Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-01

to assure him that the report had no
foundation whateyerD, and even il ii
was, II was no excuse for the dis
graceful scenes which had taken place
He feared that would take home with
me a sorry impression OF Berlin man
ners in moments Of excitement In
fact, no apology could have been
more full and complete. 49,,
On the following morning. the 5th
of August, the Emperor sent one of
His Majesty'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 or 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 re-.
speeding the action or 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
titles of British Field-Marshal and
British Admiral, but that in conse-
quence of what mas occurred he must
now at once diyest himself of those
titles" --.% /. @,.-.s:s
would add that the above message
lost none of its aceroIty by the man.
ner of its delivery. - r. 1
On the other hand, / should like to-
state that received all through this
trying time nothing out courtesy at
the hands of Herr Won Jagow and the
officials Of the Imperial Foreign Of
flee. At about IL o'clock on the same
morning Count Wedell handed me my
passports-which had earlier in the
day demanded in writing-and told me
that he had been instructed to confer
with me as to. the route which / should
follow for my return 20 England. He
said that he had understood that II
preferred the 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 till the following morn.
ing. agreed to this, and he said that
might be quite assured that there
would be no repetition of the disgrace
full scenes of the preceding night as
full precautions would be taken He
added that they were doing all in their
power to have restaurant car attach
ed to the train, but it was rather a.
difficult matter. He also brought me
a charming letter from Herr Won Ja-
gov couched in the most friendly
terms. The day was passed in pack
ing up such articles as time allowed.
The night passed quietly without
e.. AZ -
force Of police was :sosted along the
usual route to the Lehrter Station,
while the embassy was smuggled away
in taxicabs to the station by side
streets. We there suffered no moles-
tation whatever, and avoided the treat.
ment meted out by the crowd to my
Russian and French colleagues. Count
wedel met us at the station to say
goodbye on behalf of Herr Won Jagow
and to Zee that all the arrangements
ordered for our comfort had been pro.
perly carried out. a retired colonel
1 Of the Guards accompanied the train to
the Dutch frontier and was exceeding
" kind in his efforts to prevent the
great crowds which thropged the plat
forms at every, station where we stop
ped from insulting us; ,but beyond the
yelling of patriotic songs and a few
jeers and insulting gestures we had
really nothing tn eornpIain of during
our tedious Journey To the Dutch from
tier. 81.
Before closing this long account of
our last DAYS in Berlin / should like
to place on record and bring to your
notice the quite admirable behaviour
of my staff under the most trying cir.
cumstances possible. One and all,
they worked night and day with
scarcely any rest. and / cannot praise
too highly the cheerful zeal with
which counsellor, naval and military
attaches, secretaries, and I. the two
young attaches buckled to their work
sar,i Inn+ thoir nerve sr,;yl, offor . valI.