Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-22
SEIZED PAPERS
MAY involve THE
GERMAN ENVOY
State and Justice Departments An
nounce Willingness to Turn
Papers Over to the Ger
man Ambassador
ENTERS VIGOROUS PROTEST
Documents Taken at New York, II
Declared Official, Will Involve
Bernstorff In Conspiracy
ISSUE UP TO THE AMBASSADOR

WASHINGTON, April 81 The
State and Justice departments an-
nounced today the governments
Willingness to return 70 the German
embassy all the papers seized in New
York with the arrest Of Wolfe Won
Igel, which Count Won Bernstorff
viii identify as official. Photo
graphs Of the seized documents have
been made and will be retained
Count Won Bcruatorff protested ylgor.
ously against The taking Of the papers
and II WIS said at the State department
thnt Secretary Lansing WAS considering
tho necessity Of m official apology
Should the Ambassador aasert that al
tho documents arc official. it Is under
stood that they Will all be returned 10
him, but II was said to be the present
intention OF officials to keep all the pho-
tographic copies.
Disclosures Are Sensational.
The papers were said 90 disclose sew
oral subjects Of an unusual nature whlch
had not before come 10 The attention of
this government. Definite connection
with the German embassy would be con
nrmcd, II was believed, by o doclara-
lion that the documents arc official. u
none of the documents la declared Off
clal. II was understood The United states
VIII use them MI IN the prosecution ~
Won Igcl, his asslatants and possibly oth-
crs, as yet unnamed.
Whether Secretary Lansing would send
note 10 Ambassador Hernstofff ex
pressing regret for the seizure was not
announced, but such action ia believed
probable. n Was also suggested that
tho state department might deIny action
unti the submarine dispute with Ger
many assumed a definite state.
Won G0Itz' sfntemenfs Verified.
Many Of the allegations IN the sworn
statement Of Horst Der Won Goltz, made
public IN London last night, have been
known 20 the Department of Juaticc for
weeks and investigation has been made
particularly into the activities Of German
consuls "a Chicago 81. Paul and Balti-
more The facts collected viii bo laid
before a grand jury, according TO Off.
ciuls
officials said Won Der Goltz statement
that Count Won Bcrnstorf. The German
ambassador. had advised against an IN
yaslon of Canada supported by Captains
Boyd and Won Fnpen The recalled cm-
bassy attaches, had been confirmed some
time ago from other sources.
Additional indictments Of German sym.
pathizcra in this country viii be asked By .
tho Department Of Justice as a rc5ilt of .
revelations made by Horst Won der Goltz. .
alleged German spy, brought 70 New York .
by Scotland Yard detectives This was
learned authoritatigely here today Won
der Goltz. statement was said by dc
partmont officials. to have opened q (
field practically without limits for in
vestigatlon. The government win follow .
every clue. 1t was understood today the .
number OF men involved in Won der
Gotz' activities Ia the United states Is
much larger than had oeeh thought hero
toforo.
Tho pending Now York indictments
against five Of Won der Galtz' assistants
were said to embrace the alleged leaders
in the conspiracy % blow up the Welland
canal, but Indictment Of men involved in
minor ways In the alleged conspiracy
probably will be sought soon. II was
understood indictments VIII be asked also
IN connection with Won der Goltz' other
activities
Great Quantity Of Evidence,
NEW YORK, April ai@Tho revelations
tn tho c,nfoaslon of Horst won der Colts
az published today ia dispatches from
London do not contain all the evidence
IN regard 20 Geman activities that m
now IN the possession of federal auih0h
ties, II became known today An that
Won der Colts wrote ia hia caufe .oD
was presented 10 the jury by him aa O.
witness some time asn and a great deal
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