Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22
AMERICANS LAUD
GERMAN COURTESY
Returning Passengers on the
NieuW Amsterdam Sign Tes-
tim0niaI to Teutonic Care.
1877 CITIZENS OF U. S.
AFFIXED SIGNATURES
Declare Their Treatment While in
the Empire Was Generous and
Hospitable.

Strong testimony to the exercise of
every courtesy and every care" by
the German people and officials on be-
half of Americans within the confines
of the German empire since the out
break of the great war is furnished
by passengers of the Holland
liner Nieuw Amsterdam, which locked
in New York yesterday
An open letter. addressed to the Presi-
dent of the United States, contradicting
any impression that Americans have
been ill-treated in Germany, was drawn
up and signed by the passengers on
that vessel returning to their homes
from Germany, no less than 7S7 citizens
of the United States, and including
several from the District of Columbia,
coming from thirty-six different states,
having affixed their signatures to the
document.
The letter is headed: Help to Spread
the Truth" and is dated atlantic
ocean. September 81. 1914"
We, the undersigned citizens of the
United States of America" runs the
document, believing from cables, let
tiers and newspapers received by us
that there is in America widespread
opinion that Americans have been ac-
corded i'll treatment in Germany, beg
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United States the following statement
Every Courtesy and Care.
| I'VE have no desire to discuss the
causes leading to the present European
war, its aspect at this time or its pos
sible result. We wish only to state
who have been in Germany during
MI A1cy rot
have been accorded every courtesy and
every care.
THE experiences of the generosity
shown by Individual Germans are
legion and will be related wherever
the recipients and their friends go: but
TO the German government itself great
leseolt ana thanks are due. Even be-
Tore the arrival of the relief commit
tee from America the German authors
ties had taken prompt steps to secure
the comfort of their American guests.
AZ Tune when all the railway facili-
Ties were required by the army. special
trains were run to carry Americans 10
Holland. American automobilists were
granted the same privileges as the
lGermans and suffered far less than did
the natives from the occasional over
Izealousness of the local guards
During the days when international
nnances We're unsettled, certain bank.
ers and municipal governments made
| - PoSSiuie ior many Americans to
draw on letters of credit. When Eng.
lands declaration of war tended &c
render people suspicious of those who
spoke English. the newspapers sys.
tematically urged every one to be kin0
to Americans; and the police of the
various cities were most scrupulous to
give their full rights to all who could
establish their American citizenship
In truth. the attitude of all Germany
throughout this whole situation has
t,aAr nf
the safety and comfort of all the
strangers within her gates
I'VE desire that this statement NAV
be taken as it is intended, a simple
token of appreciation for a people
who, with all their difficulties, have
kept sane and have accorded to Ameri.
cans protection and hospitality.
I'VE, the undersigned. make this
| statement, relying on the fairness and
justice of the American people"
Capital Folk Sign.
Among the names signed to the letter
lare: Christian Heurich and Mrs 7. De
witt Talmage Of this city. Mrs. Thomas
IL. Walsh, wife of Senator Walsh of
Montana; Philip c. Rand, Meriden.
lConn.; Rev. Howard C. Robbins, New
York city; George W. Stewart. Boston,
idirector of music department. Panama
Pacific exposition; Rev. Prof. William
| walker rockwell, Union theological
Seminary, New York city; Miss Ida P.
Mexican. teacher Cleveland, Ohio, school;
DIR. Janet Perkins. botanist. Chicago;
Mrs: ]: W. palzell Pittsburgh. Pa: Rev.
Prof. c. B. Hedrick. Middletown. Conn
lie. B. Wolfram, publisher New York
Herald; August A. Busch Of Anheuser-
Busch Company, st. Louis; Walter w
Schultz, commissioner of Panama-Paci-
ic exposition, San Francisco; Harlan
Page. mayor of Germantown. Pa;
iTheordore Spiering, musical conductor,
formerly of New York Philharmonic So
ciety; Oscar Fehrer. portrait painter,
Sew York city: Rev August Hoeiny,
Frybur Pa; R. Dallmeyer, Jefferson
City. Mo-; Karl Schneider, musical d.
| ector PHILADELPHIA: Rev. H. Josef OfReP.