Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-28
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Captain Boy-Ed, Colonel
House and Brand
Whitlock Depart.
RECALLED ATTACHE
ISSUES STATEMENT
American Press With Printing inf!am-
matory Articles, Designed to Preju-
dice Public Opinion Against German
cause-Attributes Troubles to Asi-
tation Of Providence Journal-House
and WhitIock uneommunicative.

New York, Dec. 2s.-Capt. Karl
Boy-Ed, the recalled German naval
attache; Col Edward NJ. House, Pres
ident Wilson's special emissary, and
Brand Whitlock, American minister at
Brussels, boarded the steamer Rotter-
dam within few minutes of each other
today to sail for Europe
Colonel House and Mr.. Whitlock were
uncommunicative, but Captain Boy Ed
gave out written statement. He crit
icized the irresponsible American
press" and declared the American gov
ernment some day would find it nec-
essary to curb press utter noes.
Colonel House said he would visit
the American embassies at London,
Paris and Berlin. He declared his visit
was in no sense a peace mission, but
that he was going, at the request of
President Wilson and Secretary Ian
sing, fully to INFORM various American
diplomats as to the precise attitude of
this government Colonel House was
accompanied by his wife.
Crowds Are Demonstrative.
MIR. Whitlocks and his wife reached
the pier some time before the vessel
sailed and the crowd was so demon-
strative that it was necessary for a
policeman to escort the pair down to
the pier.
Il feel much better than when I
came home" said Mr.. Whitlock. 81
would like to show my appreciation of
the consideration shown me by the
newspaper men, but must decline to
talk on any subject"
4 Captain Boy-Ed was surrounded by
"a large crowd and policeman was
called to escort him to the gangp1ank.
After handing out his statement the
captain hurried on board.
Statement Of Captain Boyd.
Capt. Karl Boy-Ed issued the fol-
lowing statement just before leaving
the United States on the steamer Rot
terdam:
"Just before this great war broke out
I had served for my emperor as naval
attache at theVembassy at Washington.
Those years befong to the most pleas
ant in my life. am particularly thank
full for the rare comradeship of the
American navy that I have been per-
mitted to enjoy, due to the kindness of
its gallant officer.
THE proverbial hospitality Of Ameri-
cans, which was extended to me from
the very first day of my arrival in the
United States, can never forget.
"Of course, refrain at the hour of
my departure, of again refuting the
stories which were told about me in
the American papers, and most of them
like the silly Huerta tales-were in
vented by the Providence Journal.
Critieizes American Press.
This paper, with it's British born Mr..
Rathom, has done it's utmost to create
an almost hysterical system of spying
thruout the country in order to predju-
dice 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 governments
to be insulted ad libitum or our gov
ernment to be embarrassed in its deal
ings with other nations. nor mems rep
utations to be wantonly sacrificed by
wild and reckless utterances of an ir-
responsible press like the Providence
Journal. And venture to predict that
in sheer self defense you will be forced
to take like measures, notwithstanding
the dangerous power of your press.
While our enemies have been and
are being supplied from this country
with munitions, without which they
would long ago have been overcome,
L have been denounced from one end
of the country to the other for hav-
ing been concerned at the outset of the
war in chartering ships to supply our
cruisers at sea with coal and food. as
tho 1t were a crime instead Of being.
as it has been considered by your
court, strictly lawful act.
Again the Deadly Parallel.
"The ships that brought coal and
supplies from Hong Kong to Admiral
Dewey's fleet, during the Spanish
American war in 1898, were cleared by
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