New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
GERMANS MOVED
TO HORROR BY
MORGAN ATTACK
conspiracy Rumor De
r,,red Here-Regret Felt
for Bankers Family.
ANTL-GERMAN PLOT
FEARED BY VIERECK
csotain Won Eherer Thinks the
Assailant EngliSh-OfhcialS
Refuse Comment.

Refuse Comment.
The attempted assassination Of J.
y,s-po-. Morgan in his country homo
=, Glen Cove. Long Island. yesterday
-o-rinc and the insinuation that the
3.s6 was committed by a German
lr,ri,a~ as part Of = widespread Ger
rsn conspiracy 20 force an embargo
,oor the expectation Of arms and am
rs,,t.or 90 the Allies was received
ri,h horror and resentment by local
c,-~ars German officials hesitated
=, discuss che case. Hariel Won Hahn
t,use,. Counsellor Of the German En-
h,.,v In The absence Of Prince Won
V,,,feld.- Trachenberg, German Charge
5.AFaires. made this statement yes
ierday:
Embassy Refuses Comment.
~Tbc German Embassy cannot make
q, oHcial statement about this crime.
\ rast Of necessity ignore such ma
ilsious and irresponsible allegations as
.Lose 2hich connect the attack upon
M Morgan with q carefully planned
ca fcr-each,0C German conspiracy.
S.ch ar irsuuatioR is too ridiculous
n be considered as even insulting. For
his reason. Che German Embassy can
-, make any statement on the attack
upon Mr.. Morgan.
Captain Karl Boyd German Naval
Lttscht. and aide Of Count Won Bern
.ts-f. The German Ambassador, who
lss been NJ seclusion for several days,
also refused 90 comment upon the at
tack. he said:
every fair minded man condemns
an attemu. az deliberate murder. There
h no justification for II. IL is crime.
But why should Germany's representa-
tves be called upon TO discuss it,"
Captain Won Eberer, German cav
slry captain. was less reluctant TO dis
euss the case and the yelled charges
about g German conspiracy which grew
out Of the attempted assassination.
Thinks Assailnnt English.
As have no Official connection with
Cernary's representatives in this coun-
r.. / feel justified in making an effort
70 rcfute the silly rumors and the base
Nominations which have been made in
connection with the attack upon Mr..
Morgan" he said. "In the first place,
4 seems 20 me that rne name Holt IS
essentially not of German origin. The
bearer cannot therefore be German.
Il Is said that he ~ of German origin.
Tbs may be, generations back, but
doubt H. II Holt is the would-be as
sassln's right name, u seems TO me 10
Be more Of an English name. But even
II the man should turn out 70 be a born
German? What Of II? | am willing 70
stake everything have on my beIief
hat the man must be mentally unbal-
taeed How, then, can his irrational
A. be construed as a reflection upon
Germans as a whole
$50 much has been written and said
about so-called German conspirscies
uat Il seems TO be about time to ask
whether any evidence has been pro-
sVeed 70 establish the existence Of an
srrsnized German conspiracy IN this
country, directed and abetted by the
German government or its agents. As
matter Of fact, there is no German
eonspiracy. Why should Germans con-
spire against d friendly nation"
Defends Secret Service.
Under pressure the captain admitted
that there might be a German secret
service in this country, which, now
ever, was legitimate, he said.
Every nation maintains an lniorma-
ton bureau IN other countries" Cap
tain Won Eberer said. This has to be
done 70 keep posted on the advance
nent and progress made in other cOun-
tres But such an agency could never
h ct "a rnnGnlTAtOT9.
"This crime IS horrible. But II IS
still more horrible TO attempt to lay
T. Al the door of Germany. l cannot
understand how such ridiculous state
nents can be made, let alone accepted
as facts. No fair-minded man would
suppose for moment that crime OF
this sort could be the outcome OF
systematic German effort to affect the
policy Of the American government
relative 70 the embargo Of arms and
Eanuniton. or any other question OF
International Importance. 1t Is time
that these malicious stories are
nipped in the bud They should never
be allowed 20 circulate. In Germany
this would be absolutely impossible"
Ridder Calls Story a Lie"
Victor Rdder. manager of the New
Yorker Stats ZeituEg," decried the
story that the attack upon Mr.. Nor
san's life was part of German con:
Ipiracy TO prevent the negotiation of
q proposed SlOO,OOO.OOO British war
loan by his firm as a malicious fabri-
cation, designed 20 discredit the Ger
nan cause among Americans.
TO dignity such a monstrous lie
with statement would be like fool
ish attempt 20 correct the irresponsible
taitling Of an imbecile," he said. You
nay say that there is no German con-
spiraey in this country. The attack
upon Mr. Morgan has caused nothing
tat the deepest condemnation in local
German circles. The man who made
he attack must be lunatic. No sane
nan would attempt such a crime In the
hope that IL would benefit any cause.