New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-04
ash Give u. S. Copies of
.tters Seemingly In
Eliminating Attache.
,,sSpORT OBTAINED
FOR ALLEGED SPY
,s,;als Believe Recalled Envoy
Gas Involved in Plans
Against Canada.

lexington. April s.-Photographic
~ letters said 10 have been
-, bv Captain Won Papen, the re-
"a German military sttache, 70 per
:, this country asking them 10
s.,on Won der Goltz, the alleged
srn spy, brought TO New 10rk q
AGO BIZ 8 Scotland Yard detective,
!, the possession OF the United
;a.ss government
-...e letters, it IS said. were written
., tine Won Der Goltz was shaping
~. 10 blow up the Welland Canal.
:, vas addressed 70 a German gov
,--,p, Official in this country. and
- .us response that Won Der Goltz
=, al. 20 leave the United States
=. An American passport issued 70
.- Under the alias Of "Brdgmsn
Iulor'
n.rsns Of this official. who still is
:. i. post IN this country has been
-.,.lly guarded. In the letter to
40 Won Pspen is understood TO have
,,,l.;rsd that Won der Golts was a
.,.,Or.ibls and Trustworthy person In
!. confidence Of the writer and as
-. Va. commended 20 the good Of
... q: the recipient. officials here
messed the belief tonight that this
r,..,- established beyond question the
~. hat Won der Goltz's activities IN
ing 10 bring about an invasion OF
f,rs5s and in planning the destruc-
..- AZ the Welland Canal were in
:.rssd By Won Pspen, as Won der Goitz
ilsges.
T. S. Gets Photographs Of Letter.
photographic copies Of this letter
"a others from Won Pspen have been
rb-i.ted 70 the State Department
Ttb them went q memorandum detail
- re essentials OF Won der Goltz :
,,srt statement 20 Department OF
Irriee officials. This mas been added
q the long confidential memorandum
r,en 20 the State Department before
4. withdrawal OF Captain Won Papen
su requested b the American govern q
-snt.
The contents Of the confidential mem
,-srdun have never been disclosed and
are known 70 only three persons in
he State Department, 20 President Will
50, and 70 one or two officials in the
nspartment Of Justice. So complete,
,oxeyer, is Il deemed 70 be that the
ron der Goltz disclosures add little TO
Is Importance. While some OF the oc-
.-,ences outlined in the confidential
memorandum have become public, It
IS known tia. sensational portions Of
Is contents have never been printed.
British Await L. s. Action.
Captain Won Papens alleged letters
Won der Goltz are con-
sirsd in the batch Of correspondence
AIKEN from Won der Goltz in England,
nd will soon be made public by the
British Foreign Office in London. Por-
iosS Of the correspondence, including
re Won Pspen letters, were photo
'rsphed and brought 20 the United
'aes By the Scotland Yard detectives.
I, whose custody Won der Goltz crossed
.s ocean. Il was the original inten-
ion Of the British Foreign Office, 10
Tss said tonight, 20 publish the CORE
pondence some time ago, but its pub
cation wss deferred 20 afford officials
ere chance 20 act on its disclosures.
there IS nothing. officials said. in the
.',srs or in Won der Goltz's statement
, New York 20 indicate on whose in
-vetiors, 4 any. Won Pspen was act
q when he indorsed Won der Goltz's
sns and supplied him with money 70
AIRY them ou-