New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-14
PHELPS LETTER IN GERMAN.
TRANSLATED BY a NETWORK BoelNE'o
MAN AND CIRCULATED IN THE
FATHEELAND AT HIS
EXPENSE

tos r,o have been travelling in Ger
many this summer have beer greatly SUR
70 find that the letter Upon Intervention ~
Cuba" written by ex-Mnister Edward D. "e'p"
In reply to n request for ms views t0'.
Governor Morton has been widely cH'u"'.
.h.ra in q German translation The letter IN
cuest,on was published in New-York last March,
ard vill hc remembered by everybody VINO II
IN touch with current affairs 1t deprecates I'd
y general way American intervention anu
states. among other things that the reoei.o"
would have persisted long ago from eXhau3'o
had II rot been supported and suppiieo ny eo"
tInual expeditions from this country III N'o
tim ~ orr own neutrality laws and treaty 3D.
LEGATIONS" The letter has been clrcuialeo ~
Germany in the form OF pamphlet and the
renoar,xab,e mart of It is that it was published
and circulated by man who is engaged In bus'.
, ness in this city. The following IS copy "a
the title-page OF the pamphlet:
rrnan - I*T GEEK
Act1TRARrN uFKRN EDWARD J. PHELPS
Tx Minister der Verenigen Staten IN hhsa"''
AcIirpARrx HEHnS tEyI p. M MOI E: ;;,uver-
Ex vicepraesGent der VCren gten Stsa una L"
neur des States New YORK
! cr.BANrsCHEN COLONIAL REGIERuNG
ms peu ,cie-Ubersez,
Edmupi Carl PRESS
. New York
Mr.. PRESS is a real estate dealer al NO. -
Iiber,v-st When a reporter for The TRIBUNE
c.,,ed on hin, and asked him to give some
information about the pamphlet ne OF lrs'
showed some excitement and asked angiliy'
why do YOU ask? Who are you? what tusi-
moss Is IL of vours?" He evidently Sat!sHe'
with the answer he received. and then siia ina.
he himself had made the translation ''hu "au
Il circulated Il saw the letter the Jay " came
out in The Herald. he said and lecihe" ~
make a translation of It. After dong so
called upon Mr. Rowland, OF the New-foiK
Herald am told him what had done. ne saiu
tina. he was willing for me to use the !et'@F
gave The Herald credit for having 'rst PuO
shed il. told him that couId nave useu .''e
letter without his permission as II vas CHI
mon property. but | wanted 70 20 nm inc euui
tesy OF calling. also SAID mat tor pono ed Wr
sake I would write to both Mr.. Morton and 'hr
Phelps about I. have letters from oo'h ''''s'
men approving Of what did. -...,..,
Mr. PRESS then volunteered the mt LIN he
that he had had no communication WIZ we
Standards about the matter. Il paid Tor tae
Whole thing myself" he added and IT. cost me
a large sum. OF course after ] pnoIlsn'1 IL
sent copies to the Spanish legation
Did you get any reply from them! vas
asked. t,
Mr.. PRESS hesItatcd d HIoHIt''' Ill" '''~'' 'N
mo" -,
what was your object IN translatinG and cir
culating tho pamphlet?
81 thought II might do some good
What possible good could come from }ircula'-
Ing Il in Germany"
"Wen. you see' said Mr.. PRESS, this was
done before war had been declared YOU mus,
know that AZ that time the German people lad
onl, vague idea q what was going on. IhAir
information was confined 20 an cccasilnat eT-
tract from sensational papers reprinted IN me
letter |
Il would be a good idea 10 enlighten them IS 70
the real STATE az things a.,
How many Of the pamphlets were sent out?
ct ebould no, care 10 saw on yes. there
vero a good many. II cost me a lot OF money
Mr. Preiss had 81 number Of copies Of the pam
phlet, and he allowed the reporter to have me