New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16
CAMPAIGN HURT
kAiSER'S CAUSE
Spokesman Goes VOIun.
tariIy. Embassy Care
full to Say.
TO CHECK ENMITY
Ambassador Will Give Intima.
tiOns to Editors to Modify
Their Tone.
From The Triours Bufs,Vl

IRON me lfrhN' bIffst.I
Washington. May Is The German
press Of the United States will be in
formed within the next twenty.four
hours that the critical attitude as
sumed toward the administration OF
President Wilson is distasteful to the
German imperial government.
Very soon, also, Bernhard Dernburg.
who has passed az the haiser's spoke,-
man ard has been tho leader in IN.
pro-German attacks on this country's
policies, will seek new fields. The en-
bassy takes pains to let il be known
that goes voluntarily.
Ccun. ron Bernstorf. the German
Ambassador. will let II he knors.
though rot through any public an
no, ,comen:, that the activities ~
the German-American press in the
United States dur.ag the recen.
crisis have been in the last degres
preiudcial to the best interests Of the
fatherland. ard are largely responsible
FOR the development OF anti-Germsn
sentiment in the United States
Such newspapers as the New Yorker
Staatz-Zeitung." the illinois Stasts-
Zeitung." of Chicago; the "New-Yorker
Herold." the "Westliche Post" OF ~.
Louis; the German Demokrat'' OF
PHILADELPHIA. and others. have followed
the lead Of DR.. Dernburg rather than
take their tips from the German ON
cial source, the imperial embassy a.
Washington. and after serious deiio-
erations the ambassador has come 70
the opinion that only through d'ree'
jntimation from him could this attitude
Of the press be changed.
This determination on the part of
Ambassador Won Bernstorf came to
light to-day. The first suggestion tina.
this idea was working in his mind was
the open change in the attitude OF the
German Embassy toward DR.. Dernbuig.
|, was permitted 20 become known that
the German Imperial Embassy washed
its hands OF Dernburg and would be
greatly relieved il that distinguished
propagandist would pack his belong
ings and transfer his activities 70 some
less important neutral territory .han
the United States.
Tie frequent references 20 DR.. Dern-
burg as the mouthpiece OF the Kaiser.
it will be intimated by the embassy. is
a false inference il applied 70 the pres
ent status Of the former Minister for
the Colonies. Il was permitted 70 be-
come known here that. in view Of the
indirect suggestions that the President
and his advisers were displeased with
DR.. Dernburg's defence OF the sinking
framed 10 array the German and Aus
trian-Americans against their fellow
citizens, the German Embassy would
be greatly pleased IL DR.. Dernburg
would Withdraw from American soil.
Also, il was intimated that DR.. Dem
burg had been made acquainted with
the facts and would leave the United
States voluntarily.
Cuba or South America are men
toned as the probable destinations OF
the German propsgandist. II is
pointed out that the United States can
not furnish him safe conduct anywhere
outside it's own domain. Tne attempt
10 cross the sea 10 some neutral port
Of Europe with a view Of getting back
TO Germany almost out OF the ques-
tion. 1t is pointed out that should Or.
Dernburg start for Scandinavia, he
might be picked OFT any Norwegian.
Swedish or Danish vessel on the high
seas. Should he attempt TO go 10 Italy.
he might be apprehended at Gibraltar.
He cannot 20 10 the Far East without
risking capture and incarceration BY
the japanese. The Cuban. Mexican or
South American solutions OF the doc
tors embarrassment are thought 20 Do
the only tenable ones.
Last night DR.. Dernburg, IL will bs
recalled. issued statement asserting
that he had never made matters OF TIE
diplomatic policy OF the United states
tho subject of his discourse. The only
subjects mentioned By administrator
officials as evidcncing the undesiraoii
ity OF his further sojourn IN the Cniteo
Stats were .his remarks AZ Clevelard
and New York, since the attack en t@s