Show SCORES OF GERMANS SENT TO U. U I S STO Sg TO FOMENT TROUBLE WITH JAPANESE Lester Testifies Berlin Sent Spies Before War Began Propagandists Jf Were ere Mo JIo Mobilized From Fronz Official Ranks i Sailed Under Dr Albert Correspondent Paid by Germany for Faking Stories Washington fur 22 Sensation followed tollow fol tol- fol- fol low lowed d sensation with rapidity at nt the thc session of or th the Senate committee at ot Its o of at tho the Senate enato nato committee Investigating In German propaganda In Inthe tho the United States before as 08 well as after this count country counti entered the tIle war Par For most of at the day Capt George G G. Lester of oC the military Intelligence di division division dl- dl vision Islon of ot tho the general staff of or the army Was as as on tho the st stand nd To Captain Lester had been delegated the tho duty dun by Secretary Secretary Sec See of or War Val Baker of at making public public pub pub- lic He some ome of ot the tho secrets which have hare up to this time been under lock and koy In the the- theIron Iron boxes o of or the arm army Intelligence intelligence intelli Intelli- Ken gence service Captain C Lesters Lester's most Interesting disclosure was based on the tho confession of at a a. former German official who has confessed to having ha been sent here her as asa a propagandist This man Is now In custody and his deportation Is under consideration 1 Ho ha has told the federal officials that t In June before Archduke Archduke Archduke Arch Arch- duke Francis Ferdinand of or Austria was assassinated at the German German Ger Ger- man mon S government was plotting the war In the tho middle of or that th month ho ha said Hollweg Bethmann-Hollweg sent agents to va various various va- va rious professors scientists and anil other persons to ascertain If It they thoy were ready re for tor foreign service In the event of or war ar Of or the men visited no were told to bo be rend ready for tor Instant call to service tn ht North and South America and nd In Japan Japan Ja Ja- Ja- Ja pan and China as os directors of or In ganda a. a The They Were ere assembled for In Instruction Instruction In- In at the tho foreign office In Berlin for Ber lin un on July 10 1314 UH and three weeks later Jitter ter they sailed LOaned from Copenhagen for tor forN N New eW vr York under charge e of ot Dr Hemrich Heln- Heln II rich 1 F. F Albert So as all not to arouse suspicIon mOlt of or them traveled In the te te era g g. g s a. a on he Screen ren reen Captain Lt Lester r toM told tho the of oC the tho film play which was WIS produced produced pro pro- b by a company controlled b by hear st and nd In ip which the Japanese anti propaganda was as was played with such uch boldness boldness boldness bold bold- ness that President Wilson stopped stepped In Inand inand and caused th the elimination of or the objectionable objectionable ob ob- ob- ob features The witness said Eald that the producers thereupon gave all tho the Japanese characters Mexican names name but left the Mexican soldiers one wearing Japanese uniforms Production Production Production tion of at this play In which Mrs M. Ia Irene Castle was tho the star cost about The testimony also dealt with certain tain f torte stories written b bY Edward Fox which appeared In tho New ew York American In the first year yel oT 07 the tho European European Eu Eu- war VUe These Those stories Fox has confessed were Inspired b by the German German Ger Ger- man nuta foreign office and ho told tho the general staff C that a a. contain certain which he wrote and which was 15 printed d an nl u a Sunday feature b by the Hearst papers pa- pa pers In April 1915 1911 was false from be beginning beginning beginning be- be ginning to end In this It was charged that tho the Russians when tho thoy Invaded Ea East l Prussia had cut off ate the thc hands of German children and committed many oth other r atrocities Other stories he ad admitted admitted admitted ad- ad were equally equall false Still Stilt another revelation Introduced a anew anew new character Into the German propaganda propaganda ganda anda machine In this country The newcomer Is MaJ J J. J M. M Dickinson until until until un un- un- un til recently an officer of ot the United States arm army and who before he came cameto cameto cameto to Washington several se y yrs ago was wasa a n. political writer on the staff of or the New ew York American He We was also a friend of or William Jennings Dr Bryan n. n and had access before this country entered the war to all tho the various government departments v 1 No M Got In Inside Ide Information Uon Major Dickinson Captain Lester laid aid had been employed to got get Inside government gO Information which was transmitted direct to the tho foreign of ot- ot flee In Berlin In one of oC his reports Dickinson referred to a visit ho he made to Shadow Lawn tho the then summer pummel summerhome summerhome home of the President and in th another he asserted that he had boon responsible ble for tor the tho leak which preceded the publication of or tho the Wilson peace note In January Januar 1917 Ho lIe was one ono of oC tho the most Import Important nt cogs In tho German Information gathering and re reported reported reported re- re ported to Albert and Dernburg Dernburg Dern- Dern bUr burg with George Sylvester Viereck acting a as the go Near tho the end of at his hie narrative Captain Cap Cap- tam tain Lester dumped on tho the table In front of ot the senators who compose the thc I committee almost l 1500 OO cablegrams and radiograms They had all passed be between between between be- be tween William Randolph Hearst and William Bayard Halo Hale when the tho latter was In Berlin as a n. correspondent for fOl forthe tho the Hearst publications The Tho captain will read e. e selected lot of or them this morn morning in g. g I In his testimony Captain Lester also referred to tho the sr great at silent army that Germany maintained In the Unit Unit- d 4 States luring during the war wl an army of or pHd paid and volunteer workers which to totaled to- to ho said aid between 0 and persons This Thi silent army which aided tho the causo cause of or tho fatherland In various waye nye was waa scattered all 01 over o the United States Slates How would you describe these messages mes mes- sages sagesT Senator Nelson asked naked They Thoy arc are pro German anti British ant plied and anti American ant tho the officer re re- re Did Dill Mr r Hearst know that his correspondent correspondent correspondent cor cor- respondent In Berlin was arl anti Amen can tho the senator askel asked Well Vei they addressed to him th them and andI m I I SUppose ho lie must have read rad Propaganda aud Group Formed German ju Judges es professors proCessors linguists scientists and politicians were selected select select- ed el two or three weeks before the murder mur mur- der derat er at t Soraje o for propaganda duty in America when war came according to Captain C Lester There was a German ju Judge ge or jurIst Jur- Jur 1st that Is fl Jr a a man who was a n judge oCa of oC ofa ofa a court similar to our supreme courts said aid ald Captain C Ie Lester ler who camo came to this country immediately after the tho war started Ho He was a a. Berlin Judge arid rd 1 iii II now In tho the custody of ot the tho govern govern- mont and for public reason I ask that tha I I. I be 10 permitted to withhold at this time his name w Wo obtained from tram this judge a I aery ery very close Insight into the tho formation of or the dorm German orman n news newl bureau or Information service as 88 It 1 was c called led from the time It k started Tho The facts tact are aro these Themen Themen The Tho Thomen men were ere In tho tIe German P public L service In civil positions such as I Judges members of r th the tho different different mu mu- mu members of or the foreign of office or- or flee fice members member of at other various de departments llo- llo were required upon taking office to eta state to whether or not the they wore available for Cor foreign service That was wan part of or tho the system and ane has been as aM I understand it I. I for a number of years ears I In June of oC 1911 there about OO or of oC these men mer nei In civil positions such n na as Judges and men In municipalities and so forth who vero occupying governmental Jo civil cl 1 positions who were wore approached by br agents from tho the foreign office orico and agents of at tho the chancellor chancelor with wih an nn inquiry in inquiry In- In as ns to whether the they ready for foreign service and certain formalities formalities for for- were gone ono through with Inquiries inquiries In Inquiries In- In were made mado as ns to their financiAl financial financial finan finan- cial condition and so 50 forth and their families and there were selected about men from different German cities clUes for foreign service As early as S July Jul 10 1914 these thee men mon mon- were taken to tho foreign office in including In- In eluding our Informant and privately notified that the they were to be bo sent abroad with tho the point of destination This man was told that ho was w to go 10 to America Ho lie and thirty ono ono others I were destined for tor tho the United States Stales I Ithe 10 that Th They wore told about July Tuly Tul the they were going to America that there was wa to be bo a war w In Europe vcr very ery short shortly and their instruction be began an along alonS th the tho lines Jnes of oC th the propaganda propaganda work worl that they thoy ero to conduct Mobilized Mobilised d HI the War nr S Senator Wolcott And Wolcott-And And And this lot of oC men over or 10 10 sot got ot their In instructions to mobilize at the tho foreign office some sometime time early in Juno June carl Senator Nelson Nelson Before Before tho the murder I Captain Lester Before Lester Before tho murder Thoy were wert all ni approached This man was waP and he lie tells me that every man was vas As 8 a matter mater of oC fact he ho says as it its wa ns s common kno knowledge lcd e among men connected In government go circle circes on tho the Inside that th there re was Wa to be a general European war It I was absolutely known On July Jul 10 they wore wor told that It Il was to come Now out atI of at these no men there was a large number number num num- I ber her sent to South America a n group was sent to Mexico and ant a n group roup was sent to China Chinn but tho they thoy all al came b bythe by bythe the the same route to New York and the they thoy all c came me in August 1914 on tho the same al boat that Dr Albert arrived on The They Thoy were filtered along through b by other lines to South America and the other coun countries tries Lester ox- ox Many of oC them Captain and been were experts expert Id working for the propaganda In German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many of which Pan is an example for tor fifteen or more years ears I II might add that since 18 1894 Pan German I propaganda has been systematically I distributed from tram Germany in e cr every country In tho the world Tho The exchange professor Idea for tor instance was sas German German Gel Gel- Ger Ger- man n propaganda and we ve got our sharo share of or that The Instruction of oC tho the thirty ono ono men ordered to the tho United States of whom It ma may be stated Professor ProCessor Bonn Donn of Munich was one ne be began an Captain Lester said on July 10 1914 and nt was con con- until the propagandists sailed saied for New ew York under the leadership leadership leader leader- ship of or Dr ibert Albert On their arrival in Now York he said the tho ono thirty men assigned for tor duty ut in this country re reported rc rc- rc ported to M. M I. I B. B D Claussen then publicity publicity public public- It ity manager of or the Hamburg-American Hamburg line Une The They Thoy then got In communication ho lie said with wih Hamburg American and North German Lloyd officials and agents In tn all 1 parts of QC the tho country countr- as aswell well vell as S tho the German diplomatic and consular consular consular con con- sular officials Ever Every man had had his particular Job joo mado made plain to him before he lie left Iet Berlin On arrival In America the group for Mexico that for tor China and nd the groups for tor other countries proceeded proceeded proceeded pro pro- to their destinations Introduced c cler Here ler b b- b To George Sylvester was wasal allotted al the task tack of Introducing the propagandists to prominent German- German Americans who could be Viereck rent rented d headquarters for the American group at 1123 Broadway taking taking tak tak- ing practically a whole floor toor of offices Dr Albert established headquarters on the floor above Von Yon Papon Dernburg Ed Boy and other German head head officials officials met the propagandists for or conferences conferences confer conter- in Alberts Albert's suite of or offices Albert also Iso had an office at 4 45 43 Broadway Broad wa way to get Jet Into which you oU had to sa say this being the name nomo ata ofa of at ofa a former Hamburg-American Hamburg official who became associated with wih Albert A private entrance to tho the Albert office at 45 Broadway way was as through the tho steerage ticket office of t the Hamburg-American Hamburg lne line Une Direct wire connection with wih the wireless station at Sa Sayville y 1 e. e Captain Lester said said was established between let eon 11 1123 Broadway Y and the Long Island terminus of or the German wireless less t tem Cm These thirty-one thirty han picked hand propagandists I who ho were planted in the United Unit Unit- ed el States Slates Captain Lester said flooded the countr country with wih pro-German pro litera litera- ture cure The They received In tho the first year ear of or the war ar enormous quantities of material material ma ma- tonal from Germany Gorman They also scattered scattered scattered scat scat- German picture postcards by the theton theton ton The postcard had been Captain Lester explained a favorite form torm of or German propaganda This service the tho witness news continued continued con con- which was waa the visible part ortho of or tho the German propaganda was prepared d dIn In manuscript manuscript- form typewritten of at course In the thc office of or Dr Albert and sent over ovel to tho the American Press Preas association asso elation caton wh which Ich run by a young oung man manby manby b by tho the namo name cf cC Courtland Smith who Mr 11 in law Brisbane testified was his brother- brother The Tho German government o added Captain Cap Cap- tam tain Lester Lster had llad a a. a wonderful 8 extern etem tem for Cor getting information regarding ne newspapers pors P and nd their It I kept ho he salil sall a a. n very complete record of the personnel of or these offices They he went he said sale to the Ion length th of ot getting complete records of ot everybody every every- ol e bod body from tho the editor edior In chief to the of of- of flee boys bos Reporters pressmen typesetters typesetters type type- setters seters telephone girls stenographers telegraph raph operators office help nil all nl were looked Up and listed I 1 know orone of or one ono paper pap r where the they knew know more moro about the property than than tho the owner did dil him him- self olf et Of OC cour course c the purpose so was obvious ob ob- ob- ob S Ious bus namely to get Information v through this thin very source If I It i was as possible to todo do fO no so f Great Silent Ar Army Here Then Thon mera was as the groat Go silent of ot people arm army This was mado made up friendly to Germany German It I does docs not in include In- In clude the groat roal numbers of or men who registered at nt the tho consulates as subject to military service Immediately after the war started The They wore persons who wan wanted tol Germany Germ to win nn and |