Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-21
PLOT TO INVADE
CANADA HALTED
BY BERNSTORFF
German Ambassador Inter-
fered, Says Won der
Goltz Confession
PUBLISHED BY BRITAIN


LONDON. April 2f.--Invason of
Canada by German reservists recruited
IN ths United States was part OF plot
nf members Of the German Embassy in
the United States. according TO the con-
fcnsion OF Horst Won der Goltz, the Ger
man spy now In New York.
This plan was abandoned on the adj
vic, Of count Won I3ernstorff. German AM
hnssador to the United States, after a
consultation with Captain Boy-Ed and
Captain Won Papen, the naval and military
attaches OF the German Government re-
Gently dismissed by the Washington Gov
ernf1ent
The BRITISH csovernment IN a MEM
orandtim REMARKED that "von der Goltz's
stsss,,snt a'sS fnss ds,siisd coproSoration ion in
the Won papen checks. which he cannot
have known yrere IN fhe possession of the
9ritish su,bortties',
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,e9 ,ne srst,sn SoNern.nens az II,.I.oS
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STATES 70 Sermany' NVn az. u.s
sosAroeu sinee .ne coli.en.s us u ae ,''pA
uer 1olts statenlent nave ueen ni'Ie i..,.. 49,
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mas nao. 49, "
Inc statement nristles WIN ua.a anu anu
names OF places ana persons assoe's.eu .,. '..'s
with Won der Golts. The doVerhment pro-
races ~ with q memorandum reAths 70
Won DER eoitz's identity ana the manner
OF his arrest In England.
The memorandum says that .wnen
check signed by Captain Won Papen' the
former military attache of the German
Embassy at Washington, which had been
ss, Ssai.s ~ -. adrn,tted h,s ,ndorsement and
asked to be allowed to make voluntary
statement. writing materials were given
~ htn, ana no snent the night of January
al In compiling a statement, which he
aftervard swore TO.
Won der Coltz's statement, as given
out hSr tha ctovernn,ent ia in part as fol.
ynws.
RrpoRTED TO Won PAPEN.
.o,, Ans,,st 1e11 left the Mex.
loan army on leave and arrived at El
Paso where Consul Kuck directed me
TO report to Won Papen. After visit
Ing Washington and Asbury Park, ar
rived in New York in mid-August, stop
ping at the Holland House.
II visited Vice Consul Kraske. who sug-
gested that avoid being seen about the
Consulate, and he would notify me when
to meet Won Papen. A few days later
met Won Papen. was asked my opinion
OF a scheme suggested by certain Schuh-
macner tor raiding towns on the eoast "a
sne ls., Srea. Lahes VIII tr, q ino.o ae, Iatar
with machine guns. me proposal iS.er
l M19 ieJeeee1 omIns " e 80 49,.
serirs "Dte hiiAoi
eon1hnnacner, ~ ma ~ ,,,o,.o, >, oss,s, n .
49, g.. .Sa t,'to,ior 80 canada hv a
forcs. raor,,t,ad Srorn rasar,,ists in Tho
1r-,s,a5 S,a,as a,daS h., Sorr,,an ,varsbins
eha,, a. az raoIso ~
BERNSTORFF OBJECTED.
.sThfs scheme. which was proposed by
Won Papen and Bowed. later was aban-
doned on the adyices of Bernstorff
Next. Won Papen asked me to confer
with two Irishmen. who proposed the
dynainiting of railway functions, grain
elevators and the locks of the canals con-
Meeting the Great Lakes 1t was hoped
thus to terrify Canada, preventing the
Dominion from aiding the mother country.
aI received the Irishmen who brought
maps and details of the plan. Before
1ons 70 oaltlmore 70 cohsult GohsuI
Lueos.i.1 , rssoEuins the scnsine, eih-
ployeu one hilIi' Cnaries Ccker, aias
tucneliner' as an assistant. theh Went
70 SanInore ana consulted Lueoerltz,
WIG oDtaineo passport IN the name OF
1Ayior. he also introduced me 10 the
cap.ain OF German snip at ina, time
~ the haroor, proposing that make use
" part oA MS Gre" anu one oiheer'
H"Retwning to New York i selected
three men TO assist me. and acquainted
them with part Of the details of the
scheme l received a check from Won
Fapen, which was cashed Tor me py MT
Sfaluforth, member OF German club
Regarding the material arms and dy-
Mantle needed. Won Papen INFORMED me
that Captain Tauscher' or krupps Amer
lcan agency, had agreed 10 turnlsh them.