New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-30
THE WORLD" RETRACTS.
Says Synopsis Of Hale IRterriezc
Has UnfOunded.

The World" made public last night the follow
ing editorial retracton Of its socalled synopsis OF
the Hale interview with the German Emperor:
After painstakine inquiry THE World" frankly
declares that II finds no convincing basis OF fact
for the so-caIied synopsis of the Hale interview
With the German Emperor.
When prince Won BiiIow Informed the Berlin
correspondent of the Petit PsTsien that Tine
Worlds version of the interview ascri6ed to the
Kaiser "stupidly absurd words which he cannot
have uttered Inc German Chnnceor PTonognf Sea
correct conclusion to be drawn from its own IN
sive expressions imputed 10 the Kaiser are con
cerned. -, i.
persons Including his editorial chiefs in The New
York Times oice about his conversation Win NE ne
had hawked the manuscript OF the intsr affsr
afoum6 1ne Gn1oe h OF e5grv great volume
of gossip was in circulation When the Nora
obtained what purported to be a synopsis OF the
Rev DR. Hales own account Of the Kaiser re
marks it submitted the proofs Of the article 70 MIA
have made publication impossible Yet he contented
himself with the excsion Of seYeTs ieayins
every essential paragraph untouched .s
truly when D'i he made AFFIDAVIT that the Rev, DR.
Hale suggested changes whatever. eHcep. tiys d
n av his nc OWN tha{ fn synopsis was
wise Inaccurate His own corrections ma 70 90 1 fo
The Rev Dr., Hale plainly Wiling that ; The
SYNOPSIS Should be printed. provided he were, ieIt
free to disavov II afterward. AS a subordinate
empoye of our esteemed contemporary Inc iee sSi
toriaI manager Mr. William G. Reck, Is under
persnnaI obeations 70 the Kaiser for the ORDER
Of the Crown. and might sharply resent any pub,
lie betrayal of the Emperors conndenGe sGT,ii
self interest, while gratifying his extreme vanity
and his appetite for further International notorety
prietor chief editor nor any of the managers OF
THE World" had knowledge of thus sy ,5 a a
pear in the first edition, which is evidence OF the
an 70 STess vt late hour Of the night in the
honest belief that the Rev. DR.. Hale IN PersonaII
sGgTSctns the pT 6e left han ~
'sTbe world, nevertheless holds no brief tor me
AFRAID 70 aono ' Is entifIed TO the same measure
GeTmaa 1bs eve1v honorable newspaper should
accord to prince s d tP Ksser could not have
+sreaand least Of all to a total stranger-son1e
Of the 'stupidly absurd words attributed 20 n,
sTnopsis Of the Hale Interview as mistaken mis-
leading and misChievous.
with tho retractfon THE World" gave out COPY
Of 4 cable message to Chancellor Won Buo", ADMIT
ting that its published synopsis had no basis IN
fact. 1t reads;
After painstaking Investigation; The New w 9oFN
World finds no convincing basis Of fact for ITS PUPS
shed synopsis OF the alT II accepts Your
diet that the alleged interview ascriPed 10 me
Uttered As a matter of simple justice to the Ger
MAJ EPeaF e edto as eadSr on MONDAY morning
expressing lis sincere regret at the pbllca9on OF
ah5sIos Il was an Honest mistake committed
through OVerzeal- without the &noWtenStt ~
ff proprie tor or chief editor, and late at nlgt
that the article did appear in the first EDITION
Proofs OF the synopsis sent to the author OF me ~
teryeu- had been corrected In his own handWrlllnS
and This was naturally accepted IS evidence that
fhe article as printed was personally approved oy
him
When shown The Worlds retTacton, Mr. Hale
said. IT reneat that I told The World reporter
that his story was a sil Y fake from beginning to
end I reiterated this in the strongest language
and sent n warning TO Mr.. Van Hamm that ne
would make himself ridiculous If he printed such
composition