The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20

President. and that we would lend no
substantial support to the publication,
Notwithstanding any claim to which II
might otherwise be entitled because OF
Its pro-German attitude, unless we could
have a sufficient control over Its edi-
torial policy to prevent such attacks.
II did this Notwithstanding u de-
sire to assist a publication that would
place the merits OF the German point
OF view before the American public. Mr..
Viereck declined to permit his policies
to be In any way Influenced by our
wishes. and much that he has said In
his paper has beer against u vigorous
and persistent protest.
~. As to the so-called German In
formation Servtce and the alleged news
paper propaganda
1T ls not true that an effort has at
any time been secretly made to influence
American public opinion. The existence
OF the German Information Service was
publicly announced to all the leading
newspapers of the country upon Its In
auguration In October last and has been
well known to the public ever since.
1t was founded for the purpose, as then
stated. of counteracting the partisan
news service that up TO that time had
been coming via England. in which the
happenings OF the war n the condi-
tons In European countries were being
grossly misrepresented to the injury OF
Germany.
The embassy. which has a natural
and legitimate interest that reliable in
formation regarding Germany should be
made available TO the press of this
country. has always openly assisted that
strvice by giving II access to authentic
news items and official reports. Ger
many In and has been avowedly and
~anxiously seeking and will continue to
seek for Its cause the moral support OF
America and OF the other neutral coun-
tries OF the world.
1T believes in the justice Of it's cause
and will leave no effort untried to place
the merits Of its cause before the world,
Notwithstanding the s%tupendous obsta'
Giles II will be required to overcome In
order to secure a fair hearing at the bal
OF enlightened public opinion.
with every means of cable and al
most every other form OF communication
In the hands OF It's enemies. with all the
powerful financial interests of the coun
try arrayed against 1t. with a press
bureau u~nequalled in the annals of his
tory for efficiency and imagination work
ing night and day. year In and year out
manufacturing the most revolving tales
OF atrocities to poison the public mind.
fail TO see anything r~eprehensible In tn.
desire OF Germany to get It's oaSs ha
fore the people whose friendship II ha,
had in the past and whose good opinion
and sympathetic interest 1t In anxious
to retain.
This effort it has made In the open
and in this II will persevere. notwith
standing the discouragements put in III
way by this latest attempt to distOrt /.
motives and to attribute malign pur
poses to legitimate and praiseworth!
undertakings.
"For every dollar that 1t has expended
In advancing that praiseworthy objec
II Is safe to say that thousands OF dol
lars have been expended by our enemies
In substituting the sources OF Information
by means of garbled and censored re
ports and by the many subterraneai
channels that are open TO them. through
their control of the news. their vas
expenditures and the far reaching fnan
cial interests that are behind them.
at is because We are frankly solicitor
for the good opinion of your people an,
resentful Of these baseless attacks upol
our integrity and the use we have mad
of American hospitality that / hav
taken the liberty of trespassing to thi
extent upon public attention"