Arizona republican., 1917-08-30

Yacht UtoWan banking family in Frankfort. It is too soon to give a just estimate of his acts in this var. When I ar rived in Berlin and until November, 1916, Von Jagow was minister of foreign affairs. In past years he had occupied the post of ambassador to Italy and with great reluctance took his place al the head of the foreign office. Zimmerman was an under-sec- retary, succeeding Won Jagow when the latter was virtually forced out of of flee. Zimmerman, on account of his plain and hearty manners and dem ocratic air. was more of a favorite with the amba ssadors and members of the reichstag than Won Jagow, who. in ap- pearance and manner, was the ideal old-style diplomat of the stage.
 Won Jagow was not a good speaker and the agitation against him was started by those who asserted that in answering questions in the reichstag. he did not make forceful enough ap- pearance on behalf of the government Von Jagow did not cultivate the mem bers of the reichstag and his delicate health prevented blm from undertaking more than the duties of his office
 As q matter of fact, 1 believe that Von Jagow had a juster estimate of foreign nations than Zimmerman and more correctly divined the thoughts of the American people in this war than did his successor. I thought that I enjoyed the personal friendship of both Won Jagow and Zimmerman and therefore was rather unpleasantly sur prised when I saw in the papers that Zimmerman had stated in the reich stag that he had been compelled, from motives of policy, to keep on friendly terms with me and I sincerely hope that what he said on this occasion was incorrectly reported. von Jagow, after his fall, took charge of a hospital at Libau in the occupied portion of Rus sia. This shows the devotion to duty of the Prussian noble class and it's readiness to take up any task, however humble, that may help it's country. During this winter in Berlin 1 spent each morning in the embassy office, anG if had any business at the foreign office called there about o'clock in the afternoon. It was the custom that all ambassadors should call on Tues day afternoons at the foreign office. going in to see the foreign minister in the order of their arrival in the ! waiting room, and have a short talk with him about current diplomatic af- fairs
 In another chapter I shall give a detailed account of the ceremonies of court life, because a knowledge of this life is essential to grasp of the spirit which animates those ruling the des- tinies of the German empire
 My first winter however, was not all cakes and ale. There were several interesting bits of diplomatic work First, we were then engaged in our conflict with Huerta, the dictator ol Mexico and it was part of my work tc secure from Germany promises that she would not recognize this Mexican president.
 I also spent a great deal of time ir endeavoring to get the German gov ernment to take part officially in the San Francisco fair, but as far as could make out, England, probably a the instance of Germany, seemed u have entered into some sort of agree ment, or at any rate a tacit under standing, that neither country would participate officially in this exposition
 Ostracism Of America Intended
 After the lamentable failure of tn, Jamestown exposition, the countries o Europe were certainly not to be blamed for not spending their money in ali, of a similar enterprise. But I believ that the attitude of Germany had deeper significance and that certain at least. of the German statesmen hat contemplated d rapprochement wit England and a mutual spanking 0 America and its Monroe doctrine b these two great powers. Later I wa | informed by a man high in the Ger man foreign office that Germany ha proposed to England to joint interven ] tion in Mexico. an invasion whic would have put an end forever to tn Monroe doctrine of course. to be fol lowed by the forceful colonization o Central and South America by Eurbp can powers. l was told that Englan refused. But whether this propositio and refusal in fact were made can b learned from the archives of the Brit ish foreign office
 During this period of trouble wit Mexico, the German press, almos without exception, and especially tha part of it controlled by the govern ment and by the conservatives of junk CTS was most bitter in it's attitude to wards America
 The reason for this was the under lying hatred of an autocracy for sue cessful democracy, envy of the wealtl