GERMAN INTRIGUE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XL, Issue 11387, 2 October 1915, Page 4

GERMAN INTRIGUE.

PROMOTING STRIKES IN AMERIOA.

-United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. London, October 1,

Freeman’s Jonnxal gives details of German plans for promoting strikes in America.

Matthew Cummings, a Bostonian, approached Mr William Dempsey, secretary of the Atlantic Longshoremen, regarding a strike. Strikers would be paid ten dollars per week He considered a six weeks’ strike would be sufficient. As a bait to the leaders he suggested that they give the workmen five dollars, the leaders to pocket the balance. Cummings communicated with T. O’Conhqr, the Longshoremen’s president, ’an Irish Labour leader. Cummings had no doubt the princi- - pal was Dernbui’g. Cummings® said the scheme would tie up the shipping on the Atlantic coast, cripple the Allies and assure German success.

O’Connor told the whole story to the United States officials, and the conspiracy was defeated.

Cummings was previously connected with political intrigue in Ireland.