The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-25
WILSON TO CHECK
MEDDLESOME
DIPLOMATS
Interview of Baron Won Sch0en
Resented BY President
MAY GET HIS PASSPORTS
Baron, Who Recently Left Japan,
Says Island Nation Wants
War with United States

Washington. Sept. 23.-President
Wilson has determined to put a stop
to public comments on the interna-
tional relations Of the United States
by diplocatic rep scsentatives of for
eign governments.
The presidents patience in this re-
spect became exhausted today when
he saw an interview with Baron VIII
helm Won Schoen of the German diplo-
matte service, who arrived he g last
week from Toxic, where he formally
was attached to the German embas-
sy In the interview, which Baron
Won Sehoen confirmed this afternoon,
the Germans diplomatist indicated
that Japan was inf icndly to the Unit
ed States and wanted war with this
country.
In the course OF the interview the
Baron said: Il have heard many per
sons in Japan say they believed war
with the United States was unavoid-
able There seems to be intense hat
ith lOi tilS AhitSu Cl.AtoS thiOuBIOut
Japan
Adminst alton officials were angry
over such statements, which they con
strued rs intended to incite bad feel
ing between Japan and the United
States.
By direction OF the president, Sec
rotary Bryan will call the attention
Of the German Ambassador, Count
Won Bernstorff, to the utterances of
Baron Won Schoen. In con
nection with this information,
it became known tonight that
Turkish Ambassador in Washington
would be arranged at the instance of
this government for his recent com
ment on affairs of domestic concern
to the United States in a newspaper
statement.
The Interview with Baron Won
Schoen was discussed by President
Wilson and Sec etary Bryan this aft
ernoon. 1t was said that in Baron Won
Schoen was still nominally attached
TO the German Embassy IN TOXIC, and
was merely PASSING through this coun
try, tho In.tcl S,.te5 Government
might be disposed TO overlook what
hc was quoted as having said BG, al
view OF the fact that he Is now regu-
larry attached TO the German Embas.
sy In Washington, his alleged oflonse
is of such a characte, that the Ad-
ministration regards it as impossible
to let II pass. Baron Won Schoen ar
rived in Washington few days ago
and was presented to the officials of
the state department on Monday by
Iianiol Won Haimhausen, the counse-
Ter of the embassy.
Tho interview as published was
shown to Baron won Schoen today. uo
said that he had been correctly quot
ed In his interview the Baron said:
81 have heard many persons in Jap
an say they believed war with the
United States was unavoidable. From
repeated statements Of this sort
have come TO believe that II is the
general opinion OF the Japanese peo-
pie. have seen frequent evidence
OF very strong anti-Amc lean feeling.
There seems TO be intense hatred for
the United States throughout Japan.
II have just come from Japan. hav.
ing been transferred to Washington.
An astonishing thing about the war is
the complete apathy of the Japanese
people toward il. The people have
no int est in it at all. In England.
Russia, and France there was really
an antiGcrman feeling. and patriotic
demonstrations for their own coun-
tries demonstrations for their own
count les were held. but nothing of
the kind took place in Japan. A
stranger In the country would not
know from appearances thai Japan
was at war"