Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04
Plans Of Won Der GoItz to
Blow Up WeIIand Canal En-
dorSed by Captain Won Pa
pen, Is Story
INVASION OF CANADA
PART OF CONSPIRACY
State Department Has lntor-
nation Regarding Teuton
Activities Which May Now
Be Disclosed,
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Icy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wnrsi
Washington, April 3.--Photographit
copies of letters said to have been
written BY Captain Won Papen. the
withdrawn German military attaehe
to persons in this country asking them
TO aid Horst Won der Goltz, the alleged
German spy, brought TO New York
week ago by Scotland Yard detectives,
are in the possession Of the United
States government.
These letters, it is said, We're writ
ten at the time Won der Goltz was
shaping plans to blow up the Welland
canal. One was addressed to a Ger
man government official in this eoun-
try and met with such response that
Won der Goltz was able to leave the
United States with an American pass
port issued him under the alias OF
Bridgman Taylor.
Endorsed by Won Papen.
The name OF this official, who is
still at his post in this country, has
been carefully guarded In the letter
Won Papen is understood TO have ex-
planned that the bearer, Won der GoltZ,
was responsible and trustworthy
person in the confidence of the writer
and as such was commended to the
good offices of the recipient. Off
cials here expressed the belief tonight
that this letter established, beyond
question, the fact that Won der Goltz'
activities in trying to bring about an
invasion of Canada and in planning
the destruction of the Welland canal
were endorsed by Won Papen, as voni
der Goltz claims.
Known TO Department.
Photographic copies of this letter
and others from Won Papen, Of a ma
ture not disclosed, have been submit
ted to the state department. with
Went a note detailing the essentials OF
ron der GoItz' recent statement to de-
partment of justice officials This has
been added to the long confidential
memorandum given to the state de-
partment before the withdrawal of
Won Papen was requested by theI
American government
Kept Close Secret.
The contents of the confidential
memorandum never have been dis
closed and are known to only three
persons in the state department, toI
President Wilson, and to one or twof
officials in the department of justice.
While some of the occurrences out
lined in the confidential memorandum
have become public, it is known that
sensational portions OF its contents
have never been printed.
Soon TO Be Published. /
Cantain Won Papen's alleged letters
commencing Won der Goltz are con-
tanned in the batch of correspondence
taken from Won der Goltz in England
and will soon be made public by the
British foreign office in London Por-
tlons of the correspondence, incIud-
ing the Won Papen letters, were
brought to the United states by the
Scotland Yard detectives in whose
custody Won der Goltz crossed the
ocean. 1t was the original intentionl
Of the British foreign office, it was
said tonight, to publish the corre-
spondence some time ago but its pub
lication was deferred to afford Off
Gals here & chance to act on its dis
closures.
There is nothing, officials said, In
The letters. or in Won der Goltz' state
ment in New York, to indicate upon
whose instructions. II any, Won Papen
was acting when he endorsed Won der
Goltz' plans and supplied him with .
money to carry them out.