New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29

book contained the correspondence OF
certain Belgian members. printed IN the
original and in an English translation
Mr.. Hale wrote the introduction. In
this introduction Mr.. Hale spoke OF
"the sinister figure Of England, moving
with ever malevolent purpose among
tho sourts and chancellories OF Europe,
everywhere fomenting suspicious and
! inspiring hatred of the power which II
has set its mind to destroy"
AT tho same time that Mr.. Hale was
seeking on behalf Of his Teutonic con-
freres to bring about an embargo on
arms Mr.. Hearst's newspapers, inspired
by Mr.. Hearst's hatred Of England sup
ported the same propaganda on the
same specious grounds OF humanitarian
/ ism. After the Lusitania was sunk the
! Hearst newspapers gave space to state
merts from Mr.. Hale and other friends
Of the Prussian autocracy telling why
the murder Of ia helpless Americans
was not a cause for war. On August
! II. 1915, "The New York American
printed a page editorial appealing to
President Wilson 10 use his personal IN
Auence and the power and authority OF
/ his Office "to put an end to the exporta-
! ton of arms and ammunition
! The Hearst newspaper campaign ior
an embargo and for drastic action
against Great Britain's blockade policy
was identically along the lines secretly
conducted by william Bayard Hale
while he was acting in conference with
the German agents. Mr.. Hale, among
his German confreres, received hlgn
personal commentator for his services.
| The services of Mr.. Hearst in the cause
which Mr.. Hale more ambiguously con-
Quoted invited praise from German SYM
pathizers in tho pages OF has own
! journal.
Mr.. Hale's efforts toward fomenting
unfriendly American sentiment against
Great Britain eliminated in the sum
mer of 1915 in the publication of
pretentious volume, entitled American
Rights and British Pretensions on the
Seas"
"This volume" wrote Mr.. Hale, "owes
its existence to a belief that it is the
business OF Americans to guard the IN
terests OF America. IL aims 10
afford materials for such study OF
American interests in at least one
aspect-the aspect which. as the months
draw on, energies as perhaps the most
anxious object Of our concern-the
vindication Of the right Of neutral ships
TO sail thee seas on peaceful errands
With innocent cargoes. Against Ger
many that right has been indicated
II remains to assert it against Great
Britain"
Dir. Hale further said: ave assert
that a submarine may not sink mer-
chant vessels belonging to the enemy
81 a 4. " ,oaj
and search Wds an a1lheGrd
partnent OF State inUented IL. We
rying contraban shall be free from at
tack until after il ia ascertained that
no neutral citizen or subject is aboard
We hare asserted that TIE life of this
hUpotheticdt neutral citizen or sub
jsct. who man be or man not. be
aboard. is more Uitdl than the rtdht
OF the submarine COMMANDER to. de-
tend the HUes Of the soldiers OF has
coltntyp UhO are beyond all question
an the trenches. 1Chere then Ctu be
attacked BIZ the ammunition 1Chich
the spared ship is cGJ7UiHQ."
Mr.. Hale's volume was issued under
the imprint of Robert NJ. Mcbride &
Co. Mr.. Hale. or his secretary, paic
the cost Of printing. Special, elabo
rately bound copies Of this work, which
might seem highly pleasing to them
were sent to the high personages OF
Germany and TO the Libraries of al
the great German educational institu
tons. In the important task of Gqth-
e1-inG the data on 1Chich has origin.
ment of Great Britain UGs bosed Mr.
Hale 1Uas afforded the generous as
sistdnce of the HanbuTQ-Americor
Line. Mr.. Hale asked me to arrange
certain data in consecutive order FOL
. him. / can therefore state from ms
own knowledge. and prove in court il
necessary. that many Of the data were
confdentially gathered and supplied by
one F. w. Kaletsch, an employe of the
Hamburg American Line.