Show D If MAND U S si W WAR AR 1 j fi U I 1 ON DNA AUSTRAS US TRIAlS TRIAlS' i I I I E N G U I F ED IN I N DIABOLICAl B j ll C TREACHERY 11 Senator King Pro Produces Photographic Co Copi Copses of Checks and Letters Letter of Vienna's s D Duplicity By D. D ML Edwards M. International News Service Service- Staff m. WASHINGTON Sept 22 I v Senator Kin King of Utah fir fired firt the first big shot of the day day- While many members members' of congress were calling caning for air an and others were asserting asserting- that th the ex ez exposure ez- ez rot of Count von vor Bern 55 50 V- V slush fund fond w wa the worst of at all an the German intrigues he read letters and documents to show th that t. t tho A Aus- Aus arian tria-Ilung-arian embassy even evea at 1 peace with this country was i ing foreign language new newspapers here hera during the spring of ot 16 1915 In ax an endeavor or to Influence public sentiment i in favor tavor of Austria arid and against this I country B Because use of or this attitude of or Austria and because of her bet condu conduct l in th the present war Senator King boldly ad advised that the United States should at once q on the dual daal man mon archy I In my opinion On said he lie the day dar is not far distant when we m must st recognize recognize recognize rec rec- rec- rec a state of war between this country and Austria Turkey y and Bul Bul- garia They are fighting this country indirectly if not directly for th they y ere axe fighting our allies ames and giving aid and comfort to Germany our oar enemy The revelations made by tie the senator came In the form of photographic copies cop cop- ies lee of confidential reports telegrams and letters from the Hungarian Austro I emb embassy In addition Senator King displayed correspondence between Count Counton von on Bernstorff and Fair Play a publication edited by Marcus Braun of New York It was alleged that Fair Play Ilay received sums aggregating 1500 from the German embassy One re receipt receipt receipt re- re for 1500 was signed by Marcus Braun Draun himself These disclosures in the senate were paralleled in a printed pamphlet called the German Intrigue in America Official Official Of Of- Expose issued today by the committee on public information It is a com complete story of the activities of many manX pro-German pro propagandists and their organizations in this country from the da days s before the war The names of many maltY nubile in men r or nr nun n I 1 DAMAGING LETTER One letter written b by the Austro- Austro I Hungarian embassy was us dated January 10 10 1916 and was beaded ded Subject List to Report From January January Jan Jan- uary nary 3 1916 No Confidential This was written to the Hun Austin garian garlan consulate in New York City and said With regard to the motives cited in the above report for the benefit of ot Mr the Imperial and royal roal embassy feels inclined to subsidize the ill list for February and March and March with I 00 for each month Should Mr Mc Ra Ra- do dodaj aj pot be able to become self sus sos taming by April 1 I the embassy would be willing to advance him a a. month up to July of this year year Before however the Ole latter circumstances would be known to corresponding corresponding corre corre- Inquiries should be made regarding regarding re ye- garding his further results and his financial condition A further support of or list from April 1 be be made possible on the grounds that the plan of the fusion of or th the coalition papers papers pa pa- p pers referred to Its meeting with unE unexpected unexpected un un- un- un I E expected difficulties This letter was signed by Baron the charge of It the embassy Another letter written from UnO Lenox Mass Septem September r 26 1913 1915 concerned report upon a Rumanian newspaper r rn n named med It asked the cod cori- sui BU sul general In New York Tork to find in t n I reference e to the report a check h k fr r and included a a. request to se senda lt a ar j r receipt for a supplementary Baron I also signed this letter I Another communication was a telegram tele gram from tb the consulate to the embassy em em- I bassy November 5 1915 it was signed and asked that thai I the proprietor of a Polish paper Telegram be paid It a a subI subsidy subsidy sub sub- I sidy of I. I Senator King exhibited a copy or ora cheek drawn upon the Rig Riggs js National bank for the sum euro of 2000 dat dated April 16 1915 is and made payable to th trie Play Printing and Publishing corn com pany On the left hand band corner earner of this check wee was p punted printed German GeTman embassy Wa Washington A A dl day or O h two vo ag ago aK a. a publication b Irca tt o was s made that the the- German ambassador at Washington 1 had ad siet ed for a a. large sum of or money for use In this country said Senator Sc King KingS Everybody E who rho is familiar b current flairs affairs and has MS followed Ed th sinister er and slimy course of ot Germany and German Cerman diplomacy diplomacy- here bere and nd elsewhere elsewhere else- else hl where was waa PO not at t all ail astounded at thIs page l DEMAND U 0 v vO O s. s S DECLARE DF I W WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA Continued from page 1 revelation I can state and I am confident confident con con- that I am within the bounds of truth that more revelations will soon be made public indicating the Intrigues and the cabals and the criminal conspiracies conspiracies conspiracies con con- of Germany and Germany and Austria Austria in in this country against the tranquility and peace of our nation and for the purpose of embroiling this country m in war We know that for a number of years there have crept into the public press statements to the effect that Japan has sinister purposes purpose toward this republic and contemplated an in invasion invasion in- in of Mexico or the Central American Ameri Amen can republics TRIED TO INCITE JAPAN Efforts were made to incite a feeling feel feel- ing of hostility upon unon the part of the American people toward Japan I think information will soon be given t to the American people that win wilt De oe con convincing ing of the perfidy of Germany if such conviction does not now exist And we will soon learn that the source of ot very much of ot th the activity that brought about the condition to which I have re referred referred re- re was in Germany and with ner ncr diplomatic representatives i Our situation so far as Bulgaria I Turkey and Austria Autria is concerned I seems to be anomalous to say the least It appears to me that the day I Is not very far distant when we must recognize a state of ot war between this countr country and Austria Bulgaria and I Turkey They are making war indi inal- If it not directly against this na na- na tion They are using their forces against our allies and in support of 01 Germany with whom we are at war warP Whether there will be a congressional congressional congressional investigation of the OOOO slush fund remained the big bil question in Washington tonigHt OpinIon ion and nd made In III the capitol capito i iare are that must be one At t this the i iother other end of Pennsylvania avenue where the administrations administration's mind is re reflected re- re there Is a decided conviction that there shall be no investigation Members of congress say sayan an inquiry I Is required require to clear the the good good name of the legislative body Some of them are already making unauthenticated declarations declarations' dec dec- that they know of ot members of congress who have been approached ap ap- that private citizens have hav been arrested for repeating statements made by senators and representatives on the floor Ioor But up around th the state department and the White House the the broad broad question question ques ques- tion is asked What good will be an investigatIon I tion Officials apparently will wUl fight any probe They believe that it will brook no rio good for this country to give Germany the satisfaction or Relieving believing she has precipitated a scandal In m incon congress con con- gress Nevertheless whether th the state department de de- department de- de i likes t or oi not not and and Secretary Secre Secre- tary Lansing indicated plainly that he does not not members of congress said I today they were going to probe probo the scandal to the bottom if they are not notable notable notable I able to get the Information they desire I to make their Inquiries in I any other manner they say they probably probably ably will request the state department and the department of ot Justice to produce pro pro- duce any German propaganda evidence I I they may have been working on I |