The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-28
BOY-ED, OFF TO EUROPE,
 HITS PRESS
Recalled Attache of German Embassy Takes Final Fling at Papers Here, Calling Utterances "Reck- 1ess.''
Says Government Will Have to Act Soon to Curb Cir responsible" Press = Col. House and Whitlock Sail On Same Ship.

I New York, Dec. 2S--Captain Karl Boy-Ed, the recalled German naval asttache; Col. Edward M. House, Presi- dent Wilson's special enissary, and Brand Whttlock. American minister at Brussels, boarded the steamship Rot terdam within a few minutes of each other today to sail for Europe
 Col. House and MT. WhitIOck were uncommunicative but Captain Boy-Ed gave out written statement in which he denounced what he characterized as "the reckless Nutterances of an ir- resp ponsible press and predicted that the American government would ''tn self-defense'' some day find it neces- sary to curb such utterances- Captain Karl Boy-Ed issued a state ment just before leaving in which he said:
 Before this terrific war broke out I had the great fortune of having serv- ed almost two and a half years for my Emperor as naval attache to the Ger man embassy at Washington. Those years belong not only to the most in teresting>but also to the most pleasant in my life. I 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 it's gallant and a1niable officers. \
 "Of course, I refrain at the hour or
 my departure from again refuting all the stories which were told about me in the American papers and which nost1y-like the silly Huerta tale were invented by the Providence Jour nal.
 .aThis paper, with it's British born Mr. Rathon, has done it's utmost to create an almost historical suspicion of spies throughout the country in or der to prejudice public opinion against Germany.
 we 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 dip lomatic representatives Of friendly governments to be insulted ad l1p1tum or our government to be embarrassed in it's dealings with other nations, nor mems regulations to be wantonly sac ri6ced by the wild and reckless utter ances of an irresponsible press like the Providence Journal. And Ven- ture to predict that in sheer self-de- fense you will be forced to take like measures, notwithstanding the danger ous power of your press.
 While our enemies have been and are being supplied from this country with all the forms of death-dealing munitions of war without which they would have long since been overcome, I 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 though it were a crime instead of be- ing, it is and has been considered by your court, to be a strictly lawful act.
 ''It 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 enable all Americans to have for Ger many and Germans the same good will as formerly"