Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-08
MORE Won PAPEN
CORRESPONDENCE.
IS PUBLISHED
Many UncompIimentay Refer
enCes Are Made Both to
American and German Of
ficiaISi tiuerta Is Praised,


correspondence are contained in par
liamentary paper issued tonight The
paper gives the TRANSACTIONS of all the
documents taken from Captain Franz
Won Papen. the former German milf
tary attache at Washington, and the
fun entries of his bank account with
fac SMILES of checks and stubs. The
only revelation historically important
is that Admiral Won lIintae. who was
German minister to Mexico in the
spring of 1914 faN ored international
Intervention.
Captain Karl Boy-Ed, the former
German naval attache at Washington
wrote to Captain Won Papen opposing
Admiral Won Hintze's view and strong
~ defending President Huerta.
Colonel iIerwarth, Of the German
staff, wrote that the American mill
tary attache AT Berlin, Major Lang
horne, who left Germany early il
1915, was the bearer of letters &c
German officials in America.
Criticixcs Ambassador.
A letter from Edward Lyell Fox, al
American correspondent in Berlin
contained an unfayorable opinion OF
Ambassador James w. Gerard.
Prince Hatfield and Rhld SeideL-
burg, of New York, wrote concernnG
the stupidity and idlocy of Amerl-
cans" whom the latter termed yam
KEGS"
George Sylvester Vierreck, editor
of Fatherland, went on record as
'thoroughly ashamed of his country
George Won Skal, former commits
sioner of accounts of New York City,
end newspaper correspondent, who
was on Captain Won Papen's salary
list. wrote TO MHximilian Harden. the
noted German editor, lauding Count
Won Bernstorff. the German ambas-
eador ut Washington, and describing
the widow of Count Won Sternburg, the
former ambassador at Washington, as
decrying Count Bernstorff's work and
scathingly denounced DR.. Dernburg,
who at one time was the unofficial
representative of Germany in Amer
ca. Incidentally he informed iicrv
Harden how Dr.. Dernburg spoke CON
temptuously of Harden.
Captain Boy-Ed wrote to Cartan
Won Papen. who was then in Mexico,
on May 70, 1914.
Iucrta Complimcntcd
was Slp'N ihiiN lit'H0't NHNA NP'
wrote about Iluerta, the only strong
man in Mexico, in NY opinion. Nd
miral Won Hintze was not quite right
In his estimate Of hin, fer Iinerta can
scarcely be such a drunken rnffian rs
Won Hintze so )tt9n implies, If only
because Z chronic drunkard could
hardly have kept so uncertain posi-
ton under such uncommonly difficult
All n a hap of
people in Mexico City, who were in
close touch with Huerta. Without ex-
ception they all spoke very highly of
the presidents patriotism. capacity
and energy.
II likewise do not share the views
Of our worthy admiral about the time
illness or possibility of international
Intervention in Mexico. Won Hintze' S
attitude toward this subject Will be
familiar to wa from one of the en-
bassy reports.
Wanted Won Papen ncC Grated.
Admiral Won Hntze wrote TO the
imperial chauecllu- from. McAicC July
u, 1871. strongly commencing Cap
tain Won Papen's work there and rec
ommending him Tor the fourth class
order of the Red Eagle. In the course
Oh inc lcllttIHt Il tpPA VI MN ' oii
Papen carried, the admiral said:
HE showed special industry in or
ganzing the German colony for pur-
poses of self-defense and out of this
shy. facetious material unwilling to
undertake any military activity, he
obtained what there was to be got.
A letter from Colonel Herwarth Of
the general staff, dated Berlin, March
10, 1915, says;
81 strongly advise you to see Lang
horne He is quite exceptionally
popular. with everyone here
The letter continues:
Predicts Big Change.
THE bearer of this letter, Mr..
Lyell Fox, can give you news Of Ber-
lin. He is reliable and understands
how shamefully dependent on Eng
land the United States have become.
Pro forma, of course, he is 4 neutral
| think there soon will be II big
change in American opinion.
Another Herwarh letter, dated
March %, says:
Il hope you and Boy Ed received
all my letters which forwarded to
you through Langhorne and Fox.
hope the people over there will grad
ually see reason. ! am sure you ana
Boy-Ed will do your share TO contri-
butte TO this result. | shall do all
| can by influencing the reporters,
who always come to see me-
A letter from Edward Lyell Fox,
dated Berlin, July 2S, says;
ut IS my sincere conviction and in
behalf of many other American cor
here that the many mis-
between our countries
ire due To the poor advice and warped
viewpoint of the American embassy in
Berlin President Wilson cannot
know the German viewpoint under the
Existing circumstances.
A letter dated merely Washington,
Tuesday," signed H. Hatfield, con-
aims the following
Americans Quite Stupid.
Il telephoned to Albert today. The
ambassador in my opinion, should
leVertheiess issue a statement "a en-
ighten the native Americans and pro-
Germans to lead their thoughts in
light channels. The people are real
Y so stupid. BY this means. we can
openly defend the adams,
are implicated in this
lffair."
The letter gives no hint rs TO what
affair is referred to.
An undated note follows
Dear Won Papen: A secret agent
Who returned from Washington this
,vening made the following statement;
The Washington people are very
.xcited about Won Papen and are hav-
ne a constant watch kept on him
rhey are in possession Of whole |
reap of discriminating evidence
against him. (Ths sentence is un-
lprlined They have no evidence /