The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-11
V0N PAPEN LETTER
 WRITTEN BY ROH
Criticized Government of
 the United States
NEW ORLEANS CONSUL
Says Translation Was Correct With One Exception-Did Not Wish to Acknowledge Authorship Until He
 Had Conferred With Ambassador

New Orleans, February 1o.--The doubt which has surrounded the au- thorship of letter criticizing the Uni ted States government, addressed to Capt. Franz won Papen and found in the recalled German military attaches effects by British officials at Fall mouth some weeks ago, was cleared here today by Dr. Paul Roh, German consul at New Orleans, who admitted to the Associated Press that he wrote the letter.
 The letter was hand-written in Ger man on letterhead of the German consulate here and was signed mere ly with the consuTs last name "Roh." British officials, in giving out translation of the letter. stated it was signed with the initials "R " NJ" Dr. Roh said they apparently mistook the letters "o-h" for ''v-m" owing to his style of chirography.
 NOT BY VON MEYSENBURG
 The British officials attributed the authorship of the letter to "R Won Meysenbug, former German consul at New Orleans" Baron Ernest von Mey- senbug, who several years ago was acting German consul here and the only person of that name residing in this city, emphatically declared he did not write the letter.
 Consul Roh admitted its authorship today after being shown photo graphic copy of the letter. which had been received from London. In his statement he said he previously had told MT. von Meysenbug he had writ ten the letter. but that he did not wish publicly to acknowledge it for official reasons. This statement was confirmed by MT. Won Meysenbug late today
 Consul Roh said the published trans lation of the note as given out by the British was practically correct with the exception of a part of one sentence which was translated May here also the day of reckoning come, and our government find again that iron de- termination which alone one can make impression here" pr. Roh said this should have been translated: Also may the day of settlement come here," etc, and that he referred to liquidation ana commercial affairs, and not to any disciplining of this country by force
 SAW VON BERNSTORFF
 Consul Roh frankly admitted to me. after his return from Washington, that he wrote the Won Papen letter." said MT. Von Meysenbug, "but he said he did not wish to, make a public state ment regarding sit without first con- sulting the German ambassador at Washington. Dr. Roh's admission ofthe authorship was confidential and |, therefore maintained silence pending his disclosure of the writer's 1dens tity st
 T also understood efforts were be- ing made to get a photographic copy of the letter which was written on the letterhead of the German consult ate here, and felt that would be still more convincing proof that I had no connection whatever with it.
 Tt is needless for me to say the sentiments expressed in the letter were contrary to those I entertain toward this country, in which it has been my happiness to reside for 40 years.'
 MT. Von Meysenbug Is connected with several prominent New Orleans fam flies and numbers among his friends many influential citizens.