The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-03-15
EMIL WITTE THE AUTHOR
Says German Envoy Has Con-
spired Against America.
Has EgtGblishsd Complete System OF
Espionage and u Familiar with
Plans Of Defensee Of the
United States

New York, March 1.-THE Journal this
morning Gays:
Emil Witte, author Of the charges
against DR.. Won Holleben. the German
Ambassador. the gravity Of which caused
such profound sensation in Washington.
has prepared especially for The American
and Journal the following account OF his
relations with the embassy:
Il, Emil WHITE. fully realizing the srav-
ity Of the charges which prefer against
DR.. Theodore Won Holleben. German Am
bessador at Washington. do declare that
the following accusations are true as to
the facts within my own. knowledge. ana
that I have evidence. and reason to be-
lieve. that the others facts herein set
forth are also true:
Il. That DR.. Won Holleben secured com
plete plans of the naval defenses OF the
United States.
a. That he has established complete
system of spies over the United states
and territories.
'.s. That. in view Of a possible war Win
the United States. the German Govern
ment has completed plans for mooiiizing
its army and navy.
a. That a secret connection was estao-
ushed between Count Won Buelow, the
German Chancellor. and Professor Blu
mentritt of Austria. the acknowledged
agent of the insurgent Fflipinos.
.5. That after the Spanish war Baron
Won HoIleben used the services OF Jonn
I. Lentz of Ohio to arouse an anti BRIT
tsh and pro-German feeling throughout
the United States.
&c. That Prof Hugo Muensterberg Oh
Harvard University is employed by the
German Government as the cniei
secret press bureau to mold public gan
ion in the United States
az. That Baron Won Holleben dehoer-
ately prevented the appointment OF Amer
lean scientists In the Agricultural Cealese
in Const antinopIe.
-, That Baron Won HoiIeben aided IN
rousing an 'anti-American feeling In Ger
many through the German omcial press.
s.,Thc information upon which base the
charges came to me while was employ
ed as press attache at the German en-
hassy in washington. I was so employed
from February, 1899. to February. 1900
.orhis information came to me partly
IN connection with my official duties and
nartly from clerks of the embassy.
through whose hands passed the official
reports of the Ambassador to the Foreign
Office in Berlin.
..Confirmation in some OF this informa-
+ion came to me through letters received
from Professor Muensterberg OF Har-
ward These letters have passed out or
NV possession, but authenticated copies
of them were among the papers which
rave to Secret Service Agent Flynn for
transmission to Chief Wilkie at Washing
ton with my charges against Baron Won
1Iolleben. -
sought in relation to my own affairs, con-
armed fully my charges that system
Of spies was employed to learn about the
American naval and coast defenses. He
said he could lay his hands on an active
German officer who was doing secret spy
work in New York.
''He said he knew also that the German
military intelligence department was dis
pIaying great activity in gathering in
formation regarding the Southern coast
line. which was then practically defense
less. One of the clerks of the embassy
confided to me that plans of every coast
defense of the United States were in the
hands of the German Government.
"ln case Of war he said. the German
express steamers could play part that
would surprise the American public
possibie at any moment. After the Span
ish war the members of the German en-
hassy expressed the opinion freely that
they were then In a position similar to
that of the Spanish embassy before the
Spanish war.
INV knowledge OF the understanding
entered into between Count Won Buelow
and the agent of the Fflipinos was OBJ
tanned from a secret report sent by Pro-
nfrft m 10 immortal
cellor on the prospects of the Filipino
cause A COPY of this document was
sent TO Baron Won Holleben, and / was
asked to translate it into English and to
prepare the matter for the American
press.
This report contained most minute de-
tails as to the resources of the Filipinos..
their ornaments. stock of ammunition
and provisions: their leaders and officers.
If contained prediction that the Ameri-
cans would never be able to master the
FiIipinos.
81 expressed surprise that information
of this kind was to he supplied to the
press.
1T will not do to let America grow
400 big was the answer given to me by
BARON Won Holleben.
II prepared the articles and gave them
r. him. Nv knowledge of the part
naction with the German ambassador In
working up anti-British and pro-Ger-
man sentiment in the United States
came from Mr. LentZ himself.
.cIe was frequently at the embassy,
Ar1 was also a frequent visitor at the
residence Of Baron Won Holleben.
"One day late in the spring Of 1899
met him in his own rooms at the Port
land.
movement he said to me-
..I renortcd this TO Baron Won Holleben.
.vho said this was just what he expected
Mr.. Lentz to do. The purpose of this
,,,ovement was thoroughly understood by
ali the members of the embassy and was
often talked of among them.
az nos 70 stop the growing good feel
s,. hetween the United States and Eng
1and-to cocrce President Mckinley into
change Of front in favor of Germany
and 10 arouse feeling OF patriotism