The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-04
(By George II. Manning.l

Washington, D. c., Nov. 3.-Dr.
George Barthelme, the former Wash
ington correspondent of the Cologne
Gazette, the mouthpiece of the Ger
man government, has been ordered
deported without delay.
His homeward journey has already
begun, it is learned, as he left Wichi-
ia, Kansas, where he has been under
close surveillance Of the American
secret service officials, on Wednes-
day.
No lettering will be allowed on his
journey back to Germany. He will
leave on the Scandinavian liner Ber-
gensjford as soon as the steamer is
ready to sail and will go to Berlin
via Swedish port.
Berthelme caused the State Depart
ment and President Wilson consider
able embarrassment about the time
that this country declared war on
Germany, and the dispatches he sent
the Cologne Gazette have been con-
sidered by the administration as a
contributing factor to the entrance Of
the United States into the European
war.
At the time that President Wilson
had determined to accept no more
German excuses for aggression against
American citizens and ships on the
seas, and was on the point of asking
Congress for authority and funds to
put into effect a condition of armed
neutrality, DR.. Barthelme sent a des-
patch to the Cologne Gazette stating
that President Wilson would not
plunge the United States into the
war and that Germany could with as
surance avoid a clash with the
United States BIZ sending over an
other prettily phrased note.
Barthelme in his dispatches took
the position that the United States
was still in "too proud to fight" at
titude and was ~rustering without
really meaning business.
It was generally believed in admin
istration circles that the German gov
eminent was misguided by Bar
thelme's dispatches into believing
that open hostilities could be avoided
and Germany could continue her acts
of aggression towards the United
States if the Kaiser would occasion
ally express his regret over the oc-
currence and make promise of goal
behavior in future.
It has been the belief in Washing
ton that it was through accepting
advice similar to that given by Bar
, thelme that Germany was mislead re-
garding the feeling in the United
States towards the sinking of the
Lusitania and other wanton attacks
on Americans and continued aggres-
| sion against America with a conf
dence that war would not result.
A short time later when war de-
clared by the United States and
Count Won Bernstorff and his party
were preparing to leave for Germany,
DR.. Barthleme sought Counsellor
Polk of the State Department and
asked permission to remain in Ameri-
ca. Mr.. Polk suggested that a sea
trip might prove beneficial to him
! but when Barthelme asked pointedly
to be allowed to stay Polk agreed to
permit it. Arrangements were made
to watch Barthleme's movements but
his privileges were not curtailed ex-
! cept that he was not allowed to send
cables to Berlin and was requested
not to call any more at government
departments.
After Barthelme had been unuer
surveillance for several weeks reports
showed that he was strictly minding
his own business. He refrained
from discussing the issues of the wal
in public and made the best Of the
situation while efforts were made not
| to cause him needless embarrassment