Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-18
NEUTRAL|TY Of
UNITED STATES
DISAPPOINTING
German Ambassador to Con-
stantiaopIe DiSapproveS of
Sale of Arms to Allies, He
Tells Correspondent.
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s,antinopIe, April IL (yia The
.o and London, April rs, 1908
You understand l am mere
y M commemorative of my govern
and therefore, am in no posi-
,on 10 answer many questlons sou
n,,tu said Baron Hans Won Nageh-
heim German ambassador 10 iur-
rov during an interview granted TO
,ho correspondent OF the Associa'eu
press on April l. The questions ask
"a he ambassador dealt win asser-
IONS by newspapers favorable 10 the
srinle entente that Turkey was m
s,,red 10 enter the war by Germany.
81 am glad to see a neutral service
% your standing display sulilclent
snterest in the behalf of truth 10 seiu
nan here" continued the baron.
81 ook around and see what elenleh'
oe truth there is contained IN THESE
ossertions. A reply to them shoulu
'nors dttlngly come from the Turk
,sh government. / am unwllilnB'
,areover To say anything having
anv controversial character. In the
anS the truth will out. We can aHord
81 Leen an the road of veracity and
sirertness and 1t is unnecessary al
,ooether To descend into the gutter
~ allegations, falsehoods, rumors
and intrigue,
SDeaks UnOfficially.
whom the correspondent was ush-
ared INTO the ambassadors office, the
haron was seated behind large table
ened with documents, smoking a
n,s,,, l.,svrely. He greeted the cor
resnondent in perfect English with
an American accent
81 wish YOU would remember,
oaid the ambassador, that ] am re-
eeiying you in a private and not an
oeficiai capacity and that whatever
NAV saw is understood to have
strictly that character and no other'
You have been here sufficiently long
10 know that there are no secrets re-
earding the political and military
situation here"
Baron Won Wagenheim admitted
that the furnishing of arms and am
munition to the triple entente pow
ers bv firms in the United States was
occupying the attention of the
Turkish government. He continued:
Disappointed in America.
81 have no official comment TO
make on this matter, however. 1t is
one that concerns the governments
suffering by the American action, not
the agents of these governments. MY
private opinion though. may interest,"
nv warm friends in the United
states | may say that | am disap-
pointed to the utmost. In my private
opinion. the United States is inturins
seriously its good reputation before
the entire world, which is regrettable
in view of the splendid past of that
country in its International reia-
tons"
Later the ambassador expressed
the belief that the American people
would soon realize that the price thus
paid in national reputation was al
together too high.
Il am altogether confident" NJ
said. chat the Americans will return
to Washington's political testament o
March, 1898, warning against forelsf
entanglements, because they must re
alize that only the strictest neutralit!
in spirit and in letter can keep TN
United States outside the realm OF SIT
uations that would necessitate tn
keeping of a larger fleet and stronger
army. Furnishing arms and ammunl
ton to the entente powers can resul
only in the useless protraction OF thl'
war and further unnecessary blood
shed. The ultimate result cannot b.
influenced by the United States att
tude which may retard but canno
prevent a final victory for Germany
Austria Hungary and Turkey