New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-06
OFFICIALS STUDY
PRECEDENTS FOR
GERMAN BREAK
Believe First Move Would
Be Leave Of Absence
for Gerard.
EMBASSY CLOSED
ONLY AS LAST STEP
Ceremonies Would Be in Charge
Of Eddie Who Recalls
Similar Occasions.

Similar OCCASIONS.
I.-- TIE Tr, 80 Fl-rtu'
Washington. June 3 Should the re-
lato.N between the United states and
Germany become so strained that this
country wanted 90 impress IFS displcas-
urc ou Germany g is probable that the
first stcu vo..d be the recall OF Am
bassaGor Gerard on leave Of absence.
This WoG pos mean Chat diplomatic
relations would be broken OF. The
embassy r Berlin would st.ll he open,
bat IN charge o. an attachc
A sim. liar leave O. absence for the
German Ambassador 20 this country
would NOT necessarily follow. However,
should tho situation become acute. tho
Cmhassy staff IN Bcr.n would be with
drawn and the affairs of this country
turned over % tie care of neutral
nation. Count Won Kcrustorf would
also receive 81 hint that his presence
was no longer desired. or he might be
handed his passports and the embassy
be closed AID ITS affairs placed in the
HANDS % some neutral government.
Ir'- would De complete severance
Of the diplomatic relations between the
two countries. l. would not necessarily
mean war. but i ) believed that
should relations between the United
States ard Germany reach this point
way wou.s be inevitable
The Severance o. diplomatic re.a-
tons in -te most formal way on rec
ord. where way did not follow, oc-
cured between France and Venezuela
'n 1905 during The SQuabble with the
Castro government over commercial
and financial transactions 70 which the
government Of tuezuela was a party.
The severance was conducted through
the State Department here.
Assistant Secretary OF State Fobert
Bacon. who later sat I'm the Roosevelt
Cabinet. informed Minister ". ".
Russell q. Caracas that the French
Ambassador had notified the United
States that i'm view o. the decision Of
me Venezuelan government the
French government saw no other
course than the breaking OF OF rela-
,i,re yri.t Venezuela. recalling its own
ot.-,.b d'oHsfr.e and handing pass
0o-.s ~ .ro Venezuelan Legate at
80.
,..,.. ,Hoi-
The enezueiah |nai'
He also informed Minister EusseI
that the French government had asked
inc United States 20 extend the usual
friendly Offices. taking over the !ega-
ton archives and assuming me tx
10 protect French citlzens ]" pNe-.h
sIe.a. The caance..oI o. '' ,o-,o;r ~
Legation was -'.. 4. 90, r,5sr the rro-
charge o. .'e I-..ls c...oe
tec-''" 81 .. I.- Minister Russell
-' -.-r+.-oo with the in
cameo ...5 ,i,..-o5 aha. the French
5..-.t~os loovo at once. and
eh..-'..G .bst II would be wise 20
-l..I 90 -e,.ai vessel 20 take him away.
So. .t,, .g.o weeks elapsed before
eco, was taken. when Min
p...-,I on horalf OF the Vene-
i''' '.-..~~-,.r- eekod f American
@'elH4 1,...'S N,erscilles Rordoaux
coy S''S Fr,rco would take
ana e' .to -ecor5s of the Venezue-
'."lN'
'", ~, p,esoU stated that the
- ,,...,,.rr,or+ had forbidden en-
..h." ',-.,,g,orar imnorts and
'Io.'c ,-..,.L ,.c-soi could touch a
lna' '' '''l
Ncnezn' IAN Fos r.,-- .o-.;,,od fro,,
ms S'"'e ooc ".e.il 1..o ~ All ~
January - 4','' ny - ~ d;e.
iaat year ".'-' Lo;SaS ,orr,sl
agreement H"1Ht
relations were fer'o''u'
Many PreCedents for Break.
Acoor5.r~ 20 department officials
No bevo made recent study Of the
,,-a.o5grte .to ,ct,,al break may come
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