidence that Zapp took a deep
interest in the manner in which the
United States handled its diplomatic
rela tlons with Japan and, in fact,
at times not only gave advice to
. representative of the japanese gov
eminent but also indicated to his
own country, NaZi Germany, certain
steps that might be taken to aid his
country in the handling of dlplo-
matte affairs
The report quoted cable which
it said Zapp sent to Berlin sug-
gesting that The only and at the
same time the strongest guarantee
for American neutrality appears TO
be a ruffled United States of Amer
ica Japanese relationship which for
the present and for an indefinite
period to come will not permit
European involvement of the United
States of America
1T is significant the committee
said, that Zapp made the following
statement ln a letter to Japan:
I think if you show the Americans
definitely a strong and defensive
cold shoulder during your negotla-
tions that this will impress them.
Three Organizations Planned.
The committee based its summary
of the organization of German IN
dustry plan on an unidentified state
ment written in German and trans
lated by a committee aide.
Dated June 90 1910, this exhibit
said the organizati ton should be con-
structed on these three columns
the Board of Trade for German
American Commerce. Inc; the
American Group for Trade With
Germany, Inc. and the German
University League. Inc. Ito foster
an exchange of cultural and social
relations between Germany and
America
The exhibits continued:
PREREQUISITE to the successful aC-
complishment of the work of this
organization. which is to function as
an appropriate counterpart of the
organization described in the fore
going. is the creation Of a special
office in the Ministry at Berlin,
which could give its support and
assure its success through a thor
ough familiarity with conditions in
America
Officials Proposed.
The So-called Board of Trade
called for in the German plan was
to have headquarters in New York,
according to the plan, with branches
in Chicago. New Orleans and San
Francisco. and with president of
the board: Mr. C. F. Arenkiehl,
chairman of the board of directors:
The German commercial attache."
Others who the document said
might be COnSidered' as directors
were named as Frank E. Gerdes,
Gerhard Schuetz, H. Greeven and a
German-American attorney. Still |
others were Harry Hallesen, 40 |
other representatives of German in |
dustrial firms. and DR.. F. A. X"
who the committee said presumably |
was Kertess None of the other men |
named was identified further.
Group for Trade With Reich.
The president of the American |
group for trade with Germany, ac- |
cording to the exhibit, was proposed |
to be George F. Bauer and proposed |
directors" were named as:
1lON ~ 4LlSNlo VI bd1I VI. olo-
sell & Needs; Herman A. Kallmer,
Chemical Bank & Trust Co.; rep
reSentaGiveS of American cotton in
terests, General Motors, National |
Manufacturers Association. the !
National Council of American I'm
porters. Inc. A. o. Dawson of
Hines, Rearick, Dorr e. Harmon as
counselor" and DIR. F. A. X
The Board of Directors the
plan said was to be presided over
by John R. Zellers of Remington
Rand, Inc, with the following pro-
posed members
William A. Schuyler, DR.. A.
Scheurer, three representatives
of leading American manufacture
ing and trade associations and 6. |