New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-30

standardized letter such as is given to
all newspaper correspondents. TONG
back to Mr.. Hale's report in THE New
York American" Of March 10, Of this
wear. of his meeting Count Bernstorf
on his return after his dismissal from
Washington. Mr.. Hale curiously &C.
| counts emotions Of tears and JOY VI
the meeting of these two worthless MT:
Hale thus informed the readers Oh
! "The American:
"The first to greet the former am
bassador was the representative OF
The New York American Inc irs r
words uttered by Count Bernstorn
were thanks TO those Americans WHO
had remained in Berlin endeavoring W
maintain some sort OF COMMUNICATE"
between two nations temporarily es,
tranged. Ii was both teariui anu
:Count Bernstorff confirmed the
truthfulness Of reports as 10 the ,re1.-
ment accorded him and his party ~
the British authorities at Halifax. IL
was the general sentiment thht 'he
English officers regretted their JOB as
unworthy Of their position, put weie
Obliged to carry out Instructions.
There Is something signihcan.lS .. an
biguous in Mr.. Hale's report IN I Lne
American" of March II. OF now beI,i,
received news Of the Russian re'o'u-
ton: .;,ad Rer-
"The question that most excited per
lin il whether the revoiu,,oh 10 afd
taneous or merely artificialiy prohoVeu,
at is here a serious ques1lon
who is actually behind the ieyHIu' 49,
and had the foresight TO eapi'a''Ae '"'
national discomfort. .u;or
Berlin officials reserve 'heir op'"''"
on all these points" ;,r Of
Mr.. Hale in The America"
March 10 further reported: l., psr.
H.. a. 10 the effect that while the
~ nsobabIe outcome will be surprising
.ne .Inectations of the meters ana
.H.t events more dramatic and epoch
making than those OF the 'As' ~"
arc likely to follow" .
Mr. Hale. in "The American VI
March rs. sought to disabuse the an,
;can mind of the idea that there wa.
anv disaffection in Germany ne Sanu.
3If as newspaper inquiries reachins
Berlin suggest, America mas any an
49, ;s revolution In Germany IL c"l
nj no said that nobody IN Geiih""'
il able to find symptoms OF II. 60
Mr. Hale employed perversloh Ia
n;Iiar 10 him when he interpreted
aroused American indignation over
srbmsrine killings as "the influence OF
munition makers" On March 20 iNe
American" published: = ,
1.-TWO conflicting accounts OF hrnv
;csn sentiment are reacnihg pe' ~
First. that the whole country an ~;
prssident are bent on conflict and am
ance with the Entente; the other, that
ths President is reluctant to yleid 70
ths influence Of munition makers ana
otbers interested in large .pronts 10 DC
Srawn from the prospective war ana
intends TO do his utmost 70 protect
AmeYican rights at sea, whlle AT the
ssme time abstaining from an actuai
declaration of war, and particularly an
alliance with Great Britain, which Ike
wise denies America the right to snip
goods to European ports.
az course. Mr. Hale could see no
reoso, whv the United States should
eo 70 war because American citizens
wcre killed by submarines: "Ine
American" on April l published this
unique communications:
"The possible entrance Of the United
States into the war this week Is re-
Grated for sentimental reasons, Ger
MANY having no quarrel with the Unit,
ed States. But all military and naval
chiefs concur in saying that 1t VIII
make no change in the result, although
Il will undoubtedly prolong the strug-
gle. Germany will not declare war on
the United States"