New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-15
did All a Mortal Could
to Avert Break" His
Farewell Message
MAY COME BACK
AS PEACE ENVOY
Hopes Germany Will De-
feat Allies Before u. 5.
Is Involved in War

his suite and 200 other Germans,
consular agents and diplomatic at
ta,hes, left the United States at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon, on the
Observation-Disclosures liner Fred
elk VIII. No untoward act marked
their departure.
War between the United States and
Germany may be averted only by the
.Kaiser's victory over the Entente
Powers. according to Count Won
Bernstorff
This is his final opinion on the
present crisis, according TO an Asso-
eiated Press correspondent only Few
hours before the Frederik VIII backed
away from her pier
81 have said that it was possioie -
avert war. haven't T." the former ON
tsssador queried "of course yo"
must understand that this is conan
,ional upon Germany being able 10
bring the Eentente to its knees 0e'O's
ANYTHING happens to involve tne
Ifn;,ed States. The submarine cam
naign is bound to increase as NV
weather gets warmer. ~ ,oh
I.ayss Bitter, Thankiess Joo
This assertion was only part OF
iora statement. which the diploma
10 az be stood on the doorstep VI
10 United States, hat IN hand, way
no IN take his final leave lie ulu
nt sroak in the careful, precise IAN
aUsoa of AN ambassador, AS jonah
soH Rarustorff. German noble "hg
hod hecn freed from bitter ana
tbsntIess lob. and was gong hohe'
w LIZA Of himself, his future ana
the United States. an, or;lona
which has been waged since lSIa
So, san, ~ on end, and Won Bernstorn' the
loser through no fault OF ms oT"' w."
saying calm, pleasant lare"'i in his
Hrhara was no bitterness III ms
...daSh, - He looked back with UNDER
standing at the land ne was ao0u' ~
quit. ,,.od ,,our goods to the
mi because they had command OF
~, ~ soo he remarked. "lf the condl-
.hs eb Nd been reversed and the Ger,
man navy instead OF the prltis" -
had that command, you "ouIa "a
shipped your goods TO Us. Iure he
anv persons sympsthies are wneie I'M
does business. You cant Oia"'e "'''
for that.
Nav Return as Peace Envoy.
"w;u ever return to the United
ctatesq | cannot say about Ihs''
tainly. 7 shall never be amoasSsuOa
ksre again. That has never beeh uo'v
in the history of diplomacy but I f,,:.
come back to attend a peace GOMEZ
eng" Sf do not know whether flatter my.
sa,f hut | do believe that ] am no.
JisIiked BY the people here. CertainlS
have done everything WITHIN Une
nowsr Of mortal man 70 keep what mas
hanpened from happening. BuI 'nei'
are some things could not 90. -. r
Snurine the last days of my stay
Lo,a received hundreds upon hundreGs
nf Iotters from people all over TINS
o,,ntrv. In all of them the writers
49, svrressed their good WISHES
Tha,s has not been a single letter eE,
Messing i'll feeling in the lot isn't
that fine? ........
May Strike Mine.
He smiled and then took up the
ouastion asked concerning his imme-
J;ata future. He had done everything
.,r;tbin the mower Of mortal man 70
lnen tbe German Eagle on his perch
=. Washington. And he had lost the
LONG wearing struggle. With that ~
L. lie Ind he was Indifferent 20 what
might follow >, ~. ,nb. re-
heated. well, you never can te1i. ~,
course. we will get through the ptil,iI
and French blockade and there shou,u
be no danger from our own submarines.
7 guess they will know we are coin'"s
and will let us alone, even IL VneS
should happen TO see us. L..
whether I get home or not, goeS
not really make much difference nc
continued 81 have had my run l
have had my play IN politics, ! nav
enjoyed myself and | am no longer as
Young as | once was. The only danger
40 far as | can see, that is attaeheu
10 this trip is that we may STRIKE a
nine, You never can tell about that
FstaIist and Ready TO Go
"But il we do hit a mine and go
down, | am ready 70 go. After all, what
difference will it make? II it has to
come. il has to come. that's all. '
When questioned regarding his fut'
ure plans he said;
"They are indefinite, too. OF course,
| shall go directly to Berlin as soon
as | arrive in Germany. Maybe they
will find something for me to do, and
maybe they won't.
at is quite probable that my official
career is finished. | may retire for
good I have been turned down by
your government for something over
which | had no control. and no blame
attaches 20 me personally.
Perhaps this is q good time for