The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-16
INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA
BY u s LOOMS BIG
coNrrxuEp PROM PAGE ONE,

from Russia read your statements
about conditions there In fact. 1
toegraphed extracts from your inter
vows to the newspapers | represent
May know what newspapers you
represent" ] asked.
Il am the corrcsg ondent OF the Koel
rische Zeitung and number OF other
important. Gcrmon newspapers" he
answered.
If you are correspondent OF Ger
man newspapers. what is II you want
a. me-" asked.
You sec, have telegra2hed ror-
tons OF your statements on Russia 10
my newspapers" lie repeated.
Couldn't Prevent Reprinting Of Article
Il can't prevent anybody from quot
.ra my articles sftcr they are pub
li<hed." said.
Il was wandering whether ! could
get special statement from you on
the Russian situation for publication
IN the newspapers represent" he
ugked.
First OF all. ! can't understand
how you came to ask me for such a
statement" | replied Secondly.
am quite sure that your newspapers
would not dare publish my statement
II told them what think OF &C.
many's conspiracy against the Russian
poople to rob them Of tteir new won
freedom. ! am also quite certain that
they will not publish the part OF my
statement in the Norwegian newspa-
rers relating to German relations with
the Bolsheviki"
Karl Schmidt suddenly began 10
speak of his long stay in England as
correspondent for German newspapers
adding that he still had many friends
left in England
Il even CORRESPOND with one OF my
friends now" he remarked. When !
expressed curprise at this. he went
on:
"Of course write him nothing about
the war or folitics. am sending my
letters to him through the British
Consulate"
Felt He Was Not Telling Truth.
/ felt he was not telling the truth.
He was apparently trying to imrress
me that he was on friendly relations
with the British Representatives in
Christiania
You don't know the Norwegian Ian
Cuage. do you?" he asked.
mo"
IF you need any translations can
help you. Or. II you like. could in
troduce you 70 a number of prominent
people here" Karl Schmidt offered
hic services with a smile.
NO, don't need anything ! can
meet the people want TO meet with
out difficulty" said
Then after a brief pause. he asked |
slowly:
Would YOU ike to meet Admiral
ven Hintze, the German Minister in
Christiania? know he would be very
pleased to meet YOU and talk things
over"
answered that | did not care to
meet Won Hintze and that rs an Am
erican had nothing &c discuss with
the Minister OF country at war with
America. I added that ] was extreme |
ly busy and had { great deal of work
to do, indicating quite clearly that
our interview was az an end.
But Karl Schmidt did net start. He
said:
F.. Makes overtures For Won Hintxe..
You see. VIC have the impression
that We are not familiar with the Am
ciican point of view regarding the |
war. that We do not know how the Am
or-can people really feel about the war.
fer the American news comes here |
through indirect channels and is per-
hars garbled. am sure Won Hintza
would like to know how the American
rcople feel about the war"
If Won Hintze wants 20 know how !
the United States feels about the war"
] answered. 4 would Euggest that he |
study the statements and addresses
Ca President Wilson on the subject.
and he will learn what the American
rcopie think Of the war and of the
German Government. Tho American
President ssFeaks fer the American
people and expresses their feelings
1n the subject
Then Karl Schmidt departed.
| related this incident to the Ameri-
can Minister Schmedemann az the
t.me. He informed me that Karl
Schmidt was a member Of the staff
,: the German Legation. while acting
II the same time as a correspondent
'or German newspapers.
] mentioned the interview also to
ome of the prominent Norwegian ,