Arizona republican., 1915-08-21
New York Worlds Publi- cation of Letters Stolen from Dr. Heinrich Avert. Privy Councillor of Ger man Empire
BRINGS INSTANT
 BITTER RESPONSE
As Accredited Agent of Ger many. Avert Says He's Subject of Many Pro posals to Incite Sedition in the United States
(Ey Direct Wi-e)

NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-Dr. Heinrich r. Avert, privy counselor of the Ger man empire gave out the following statement today in reply to the attacks on the German propaganda published today in the New York World.
 Tn view uf the wide publicity that has been given the documents and memoranda that were stolen from me and the wholly false ana unwarranted deductions that are sought to be drawn from them as evidenced by news com ments and editorials, I have concluded in justice to the public and to the cause I represent, as well as to myself, 10 present a brief summary of the facts
 Tt is inevitable that all sorts of wild and irresponsible offers, proposals and suggestions should be addressed from every conceivable quarter to one hold ing the official position in which I am placed as an accredited agent of one of the great nations engaged in this un fortunate world wide war. That is the character of most Of the documents. that were contained in the portfolio that was abstracted from me-
 The published letter from a MT. Me Lane to the effect that MT. McLane has a plan for p-ecipitating strike of au- tomobile workers, and that a strike could be brought about in the muni- tions factories of Detroit, Cleveland and Cincinnati for about s50,000', is in fact an illustration of the worthless sort of junk on which the representatives of my country are charged with conspir- ing against the industrial peace of the community and are sought to be held up to public rcprobation.
 Letters and documents of this sort from strangers with whom we have had no dealings nor communications and whose very identity is unknown to us are paraded under blinding headlines though they constituted evidence of actual transa actions with us or were matters of which we were cognizant or for which we are responsible. Is it anywhere suggested that the slightest attention vas ever paid to that or any other letter of like import or that S50.- GOO or 50 cents was ever paid or agreed to be paid upon any such enterprise?
 Yet it is upon that sort of evidence and that alone that we find one of our leading metropolitan papers editorially indulging in the unspeakably false and reckless charge against the accepted agent of a friendly government of buy ing strikes and industrial turmoil, in citing sedition against the government and organizing treason
 ''It seems that every crank who choos- to write a letter containing any sort of wild or disputable proposals has the power to make his ridiculous proposals the basis of charging me with disloy- alty to the country who's protection and hospitality I enjoy and deeply appre- ciate. and which I have in no way abused or infringed
 T have. however, lived here long enough to have learned that although your people are at times disposed to jump to a hasty conclusion or insuffi- cient evidence, there is too much of the spirit Of fair play among them to per init of your forming your final judg- nents on such manifestly false and slender premises when your attention is called to the facts. It is because of that conviction that I take the liberty of pointing out the flimsy and unre- liable character of these publication and of the implied accusations on which under four heads.
 First. it is said that the documents indicated that the German government has been engaged in the purchase of munitions factories and war materials while at the same time. it or it's ally has been melting you on and support ing rropaganda in favor of an em- bargo by this country against the ex- portaticn of arms and ammunitions This is charged to be an inconsistent attitude and as evidence of bad faith.
 'I insist that is capable of no such construction and that the two positions are entirely consistent although in point of fact there has been as yet no purchase made. contracted for or ar
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