New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14

ed in the Offices of these men, and their
records are kept in card index form.
There are, | should judge from per,
sonal knowledge, about three thousand
Of these men in the United States to-
day, and every one Of them will do ex-
actly what he is ordered to do, and con
slider himself. as in fact he really Is, a
soldier under the direct instruction OF
his military superiors.
These men have 10 keep IN touch
with the military ana navai attaches OF
either the German or Austrian embassy
or else with the consuls | have named
already in my previous statement, and
from them they secure all maps ana
charts, sailing lists of steamers and the
precise location of factories where am
munition is being manufactured.
Americans Called Beasts"
"Do the American people think that
CAPTAIN Won Papen's somewhat IN
nocuous statement about Amer icans IN
his letter discovered on Archibald Is
an isolated expression of opinion? Inc
truth is that since the beginning OF
the war, in every German and Austrian
consulate in this country and IN both
embassies, Americans have been dogs
and pigs and beasts whenever REL
ence has been made TO them. The PEG,
pie Of this country do not understand
the contempt with which these men
view them and their almost entire
freedom from restraint In every Illicit
act they are performing. ~,
mo passport fraud agent in New
York or Cleveland or Philadelphia, and
these three cities are full Of them
could live and do bushes day with
ont the sanction and friendly assist
ance of the Austrian and German OIL
cials.
when the truth is known concern
ing the actual sums of money that have
been spent in this country for the pur-
chase of newspapers, the subsidlzing
of COLLEGE professors, the destruction
of munitions plants, the hiring of halls,
the payment of travelling expenses for
hundreds of men who are constantly
moving about the country and for many
other purposes, the amount VIII stag
ger the imagination"
With reference 10 the charges made
by the Austro-Hungarian Embassy In
washington yesterday that DR.. Gorlcar
is a Russian spy and that he used his
position as consul to further Slavic
interests against those of Austria
Hungary DR.. Coricar said:
"The declaration Of the embassy 10
utterly ridiculous and can be proved
so 20 the satisfaction of every thinking
man.
~ desire TO call attention to the fact
that If | had been a traitor to my
country, my government gave me a
splendid opportunity 70 present 10
Russia the most vital secrets OF its
activities two days prior to the declara-
ton of war. when | was sent from
Warsaw by the Consul General TO
Vienna with secret dispatches of the
utmost Importance and carried them
in my pocket until my arrival IN
Vienna on the night of the 9th, when
was received in the Foreign ONCE
by County Forgach, the acting Minister
OF Foreign Affairs.
"The embassy declares that | left my
post in Berlin without permission.
This is an absolute falsehood. When
| went 10 Rome | was on leave of abb
sence. The embassy also claims that |
feared dismissal and therefore resigned
in order TO prevent 1t. That is also
untrue.
"Since my return to this country
have never sought to disguise the fact
that have been working, and still am
working, for Slavic unity. The Aus
trian Embassy has known very well
from the first day OF my return 70
America that came back here for this
specific work. and | am not ashamed
of it.
"On the other hand, however, the Aus