Show BERM GERM AN PLOT TO SWAY CONGRESS ASTOUNDS NATION revelations by secretary of state lansing bring storm of denunciation 13 bernstorff ERNSTORFF WAS PAYMASTER Amba teador request for re carded as indicating that money hid had geen used before for sane same purpose ie U members 0 of poi eminent and members of the tile diplomatic corps have not yet re covered from their amazement nt at the aNtoun astounding dIng revelations made by rec see r tary of state I 1 lahring of 0 the plans of count von id niB former oer V er ronn man ambassador to the lie united mates i to in an to influx ence contres cons res and prevent thie title coun try fron front going to war or with germany german y the revelation of if this plot plo follow folio ing the disclosures of other cases of lerman duplicity in its diplomatic relations with the united states end and other countries count t hail had the effat of weeping sweeping away kropa ganan ms may still till have ben b vi alive in ili the national capita capital and giving more wore convincing evidence of tho lie bottle ho atile nets acts which forced lie the united states into the war how plot wa was revealed here Is lq the statement tatem of secretary the rhe secretary of state issues it lie tip following statement from ambassador bernstorff to the tile berlin fortion odice office dated january 22 I request authority to any out up to fifty thousand dollar dollars in order a as on former occasions to infill ence congress cons res brough tiro the ori orun lea thin you know of which can perhaps prevent war mar 1 I cm am beginning beel nning la in the meantime to act let accordingly in the abari circumstances a pub lie tic official flerman german declaration in fa vor of ireland bl bohly aly in order to anin the lipport of irlee in fluence here capital stunned by revelation revelations the tile publication of this hi letter a ap 1 reveal lp the fact that hern bern had previously influenced congress through the organization you know of actually stunned the capitol on the amr of the he house congress men were nere denounced aa as it waa as openly stated by annio that they bell believed eved their colleagues colle aimea had received german money according to representative tom Ill ilenin eflin alabama he ballmes lie 1 could name 13 or it men in the two houdes of congress who have acted sus pl 1 cloudily clo clou sly fese tess of ohio and Flo viard of geor kin glit both declared the german kropa cando worked directly with money changing hands and reaching gosorn got arn ment officials additional startling replat resolutions lons of the free we use of money by the fler man government to sustain the ger ninn man propaganda in the united states will III follow expose these revelations it won indicated till corroborate the indictment of the flerman ai as the lite ing liuio liu iw for propaganda certain P ita tors in the he coun try who haic allied theomile then mile with hostile ler ninn american americans anny expect to be the next object objects of ilia govern agents attack convict convicts count the th shower nt indictments of oer man clandestine pre activities it tn thin country 1 in relied upon by tho the state to set rt at ri rat qt nil all doubt in auy any terR that the octillion Oc illion government officially 1111 through count von If ernstorff con ft grantly as asserted 81 IP irs areld dent IIII 11 ams war to dt tit vide he the american cople people un on the lacues issues of tho the nar mar 11 II Is believed by the tate state department that public opinion after the content contents of the lie series trie of exposes expos s may be upon tri td deni dent effectively ft flit thoe those who aho decarne ue the of ot the gen inan man embar tl war wat decoded by scot brud yards 1 expert experts after vain attempt attempts by americana american hl have been von fate a as remotely ne as 1015 1915 it the state had then knoon ae as much about the he secrets of the flerman code as it know known today other shots to follow one by one the exhibits tn in the ilia evi dence in the case it as raid at the tate state department will III be rivin to the public that americans 4 in high public position lent themselves to the german embassy alan pi to split congress on the th question of 0 war further decided mcp sages tn in the pos relon of be the yov gov lern ment are expected to demonstrate conclusively more than one of theoe the well ell known 1 persona has ben under sa gwit I 1 but proof ot of their with the derma lemma government hae hits not come forth it Is I 1 known chilt evi dence of the lh most dim damaging agIng and con evincing character his aca obtained by the agent of tho tb garao dent vl vw made 1 a clear cut cit stabat of ilal etow to ward dennan propaganda follows following the th state department departments announce announcement mea t T this his ought to end forever he file said any and is very doubt in the mind ot of any american ai as to the jus ice lice of and nece talty for this war it proves that the tile G german lerman government bov seeking nil all along to split us into friction fait lons 4 by corrupt means of feces fary possibly hoping in time to win lie the war in I 1 urnie and then humI humiliate llau in ml I 1 subjugate um ile II 11 mho who Is 1 bot not for the war run runs a grave risk of billic iti suspended of get ting a purt part of the tile fifty thousand dol do lars lar this ie Is an honest congress and its ull till its members rs will III resent tills till intuit insult to its it indulgence and honor whether the state department 1 Is in ili possession of other el cadence dence indicating the ambassadors asbador a ati activities hiis fins not betti staled rc but the tile disclosures already made have lave fixed the belief lint agents ot of the united stitt government have haie collected and the entire story of german duplicity ant and intrigue and that adal lonal chapter will he be added knew plan of I 1 ruthlessness the reference to averting war la Is ink en as an indication that ambassador had find prior knowledge of lila Lovern governments ments intention to proclaim a merciless widespread submarine war fare and that he was as equally that the und un d states government could not ie le easily placated d by mere were promises the german announcement of its intention to expand its rine act activities littles was not made public un uri til tit january 31 when the wold wo ld was nas startled not only by the lie determination tr to remove all restriction restrictions but by the statement that it would become effective on the following day three days later the united states government lind expressed its disapproval by relations relation with till germany that the german ambas ambassador Rador knew A f hix government nov eminent x intention vas ns as limed by some tome although at the same time little lie denied prior knowl edge and those in close touch with the v ere riven given to understand hat that he lie did not approve the tile course and worked to obtain modification small amount for bribe it has not bes bem n assumed that the am bru actually attempted to bribe or personally influence any member of congress and douht that such ans ni his purpose Is supported to pome extent by the email small amount of money he lie taked akifty thousand dol dot lira it was out would go but a short way may toward buying the influence of 0 any congressman judiciously ex however ever it might do tin much in paid agent agents euch such as are tire now known to have base belonged to the clabo rute machine Il ernstorff had so carefully caret ully built up for the production ot of propaganda and for purposes ees of espionage search anti war list As eoon soon as news of the Berna bernstorff nicas ines ngo reached the lie capitol members began a hast host search of the flies files to find tile datues of the men who voted war mar atle there was no as eatton from annone on one that anyone of theao these members was by ger man propaganda or money yet it was I 1 out that it if such influence was exerted and it it had any effect the names of those affected would be hown shown in the lists of those who op 0 p iohd hie the war or resolution I 1 was forced to the ho conclusion ilon some time ago Ite bald said in JIsc discussing the revelations that ger funny thought we were a cowardly peo pla and afraid to tight but I 1 did not know that we were a corrupt people and would betray our country for german gold the telegram sent by count von bernstorff Is iu an admission of tho fact that germany had a corruption fund in the united states for lor the purpose of carrying on german propaganda it have acted la in a essel clous claus fashion fasl iloa by the introduction of re solutions or bills or by speeches in con cress or out of congress that leads to conviction the that they arc are not loyal to flit this at this time they ought to be and it found guilty they ought to be expelled from the floor of this house and from the floor of tho the senate of the united propaganda still lives senator mas as one of the first to inneo a declaration after the state had made its spectacular disclosure although Bernst bernstorff orif Is gone ie te ald the spirit of still mes and I 1 trust the department ot of justice and the service will III go to the bottom bott aim of u this thing ami anti that lite organization which aich has been built up tip la in this country through the efforts of the ilia le will III be rooted out and utterly eliminated this tills Is I 1 highly later interesting epting informs tion but I 1 am not surprised surprised I 1 myself have an order for to be paid to a certain publication signed by iorii tho the thing that imbres me ho how ever Is that bernstorff Dera stord hue has been gone for and yet the propaganda gamin poes on now it was ap long before we ut trite entered red the we war mar that all of this propaganda was not coming forth by chance it mae clear that it was MRS by rome aiu astute powerful clever 1 elarce and that source was the Us german trulan government Ilem Il ernstorff was as not the only medium through which mouty was you paid out I 1 1 I 1 have bare no doubt that millions of dollars have been lire here to lull luttice uince american public till this must bo be destroyed e inset take it oat out by the roots it must dot not be allowed to live 11 hert here after the war ottil wt w hall mail bave have in war otter aralas which will tWe loae and od fr frn which aiu IU run thie wy and ad lat N |