Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-24

General Iudenaorff on his tBcrn-
sfurlt. rHtuGn from washington
TIA. emperor said Won BerustoIff mad
,Hasl ou two points fuat. III allow
u. the British te eoufis. ate the trunk
ula SSeiish diplomats papers
Thought II contain his Mexican tele-
grams aut second, by permitting the
TrEe3 States 70 send James W.
Gerard 10 Germany as ambassador
IuGeudorff accused him Of attempt
ing 10 make ReaUe by agitating
aga INST The submarine warfare and
declared that the U-hoat war would
bring peace in three months. Ne
then told the former ambassador that
President wilson's peace proposal
cquld not pass the reichstag: it would
lie championed only by the socialists,
adding that a rotten peace" was i'm
I ossible.
At today's sitting the question Of
Po}ana's fate in connection with Pres
ideat Wilson'S peace efforts was dis
cussed
Count Won Bernstorff said that in
his discussions with the United States
government there was no question of
territory concerned in giving Poland
access to the sea or being withdrawn
from German sovereignty. Replying
70 another question the former am
bassador said:
without Americas help the en-
tente could not have vanquished Ger
many. If we succeeded in preventing
war with America q peace of under
standing would at least have been
possible"
Won Bernstorff also expressed the
opinion that President Wilson would
have recommended no difficulties had
the proposed world conference to set
tie peace solved the Polish question
in a manner differing with Presidents
ideas.
The discussion today turned largely
upon the period of the declaration by
Germany of her submarine warfare
Won Bernstorff testified that after
President Wilson's message to con-
gress on January %, Col. r. NJ. House,
the presidents confidential adviser,
summoned him to New York and
thereupon Won Bernstorff cabled his
government saying that the United
States did not intend to interfere in
territorial questions but wanted Ger
many's peace conditions made public
as evidence of GermanY's sincerity
and adding: IF the submarine war
fare is begun right away the president
would feel it blow in the face and
war with America would be unavoid-
able"
Dr. Sinsheimer pointed out that
von Bernstorff was aware officially
January 16 that submarine warfare
had been decided on and that the am
rassador was to present a note to the
"A hi ~, or4p
it on January 81. Won Bernstorff
then continued:
II communicated the peace condi-
tons to Colonel House on the Goth
End on the 31st presented the decla-
ration of submarine warfare. After
wards | negotiated with nobody"
DR.. Sinsheimer read Chancellor Won
Fethmann- Hollweg's reply to Won
Pernstorff accepting mediation, but
1eriining to make public Germanys
conditions because i'm the face of the
eutenta's announced terms that would
have been regarded az a sign Of weak.
ness and would prolong the war
For Presldeut Wilson'S personal In
formation and as ri proof Of conf
1euce, however Won Rethmann-Holl-
veg outlined Gcrmany's conditions
u4 indicated Gormany'= readiness %
par itipate IN the conference men
lowed IN the presidents meefa~e %
4 4 Senate Thai chancellor added;
"It President Wilson'S offer had
been made Fl few days earlier Ger
many could have postponed the SUBJ
marine warfare, which IS now unfOr-
'uuuaIr impossble'
Count Won Ucrnstorfc said he had
communicated everything TO Colonel