Arizona republican., 1917-08-17

mann, of the Dresdner bank; Under Secretary von der Dusche, of the for eign office; the mayor and the police president of Berlin; the president of the Berlin Chamber of Commerce; Under Secretary von Stumm, of the foreign office. and many others of that office: Under Secretary Richter, of the interior department; Lieuten- ant Colonel DoeutelmOser, of the gen. eral staff; the editors and proprietors
 of the principal newspapers in Berlin; Count Montgelas, who had charge of American affairs in the foreign office;
 naval officers like Captain Lans; the American correspondents in Germany and Prince Isenbury rubbing shoulders with the brewers, George Ehret and Krueger, of New York and Newark.
 There were literary lights like Ludwig F'ulda. Captain Persius, Prof. Hans Delbrueck, Doctor Paasche, vice presi- , dent of the Reichstag, and many others equa ly celebrated as the ones that I have named.
 | Speeches were made by MT. Wolf, president of the American Association I or ana I1t.ilci iSii'
 Zimmerman, Von CswinnW and by
 me A tone of the greatest friendli-
 ness prevailed Zimmerman referred | to our personal friendship, and said
 that he was sure that we should be
 able to manage everything together Helfferich in his speech said that l. i by learning German and studying the life of the German people. was one of the few diplomats who had come to Germany who had learned something
 of the real life and psychology of the
 Germans. Won Gwinner made speech in English that would have done credit to any American after dinner speaker, and in my short address. l said that the relations between the two coun- tries had never been better. and. so long as my personal friends. like Zim- mermann and other members of the government, whom l named were in office that was sure the good rela
 tions between the two countries would
 be maintained. I spoke also. of the
 sums of money that I had brought tback with me for the benefit of the widows and orphans of Germany.
 The majority of the German news lpapers spoke in very kindly way tabout this dinner and about what was said at it. Of course. they all took what l said as an expression of friend liness. and lonly Reventlow claimed that by referring to the members of the government I was interfering in 1.-the internal affairs of Germany. The len na1o Co l.. tuted last desperate attempt to pre- [serve friendly relations Both the req
 sonable men present and knew almost to certainty that return to ruthless
 submarine war had been decided on,
 and that only some lucky chance could
 prevent the military. backed bv the
 made public opinion, from insisting on
 la defiance of international law and
 the laws of humanity
 The day after the dinner the chan cellor sent for me and expressed ap-
 proval of what I had said; he thanked
 me for it, and on the surface it seemed
 as if everything was merry as a mar riage bell" Unfortunately, am afraid
 that all this was only on the surface . and perhaps, the orders to the subma
 rine commanders to recommence ruthless war had been given on the
 day preceding this love feast
 German Misconoeption of President, Mandate
 s The Germans believed that Presi f dent Wilson had been e,ected with Z
 mandate to keep out of war at an, 7 cost, and that America could be in. I suited, flouted and humiliated with i'm s punity
 r Even before this dinner we had he r gun to get rumors of the resumptiol !, of ruthless submarine war. Within n few days I was cabling to the depart . ment information based. not upon ab