Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
GERARD TOSTART
FOR US. TONIGHT
Is to Go With Party to Switz-
erIand on Special
Train.
TREATED WITH COURTESY

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 9. via London,
February 10, $40 a.m.-Ambassador
Gerard's train will leave Berlin ap-
as scheduled, but will enter
Switzerland by way of Singer instead
of Basic, as originally planned. Ameri-
cans who will travel with the ambas-
sador were informed late this after
noon that their baggage must be at
the depot for inspection not later than
IL o'clock tomorrow morning SO as to
avoid delay and confusion at the from
tier. 1t is probable that the special
trains baggage capacity will be taxed
to the utmost, as the embassy staff and
others permitted to travel with Gerard
plan to carry most of their belongings
with them.
The train will consist largely of day
coaches, with a saloon car for the
ambassador and possibly sleepers for
the women. The route decided upon is
shorter than the original one by way
of Basic.
Ambassador Has Not Worried.
Despite the fact that details of Mr..
until this evening, the Americans in
Berlin have shown little tendency to
worry, and the delicacy of the situa-
ton has not affected the serenity of
the German public. No more attention
has been paid to foreigners than is
usual. Americans have been treated
with rigid courtesy, and no objection
has been raised to English being
spoken publicly.
The newspapers continue to devote
themselves largely to news dispatches
routes. but there is little editorial COM
ment. Apparently the press is waiting
for some definite action by the United
States In one direction or another. and
dispatches which deal with the pos
sibility or proba bility of maintaining
peace between the two countries are
given prominence.
Ambassador Gerard authorized the
Associated Press today to say that he
has neither given nor will under any
circumstances give an interview of any
kind or description to any one before
he reports personally to President Will
son. The ambassador made this state
ment to forestal irresponsible reports
which. he said, his experience led him
to anticipate.
Explains Detention of Gerard.
LONDON, February 10, 1850 am
Or. William Won Stumm, the German
under secretary for foreign affais. in
an interview printed in the Amster-
dam Handelsblad, says Germany re-
grets that she was compelled to take
the measures she adopted against Am
bassador Gerard, but that the United
States had prevented Count Won Bern
storff. the retiring German ambassa-
dor. from telegraphing that he had re-
ceived his passports.
The Times Amsterdam correspondent
sends fuller account of the interview
with DR.. Won Stumm, who is quoted
as saying that after it was learned
from Switzerland that Count Won Bern
storff received his passports, such
Treatment compelled US to adopt the
same measure toward the American
ambassador here"
Americans here" DR.. Won Stumm said,
fare excellently. They move about
freely and do what they like The
American ambassador has not left in
his departure are incomplete and that
it has been impossible to issue pass
ports SO quickly to the hundred or so
persons concerned
Hopes Relations Will Be Amicable.
with the United States especially we
do not wish to apply a system of war
fare to non-combatants such as Great
Britain introduced in the internment of
civilians. Therefore by the mediation
of the Swiss government we are ne
gotiating with the United States for
the mitigation. according to treaty, of
any harshness that might possibly re-
suit to the subjects of both sides from
the rupture of relations. We hope these
negotiations will have a happy result"
DR.. Won Stumm is quoted as having
declared that he considered it unneces-
sary to justify Germany's submarine
warfare. which he suggested would
speedily lead to peace. David Lloyd
George, the British premier, he added.
called it savagery and barbarism, but
on the contrary Germany had adopted
it from humane consideration, and, in a
desire to avoid the sinking of neutral
ed limits to the danger zones. and
warned neutrals from them Therein
Germany had followed the example of
Great Britain, which, he said. had late
man and part of the neutral coasts of
the North sea. Everybody. the under
secretary said. would be able to avoid
danger by keeping out of the barred
areas-even enemy ships could avoid
destruction.
Germany, since the beginning of the
war" DIR. Won Stumm continued, has
been obliged to renounce her oversee
traffic. England only needs to discon-
tinue hers and her seamen, who do not
belong to the navy, will not be ex-
posed to danger. That's what we wish
to obtain by our submarine war, so
that England and her allies may be
compelled to make war under the same
conditions as Germany and her allies
/ am decidedly of the opinion
that our submarines shortly will es-
tablish the equal conditions"
Americans Are Treated Well.
A Utrecht dispatch to the Express
describes a meeting there of number
OF Americans with friends who had
Just left Berlin. The arrivals said that
they got the impression that Germany