Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-19
ST. LOUIS CONGRESSMAN
ADMIRES THE KAISER
SAYS EMPEROR WAS IN HAPPY
MOOD
Richard BarthoIdt Tells of Reception
to Americans in BerlIn-DecIines
to Disclose Words of Monarch.
Sees Magnificent Military Spectacle
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 1S.-Congressman
Richard Bartholdt, back from his
European trip, which included a visit
to Emperor William of Germany, whom
he interviewed as a member of the In
ternational Peace parliament, welcomed
number of his political and personal
friends Wednesday at his home, 1919
South Ninth street
Mr.. Bartholdt arrived in st. Louis
Friday night and wa met at Union
station by the members of his family,
his brother-in-law, B. L. Niedner, and
George Buehrmann, chief clerk in the
office of Revenue Collector Ben West
nus.
At the session of The Hague tribunal
Congressman Bartholdt was chosen to
draft a model arbitration treaty.
This document, Mr.. Bartholdt in
formed Port-Dspatch reporter was
practically completed.
To Stop sIoodshed
"If it is approved by all Of the ma
tions, and have every reason to be-
lieve that it will be-" said Mr.. Bar
tholdt, at will put an end to the she'd
ding of human blood on the field of
battle.
1T is provided in the first clause of
the proposed treaty tina. no nation shall
resort to war on the ground that its
honor has been wounded, but in all
such cases the controversy shall be sub
mitted to International arbitration.
I'm the event of war clause provides
that the territory Of the warning ma
tions and the time in which the war
shall be carried on must be restricted.
I'm this way no war can go on indefi-
nitely. | spent two months in Europe
at work on this arbitration treaty, and
In that time communicated with all the
leading authorities on international
law"
Concerning his visit to the kaiser, Mr..
Bartholdt had this to say:
Sees Military Spectacle
"'He who travels can tell tales SAYS
an old German proverb. but there are
cases when you cannot, should not
tell tales. ] regard the audience
which the kaiser granted me and five
other American congressman as one
of these cases. as far as it applies to
what was actually said by the Ger
man emperor. The circumstance of
the audience will make this entirely
plain. When in the absence of Am
bassador Tower his first secretary of
legation, Mr.. Dodge, conducted us into
the star chamber of the Berlin castle,
he said to me: No one can ever tell in
what manner the kaiser will receive an
audience. He may be very formal in
making his address to you gentlemen.
but he may also choose to be entirely
informal and engage you in unre-
strained conversation. In case he
does the former you, Mr. Bartholdt. as
the chairman of the delegates, will be
expected to formally respond. In the
latter case the matter will adjust itself
according to the kaiser's impulse
The kaiser talked frankly and I'm.
reservedly with us, and under these cir.
cumstances 1 felt that 1t would be i'm.
proper to repeat the utterances as IA,
as they related to international politics
we had been his guests practically
all day. He had sent imperial court
carriages to our hotel in which wt
were driven to the Tempelhofer field
10 view the grand show parade of the
Fifteenth regiment, forming the army
corps of the guard. Our carriages were
placed right next to the kaiser and hi.
star, those of our ladies directly be.
hind u.s. so that we had a splendid view
Of the grandest military spectacles
ever saw"