Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-22

against the United states, playing
uIou old hatreds and creating new
ones and. In the meantime. py uprtr
purchase uf proporties and of mines.
creating situation that win Consti-
tDte for us In the future a most DIM
cult and dangerous problem.
The Germans cannot understands
why we DO not tato advantage or
conditions IN Mexico In order 10 con
( igu'r and hold thHt unfortunate
country They could not believe that
We were aytuated by'a spirit OF .daal-
lam and that We were patiently slt-
foriug much In order really 70 halp
Mexico. They could not believe that
We were waiting In order 20 corviucc
not only Mexico hut the other states
OF Central America and the great
/ friendly republics of south America
that b, Was not our policy 10 use the
dis.eusjuus and Weakness OF our
lnrighnurs tu gain territory
bn uLc occasion before the war I
and several other ambassadors were
dining with the kaiser and after din-
nor the conversation turned 20 tho
strange Blghts 10 ho seen IN America
one ut the ambassadors, think II
was Cumhon. said that he had seen In
America whole houses being moved
aIuuE tho roads. something Of "A nov
olg in European eycA where the
houses, constructed 81 brick and
stone. cannot De transported from
place 10 place like our wooden frame
house The emperor ioklnEly re-
marked Yes ! am sure tnat the
Americans hro moving their housHs
They are moving them down toward
the Mexican border
our party wus so numerous we
wsre compelled 20 charter a special
train go take uH from Madrid To
la Coruna, tho port In tho extreme
Orihwrvtern corner NJ Spain, from
wl ich tho Iutlnta Isahall was 10 sail.
just before the train started a
Spanish gentleman from the foreEu
office. who had Courtcuusly come tp
see ua of, said 20 me. DO YOU know
YOU have duke as engineer The
Duke of SuraguSsl ls going TO take
out your train" SO we ran fOrwEd
To- the engine ana / shok hands with
the duke, who was In blue ovcrolls.
This Duke Of SarngosHa, Grandee
OF Spain, often drives tho engine ut
the kings train. why no engineered
our train | do not know, unlesB II
was because Of the rumors that Ger
man agents would try to- stop my
Journey home.
At any rate. tho duke proved
most competent engineer. guiding us
with touch through the steep I'M
cllncs and sharp turns OF the Guar
darma mountains A. Nenta de
Banos his turn at the engine ended
and on my invitation he came 10
dine with uS In the dining car He
o. h. Vn,ipfF
speaking English we'll lie said that
ris great ambition Was 10 yisit Amer
lea and see the big locomotives md
the pretty girls. At dinner he was, ot
course, dressed IN his overnlls and
Catgied out the professional touch by
using clean cotton waste Instead ot
a pocket handkerchief
Arrived az ~ turunn In the morn
ing, carriages sent hy the Spanish
government mot us ana the mayor
and other officials were most polite.
Tho mayor accompanied VA on board
ship next day giving To- Mrs Gerard
"a beautiful basket ~ flowers en-
twincd with ribbons Of the city of
la Coruna.
We found tho Infautn Isabella n
clean splendid ship, her captain
competent and kind checrfully
recommend her to any opo who wish
safe voyage across tho Atlantic
during the war
My stay In Havana was hrlof and
wns soon en- route uorthwnrd
from Key West,
Gcrard's Welcome IN America
AZ our train came north through
Florida there were crowds and bands
at the stations. and NJ 81 Augustine
ray ewes were delighted 10y the sight
OF Frank Munsoy aud, eN Senator
Chauncey Depew
Al the station IN Washington Sec
retary MCAdOo met ME What a
splendid record Of achievement is his
since the war And now with the
burden Of all the railways In tho
country added TO that OF finance.
suppose In no country AZ war has
one man 50 succe sSfully undertaken
such gigantic tasks
President Wfron was m In bed
but next day got up on purpose 20
hear my report met with him for
more than an hour.
The following day arrived I'm
New York being met inNJerscy city
nv a committee headed by the cclc-
bratcd lawyer, John n Stnnchtield.
Clarence Mackay Herbert Swope
(whoEe splendid articles In the New
y ork world we're the first warnings
70 America and other countries re-
apectinE the ruthless submarine war
fare). United States Marshal Thomns
II. Mccarthy state senator Foley.
James j. lloey and a faithful trio ot
good friends who saw me OF for
Denmark onp[A few months before
| was escorted TO the city hall. where
| was welcomed by the mayor In
a speech on tho steps OF the city
hall / said
we are stading today very near
the brink OF war. but want 90
assure you that II Wo should be
drawn into tho conflict Il will De
only after our president has exhaust
ed every means consistent with up
holding the honor and dignity OF the
United states to Keep us from var.
| left Berlin with % clear conscience.
because I felt that during AN my
stay there + had omitted nothing 20
mako for rueudly relations and
peace between the two nations.
81 am very glad today To see on
the list of this reception committee
the names OF people uf German dcs-
cent 10 Is only natural that citizens
OF German descent In tho beginning
OF the war should have had seuti-
mental feeling toward Germany.
that they should have looked back
through rosc-coiurod glasses ON that
land which, however. they left be-
cause they did not have equality ~
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