The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-28
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press" and predicted that the Ameri-
can government would lin self de-
Tense" some day find it necessary to
curb such utterances.
Captain Boy-Ed drove to the pier
and soon as he alighted from his
taXicab he was surrounded by large
crowd and policeman was called to
escort him to the gang plank, where
number of German friends were
waiting. After handing out his state
ment and shaking hands with his
friends the captain hurried on board.
Makes Written Statement.
Captain Karl Boy-Ed issued the fol-
lowing statement just before leaving
the United States on the steamship
Rotterdam:
Before this terrific war broke out,
I had the great fortune of having
served almost two and half years
for my emperor as naval attache to
the German embassy at Washington.
Those years belong not only to the
most interesting but also to the most
pleasant in my life. l am particular
ly thankful for the rare comradeship
of the American navy that have been
permitted to enjoy, due to the kind
ness of its gallant and amiable Off
GERS.
THE great and cordial hospitality
which is so proverbial for Americans
and which was extended also to me
from the very first day of my arrival
in the United States, 1 can never for
tget.
"Of course, refrain at the hour of
my departure from again refuting all
the stories which were told about me
in the American papers and which
rlostly-like the silly Huerta tale
-Esere iHNoked~by the. Providence Jour
nal
This paper. with it's British born
Mr.. Rathom, has done its utmost to
create an almost hysterical suspicion
of spies throughout the country in or
DIIblic a
Germany.
I'VE Germans do not understand
why 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 dip
lonatic representatives of friendly
governments to be insulted ad libitum
or our government to be embarrassed
in its dealings with other nations, nor
mems regulations to De wantonly sac
rificed by the wild and reckless utter
ances of an irresponsible press like
the Providence Journal. And I VEN
ture to predict that in sheer self de-
Tense you will be forced to take like
measures, notwithstanding the danger
Gus power of your press.
Took Food and Fuel Only
while our enemies have been and
are being supplied from this country
with all forms of death dealing NUM-
lions of war without which they
would nave long since Deen overcome,
/ have been denounced from one end
of the country to the other for having
been concerned at the outset of the
war in chartering ships to supply our
cruisers at sea with coal and food as
though it were a crime instead of be-
ing, as it is and has been considered
by your court to be a strictly lawful
act. The ships that brought coal, pro-
visions and supplies from Hong Kong
to Admiral Dewey's fleet 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 i may cite one
of the leading American newspapers
which said on December in regard
to he recall of my colleague, Captain
Won Papen, and myself:
=" Tt will be worth considerable to
us If we keep our sense of proportion
working and do not permit prejudice
to shut cut our perspective
1T is my heartfelt hope that the
United States and Germany, which
have so many common interests, will
always maintain their friendly rela-
tions; that peace will come soon and
that the abatement of passion will en-
able all Americans to have for Ger
many and Germans the same good will
as formerly.
Says Friendly Goodbye.
Il say goodbye to all my personal
friends in this country, thanking them |
for the irnumerable evidences of
friendship l have received at their /
hands, and express my gratitude to
those VINO have remained impartial
and unbiased in a war, the bloodshed
and misery of which the world has
never seen the like before"