Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-29
BERNSTORFF TO
PROTEST NAMING
BOY.ED IN TRIAL
German Embassy Resents ACCUSE
tions Understood to Have Been
Made Against Captain by
Prosecutor.
A RETHACTIoN OR APOLOGY
Effort to Be Made TO Learn il At
tache Charged with Riding
Roughshod" Over U. s. Laws.
ACTION TO WAIT ON VERDICT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-The
German embassy, according to infor-
nation today from authoritative
sources, resents the accusations
which are understood to have been
made against Captain Karl Boy-ed'
German naval attache here, in the
trial in federal court at New York
Of officials Of the Hamburg-American
line. II was said Ambassador Won
Bernstorff was preparing to file a
vigorous complaint with the State de-
partment at the conclusion Of the
trial, asking at least for something
in the nature OF a retraction, and
possibly for an apology.
The German embassy It is understood.
has not yet decided Just what form the
protest will take. \ copy OF the steno-
graphic report Of the remarks OF counsel
for the government and the testimony
sivon az the trial IL understood 10 have
been ordered from New York so that Of
fioals OF the embassy may know exactly
what has been said In the court room.
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The embassy IL particularly anxious TO
determine whether Captain Boy-ed was
included Ly inference or otherwise In the
reference made by Assistant United
states Attorney Wood, to defendants in
the case "a riding roughshod over the
laws OF the United States, treating them
as Il they were scraps Of paper"
It was said by person in close touch
l. - ,haau kaf
felt Captain Boy-ed had been very
harshiy 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
Captain Boy-ed had done nothing that,
under the law, he did not have q perfect
right TO do and that. all things con-
sidered, he had done no more than naval
attaches os embassies of the entente
allieA
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As to the form OF the embassy's pro-
test. it was said much depended on the
outcome OF the trial Should an acdulttal
result the embassy might feel that. in
making complaint. II would stand upon
, much firner ground as Il could point
out, incidentally. that the defendants had
themselves been freed OF the charges
made by the government. Whether they
are acquitted or not however the belief
prevails in German circles that Captain
Bay-ed's name was needlessly brought In
and that needless things were said about
him.
1t is known that Secretary Lansing
himself has for several days considered
IL probable that the German ambassador
would make a protest The state depart
ment takes the position that the dis
bursing OF funds did not mean that the
naval nttache had done anything Illegal
The department has complete knowl-
edge OF all the evidence which was
secured in the case by the Department OF
Justice and stated the position Of secro-
tary Lansing is thnt nothing that may
be done by the Department Of Justice ia
Development OF its caSes binds the state
department to request the withdrawal or
any diplomatic officer.
Cn"r~. s'~t ~. ~.., surprIse
II ever has been hinted that State de-
partment officials are at loss to under
stand why the German naval attacha
was brought into the case unless there
was evidence that he directed the al
legged falslfication Of Inanifests and clear
anee papers by officials Of the Hamburg.
American line.
II is understood tho belief in German
circles is that II there was any falsl-
hcation of papers q must have been the
result Of an effort to prevent the enemies
OF Germany from securing information
which might cause harm to come 20 its
forces and ships.