The sun., 1914-09-12
German Statesman Begged
Ambassador to Avoid
Rupture.
WARNED AGAINST WAR
FOR "SCRAP OF PAPER"
Neutrality Often Violated,
He Told Representative
of Great Britain.

VI
to disturbances II was the 'pestllential
Tdoebidtt. which had somehow got hold OF
the news, that had upset his calculations.
He had heard rumors that the mob had
been excited to violence by gestures made
and missiles thrown from the embassy.
but he II sure that that was not true Il
was able soon to assure him that the re-
port had no foundation wh1tever), and
even IL II was. II was no excuse for the
disgracefui scenes which had taken place.
He feared that I would take home with
me a sorry impression of Berlin manners
In moments OF excitement In fact, no
apology could have been more full and
complete.
"On the following morning. tho 9Th of
August the Emperor sent one OF his
Ma Jesty's aides-de-camp TO me with the
following message:
:" The Emperor has charged me to
express TO your EXcellency his regret
for the occurrences of last night,
but TO tell you at the same time that
you will gather from those occurrences
an idea OF the feelings OF his people
respecting the action of Great Britain
In joining with Other nations against
her old allies OF Waterloo. His Maj
esty also begs that you will tell the
King that he has been proud OF the
tiles of British Field Marshal and
British Admiral. but that In conse-
quence OF what has occurred he must
now at once diyest himself Of those
titles
II would add that the above message
lost none OF Its acerbity by the manner
OF it's delivery.
"on the other hand. should like to
state that ] received all through this try
ing time nothing but courtesy at the
hands Of Herr Won Jagow and the officials
OF the Imperial Foreign Office. At about
II O'Clock on the same morning Count
Wedel handed me my passports-which !
had earlier in the day demanded In writ
ing-and told me that he had been in
s1ructed to confer with me as to the
route which should follow for my return
to England He said that he had under
stood that | preferred thr route via the
Hook OF Holland to that via Copenhagen
they had therefore arranged that ! should
go by the former route. only | should have
to wait tn the following morning. I
agreed to this. and he said that | might
he quite assured that there would be no
repetition of the disgraceful scenes of the
preceding uight. MS full precautions would
be taken. He added that they were doing
all in their power to have restaura Mt
car attached to the train. hut II was
rather nlUlcut matter. lie aISp brouENt
me charming letter from Herr Won
Jagow couched in the most friendly terms.
The day was passed In packing up such
articles as time allowed.
THE night passed quietly without any
incident In the morning a strong force
OF police was posted along the usual route
10 the Lehrter Station. while the embassy
was smugsled away In ,aNi cabs 70 the
station by side streets. We there suffered
M a and avoided the
treatment meted out by the crowd to my
Russian and French colleagues. Count
WNic. met us ~ thc station to say good
los On bchnlf OF Herr Won Jagow and to
Sec that nj the arrangements ordered
for our comfort had been properly car
ried out. \ retired colonel OF the Guards
accompanied tie train to the Dutch from
t.,-. and was exceedingly kind in his
EFFORTS 20 prevent the great crowds which
th.unged ,hc platforms At every station
wu.ro We stopped from insulting us but
beyond the yelling of patriotic songs and
q ~ J,els and insulting gestures We had
really nothing 20 complain OF during our
tedious jout.I,! TO the Dutch frontier
Before closing this long account of our
last days IN Berlin l should like TO place
on record and bring TO your notice the
quito admirable behavior of my staff under
the most trying circumstances possible.
On. and all they worked night ana day
with scarcely any rest. and cannot praise
TOO highly the cheerful zeal with which
counsellor, naval and military attaches.
secretaries. and the two young attaches
buckled to their work and kept their
nerve with oft.n n yelling mob outs de
aud inside hundreds of British subjects
clamorng for advice and assistance. I
was proud to have such a staff 10 work
with, and feel most grateful 10 them all
for the invaluable assistance and support.
often exposing them TO considerable per-
soma. risk. which they so readily and
rhcerfully gave to me.
81 should also like TO mention the great
assistance rendered to us all by my Ameri-
can coll tague. Mr.. Gerard. and his staff.
Undeterred by the hooting and hisses
with which he was often greeted by the
mob on entering and leaving the EN-
bassy, his Excellency came rept atedly to
see me to ask how he could help us and
to make arrangements for the safety or
stranded British subjects. He extricated
many of these from extremely difficult
situations at some personal risk to him
self, and his calmness and savoir-faire and
his frmness In dealing with the Imperial
authorities gave full assurance that the
protection OF British subjects and inter-
ests could not have been left In more
efficient and able hands
81 have &c,
wv L. GosCHEN."