The sun., 1914-09-18
AMBASSADORS REPLY.
Count Won BcrnstorH and DR.. Du bn
Attack "whitc Paper"

Both Count Johann Won Bernstorff Ger.
manys Ambassador TO this country, and
Dr. Constantin Dumba, the Austrian en-
Noy, stirred by the issuance OF the latest
white paper" from London, dealing with
the rupture between Russia and Germany
and Austria. issued statements from the
Rita-Carlton yesterday afternoon taking
exception to the assertion OF Sir Maurice
de Bunsen. former Ambassador to Jenna,
that Germany had made peace impossible.
They contradicted some of the white
paper statements and reiterated former
declarations that Russia, not Germany,
was the real aggressor.
The Ambassadors lntmated strongly
that the British white paper containing
Sir Maurice's assertions was written
wholly from a partial viewpoint and
was not AN absolutely true statement OF
the facts.
Charges UIterior Purpose.
In Ambassador Won Bernstorff's own
words the despatch was written in Lon
don for the purpose of defending the Brit
ish policy"
Ambassador Won Bcrnstorff dictated the
following statement To a reporter for THE
SUN, which he said was the only comment
he cared TO make on the question
According TO the white paper as pub
lished here Sir Maurice de Bunsen Is
supposed to have written his report on
September /. several weeks after he left
his post, NO that evidently the despatch
was written In London for tho purpose of
defending the British policy
The second point is this: Sir Maurice
de Bunsen comedies what has always
been inserted on the German side. that
Austria had made very great concessions.
which ought to have satisfied Russia.
These concessions were transmitted "a
Russia on July 80 The only answer ever
received to these concessions from Russia
was not as Sir Maurice claims. the
partial mobilization Of the Russian army
but the mobilization OF the whole army
against Austria and Germany. and on July
81 Russian troops crossed the German
frontier.
when Germany asked for an eNplana-
tion OF these facts we never received
an answer at all. so naturally we had
to regard ourselves as in a state OF war
with Russia"
Count Won Bernstorff asked that this
statement be read TO Ambassador Dumba
In the apartment adjoining his. When
the Austrian envoy had heard the Counts
expression ~ opinion he said
81 agree absolutely with what Count
Won Berns,orir said I should like. how
ever in passing TO say this: For two
DAYS there were no conversations hetw aen
the Austrian Ambassador to Russia and
the Russian Foreign Minister When
these were resumed by the Austrian Am
bassldor Il was done In consequence OF
stringent request of the German i'm
perial Chancellor Won liollweg
addressed to Count Rcrchtold. the Aus
,ran Foreign Minister. This IL the bes
proof OF the German Governments peace
loving attitude"
| Ambassador Won Berns'orn announced
| Yesterday that he had officially Informed
the United States Government that Ger
| many looks upon all CHARGES OF German
atrocities as pure inventions"
This statement was made by the Am.
hnssador In renlv to query asking for
! his opinion OF the Belgian commissioners
! report to President Wilson.
81 do not think that I need answer
| that question" said arc Count "sinc,
every American newspaper prints report
here to-day from American correspon