TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-01-06

ali the kilograms and letters K
changed between King George ",
the Kaiser, the Gar, and President
P~oincare. L,
FINALLY, the original official
Books-Blue, White, Yellow, etc
are photographically reproduced,
page for page. This enables the
reader by means of cross references,
to turn at once to the original OF
any document when the exact word
ing or construction is in doubt.
Constantly increasing use OF the
diplomatic correspondence will be
made as the war progresses. In the
time and labor it will save you this
volume will repay its cost many
times over. 1t may be ordered under
the title-OFFICIAL DIPLOMATIC
DOCUMENTS, edited by Edmund
Won Mach, price $500. May we send
you a copy?
Yours very truly,
The Macmillan Company,
Mail Service Department.
The history of the book is also
interesting. DR.. Won Mach, having
conceived the idea that a source
book should be prepared which would
make it easy for American students
and intelligent readers 10 study the
various diplomatic documents issued
by the several European govern
ments Immediately after the out
break Of the European War, turned
to The Macmillan Company which
had published one of his previous
books, and whose officers he had
learned to respect. MIR. Brett, the
President took very kindly to the
idea, and at that time apparently
either did not know how damaging
the truth would be for the Entente
Governments, or believed his com
pany strong enough to withstand the
pressure which these Governments or
their agents might exert upon him.
DR.. Won Mach approached the sub
iect in the same calm and scholarly
spirit in which during his post
graduate years in Harvard he had
Investigated, for instance, disputed
manuscripts of Sophocles. Believing,
however, with all his heart in the
Justice of the German cause and
afraid therefore, that here or there
a pro-German bias might show in
the book, he engaged a graduate
student of the History Department
Of Columbia University, with i~nstruc-
ton to challenge every f%ootnote the
strictest accuracy OF which was not
borne out by the evidence Of the
published documents.
When the manuscript had been
thus carefully revised it was sub
mitted to The Macmillan Company,
which placed it in the hands OF one
or several of their own readers.
Every suggestion made by these
readers was accepted by DR.. Won
Mach. The Macmillan Company
then entered into a contract with
DR.. O Mach, acquiring from him
the copyrights TO the book and agree
ing to publish ii and push its sale,
To be absolutely sure that the book
was fair to all concerned, Mr.. Brett
and DR.. Won Mach agreed to sub
hitting it once more TO an impair
tial person, whom The MACMILLAN
Company was to select. They select
ed Prof. Beard of Columbia Univer-
sity. Every suggestion MADE By
Prof. Beard vas Incorporated in the
book, with very few exceptions. H.
these few exceptional cases, DR.. Vol.
Mach gave his reasons for ~preferring
his original wording to Mr.. Marsh
and felt at liberty to adhere to il
only after The Macmillan Company
had agreed to it.
In view of all this, Mr.. Brett's
u~yplauu#fnu uivza1a Ia Tho Aaur Nyrl
World yesterday to the effect tina.
the book had been withdrawn be
cause complaints had been made
against its accuracy seems to fall t.
the ground. Ii this were the bona
fde reason, moreover, Mr.. Brett
would at once have notified tht
author Of the complaint, or, wher
confronted by DR.. Won Mach aftel
The World expose, would have show
him a copy Of the passages to the
accuracy Of which exception have
been taken. He also would probably
have been willing to tell the autho.
VINO had complained of the book.
Mr.. Brett, however, contented him
self with stating to DR.. Won Maci
that the compliments rel peopb
| of such prominence and authority
that he could not afford to diregar,
| their complaints!
He made, moreover, another yer
damaging confession, to the effe,
that he was very doubtful whetht
The Macmillan Company would r.
store the book to the bookmarke.
even if the expert TO whom he Sal
he bad submitted the charges, shoul
report to him that they were no
well taken.
That whatever credit is due i
may not be denied The MacMillai
Company, | m happy TO quote d.
Won Mach as stating: If public
opinion should exert lLself and maA
it possible for The Macmillan Com
pany to restore the book, nobod
viii be better pleased, / am surl
than Mr.. Brett, the President, ant
Mr.. Marsh, the Vice-President.
have known these gentlemen 70
years as men Of high character an,
/ cannot helf feeling sorry for theL
today. They must loathe the decei
they have been forced 70 practice OF
one Of their authors"
My own belief is that the bool
has been suppressed because tn
ALLIED Governments could not stant
the truth which in DIR. Won Mach.
arrangements Of their documents i