| Show German Plot Against U 0 So S.- Bared in Senate And on Battle Fronts Campaign to Embroil Me Mexico i. i co and America in War Carried arri d on by Hu Huns s. s By oy International News Service Service- ASHINGTON April 9 I.- I. W WASHINGTON W Germ Germany n is today carrying on a campaign to embroil embroil the United States States' and Mexico o 0 according to testimony offered before a subcommittee of ot the he senate judiciary iary committee today by Dr Earl Sperry of ot Syracuse e university There is a G German o organization in Mexico Mex Mex- I leo ico o now which has for its sole purpose the causing of ot war be between between between be- be tween th the U United it d States and arid Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico Leo Dr Sperry said The witness has has' bc ben n engaged in itt government work worl during th the past pat winter and has lias had acc access ss to th the r records cords of of th the d department of f justice justic and his 1 iS c n as by th the c committee e. e The Th Mexican organization of ot Germans which j is engaged In arousing antiwar feeling is known as as' as the League of ot German Citizens Dr Sperry t told ld the committee Ger Germanys Germany's anys any's tentacles have been spread over the United States as In iii every nation Dr Sperry de declared de- de dared Three branches of ot the tho pan German n league were vere founded In this country he said and propaganda in n their beh behalf JC was was carried on b by Dr Karl Peters Church societies have carried on ontOn the tOn work of ot In the United States and both Catholic and Protestant clergymen have done much w work rk In instilling German German Ger Ger- man man ideas in their congregations the witness said The Th following organizations were indicted by by Dr Sperry as s being for tor the tha purpose purpose of ot carr carrying ing on German propaganda in the United States tates tat s The American Embargo conference conference conference con con- ference the Friends of ot Peace the American Neutrality league the American Independence union the American Truth society and Labors Labor's Labors Labor's Labors Labor's La La- La bors bor's National Peace council All of ot these organizations organizations' were favored and supported by members members members mem mem- bers of ot the National German Alliance All Alli ance Dr Sperry said with the purpose of ot having the support of ot individuals rather than of ot the or organization organization or- or In order that the or organization organization or- or gai might have clear skirts Franz von was wa a free tree freelance freelance lance sent to the United d States t to t further further- this work Dr Sperry s said said- ld He declared that Von Rin- Rin t telen len carpe came caie here with more more than and power to make di direct direct direct di- di bribes to congressmen More than ilian 3 1000 was sp spent nt by Von nin leri h he said to arouse labor ag against l 1 t Americas America's ni ric s 's participation in the war and ana andi i 3 large larg part of ot this sum sum x v. ss as s sp spent nt through Jeremiah h OLeary O'Leary Dr Dr Sperry declared As s Indicative e ot the success of ot the German Octopus O in this c country there ther- re reat at t the present time German ich schools schools- In in the United d States tates Mr X Sperry said S By y Associated f Press w WASHINGTON SHI April 9 Positive ti tive e that thai tha individual members members mem mem- bers hers of ot tl the tle e German American Al Alliance Alliance Alliance Al- Al liance supported propaganda to mold the he policy of ot the United States States' in the event of war with Germany were were made today by byS S Professor E E. E. E Sperry of ot Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syra Syra- cuse university before the senate c committee considering the bill to revoke the organizations organization's charter The first German propagandist to come here officially as a representative representative representative of ot the pan-German pan l was Karl Peters who caine came here in 1893 to begin the propaganda propaganda propaganda ganda work worl Mr Sperry said Later a propagandist n named inea Von came for tor the same pur pur- pose Mr 11 1 von had a plan to bribe members of ot congress directly direct direct- ly Mr 11 Sperry said That Is if he could interposed Senator King of ot Utah chairman of ot the committee Oh yes Mr Sperry r replied i if if he could r Mr Sperry declared that the real membership of ot the American embargo embargo embargo em em- bargo conference consisted of ot five persons persons- and that it was supported by German-American German organizations organizations which contributed t b I Propaganda Offensive Is Opened by T Say U. 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S War Var Power Fails By William Philip Simms U United Press Staff Correspondent ITH Tim BRITISH ARMIES ARMIES AR Art- W WITH MIES lurEs IN FRANCE April 9 Simultaneous with Hindenburg's offensive the most stu stupendous propaganda offensive against France Great Britain and the United States is isnow isnow isnow now going on on Its object is the splitting up of ot the countries and creating bad blood while persuading persuading persuading per per- German troops that Great Britain and France are on the brink of ot collapse and that America is a total failure as a war power There Thre is abundant proof t that at Germany is playing the them most st desperate desperate des des- game while all ll scruples flung to the wInds not hesitating to use any m physical or I moral moral to to win i ers ns- ns documents h h handbills sent In balloons and items in German newspapers newspapers circulated among the G German troops prove it to be powerfully organized A band of ot field propagandists told German troops that the Ger Ger- I man offensive scared the United States witless that panic was I rampant In America which had utterly failed to fulfill its war promises and that the few Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans at the front w were re such poor soldiers the French and British wo wouldn't trust them Even the Belgians and colonials colonials' ar are allowed to fight tight separately lY but the Americans are too Inefficient to fight alone read a statement scattered broadcast broadcast broadcast broad broad- cast in the hope of ot creating bad feeling and preventing Americas America's immediate cooperation Similar alleged statements of British officers criticising the French and of ot th the latter criticising ing the British were strewn everywhere everywhere everywhere every every- where in the attempt to create friction S German prisoners admit they hey were told the offensive means Imm Immediate Immediate Im Im- Im- Im m mediate peace peace because the French and British are demoralized and their governments tottering that the allies are are already licked and that Americas America's knees es are knocking Colossal French Anglo-French losses capture of ot booty causing a dearth of ot allied and the bombardment of ot Paris Panis are all a apart apart apart part of ot this terrific scheme eme to boost German spirits and depress the allies aUles |
