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Show Trickeries of Dual Monarchy Exposed Washington, Sept. 22. Exposure of Count von liernstorir's JBO'.OOO slush fund produced today theso outstanding out-standing Uepevopments: 1. Approximately 75 por cent of Congress wants an Investigation of tho Imputation that members wore approached by German propagandists. propagan-dists. 2. Tho stato department and other administration officials opposo an Investigation. Thoy beliovo thoro is nothing to be gained and that such a courso would give Germany tho Impression that a gravo scandal was disrupting tho nation. na-tion. Kln Fires Hroad.Mde. Senator King of Utah fired tho first big shot of tho day. Whllo many members of Congress woro calling call-ing for an Investigation and others were asserting that this was tho worst of nil tho Gorman Intrigues, ho road letters and documents to show that tho Austria-Hungarian om-bassy, om-bassy, oven whllo at poaco with this country, was subsidizing forolgn-languago forolgn-languago nowspapers hero during tho spring of 1915-16 In an endeavor to Influenco public sentlmont in favor of Austria and against this country. Ilecauso of this attltudo of Austria and bocauBo hor conduct In tho pros-ent pros-ent war, Sonator King coldly advlsod that the United States should at onco doclaro war on tho dual monarchy. "In my opinion," said ho, "tho day Is not far distant whon wo must recogBlio a otate of war botweon this country and Austria, Turkey and nulgaria. Thoy aro fighting this country, Indirectly If not directly. For they aro fighting our allies and giving aid and comfort to Germany, our enemy." Submit Proof of Subsidy. Tho revelations mado by tho sonator sona-tor eamo In tho form of photographic copies of tho confidential reports, telegrams and letters from tho Aus-tro-Hungarlan ombassy. In addition, Sonator King displayed correspondence correspond-ence between Count von Dornstorff and Fair riay, a publication edited by Marcus Hraun of Now York. It was alleged that Fair riay rocolvod sums aggregating $4500 from tha Gorman embassy. Ono receipt for $1500 was signed by Marcus Draun himself. Theso disclosures in tho Sonato woro paralleled In a printed pamphlet pamph-let callod tho "German Intrlguo In America Official Exposure" Issued today by tho commlttoo on public information. in-formation. It is a comploto story of tho activities of many pro-German propagandists and their organization? in this country from tho days beforo tho war. Tho names of many public men aro mentioned. Ono letter written by tho Austro-Hungarlan Austro-Hungarlan ombassy was dated January Janu-ary 10, 1916, and was headod: "Sub-Joct "Sub-Joct IllustrovanI list to report from January 3, 191C, No. 20162: confi-dontlal." |