The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-12
Doctor Declares He was Pun
ished by Transfer for Fail
ure to Compile Plans of For
tifioations.
SENT TO BERLIN WHEN
HE DECLINED TO OBEY
Embassy of Involved Nation
Issues Statement Tending TO
Discredit Story of Former
Employe of Service.

Washington Nov. Published
charges. attributed 10 DR. Joseph Cor.
lear. former Austro- Hungarian consul
at san Francisco. that Austrian con
suls In the united states working un-
der the direction or Consul General
Won huber and Count won Bernstorff
the German ambassador. are active In
propaganda Tor reduction " muaflon
factories and f0mentns srIkes
among the workers. will be referred
by the state department 20 the de-
partment OF Justice for Investigation
The Austrian embassy here de-
nounced Goricar's published statement
as untrue In every particular. and an-
nounced /. would Try 10 ind some way
TO prosecute him for Il. Goricnr, the
embassy said, left his post on leave
and failed 10 return.
Secretary Lansing today declined to
comment on the charges. The de-
partmont of Justice has good icai
of Information on hand regarding the
activities Of Consul General Won Nu-
Der, which Il gathered while inyesti-
eating his connection with the casa
Of Or pumba. the recalled Austrian
| ambassador but 30 fer has nothing
definite on the charges attributed 90
| Or G0ricar, Ina suOstnnce Goricnr II
accredited with making tho statement
that ne resigned his post after nftcen
I years In the Austrian consul service
/ because he declined to perform the
| work Of "a SPY. lie charges hat while
I consul at san Francisco. Commaaier
/ Maxlmilian Burs.yn. the Austria
naval attnche az Washington. ordered
him 60 gather plans Of the fOr;ificd-
tons OF san Francisco harbor aud TO
get especially details OF the works AZ
Rremerton navy ward When he re.
fused Goricar Is accredited with tay-
ing. he was transferred 10 Berlin
where. after five months. he was or
dered 20 proceed To Vienna. NhiCh he
feared to do because OF his pro-Sia,ie
affiliations so ne He'd TO Rome. where
he resigned last December
GoriCars story contends that the
: German ambassador working with
Won Nuber. Is in touch with the Aus
trlul consuls at Cleveland ~. Louis.
. Pittsburgh 81 Paul. Chicago an
d Philadelphia who spread propaganda
, among the foreign workers in the
munitions factories. and such activity
Gorleur alleges extends even to con-
; trolling the foreigners through fra
ternal and secret organizations. The
jHllogcj extent of .hp activities % .he
B Austrian consuls and tho se-calied
spy system are described az length In
' Goricars published statement Gori-
- cars record shows he first came a.
- this cuuntr, ln 1909 ana was consu
: at pll'ehursh. Denver and hnells San
. Francisco mhere ne served thres
Z years
Tho Austro- hungarian embassy is
sued the following statement
q "EN-Cnusui pr Goricar formerly "a
- san Francisco has been Gn leave u
q ansrnce since the time of the ou-5rca
q OF the war and has been temporsrio
2 attached for time 40 the Austre
r Hungarian consulate general IN Rcr
e. liu Germany There very soon after
! ward he obtained knowledge that IN
IAustro-Hungarian authorities had re
,eiycd Information about his gecrc
connections with the enemies OF Aus
tria- Hungary and evidently f,arin
detection he suddenly Jeff hts pos
without permission and disappeared
{, Later on u wds learned that he ha
gone 90 Italy ana was stayiag ia Rom
from where hc rendered his re8igns
m tiou thereby preventing his dlsmissa
'e while he was 10 Rome u was as
i- ecr,a!ucd that he Was Ia close rela
ir tion with Russian and serbian agent
iy obviously with the purpose of soin
10 The United states 20 use his SNOW
'n eige Of the centers OF slavic immlsr'
r- tion coming from the monarchy In u
~ service of the Pan-siayie propagane
and with the intention of disssmlna