Evening star., 1915-12-28
Former German Attache Is
sues Statement When Leav-
ing on the Rotterdam.
THINKS AMERICAN PAPERS
ARE WILD AND RECKLESS
Col. House and Brand Whitlock
Minister 70 Belgium, Also Are
Aboard the Liner.

NEW YORK, December IS
Capt. Karl Boy-Ed, the recalled
German naval attache; Col. Ed
ward NJ. House, President Will
sons special emissary, and Brand
Whitlock, American minister at
Brussels, boarded the steamship
Rotterdam within a few minutes
of one another today to sail for
Europe.
Col. House and Mr.. Whitlock
were uncommunicative, but Capt.
Boy-Ed gave out written state
ment in which he denounced
what he characterized as the
reckless utterances of an irrespon-
sible press and predicted that
the American government would
Gin self-defense" some day find it
necessary to curb such utterances.
Col. House Sails Also.
Col House said he would visit the
American embassies at London, Paris
and Berlin, and possibly Vienna. Con-
cerning the object of his mission, he
said he had nothing to add to his pre-
vious statement, in which he declared
that his trip would in no way be a
peace mission. but that he was going.
: at the request of President Wilson and
f,,Ilx ;pfn
rious American diplomats as to the pre-
else attitude of this government. Col.
House was accompanied by his wife.
He will be gone six weeks.
Mr. Whitlock and his wife reached
the pier some time before the vessel
sailed, and the crowd that surrounded
them was so large and dem nonstratlve
that it was necessary for policeman to
escort the pair down the pier to the
gang plank.
Il feel much better than when I
came home" said Mr.. Whitlock. Il
would like to show my appreciation of
the consideration which has been
shown me by the newspaper men since
have been home, but 1 must decline
to talk on any important matter
Capt. Boy-Ed's Statement.
Capt. Boy-Ed drove to the pier and
as soon as he alighted from his taxi
CdD ne was ny d idi sc
crowd, and a policeman was called to
escort him to the gangplank. where
number of German friends were wait
ing. After handing out his statement
and shaking hands with his friends the
captain hurried on board.
There was some delay in the sailing
of the Rotterdam, owing to the close
examination of the passports and the
ships manifest by the Dutch consul
generals Office.
ing statement just before leaving the
United States on the steamship Rotter-
dam !
before this terrific war broke out
had the great fortune of having served
almost two and a half years for my
emperor as naval attache to the Ger
man embassy at Washington. Taose
years belong not only to the most in
feresting but also to the most pleasant
in my life. I am particularly thankful
for the rare comradeship of the Ameri-
can navy that 1 have been permitted to
enjoy, due to the Kindness OF Its gallant
and amiable officers.
''The great and cordial hospitality
which is proverbial for Americans
and which was extended also to me
from the very first day of my arrival
in the United States l never can forget
Scores American Gree Press
"of course, l refrain at the hour of
my departure from again refuting all
the stories which were told about me
in the American papers and which
mostly-lke. the silly Huerta tale
were invented by the Providence
Journal.
This paper, with it's British born
Mr. Rathom. has done it's utmost to
create an almost hysterical suspicion
of spies throughout the country in order
to prejudice public opinion against
Germany.
I'VE Germans do not understand
what you call your free press Our
laws allow the fullest personal liberty
consistent with the welfare of the
state.
But we do not permit the diplomatic
representatives of friendly govern
ments 10 be insulted ad libitun or our
government to be embarrassed in its
dealings with other nations. nor mems
regulations TO be wantonly sacrificed
by the wild and reckless utterances of
an irresponsible presa like the Provi-
dence Journal. And l. venture to pre-
dict th- in sheer self-defense you will
be forced TO take like measures, not
withstanding the dangerous power of
your press.
while our enemies have been and
are being supplied from this country
with all forms of death-dealing NUM-
tions of war. WITHOUT which they would
have long since been overcome, / have
been denounced from one end of the
concerned al the outset OF the war in
thsrtering ships TO supply our cruisers
at sea with coal and food, as though II
were a crime instead of being, as il is
and has been considered by your court
to be a strictly lawful act.
Cites an American Precedent.
THE ships that brought coal. pro-
visiorA and supplies from hongkons
to Admiral Dewey's feet during the
Spanish-American war in 1898 were
cleared for Macao and not for the
American warships at sea. and in their
clearance papers it was stated that the
cargo consisted of scrap iron.
I'm this connection L may cite one
of the leading American newspapers
which said December ) in regard to
the recall of my colleague. Capt. Won
Papen, and myself; 1t will be worth
considerable TO us il we keep our sens Sc
of proportion working and do not per-
init prejudice To shut out our per-
sUectiye.'