Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-06
WRATH.
Secretary OIney Has a Spat with
Baron Thielman.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR FEELS HURT
Our Head Diplomats Spirited Remarks
Concerning the Stern Case Bring Out q
Decidedly Curt and Irate Reply from
Emperor Williams Representative at
Washington, Who Resents the Secretary
Criticism Of German Justice.

Washington, Who Eesents the Secretary's
Criticism Of German Justice.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Some very high
ly spiced correspondence (Which has just
been made public in the Red Book) passed
last summer between Secretary Olney and
the German ambassador ut Washington,
Baron Thielmann, growing out of the
harsh treatment accorded TO a New York
business man, Louis Stern, BY the Bava-
rian authorities, and while the case was
not Of itself of great importance. it seemed
for time TO put strain upon rela-
tions oil around. At the time Stern was
mt kissengen he resented what he regarded
as an insolence exhibited by petty of
fetal of the kissengen baths, and was mr.
rested therefor. sentenced to two weeks
imprisonment and fined so marks. The
case terminated by the forfeiture Of the
excessive bail of 5000 marks exac.ed of
Stern by the Bavarian government and
the refusal of the former to return to Ger
many to serve sentence.
Oincy Writes to Baron Thielmann.
From the beginning the state depart
mcnt exerted itself with great vigor.
first to insure justice for Stern and after
the passing Of sentence to secure clcmency
for him. In the course OF the latter at.
tempt Secretary Olncy addressed note
to Baron Thiclmann, the German am
bassndor here. in which he said that to
him tae proceedings against Stern SCENE d
to have been gratuitous and undeservcdly
| onerous from the beginning-from the
imposition of tho excessive bail to the
| final sentence, which added to fine the
humiliation OF personal imprisonment.
From the latter Stern should be relieved,
and in no possible view of his case was
any such chastisemcnt justified.
| Baron Makes n Sharp Reply.
Olney received the following note from
the ambassador dated Lcnox, Mass,
| Oct. last: II have the honor to respect
| FULLY acknowledge the receipt of, your
note No. IL. of Sept. &c ultimo, with re.
! gard to the case of the American citizen,
Louis Stern, at kissengen. In reply tc
the viows contained in your note hasten
TO say that / reject. as entirely unjusti.
fed, your exccilcncy's criticism of the
sentence against Stern delivered by tht
court ut Kissengen. Especially must
decline to see the administration OF JUS
tice within state of the German federal
union. and the right of pardon which be
longs to the princes Of the German fed
crai union, discussed in this way and
treated in the form of a diplomatic claim
| Instructs Our State Secretary.
$50 far rs the United States govern
ment desires to approach the government
OF his majesty, the German emperor, in
this matter, touching one of its citizens
| it must be left To it Omitted States gov
ernmcnt) to make such approach through
the United States ambassador at Berlin. u
| Olney Notes an Exception.
Said Secretary Olncy in reply: ''It onl
remains to notice the suggestion, ex
pressed with quite Unnecessary curtncss
that Il diplomatic claim was involved
which therefore should have been pre-
scnted to the imperial government of Gel
many through the United States am
bassador at Berlin. This proposition vii
not bear examination unless, indeed, as i
wholly improbable, the powers of the rep
rescntative of the German government q
this capital are subject to novel and un
known limitations
And Gets Some More Instructions.
The correspondents closed in this pei
sonal feature with n brief note from III
German ambassador formally Stain
that the imperial government receive
complaints and suggestions from friendl
governments only when they are pr,
sented by the diplomatic representative
. OF such governments accredited to it. .