New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
London. April 4.

a, Berlin rang through the iano' II was
Iteration Of the utmost gravity. and
- he met at once II the mischief IT
we're to be prevented. l went TO
Re - Pauucefote early that morning and
ind him in no little anxiety. He said
al once;
ten YOU nothing
asked Lord Pauncefote 10 consider
ratpre Of the accusation against
he source Of It. the worldwide
.rhlicitv given to It, and the effect OF
18th here and at home. on his posi-
,,or as Ambassador.
yes I have thought Of all that but II
a. not consistent with my position as
,-,hssssdor - be drawn into personal
..,,rovArsv. I shall make no reply.
f, Pe,ter thar should suffer than that the
,i,,srests Of my government and the
e. ,-,srdship Of the two countries should
suffer"
Then saw what ought 10 have I'M
s.rs,ood q, first. that Lord Pauncefote
-, only put aside his own welfare and
,sru,stion. but that his refusal to eN-
,l,in snranE from his belief that any eX-
.ls,ation. since IL must he controversial
.,rl5 he 70 the detriment Of the great
,,br- interests ne had at heart. You
',rl5 read IL i'm his face; care laden
,,o,s distressed He looked older
,sar Yesterday. bent. half broken. me
.sbo, fred from Berlin had reached him'
.-re was stricken man. In his thought
o. his country he was doing injustice
o.. himself saw IL was useless to talk
- hin, NJ The wrong and outrage he was
ss1sd to endure. There was but one
srnss, 70 make. and ! made it,
Lord Pauncefote / viii do as you are
dining will leave YOU and your CHAR
.,,e, and bonor-for both are assailed-
IN. If the question. What ask you Is
.-o,, regard 70 your Government. which
q. sess1ed through Won. and from regard
- the two peoples whom YOU have done
G., much % bring together to let the
truth he known
He thought and presently SAID.
NO do not see il as you do. and /
..- say nothing 10 YOU as Times cor
respondent But you are my iriend anu
v-il tell YOU the facts in confidence
so he began the story given in my last
letter NJ which I knew already the SUBJ
stance. But as he went on / saw that il
81 This was in confidence l could no
,.,,s- rse as they ought to be used the
fscts had learned at the time from
o.be- sources. and l interrupted his mar
ratve
Lord Pauncefote this is far too serl-
o.,. m no handled as a private matter ne
tween Won and me. l can listen 10 no
more i'm confidence. Either our 'dlN
,r-~+ end here or YOU must leave IL 10
~, discretion to deal with the Whole DIS l
think right
Aeain he hesitated. and rose 10 So
b,- finally ne said.
.0eu Won may be a better judge than
~ rrri,o interests at stake. II YOU
,.,r consider those alone You may pun
,.b so much as YOU Judge neeoto''
-, he vent over the whole business
-. sstd-the narrative save-lh
lat letter was based partly OH
..-.ofo,e.s statement. partly ON o'i''
'-."-o,, What I am concerned 10
80 clear now is the absolute Joy CIV.
- aisir+erestedness Of the Anoa SCI.
a-'. 80, tbsse cslumnies had been nuns
= he had finished asked a L..
"nen N7 --.tob he answered. Then /
sad ia use all
49,. ss I think proper on'S w. 49, 80
,ps+ hope it may be p'sS'O', ~
e aT the essential facts IN IHe
SCI s.11s a. ,-,+bout explaining that any o'
tsm came from you. - the
ON that We parted and ven, 80 the
p-sei5ent. His first "oru9
e. ae Lord Pauncefote s.
..r vro7 why you have come ,..,...
o., he vent on in q very oine'e"'
tone: .-.,o, before il
-.1ad Not only do I not believe ''ii7
= a., s,or, hut I know it Is false !
rord Pauncefote TO be lncapa''0
80 an act unfriendly TO TINS
80 he has been Ambassador iie
with all his heart 70 promote
s.'' Nm between England and US Il
49, I'D and done what Holleoen
- hin, Of il would have been dis
bir,salf and treacherous 10 US
~. ,s incapable of that. He Is incapao.7
o. arvtbing but true and honoraole 'o'-
duct" .r,..-. .bs+ VOL
SAID that" character
istc .. hut not
r obevsd al the time. But Mr.. koose-
49,. d. ~ longer President and l am
~ longer Times" correspondents il,
g case Of cessGnte rdtto"e' ceSSo'
ilr We shall never again stand 20
each other in the relation in which We
ne, stood. The reason for his caution
Vas evident. AS # no longer eXis'S'
homo he will hold me absolved from a
rror,ise which I kept as he meant II 10
Be- kept. while there was any necessity
TO- teening IL. The jealousies Of those
dsys are. ] trust, extinct
cabled the full story 10 THE Times.
IN which IL appeared next morning IL
vas abatement which. on the face OF
e. was based upon knowledge and upon
rroducib1e evidence. That and its ap-
pesrance in THE Times" killed the
Berlin fiction dead. There was SOFT o.