The Washington times., 1905-09-27
OUR CONGRESShEN
TATTLED ON HIN,
KAISER ASSERTS
Violated Confidence in
Repeating " Yellow
Peril" Talk.
JAPANESE COMPLAINED
William, in Trying to Con-
vert Americans, Got :
Into Trouble.
JAPANESE COMPLAINED

BERLIN. Sept. s!.-The publication IN
American newspapers OF the remarks at
tributed to the Kaiser in regard to the
yellow peril at the time Ia gave audi
ence to the party Of American Congress-
men has had a diplomatic sequel, and
as a consequence the Congressmen wh,
repeated the words Of his majesty were
accused OF a direct breach of etiquette,
and of violating the confidence Of the
Emperor The conduct of these Con-
gressmen has been characterized by
German officials as disgraceful.
The reports of the Kaisers utterances
which appeared in American news
papers were transmitted to Japan.
where they caused a great deal OF COM
ment and aroused the ire of the Japanese
government The japanese minister in
Berlin, was instructed TO make formal
representations TO the German govern
ment protesting against such public
demonstration OF hostility to Japan.
Mikado Objected.
The japanese minister made his pro-
test to Baron ven Richtofen, in the ab-
sence Of Chancellor Won Ruelow. but tho
baron's explanation of the matter was
not satisfactory Accordingly, the min
lister went to Baden-Baden TO see Prince
Won Buelow personally. He was thea
given satisfactory assurance that the
kaiser's words had been grossly mis-
represented
The whole blame was put upon the
American Congressmen. 20 whom the
statements were made The Kaiser
oDly received the party in private aud
fences, it was declared, with the un-
derstanding that the conversation was
to be private The Americans abused
the honor which was conferred upon
them.
Playing Missionary.
The party of Congressman. when they
passed through here. after their visit
to the Kaiser, gave the impression, in
conversation. that Kaiser Wilhelm did
make the anti-Japanese remarks that
have been attributed to him by Congress-
man McNary- According to the version
given here. the Kaiser evidently under
took a missionary task in an attempt
to bias the minds of the Congressman
against Japan
The fact that his views have been
made public has interfered with his
plan TO convert the Congressman. and
has reacted on himself. Americans
here take the. view that the Kaiser
brought criticism upon himself for
undertaking the task of influencing the
minds of the Congressman who visited
him.
The Congressman who were receiv-
ed by. the Kaiser on September ), in
cludcd Representative LittIedeid OF
Maine; Bartholdt. OF Missouri; Waldo.
Of New York; McNary, of Massachu-
setts, and Barchfeld, or Pennsylvania.
Were Net Yarning.
Congressmp Bartholdt issued a state
ment in Berlin last Saturday in behalf
of all the men received by the Kaiser
regulating all responsibility in connec-
ton with the circulation of unfounded
reports of the Kaisers utterances. Mr..
Bartholdt declared that the Congress-
men appreciated the honor of the re-
ception by the Kaiser too keenly to
commit the indiscretion of publishing
false reports of a private conversation.
The NatiOnal-ZeitunS, a leading Lib
eral organ, retorted by saying that
Congressman BarthOldt had telephoned
TO its office the report OF the conversa-
tion with the Emperor which it pub
lished-