The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-01
Ex chancellor of Kaisers s Domain
Gives Out an Interview in
Which He Attempts to Discredit
Statements of Mr.. Gerard.
AMERICANS IMPETUoUs
PEOPLE, HE DECLARES
We Do Not Seem TO Permit Our
Retiring Diplomats to Observe
the Traditional Silence We Are
Also Shy on Patience.

ncrlin. Aug. 30.-tvia London Aug
81. CpeiSyed Dr Won Bethmann
Hoilwcg thp former imperial chan
cellur, today asserted that 1t was his
impression that. James W. Gerard.
former ambassador to Germany, in
writing his revelations OF Germany's
war aims. gave somewhat free rein
to his Imagination
Tho statement OF the former chan
cellor was the result Of his reading
In q London newspaper, MIR Gerard's
version of conversation with him
last January In which IL was alleged
that Gcrmauy's peace terms We're set
forth
In his published report of this par
,icular conversation" Dr Won Beth
mann Hollweg said to the Associated
Press today. MIR. Gerard attributed
uttcr1nces To me which may have
been made in other quarters in Ger
many and 20 which he frequently re-
ferred in the progress Of our con-
Nersatiun, NUT which were not nay
own This applies especially To his
reference to Germany's alleged inten-
tions 20 seize Liege and Nanur. and
OF Germany'H plans To- take possess
sion uf the Belgian ports and railways
ard to establish military and CONNER
cial dominion of that country
Never Infoticd such Aims.
81 never uufolded such German war
aims to Mr. Gerard In the course
Of my several conversations with him,
as also ir our discussion last Jan
uary. invariably referred To my
rcichstlg speeches In which stated
that Germany would exact positive
guarantees that Belgian territory or
politics would not in the future he
exploited as a menactnF factor against
us I did not make any statement as
to the nature of these guarantees.
In the progress of our couvcrsa-
| tiou Mr.. Gerard suggested that the
realization pf far-rcachinE aspira-
/ tiuus iu belgium would give King
| Albert merely a sham authority and
asked whether It would not he better
| FOR Germany TO f0rcgo such plans and
| instead Of them endeavor To acquire
| l.icgv. which Mr.. Gerard thought pos-
sible Of achievement
Suggestion q Bait"
Perhaps this suggestion was bait
| intended tu provoke a reply from me
u so. the attempt failed. In All my
discussions with the ambassador on
this subject referred to my public
| uttcrIuccs in which emphasized that
was cndoavuriug to procure peac.
that would permit US 10 live IN cor
| dial and ueiEhhorly relations with
| Belgium
Mr. Gerard's memory would seem
also to have served him faulty when
| ho wrote down what was said about
| Russia he dealt hut superficially
| with Gprmanv's eastern war aims. Obj
serving that the United states in
| tvrcst iu this direction was very lm-
| tied and that Germany undoubtedly
would have free hand there. For
| Numauia amt Serbia h" also revealed
very slight sympathy Mr Gerard
did not obtain out of my mouth any
OF the statements concerning these
countries winch he attributes 20 me. %
Diplomats Npt 70 Be Mi~Icd.
The former chancellor then OBJ
| served
"Whyu diplomats undertake To eN-
plot their official career Tor journal
! isuy purposes they are very apt "a
| le mislcd into putting into the mouths
! Of foreign statesmen uttcranccs which
either are the creation of an ample
| Imagination or are based ON faulty
memory. Discussion of political opin-
ions is bound 60 hr transitory and
reetiug"
The former chancellor then touched
upon what be- regarded as the ctic'
of Mr. Gcriras disclosures as com.
| rt,4g with tho I,uyousuu llpa