New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-18
PROF. SMITH TALKS
Of SCHLEPPENC0UR
Accuses Professor MunSterberg
of Hypocrisy and Coarse
Grained Malice"
ATTACKS AMBASSADOR HILL
SAYS Latter Blamed Berlin Un-
pleasantness on Harvard Ex-
change Professor, but
"Humored" Him.
ATTACKS AMBASSADOR HILL


Baltimore. March Il. - Professor
Charles Alphonse Smith, Of the Uni
versity Of Virginia. with Mrs. Smith and
their children. arrived here to-day from
Berlin. This evening he gave out a
statement concerning the contro ersy
over the Schleppencour. the exclusive I'M
perial court reception in Berlin. from
which Mrs Smith was barred. on Janu-
ary Is.
The professor made clear his feeling
toward Hugo Munsterberg. the Harvard
psychologist. Mr.. Smith is Edgar Allan
Poe professor of English i'm the Tni-
versity of Virginia. and went TO Berlin
as Roosevelt exchange professor at tie
University Of Berlin. Dr. Munsterberg
went to Berlin as Harvard exchange
professor
Professor Smith and Mrs. Smith be-
lieve that Professor Munsterberg made
II his business To prevent them from
attending tho Schleppencour, and Mr.
| smith made it equally clear that he felt
| that Amba ssador HiIl had misrepresent-
ed the truth 10 him in humorinG Pro-
fcssor Mrnstcrbcrg I'm his determination
that Professor and Mrs Smith should
not be presented at the reception.
! Professor Smiths statement follows:
When !. as Roosevelt professor, first
called upon Professor Munsterberg in the
/ Palace Hotel. i'm Berlin, in October last,
he told me that /. being an American
citizen. would hc presented at the
Schleppencorr, while he being German
citizen would not have this privilege. \
little later. i'm his inaugural address. he
again emphasized his German citizen
| shin. making il one Of the reasons why
he was appointed exchange professor.
Formal Court Function.
"rhc Schleppencour, II may he said IS
very formal court function. held IN
January. at which the invited guests
who are not Germans are presented to
| their maiesties through the ambassadors
of their respective countries. About
| three weeks before this function | called
Oh Ambassador Hill To learn whether 1T
! was his Intention 10 present me al the
! Schleppencour. He replied
Certainly your position as Roosevelt
| professor entities YOU to presentation.
| should have informed YOU sooner. but
took it for granted you knew. Make
whatever preparations are necessary, ana
/ shall notify YOU as to the preliminary
visits to he made.
"On January u, when all preparations
! had been made Mr.. Hill telephoned,
| saving that change had just been made
in the regulation governing the presen-
| ;a,ions at the SchoppencOur and that
/ his first secretary would call at once
! md explain. The first secretary declared
! that the new court ruling excluded such
| Americans as had already been pre-
! scented to their majesties. and mas
much as | had this honor at my in
! augural address on November I'D |
,ould not be invited To- the Schleppen
! cour. but would he invited 10 the court
| functions that the Scheppencour in
| augurated.
"He added that the new regulation
/ was made necessary DN tac croNuIiR AZ
the SchlDppencour lie did not mention
! Professor Munsterbcrg's name. except
when asked how many besides myself
would be excluded 10y the new ruling
| He mentioned four among them Profes-
sor Munsterberg This was surprise,
sincc Professor Munsterberg had told me
marc than once that he was barred by
his German citizenship.
An Embarrassing Position.
| "of course the new ruling put ne IN q
very embarrassing position. since IL was
announced only few days before th'
Schleppencour. | answered, however al
questions of friends and acquaintance
bv explaining to them the situation eX'
oc,lv az II had been explained To me.
"on January 80 however. called 10y
a,rointment on Ambassado liil, anc
81, him that since | had seen in the lis
- those present at the Schleppencoul
tho names of persons whom | had beer
ass,,,ad would be excluded 10y the new
ruiine desired more light on this ruling
After expressing admiration for my bear
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