The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-17
Intercepted Messages from Bern.
storff to Berlin Given Out
by State Department.
DAMAGING REFERENCES
papers Against Praising Former
French Premier-Gave Notice
OF Ship Sailing.

Washington, Jan. 17.-From its
mysterious stock of intercepted diplo.
matte communications the State de.
partment has published correspon.
dence between Count Won Bernstorff,
former German ambassador here, and
the Berlin foreign office, showing
former Premier Caillaux OF France
in communication with German agents
in Argentina in 1915.
Contains Damaging References.
The first Bernstorff dispatch con.
iained damaging references to Gail.
lauxs references to the French gov.
ernment and warned German news.
papers against praising him. Another
gave notice of the ship on which Gail.
laux was sailing from Argentina and
planned its capture by submarines.
The capture Of the ship was sought
because her captain carried important
papers. The German government was
asked to treat Caillaux with every
courtesy and consideration II the ship
was taken.
Following is the text of the message
sent by Bernstorff:
5ernstorff's Message.
"Buenos Alses telegraphed the fol.
owing:
"Caillaux had left Buenos Aires after
short stay and is going direct to
France evidently on account OF the
(group undecipherable) scandal which
he regards as a personal attack upon
himself, He speaks contemptuously of
the president and the rest of the
French government with the exception
of Braid. He sees through the policy
of England perfectly He does not an
ticipate the complete overthrow of
France. He sees in the war now a
struggle for existence on the part of
England.
Warns Against German Praise"
Although he spoke much OF the in.
discretions and clumsy policy OF the
Wilhemstrasse and professed to be-
lieve in German atrocities, he has in
essentials hardly changed his political
orientation. Caillaux welcomed iadi.
rect courtesies from me, but empha-
sized the extreme caution which he is
obliged to show as the French govern.
ment, he said, had him watched even
here
"He warns us against the excessive
praise bestowed upon him by our pa
pers. especially the Neue Freie Presse
and desired on the other hand that
Mediterranean and Morocco agree
ments should be adversely criticised
Our praise Injuries his position in
France. Caillaux's reception here was
cool. His report about Brazil had
nothing new. On his return to France
he will begin to reside In his own con
stituency. He fears Paris and the
fate of Jaures.
"BERNSTORFF."
Another message which Count vor
Bernstorff had fopsarded was from
Havana, as follows:
"Tol, Rio de Janeiro, telegraphs
steamer Araguaya left Buenos Aires
January 80. The captain is carrying
important papers. Capture very de
sirable. Caillaux is on board In case
OF capture. Caillaux should in an un
obtrusive way be treated with cour
tesy and consideration. Can you I'm
tor mour cruisers?
"BERNSTORFF."
German Censorship Ruling.
The instructions of the German cen
sorship to the German press on June
16, 1915, follow:
For political reasons it is urgent
ly requested that nothing be writer
about the former French Prime Minis
ter Caillaux and that his name be no
mentioned under any circumstances.
This correspondence, although no OF
hcial announcement to that effect II
available, is made public by arrange
ment with the French government
which desired its exposure. Caillau,
now is waiting trial in France for trea
son on revelations developed by tn,
celebrated Bolo Pasha case.