The Washington times., 1917-09-23

| first or second unless one has the
third or lowest.
There were rumors at this time OF
the formation OF q new party, really
the Socialists ana Liberals, as the
| Socialists az such were too unfash.
ionAble, In too bad odor, to open q
campaign aEainst the military under
their own name. This talk came to
nothing.
America FoFbIds Cipher.
The chancellor always complained
bitterly that he could not commune
cate in cipher via wireless with Won
Bernstorff. On one occasion he said
to me: How can arrange as wish
to in a friendly way tho Ancona and
] Lusitania cases II cannot communi-
cate with my ambassador Why does
the United states Government not al
low me to communicate in cipher?"
1 said. THE foreign office tried to
/ get me to procure q safe -con<Ict for
/ the notorious Won Rintelen on the
pretense that he was going to do
charitable work for Belgium in
America: perhaps Washington thinks
/ you want to communicate with people
/ like that"
The chancellor then changed the
subject, and said that there would be
bad feeling in Germany against
America after the war. ! answered
/ that that idea had been expressed by
great many Germans and German
/ newspapers, and that had had pri-
waite letters from a great many
Americans who wrote IL Germany in
| tended to make war on America after
| -
go in now. He then very amiably said
] that war with America would be
ridiculous.
The chancellor asked me why pub
| lie opinion in America was against
/ Germany. and 1 answered that mat
\ tiers like the caven case had made a
bad impression in America, and that
| I knew personally that even the
Kaise. did not approve OF the torpe-
doing of the Lusitania-
| The chancellor said. How about
the Baralong?" ] replied that / did
not know the details, and there
seemed much doubt and confusion
about that affair. but that there was
no doubt about the fact that Miss
Cavell was shot and that she was a
woman.
then took up in detail with him
the treatment OF British prisoners,
and said that this bad treatment could
not 90 on. This was only one OF the
many times when complained to the
/ chancellor about the condition o.
prisoners. I am sure that he did not
/ approve OF the manner in which pris-
oners OF war in Germany were treat
ed. and he always complained that he
was powerless where the military
were concerned. and always referred
me TO Bismarck's memoirs.
During this winter OF submarine
controversy an interview with Won
Tirpitz, thinly yelled as an interview
with a high naval authority" was
published in the usually most con-
sentative OF newspapers. the Frank
furter Zeitung. In this interview the
high naval authority" advocated
ruthless submarine war with Eng
land, and promised to bring about
thereby the speedy surrender of that
country. After the surrender. which
was to include the whole British feet.
the German fleet. with the surren-
dered British fleet added to its force,
was TO sail for America and exact
| from that country indemnities enough
to pay the whole cost Of the war
After his fall Won Tirpitz. in n letter
]
verses and a wreath. advocated hold
ing the coast OF Flanders as a neces-
sity for the war against England and
America.
The successor OF Won TIrpitz was
Admiral Won HoItZendorff. a brother
OF the Holtzendorff who is BallIn's
right-hand man in the management
OF the Hamburg American line.
Because Of the more reasonable in
/ huence and surroundings OF Won
HoltzendOrff. I regarded his appoint
ment as help toward peaceful rela-
| lions between Germany and America.
The German Kaiser Unbends.
1 have told in another chapter how
the Emperor had refused to receive
me as ambassador OF a country which
was supplying munitions to the allies.
From time TO time since I learned
OF this, in March. 1915. I kept insist
ing upon my right as ambassador 10
be received by the Emperor. and fin
ally, early in October. 1918. wrote the
| following letter TO the chancellor:
\ your Excellency:
Some time ago l requested YOU to
arrange an audience for me with his
majesty.
please take no further trouble
about this matter. Sincerely yours,
JAMES w. GERARD"
This seemed to have the desired eff
feet. ! was informed that would be
received by the Emperor in the new
palace at Potsdam on October %. He
was then TO pay q flying visit to Ber-
| lin TO receive the new Peruvian min
lister and one or two otharS We
went down In the train to Potsdam.
Won Jagow accompanying us. in the
morning. and IL was arranged that
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