Sunday Washington globe., 1902-04-06

l have to say that the dispatch of the Amer
ican Embassy of July s, 1898, NO 4ss, is
very wrong and untrue. Please see my
statement sworn out for Attorney Shilling
ton, Louisiana avenue, Washington d. c.,
November 3, 1899. page ?, aud documents
marked Il, " r" and CO.
It is untrue. was not coming 20 secure
the payment of a pension. 1 lost my pen
sion by becoming a citizen of the United
States. See exhibit M"
1t is untrue. have not threatened vio-
lence. See exhibit "B," verdict Of the tri-
bunaL But made final appeal to the
chancellor for just and equitable settlement.
See exhibits marked III" ST." "J' and
TX" appealed to the chancellor aud the
Emperor in behalf of justice and honor
January IS, 1893, l went to Berlin; January
2oth wrote TO the Embassy, stating what
business had at Berlin and that expected
trouble when | asked for money. The
Embassy answered at once. See exhibit
N" went there the next day and intro
duced myself as a citizen of the United
States, telling my story. | was arrested
May II, 1903. The next day / sent a letter
to the American Consul General. On the
23d of May Harry HarDer a clerk, came to
see me. He reported to his Office: "Hol.
zendorf is thoroughly sane" Mr. White
said he is not. of course, questioned by
the official cannot be regarded as one ply
sician expert See dispatch No. 4SS, July
s, 1898 Why did the Embassy not
send physician expert 1t was not only
his right. it was his duty. l called June
"a and g. July IS and IS, 1905, on
the Consul General and Embassy for it.
July "a and 2S I sent to the Department
of State, and September /, 1893, registered
to the President of the United States, but
without success. Not one has done his
duty. See petition from Pioche, Nevada,
signed by the best citizens begging for JUS
tice and liberty for me. The Department Of
State told story See letter August 10,
1893, (''T,) f. l.. Godbe, J. r. Cook and
others, care of the Recorder and Auditor
Lincoln county, Nevada. An affidavit of
nine citizens of Salt Lake City says that
was a sober and very industrious man, and
the Tribunal at Berlin declares me moral
man and that l was quiet and peaceful at
Berlin
Thus it is proven by the courts decision
that dispatch No. 488, July 8, 1893. is false,
and dispatch No. $50, January 70, 1000. is
nothing less than a libel. All these proofs
show clearly; / was imprisoned maliciously
and unawfully detained. can not seek
remedies or justice from German tribunal
because there is no law for it, See letter of
Attorney at Law Preraner Berlin, marked
"V."
beg your honor for justice and satisfac-
tion. have lost everything and am poor
man through this unlawful procedure.
claim 100000 and 5 per cent interest from
the day brought in my claim.
Please remember how Germany acted
against Haiti in 1897. She charged s., 500
per day for Imprisonment of the German
merchant Luders and she sent the Man
of-war Nixee, December, 1907, to Port au
Prince to collect SEQ, 600 for Luders, or bonn
bard the city.
think there is no doubt Emperor William
II will give every satisfaction you ask. /
was agood soldier (see exhibits "E, IF"
and "G") and an honest, industrious officer,
but was overpowered by the intrigue and
infamy of the bureaucrats. Our generation
put her best sons on the cross
Very respectfully,
FERDINAND HOLZENDORF,
622 Louisiana Avenue,
Washington ID. c.
See German penal law about unlawful i'm
prisonment and foregoing documents Ex-
hibits *" ahd ~"