Show rU JUS S. S Indicts G German News Service i 2 Officials Under Registration Act WASHINGTON March 11 UP UPA UPA A A federal grand jury Tuesday in In- In a German news agency its American manager manager man man- ager alter Dr Manfred and Guenther Tonn an assistant on charges of violating the 1938 foreign foreign for for- eign agents registration act The indictments alleged Trans- Trans ocean established a subsidiary Inthe Inthe in inthe the United States about October 1 1938 for propaganda purposes on behalf of the German government government government govern govern- ment and the nazi party and failed to register The allegations asserted that when did register belatedly he failed to include vital information Information information tion as to the sponsorship of such propaganda items as the German white paper on Poland in which it was asserted William C. C Bullitt former U. U S S. S ambassador to France had promised the Polish government government government govern govern- ment U. U S. S aid Many of the gr grand nd jury allegations allegations allegations allega allega- were similar to those made by the Dies committee on un- un American activities in an Investigation investigation gation gatlon of last year year described by the grand jury as manager and supervisor of ot offices in this country country country coun coun- try was charged with aiding and abetting abetting- the agency in violation of the registration act The grand jury charged that although became affiliated with about October 1 1938 he did not register until January 30 1939 The indictments alleged that In his registration statement filed that day failed to state stale that part of his business as agent for was to transmit and disseminate political propaganda propaganda propaganda ganda in the interest of the German German German Ger Ger- man government and the nazi party the indictments alleged re re- re- re I these omissions In mental registration statement and failed to state that part par i c his work In the United Stab was editing and writing politico pOlitic articles and political comment for a German lag Ian guage weekly newspaper In p U-I U United States Tonn was charged with an agent of November 1 1 1938 without registering as at sr It agent of ot a foreign principal |