New-York tribune., 1909-12-11
GERMANY'S POLICY
TON SCHOEN'S SPEECH
Il Defence of Ton Bernstorfs s
Ctterdnces Here.

Berlin. Dec i0.-Herr Won schoen. seere-
tsty for Foreign Affairs took occasion TO-
day 20 express himself regarding the recent
Pan-Germsn criticism OF Count Bsrnstorn'
the German Ambassador 20 the Lnited
states. He said In part:
Representative Bassermann has touched
on the speech which Ambassador Won Bern
storff delivered not long ago at Philadei-
phis This incident has led TO excited utter
ancss from portion of the press. To the re-
sponsibilities ~ our representatives abroad
belongs the duty of opposing imputations
against our policy where IL is observable
that they injure our interests. Our repre-
sentatives have received general instruc-
tion to repel such suspicious OF our policy
By their personal authority and by public
speeches when they have reason 10 be as
sured that such utterances might be sue
cessful. Such a case is before us. 1t GER
fainly has not escaped your notice that
public opinion in America has been melted
against Germany. Repeated endeavors
have been made 10 arouse distrust of Ger
many by describing our policy as directed
toward war with Englsnd. and also that we
look toward America with the aim OF
founding great colonial empire in the
south of Brazil
TO make these assumptions plausible 70
Americans Utterances of Psn-German pub
licists, or. to be more exact. uttersnces
which are taken abroad 10 be Pan-Gsr-
manic. are quoted in whatever way silly
combinations are discovered i'm them. Such
publications are used by our enemies
arguments for suspecting Germany. One
must make q dis motion between the ae-
tivities OF the Pan-German Union as such
and individual Pan -Gernanstic uttsrances.
for which this union cannot be responsible
1t is remote from my habit TO identity
with the Pan-Germanic Union what ap-
pears in the press under their flag. ! only
make this observation that our Ambassador
10 the United States. Count von Bernstorff,
did not speak Of the Pan-Germanic Union.
His speech was directed against every
writer whose publications are Of a char
aeter TO do damage 70 our reputation
abroad and aid difficulties 70 the work OF
our diplomacy. The Pan-German politi-
clans cannot be made responsible for the
impItations of our foreign opponents, but
the fact is that the press hostile 20 Ger
many finds the greater part of It's wea pons
in the so-ealled Pan-Germanic literature
and identiies proposed plans found in that
literature with the policy Of the German
Empire
when such endeavors are apparent
must not our representatives take msas-
ures 70 oppose them7 In this sense Count
Won Bernstcrr undertook TO destroy the
spectre Of a German colonial empire in
South America. ! must also associate my
self with Count Won Bernstorff; otherwise
everybody knows that as 20 Won Bernstorff
one cannot inpute 20 him hostility against
good German patriots"
Herr Won Schoen's speech was greeted
with applause.
Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollveg. ad-
dressing the Reichstag again to-day. re-
viewed briefly Germany's foreign relations.
English statesmen among them Premier
Asquith, in recent speeches had defined
the establishment of good relations between
Great Britain and Germany as an impor-
tant task Of craftsmanship, The Chancel-
Tor added that he could reply sincerely. aud
with complete conviction and in accord with
these intentions. that the true interests of
both countries would be served 10 the ex-
tent that they approached each other IN a
realization Of these aims
The Chancellor referred to the friendship
between the Emperors Of Russia and Ger
many ana the good terms on which the two
nations lived, 20 the stesdfastness Of the
Triple Alliance. and to the Moroccan agree
ment with France
In conclusion. he said that certain cir
cles endeavored TO make II appear that
Germany had adventurous aims. dangerous
10 the worlds peace. and added that such
aims were unknown I'm Germany. which
kept on her way in great tranquility and
steadness