Evening star., 1917-03-14
ENVOY GERARD HERE
TO MAKE HIS REPORT

Ambassador James W. Gerard, recently
from Berlin via Havana, reached Wash
ington at 1 10 o'clock this afternoon. with
his party, but will not be able to see
President Wilson for several days. owing
to the Presidents health. He will see
Secretary Lansing this afternoon and ar
his official report.
The home from Germany party reached
the capital in cars that were protected
by young arsenals. and carried $23 ,000
in gold. At Union station the am
bassador was met by Frank L. Polk
counselor Of the State Department. as the
official representative of the government
the Presidents secretary. Joseph p
Tumulty, and other officials and personal
I am very, very happy to Eet BACK
said Mr. Gerard rs he stepped from
the train. attended by Assistant Sec
retary Phillips Of the state Department
and Senators Lodge and Hughes, who
had boarded the ambassadors private
car as soon as it pulled into the sta
ton.
AS Mr.. Gerard stepped from the train
he was almost rushed on his feet by
people to shake hands with him.
Mrs. Gerard continued on to New
York, where the former ambassador
expects to join her Friday in time for
a formal welcome back to his home.
Brief Formal Statement.
At his hotel Mr.. Gerard gave out the
following formal statement:
"Of course. you realize the delicacy
of my position. Whatever information
I have in my possession with reference
to the international situation will be
transmitted to the government. 1t
would be most unwise for me publicly
to discuss any phase of it,"
Deposits Confidential Documents.
The former ambassador personally went
to the hotel safe and deposited there a
leather bag containing highly confidential
documents which he brought from Ber-
lin. He will take the bag to the State
Department at o'clock this afternoon.
when he goes for conference with Sec
retary Lansing.
Mr. Gerard would add nothing publicly
to his formal statement. He will lay be-
fore the government a detailed story of
his experiences during the last few
months in Berlin and also an account of
what he knows about events leading up
lessness
The ambassador did not appear sur
prised when told of the sinking of the
Algonquin.
Can Make No Public Statement.
Any plans Mr.. Gerard may have had
for making a statement on his arrival
here were changed by arrangements of
the State Department for him to say
he could make no detailed statement
until he had conferred with the depart
ment.
when asked about the report that the
former military attache Of the German
embassy here. Capt Boy-Ed. who had
been given his exeat. had returned to
Washington. Mr.. Gerard said he knew
Boy-Ed had been in Germany recent
ly," but could not say where he is now.
He declined to talk Of conditions as
they were in Germany when he left.
Extraordinary protection was given
the party at Union station so that they
would not be bothered by the crowd
that gathered. They were shown
dents room After briefly greeting
friends they were hurried away in au-
tomobileS :
Marshal Mccarthy of New York, for
mer secretary to Ambassador Gerard,
also was in the party that met him at
the station. He had been to the White
House earlier in the day in an en-
deayor to arrange an appointment for
Mr.. Gerard to be received by the Presi-
dent. No appointment was made on ac-
count Of the Presidents illness. and the
opinion was expressed at tho White
House that the President might not see
the returned ambassador for week.
Commander Gherardi in Party.
Among those in the party Of Ambas-
sador Gerard is Commander Walter L.
Gherardi. L. S. N, who has been in Ber-
lin for four years as naval attache.
Since the war began ne has made
several trips to the front. He. is the
SON ~ .he late Admiral Gherardf. Mrs
Cherardi. who was a Miss Taylor, is
a member of Washington family and
is a niece of the late Admiral Robley
n evans and a descendant Of the his
toriau bancroft, who was at one time
minister to Berlin. The Gherardis
make their home in. Washington.
Also in the, party were three Wash
ineton Young women who have been
finishing their musical education in
Germany. They were met at the sta
tion by their aunt, Miss Charlotte will
lenhucber 42S New Jersey avenue
northwest. with whom they will live
While members of the Gerard party
would not discuss political affairs or
conditions in Germany. tkey enter
tanned their. friends with an account of
their experiences and receptions since