The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01
THREE OFF FOR EUROPE.
CAPT. BOY-ED, BRAND WHITLOCK
AND COL. HOUSE LEAVE ON
SAME STEAMER.
German Military Attacllcc Makes
Statement Attacking Newspapers OF
United States-Othcrs Have Little
to Say.


who figure prominently in the diplo-
matte relations of the United States
sailed today on the Holland American
Line Steamship Rotterdam for Rot
terdam by way Of Falmouth, England.
They are Col. e. M. House, friend and
confidential adviser of President VIII
son. who goes to Europe at the re-
quest Of the president; Brand Whit
lock. United States minister to Eel
gium, who is returning to his post at
Brussels after vacation with his
family at Toledo. Ohio, and Capt. Karl
Boy-Ed. formerly naval attache of the
German embassy at Washington, who
was recalled by the German emperor
at the request of the United States
government because Of Improper ac-
tivities in naval matters" MI
Capt. Boy-Ed. Col. House and Mr..
Whitlock boarded the Rotterdam
within q few minutes of each other.
Col. House said he would visit the
American embassies at London, Paris
and Berlin and possibly Vienna. Con-
cerning. the object of his mission he
said he had nothing to add to his pre-
vious statement. in which he declared
his trip would In no way be peace
mission. but that he was going at the
request OF President Wilson and Sec
retary : lansing to inform various
American diplomats as to the precise
attitude Of this government. Col.
House was accompanied by his wife.
The crowd that surrounded the
Whitlocks was so large and demon
strative that 1t was necessary for a
policeman to escort the pair down the
pier to the gangplank.
II feel much better than when I
came home" said Mr.. whitiock. II
would like to show my appreciation OF
the confederation which has been
shown me by the newspaper men
since have been home. but l must
decline to talk on any important
matter" sfg
Capt. Boy-Ed drove to the pier and
as soon as he alighted from his taxi
cab he was surrounded by large.
crowd. and policeman was called to
escort him to the gangplank where a
number Of German friends were watt
ing. After handing out his statement
and shaking hands with his friends,
the captain hurried on board.
Capt. Boy Eds statement follows
Before this terrific war broke out
/ had the great fortune of having
almost two, and a 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 iife.I am particu-
larry thankful for the rare COM
radeship of the American navy that
I have been permitted to enjoy due
to the Kindness or Ats gallant and,
amiable officers.
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 arri-
val in the United Sta IS can never
forget.
,"Of course. 4 refrain at the hour
of my departure from again refuting
all the stories which were told about
me In the American papers and which
the silly Huerta tale
were invented by the Providence
Journal.
This paper. with its British born
Mr.. Rathom. has done Its utmost to
create an almost hysterical suspicion
OF syping throughout the country in
order to prejudice public opinion
against Germany.
NS~A uO uOC UnQerSCa0Q
what you call your free press. Our
laws allow the fullest personal lib
erty consistent with the welfare Of
the State.~ But we do not permit the
diplomatic representatives of friend
ly governments to be insulted ad lib
itum or our government to be en-
Darrassed In its dealings with other
nations, nor mems regulations to be
wantonly sacrificed by the wild and
reckless utterances of an irresponsi-
bic press like the Providence Jour
nal. And venture to predict that in
sheer self-defense you will be forced
to take like measures, notwithstand.
ing the dangerous power of your
press.
while our enemies have been and
are being supplied from this country