Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-27

ment In washIngton--to your cores
lpondenL
The Interview was held directly with
: Baron Mumm, adviser TO the German
foreign office In American, Chinese
J land Japanese affairs.
Harton Mumm, who speaks Eng
. llish fluently, was secretary OF the
/. Legation In Washington iSss-lss2. and
minister pro tenn 10 the United States.
.l1S9s. lie WAS minister 10 China, 1900
zoe in the six difficult years succeed
ling the Boxer rebellion. and ambas-
lsador 10 japan In le0e-l9l1.
When the interview was completed
III was typewriter and submitted 10
the Ger man foreign office for appfo-
lval. The German foreign office az
first entirely disapproved OF the arti-
elr, rather on account OF its manner
than because Of It's substance. which
llt was acknowledged has been faith
fully interpreted.
However. Baron Mumm. with his
deeper knowledge OF how things nre
done, written and said In the United
States persuaded his conferes that the
informally Of the conversation as re-
ported would, if anything, cause II TO
he more widely read In America. ~.
I first explained to Baron Mumm
that the American public had 10 far
heard little but the Anglo French side
Of the catastrophe now taking place
In Europe owing TO the control by
THOSE governments of the Atlantic ca
blcs to the United States. the control
by the Russian and japanese govern
ments OF the Pacific cables TO the
limited states. and the practical stop
ping Of mail from Germany.
Wish Americans Informed.
The answer was that the German
government understood this situation
perfectly and regretted II greatly, be-
cause II WAS It's wish to have the en-
tire facts in the matter laid freely be-
fore the American public.
Barren Mumm continued that the
German government realized that the
impression had been spread In Ameri-
en- that Germany and the German
emperor had wished for this world
wide war, provoked II. and preclpitat-
ed II, whereas Germany h0d made ev-
Iery possible effort, first, to keep RUS
sla from fighting Austria: second 10
keep France neutral In the event OF
Russo German war: third, 10 Keep
England neutral in the event Germany
found herself forced to fight AZ two
frontiers. and. qourN1-obyiously(t
hoped that the Japanese would be
able to restrain themselves from the
raid on kiao-chow In China.
Germany Not Insane.
"Germany IN not insane" declared /
baron Mumm vigorously, "and unless /
you think us insane how can you be-
lieye that we wished TO fight the world |
lust for the fun of It.? No. the en-
peror'a quarter century of peace gives
the lie 10 that impossible conception. /
Russia fought us because we are the
outpost Of the west and she Is the out
post OF the east in Europe--tust as you
arc the outpost of the west on the
Pacific and Japan of the east.
Russia supported her Slav brothers
in servla and we we're forced to sup
port our German brothers In Austria.
Race against race. people against peo-
ple, occldent against orient, civilization
against semi barbarism-such things
have always been IN history, perhaps
always win be. But when the west,
when England and France attacked us
in The rear--O the dav may soon come I,
when they regret that!f
''Tnen this is not a dynastic war. n
quarrel of kings asked, "when kings
plnv the snort of kings TO see who
nlavs IL hest"
~ could properly be offended at 4
such question" was the grave an
swer. ''but | will endeavor not to be,
because | see II Is possible you could Il
helieve even momentarllv such a mons
irons hing.
Germany N Fighting PIT.
ITO 10 hack 10 the beginning. we {
stood IN the center OF Europe. with a
hostile nation on each side of us, For
centuries we were the maneuvering
ground for foreign armies, spanIards, !
Dutch English. Russians. Poles. Buhe-
mlans' hut especially the French, have
drenched our soil with each others. L
with their own and with our blood for
centuries That was when the snort of !
kinrs was PLAYED, IL YOU like and we !
were The playground
"Elnnllv WE Germans became self
We realized after n long.
Ione time that we must fight beside /
each other. NOT against each other. f,
Prussia was The nucleus whence this I
spirIt spread over what il now.the EN-. II
nire Nopoleon's iron heel trod It's
ron into our souls. and with tears and
MISTAKES ana blood We slowly made |
nropress In 1s70-7f under the first
l,mperor willlam--the f3reat.-~we call I
nim--and bismarck. the German en- {
plre was horn. In commerce arts !
ma science. The works of peace. 1t has /
grown. perhaps as fast as your own i
country, certainty faster than any {
,ther" g
Certainty faster than ours IN the t
,rts." / suggested. "lf not also IN COM {
nerce and science. II
secs English jealousy.
"Tbat Is the EXPLANATION. the down ],
light Fundamental explanation. OF Eng
ands entrance into this war; he ex- {