The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
GERMANS PAY A
TRIBUTE To ]. {.
AT DINNER GIVEN FOR
AMBASSADOR GERARD
High Regard for America in
Higher Government Circles
Shown IN Addresses.


| BERLIN. Saturday. Jan. 6. (By wire
less to The Associated Press. via Say
willie. Jan. i--Thc dinner given by the
American Association Of Commerce
and Trade in Berlin in honor of James
w. Gerard. the American ambassador
: 10 Germany who has just returned 10
the German capital from visit TO the
! United States developed and apparent
ly with intention. into a demonstration
Of the good feeling entertained in the
higher government circles and banking
and business speeches toward the Unit
ed States.
The guests included three minister's,
lat least two eX-ministers. the rice-prrs-
ident Of the Reichstag, the head cf
Germany's big financial institutions
and other leaders In German public
life.
David Wolf. president OF The Amerl-
can Association. who presided was
flanked on the right by Ambassador
Gerard and on the left by Reinhold
merce Next to Mr.. Gerard sat Dr.. Karl
Helfferich. the imperial chancellor
and then came Arthur Won Gwynne:,
director Of the Deutsche Bank; Dr..
Bernard Dernburg, eX-secrctary for The
colonies and DR.. Hermann Paasche.
vice president of the Reichstag: while
beyond Minister SydOw were Joseph
C. Grew, secretary OF the American
Embassy: nr. w. S. Solf, secretary for
the colonies: John b. Jackson, former
American minister 10 the Balkan
states and Adolph Wermuth. lord may
or OF Berlin. In all 1T3 guests. about
equally divided between Americans
and Germans were present.
The usual toasts TO Emperor William
and President Wilson were drank
the speakers OF the evening who were
Vice Chancellor. Helfferich. Director
Won Gwynner and Mr.. Gerard.
The ambassadors speech was intor-
imal and avoided touching contentious
, topics but he mentioned the large con-
tributions now being received from
America for the relief Of German wild
Ows and orphans and for other non
partisan works Of mercy.
] Leading Persons Present
A large number of the leading per
sonages Of Germany, says the Over
seas News Agency. >Fere present at
the dinner given last night in honor
of James w. Gerard. the American am,
bassador, by The American Association
Of Commerce and Trade Of Berlin. the
diners We're addressed by AmOasSauoF
Gerard, Vice Chancellor Helffericn,
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman and Ar
thur Won Gwynner the director of the
, Deutsche bank and in all the speeches
! the cordial relationships existing be.
tween the governments OF the Unlted
States and Germany were emphasized.
! Ambassador Gerard. who was liken'
ed by Director Won Gwynner 10 the
peace dove of Noah's Ark is quoted
, by the Overseas News Agency as say
ing that never since the beginning
of the war have relations between Ger
many and the United States been Sn
cordial" and that he had brought
back an olive branch" from President
/ Wilson.
! Vice Chancellor llelffcrich said he
was pleased 10 know that Ambassador
Gerard had visited the United States
where he had an opportunity OF de-
scribing the real state Of affairs N
Germany. and Foreign Secretary Zlm-
mermann declared he felt sur" ihe
: friendly and trustful relations between
! both countries as enunclatetl by Mr.
, Gerard will continue"
! A telegram expressing the Slnc"rrst
wishes OF tho association. lin This cru
cial time" was sent TO President " IT,