The Washington times., 1908-11-08
Teutons Fear Consequences
of Utterances Of Emperor
Printed in Magazine.
ACCEDES
TO THE REQUEST
In Article Ruler Discusses Freely
Things Diplomats Fear Might
Cause War in Europe.

NEW YORK, Nov. I'm the cause OF.
peace, the Century Magazine Company
has resigned 10 the pressure brought 10
bear by the German embassy and the
state Department and granted the GIi-
thor OF its heralded Evening With fLe
German Emperor permission TO with
draw the article containing Kaiser VII
helms aggravating discussion of world
politics.
In establishing this precedent in tie
history OF American magazine DI.bli-
cation, the Century Company mas en-
tailed a less OF many thousands OF dol
lars, since the entire December edition
Of the periodical was on the press and
ready for binding when the decision
to withdraw the article was reached
This in itself would be sufficient proof
Of the Importance attached by the Ger
man government TO the prevention OF
the articles publication, but from au-
thoFitative sources have been learned
many Of the causes underlying the
action.
In its brief announcement today, the
Century Company states that it with
drew the article at the request Of Wiz
liam Bayard Hale, the author, an
z1lAAEAALuA l4- 1EiuAiEl ALltA-A tAA Al-N .ta--A
OF a New York paper.
Gives His Reasons.
Mr.. HaIe's reasons for the request
are given as recent circumstances
that compelled him to take the action.
Beyond this. neither the publishers nor
Mr.. Hale would speak today.
From its Berlin correspondent The
Times learned today that the Century
Companys published announcement OF
the article as a feature OF the Decem-
Der number had sent a thrill 0f alarm
through Germany and aroused the press
OF thar country 10 an urgent protest
against permitting more of the kaiser's
disturbing views to be made public.
Several Of the papers suggested ma
tionaI subscription for the purchase OF
the entire edition of the magazine. The
embassy at washington had been ad-
vised to suppress the article if posi-
bic.
Investigation here soon brought to
light the fact that the Century's wide
" advertised article on the German
Emperor was a tender issue with the
heads Of the publishing company AT
the outset, they would neither affirm nor
deny their reported intention TO with
draw or permit the withdrawal Of the
article. but later they were induced to
make public the statement mentioned
above.
Embassy Takes It Up.
II was then learned that starting
with the Emperor and Chancellor Won
Buelow, the objection to the publica-
ton Of the article had been taken up
by the German embassy at Washing
ton, and I'm turn referred to the State
Department.
{ The great disturbance by the inter
view with the Kaiser published recently
In the London Telegraph melted the
fears OF the foreign office lest the Cen
tury article should contain even more
disturbing utterances of his majesty.
Internal disruption might have fol-
lowed the publication OF the article, it
/ is said, and every effort was bent to-
ward inducing its author and his pub
( fishers to realize the danger. Mr.. Hale.
it Is believed. was quickly convinced
that the German point OF view was the
correct one. and willingly sacrificed the
personal prestige and professional ad-
vancement bound TO accrue 20 him
from the publication OF so important
an article under his signature.
When the proposal was first advanced.
the Century Company hesItated to incur
| the heavy financial loss of such an ac-
| tion. and what was still more important
to them, disappoint their many readers
who were anticipating the advertised in
| tervieW with the Kaiser
Question Is Unique.
/ The situation involved two points Of
| view and an issue unique in journalism.
| The publishers could have refused TO
withdraw the article, and even enhsHc-
/ ed its value by advertising the fact that
it was of a startling nature and had
| brought a continental power 30 its
/ knees
such an action, it is said. would have
resulted disastrously to Germany, and
| opened up the possibly Of an interna-
tional conflict
The publishers, baekai by Mr.. Hale's
urgent request, took the other course
I and the original manuscript. every proof
| and every printed word of the article
/ have been destroyed. 1t is as though
the Kaiser had not graciously granted
! an obscure American newspaper man an
| interview on his royal yachting trip IA
Norwegian waters last summer and aui-
| icably discussed past. passing and pros
| peetiye world events and later. author
/ lied the publication Of the same.
Hale did the only geutIemanly thing
/ sale a close friend OF the artiole's
author today. ''Hs undoubtedly had
story that would hRyo mad8 him knGwA