The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-29
German Embassy Protest
Talk Against Capt.
Boy-Ed
MAY EVEN
DEMAND APOLOGY
Claim That Accusations in
Hamburg American Trial
Are Not Justified

Washington, Nov. 29.--The German
embassy, according to information from
an authoritative source, resents the ac'
cusatons which are understood to have
been made against Capt. Karl Boy Ed
German naval attache, in the trial IN
federal court at New York Of officials OF
the Hamburg-American line. 1t was said
Ambassador Won Bernstorh was prepar-
ing to file vigorous complaint with the
state department at the conclusion OF the
trial, asking at least for something in the
nature of retraction, and possibly for
an apology.
! The German embassy, it is understood,
has not yet decided just what form the
protest will take. A copy of the steno-
graphic report of the remarks of counsel
| for the government and the testimony
given at the trial is understood to have
been ordered from New York, so that
officials of the embassy may know exact
Ily what has been said in the courtroom
The embassy is particularly anxious to
determine whether Capt. Boyd was in
Guided by inference or otherwise in the
reference made by United States Assist
ant District Attorney Wood to the de-
PENDANTS in the case as "riding rough
shod over the laws of the United States,
treating them as If they were scraps of
paper"
1t was said by person in close touch
with officials of the embassy that ii was
felt that Capt. Boyd had been very
harshly treated in the circumstances, and
that too much had been made out Of his
connection with the case. The embassy
was further described as feeling that
Capt. Boyd had done nothing that, I'M
der the law, he did not have a perfect
right to do, and that, all things eonsid |
cred, he had done no more than naval
attaches of embassies Of the entente al
lies.
As to the form of the embassy's pro- |
test, it was said much depended on the
outcome of the trial. Should an aequit
tai result. the embassy might feel that !
in making complaint it would stand on
much firmer ground, as it could point
out, incidentally, that the defendants had
been freed of the charges
made by the government. Whether they
are acquitted or not, however. the belief
prevails in German circles that Capt.
Boy. Eds name was needlessly brought in,
md that needless things were said about
rim.
1t is known that Secretary lansing
himself has for several days considered
{ probable that the German ambassa-
Tor would make protest. The state
department. takes the position that the
lisbursing of funds did not mean that
he naval attaehe had done anything IL
egal. 4
The department has complete knowl-
dye Of all the evidence which was Sc. 4
ured in the case by the department Of q
ustice and the stated position OF Secre- i
airy Lansing is that nothing that may
e done by the department OF justice in r
eveloping its cases binds the state de- e
artment TO require the withdrawal Of {
nv diplomatic officer. II even has been h
inted that state department officials 5
re at loss to understand why the [
erman naval attache was brought into a
he case unless there was evidence that n
e directed the alleged Justification Of {
lanifests and clearance papers by Off L
als of the Hamburg American line. n
IL Is understood that the belief In II
erman circles is that, If there was any il
ilsihcation OF papers. IL must have been Il
he result Of an effort 10 prevent the n
lemies Of Germany from securing in. +,
,rmation which might cause harm 20 b
'me 20 her forces and ships. il