New-York tribune., 1918-12-19
Senate Gets Documents
Von Papen Lost in Flight
Papers Left i'm Palestine Show GERMANY Planned
U-Boat War OH European Ncutrals; DIR. Albert
Deplored Wilson's Election as Blow to Germany


money for The procuring of mate
rlals and instructed the people. 1t
appears, too. that some really child
lsh arrangements were made, which
every one capable of forming an
opinion could have seen beforehand
could not have the slightest use for
us, whereas if the affair went askew
great injury to us must result.
For example, the destruction Of
the Welland Canal, as we'll as the
attempt to destroy q railway bridge
in Canada. Even if both these things
had succeeded. there were a lot of
other ways for transporting the corn
TO the sencoast. and the bridge, too,
could only have upset traffic for
few hours. Both attempts ended in
absolute fiasco. The people who were
involved in the affair will meet with
heavy sentence, and one by the
name OF Horn has become cripple
and will have to spend years locked
up in prison"
Took Along Archives
After q reference to the documents
which were found in Won Papen's
possession when he was searched at
Falmouth in January, 1916, Hosscn-
fielder continues:
"One could have assumed that Won
Papen would have previously de-
stroyed the critical documents left
here, or at any rate have safely dis
posed of them somewhere or other,
80 that they could not come into the
possession of outsiders. But Herr
Won P. left his bureau with all these
unfortunate documents to his young
and harmless secretary, Herr von
Igel.
Moreover, he had instructions
from Count Won B. to take nothing
with him, and all his friends had
warned him urgently for Gods sake
don't take any compromising papers
with you Yet, IS the English after
ward told him-this man of misfort-
une-had a whole archive with him,
above everything else, the checkbook
IN which he had quite naYvely noted
IN plain language all receivers who
had received money from him. He
had besides q whole series OF COM
promising private letters with him.
Worse still was it that these let
ters in connection with the Dumba
and Albert letters between them,
opened the eyes Of the Americans to
what was going on and called forth
a storm of indignation. 1t was fully
justified. since Herr Won P. had also
on his departure left behind an open
communication IN which he pro-
tested his innocence"
Dernbu-g Letter Read
A letter from Dr.. Dernburc. who had
20 leave America after defending the
sinking of the Lusitania, and dated
october is. 1916, gives view Of con-
lltlons IN Germany at that time when
ne says Germany first began to Eight
tor her existence" First, he gives his
OPINION OF one OF the German agents
Who operated in this country.
AS you will see from the At
tached, Carl Schimmel. alias DR..
Schlmmel, has arrived in Rotterdam
and wants to pass to Germany. Az
lar as | can recollect he is a swine.
put perhaps he would do less harm
here IN Germany than if we were to
refuse him pass. We could place
hlm under police supervision here
and not let him out"
Another letter addressed to Won pa-
zen and signed Eugene Schurbein mn.
lounces that "your friend Schimmel
llais Weisser, has been admitted to
Germany" ~
Dr: Dernburg's letter continues:
nave recently busted mvse1f
WIN me economic question. One
certainly cannot make any ALLEGATION
IN our internal condition. Therefore,
~ only comes to this, that we must
OBTAIN goods from abroad es much
and as long as possible. On tbis is cul oc.
count | again regret that we did not
take Rumania at the time and so in
sure the great depot for ourselves
NOW am afraid a great part Of
the supplies will be destroyed. The
position is unquestionably very seri-
Gus for us, and the people will now
Tor The. first time perceive that we
are really fighting for our existence,
l have complete trust in our nation.
taken as a whole. that they will en-
dure hunger itself, even if clements
are not lacking which will have a
disturbing influence.
Patriotism Via Stomach
love and patriotism just now
work through the stomach. One sees
through the reports of the general
command for July. Until the midle
of July a bad tone was reported
everywhere on account of the potato
scarcity. Scarcely had the potato
crop arrived when the weather i'm
proved and a good foodstuff harvest
could be expected, and the tone gen
orally improved.
81 have stated my opinion as the
result of an eventual U-boat war in
the neutral Scandinavian countries
and Holland, in the attached copy, |
which please return to me. This
statement has gone officially to Lu-
dendorff, and from him TO the Admi-
ralty staff. | know that you do not |
entirely agree with this opinion.
also refrain from every opinion as to
it is possible, Oh the whole,
to employ this weapon more sharply
! have not the necessary data for
this; only the Admiralty staff and
the supreme army command can de-
eide this. 1t is certainly the last
means, but are we not already thus
far? Yours ever faithfully,
"DERNBURG. |
"P. s.--Please destroy after read
ing. Bushscho has let himself be
duped by Koenig"
A letter from DR.. Albert, written in
lew York on November 16. 1916. told