Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-26
ANEW YEARS
MESSAGE
BY ARTHUR P. WINDHAM ~
Copyright by American Press Asso-
. citation, 1911.

man entered aud said:
"Your excellency' sent for me. ! be-
heve"
"Ah, Won Arnheim," said the chan
cellor, locking up. II have very im-
portant mission for you. 1t is to tho
president of the United States ana
must be delivered on the lst or Janu-
ary, when the president receives the
diplomatic corps. | have selected this
day because NO attention will be at
tracted by q visit. and 1t need not be
known that call is on important dip
leMatic affairs. His majesty the en-
peror is desireus that the present stru3-
gle between Russia and Japan shall
cease. Japan is not able finascially
to carry on the war and must soon
give way on that account. This will
give the car a prspenasran rancs Of pow
er In the east ants sgenistic to German
and ether Interests. Ne power in Eu-
rope is 80 situated on account OF their
varied interests to propose mediation.
The only power cited for such par-
pess is the United States.
His majesty the emperor desires to
send by yeu to the president OF the
Heat republic a request that he will
propose to the czar and the emperor
Of Japan a conference with a view 10
q treaty Of peace. Since the ear
kRews Of the financial stress Of Japan
he does net wish the war to tsrmiHate.
bat IL a peace were proposed by the
president of the United States the
worlds opinion would Be 10 against
Russia's refusal to treat that she
would be obliged to yield. In few
weeks possibly he would win.
"Sheuld his emissaries succeed in pre-
venting you from delivering the mes
sage or delaying the eMpsror's request,
sblisins US to send another, the Iapa-
nese cause may collapse before . aupli-
cate could bs received Yeu may be
watched from the time you leave bsre.
Ven Arnheim left Berlin with the
dispatch the same evening. The Rus
SLAMS at the German capital did act get
wind of his mission until he had sail
ed, and there was only opportunity for
them to instruct the Russian emissa-
ries in America to endeavor to thwart
his design after his arrival Ia New
York. He had reached that city. or.
rather. Hoboken, across the Hudson
river, where the German steamers
land, and was driving through street
that leads to the station Of the Penn
sylTania railroad when an auto came
dashing along wildly. the chauffeur in
tentionally colliding with the cab in
Which the messenger sat. He lay for
q few moments stunned. and the chauf-
feur, looking back and seeing that be
did not move. sped on.
But Ven Arnheiu got up and With
difficulty walked southward til. he met
another cab. which he haiftd and
reached the Pennsylvania station with
out further mishap. He was obliged
to wait couple of h0ufs before q
through train left for Washington and
white walking to and frs n the sta.
ten saw man accompanied BY a Pc
hceHaH coming toward hiN.
That's your quarry" said the man
to the policeman. ARREST him. have
jnst come ever in the saae steamer
with kim. aRa he stole ny watch."
Despite his prstesta ttsas Yea AE0'
helm was taken to = PeIice station IN
Jersey City. and. being searched, a
watch that did net belong II I'm WA
fsuna II His pocket. Rather thaa make
hlnself kaswa aaa. havfag sta q week
before New Years day. hs stsod trial
the Aext morning anl was sentenced
to Jail fer six montks. On the way to
prison he asked those escsrhng him to
step into a saloon and have drink
While there be convinced them that
the charge was put up job. gave each
one of them $50 and was permitted to
leave the saloon by door In the rear
He had no further trouble on the
way to the station and hoped that be
might be permitted to reach the, CAPT
tai in peace. But he Was disappoint.
ed. Just before arriving at Philadel
phia a woman took a vaeant seat De
side htm aud as the tfass was passing
through the civ RAISED a erV, arese
With feigHea intIgnatt tea aHA aoaHsel
vsa ArAhefA q fsssiEHg har. hass,
Ing eat Of wtndsw. ahs beoss1e1 q
a pslicenal, wts get ists sGs sar. aa1
the wsm2R called upsh tan to arres,
von ArnheiM.
Here was aDsther detention. VoI
Arnheim. still unwilling to make n.
Identity public. stss1 tsial. several per
sons who had been ia the car WITH I'm
testifying that they saw " him endeavel
to take liberties With his accuser, and
he was sent up for sixty days.
It was now the 9th Of December
and but Eve days remained before
New Years day. Won Arnheim sent 6
message to the German minister Ia
forming him of his situation. A mem
ber of the German diplomatic corp.
visited the prisoner, received his mes
sage and returned to Washington Oh
the 31st Of December.
When the president the next day
gave his public reception the German
ambassador. watching his opportunity
spoke a few words to him In low
tone. The president replied in tht
same voice.
It was not very long after this thai
an announcement was made that the
president OF the United States had of
fered his services as mediator between