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Show ' TREASON IS IMPUTEDTO us. jm Sale of State Papers to German Agents Is Charged to Minister to Central America By Aaaociatad Praaa. a WASHINOTON, Oct. 2. Crava aharpaa againat eartain Amarican ' afficiala at Guatamala City ara ba- ing invaatigatad by tha atata da fiartmant. Carman influanca ta al-gad, al-gad, and ana official is aoauaad f ganaral miaconduet. Sacratary Lanaing would not diacuaa tho aubjoot beyond aaying n invaatigation wae being rnidi. Tha chargaa sra of auch a -rioua naturo and ao far ara undar atood to bo in auch informal anapa that offtoiala do not cara to uaa tha namoa of tho mon involvad. By L. C. Martin United Proos Staff Corraapandant. WASHINGTON, On. 2. Charges involving Ihe loy-slty loy-slty of an American minister arcl several consular officers accredited accred-ited to Central American republic repub-lic ware refrrTed to. the. atale department depart-ment today through the aenttle foreign relations commit,. Tho charsea. If irue, ao ronnert !), American dlplnmnta with 0ilnm, Interval! In-terval! aa to make prnliahle the (IIIiir of the (raveat acciiaallona In the f Mitral Mi-tral courta a sal list at leant to men. OUST HUNS FOR GOOD. Placlnaurea of tho ramifirstlnna of Oorman propaganda operating chiefly Ihroush a, huaineaa houae of tro-'iiaiii'Mia tro-'iiaiii'Mia lrflupnp "nd power, timy also cause a t'entral American eruption w hlch will uunt (irrman Influence for good Accusations n z mat t he American diplomats niav. -f Cfure. he whlly unfounded. They were mmlt io mcm-hcia mcm-hcia of the fnreittn letatimia cnmmttiee from four Independent and wholly trustworthy aotitcea. ne of which waa the secret service of an independent government, another a branch of the military service and the other quite as reapona'.hle. According to thene chargea. the accused ac-cused offtciala have: Accorded k tiei man hanking hnuie fullest acresa to American records and papera In war lime. Sold confidential government Information Infor-mation to the t '.erman hanker prop a gandisi n. Accepted "loans" from tha hankera In ihe form of "overdi afla" on personal nccounia. In return for rnmmerrtal Information In-formation wanted by the Germing In addition the Germane are aald to have eertously mmproilBed one of the offtciala In a way reflecting on his morality, ao that his further usefulness useful-ness In the country la ended. The German hanking house mentioned men-tioned is known all over t 'entral America. Amer-ica. Through correspondent and branches It reaches Into every rountry there. It Is under suspicion as the head and center of the Germany apypropa-ganda apypropa-ganda system on the American continent. con-tinent. The charges prohahly will be discussed dis-cussed by the foreign relations cum nuttee af a meeting thlw week |