Show GOMPERS SAYS CHARGE OF EDITOR IS TRUTH WH WASHINGTON Aug 18 Samuel lB-Samuel Samuel issued a R. s statement last night expressing th the th opinion that a diligent inquiry should be made of charges published h by the New York World orld that German agents In the United States SlateR with the approval of ot high officials of the German Gennan government government government govern govern- ment have been fomenting labor troubles trouble's in plants making war supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies for the allies aUles Gompers reiterated his recent as assertion as- as that attempts had been made to involve him in schemes to call strikes He said that an Inquiry would be fruitful of ot results If It directed at efforts to corruptly bring about strikes among longshoremen and sea sea- men Secretary Lansing has authorized the announcement that the state de department department department de- de has made no no investigation of the tho Worlds World's charges Attorney General Gregory refused to comment upon the attitude of or the department of at justices justice |