Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-09
AMERICA M|s|NFORMED
ON CERMANY's MOTIVES
kaiser's Government Not Able TO
Present It's Case to Public
in United States.
LACK OF CABLE DEPLoRED
Foreign Minister Won Jagow Talks
of Difficulties Under Which Nego-
tiations Between Berlin and Wash
ington Have Been Carried On.

BERLIN cvia London). July 9.-The
German Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Gottlieb Won Jagow, has informed the
! Associated Press that the dispatch Of
the German note is Immediately pend
ing. few changes, he said, perha ps
would be necessary. after which tho
reply would be delivered to the Ameri-
can ambassador.
Herr Won Jagow asked TO be excused
from commenting I'm advance on the
note. but discussed the difficulties
under which the negotiations had been
conducted, owing to the slowness and
incompletcness of communications and
obstruction To the free exchange Of
news between the German and Ameri-
can press and. public"
81 see" said the minister, that the
text OF the note o. the imperial gov
ernment presented through Amba ssa-
dor Gerard regarding the reopening
OF the direct cable to the United States
was published by the American papers
On June a. The American public has
mus been given opportunity to
learn OF the proposals of the German
government with reference to this
tire expenses of repairing the cable
and putting it into operation the
President of the United States to be
entitled to appoint ccnsors at the
American end OF the cable in order to
supervise all messages transmitted
over it. You Will have noticed that
Germany proposed to permit news to
he sent over this cable, uncensored,
so far as IL was unprecedented to the
military plan of the campaign.
The American public has also
learned that the British government
for obvious reasons. has taken no no
tice of these proposals. Great Britain
apparently does not want the people
OF neutral countries TO be informed in
AN impartial way on the events of this
great war. The reasons arc not far
to seek. That is why. at the begin
ming Of the war, Great Britain cut the
cable. The result was that from the
very first day only news coming from
one side could be spread In the ncu-
trail countries.
CAUSE OF ILI.-FEELING
AGAINST GERMANY
That Is how Great Britain could
mold public opinion In a way suitinr
her own purpose. That is how Amer
lea could form wrong opinion of
Giermany's methods Of warfare. and
that is how Observation-Disclosures and Il
certain illfceling against Germany
have crcpt in.
America has been misinformcd
about Gcrmany's motives. This would
not have been the case had Germany
been able to present her case 10 the
American public DO you think that a
fair Judge would allow one party to
prevent his hearing through the other?
Any one who knows America knows
that the sense Of justice and fair play
is predominant IN that country. We
want no more than that America shall
he able To listen to the German side
Of the story II she will. We leave it
to her 10 Judge.
The rcopening of the direct cable
communications. however. would also
n, OF interest to the relations between
Germany and tho United States In so
far as il would help 10 dissipate mis-
understandings in both countries, and
facilitate their intercourse in ques-
lions OF mutual concern.
And then continued the minister.
you must not forget that some day
peace will come. The warning nations
again have to reach an understanding
if they wish to keep that lasting peace
for which every one hopes. Continual
misunderstanding between the ncu-
trails and belligercnts will only mako
th.s more difficult That may suit Great
BritainS purposes. but does she hope
10 win this war against Germany by
Il method contrary to the rules OF in
|. tcrnational law and not even justified
by military necessity? Thoughts and
words are not contraband."
in what way" asked the correspon-
dent, have the present negotiations
been hampered by the absence OF cable
communications"
Think only of the slowness of 1t ALL"
replied the minister, why we seem
to have even to return TO the days of
the middle ages. when sovereigns had
to send special ENJOYS back and forth
between the courts to exchange views
and keep in touch with one another's
wishes and attitudes.
WILL NOT CONSENT TO