New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Count Bernstorff Tells
Assembly of Efforts to
Spread kuliur in L. s.:
Says Press Was Hostile
Has Alibi for Failure
Lack of Facilities for the
sransmiss;on Of "News"
Called Serious Drawback

BERLIN. Nov. BY The Associated
lress Coun; Won Bernstorf was or
the stand for nrotracted examination
regarding the effectiveness of German
propaganda in the United States dur
ing the war at Wednesdays session Of
the committee of the National Assem-
nly nvestlgatlng the subject Of re-
sYorsibiity for the war.
Count ven BernstortF was asked Whist
Ae al done to offset British propa-
gsNca and EXPLAINED the imoossib ilitv
q convincing the German propaganda
authorities that they must send cine
natocr2ph films TO counteract the Eng
lsh efforts.
Calls United States Press Hostile
re American press. said Won BERT
sforf. was strongly anti German from
'se beginning a. the war. and the
Varers published in the German lam
cuaEe Rad only al ineffective appeal
"a the Americans. A laugh was raised
when Deputy Nermuth, the former
Mayor Of Berlin, asked about the &C
-ivities of the English journalist"
George Creel
regarding the comparative merits of
British and. German propaganda.
Count Won Berrstortf evaded a reply as
e the intrinsic merits by saying that
fne Brif'sa propaganda in the United
States was superior 20 the German be
cause "ot rhe technical difficulties" OF
--ansrl S. on.
Iho former ar bassador declared that
4e av9...e. "ar,ic' patton in the Dr0ua-
rare- viries because Of his official
pos,-.0 ard as desire not 70 be COM
Colana Minister Dernhurg. on his trip
70 .re lnited States. had written sue
cessfLl articles and delivered lectures
urt.i tre American government became
c0nsl need thai the German agent was
rrr- -1 .erman- Americans against
ne United States
TIE s4a-commlttee passed from the
sut1ect II 'ae quol.c press when
question by Deputy Sinzheimer.
men Ger o- The committee. came up re
GariiHg tre ori1ion which a neutral
7ress7l REGARDING the peace offer Of
Pc -en- son. Tie q p'or.at. ac-
corning 70 the rerort. .irst heard a
rp0or Is m TIE contents of the offer.
snG o7 tie basis OF this rumor con-
deunea AIRED Zilamermann. then
Fore. gr N'aista-. made capital out Of
this coad 1lH1-lo0. but WHEN the note
sctual + appeared me neutral diplomat
sa,f,e- l.- position and praised : con-
te1.s Z rlra ~nls~n. however. sup
pressed The later deve ionment
NunSterberg Not Murdered
Ire nar-e G. Professor Hugo MIN
s'eraer q Harvard, vas mentioned.
All + was suggested trat the profes-
ger Ta died during rno war. in the
tel States. had been killed IN some
nvs-eri ous way. 4 run or TO this effect
was current IN anti american circles
n beriu at the time of Dr. Minister
berE, death. Count Won BernstortT de-
r.e- he sorry, declaring that. although
England had used every conceivable
m-ars - rid tire United States OF all
rr.m mont Germans. she would harf-v
hasa trsaa violence. AID that Pro essor
7E'erberg had died Of an aporlectic
Members Of the sub-co.n.ni t,ee voiced
d sus spcion that the rote Of President
Wilson had been .aurched in Under
standing wiki England CouNt Bern
7tor-1 den ei - ASSUMPTION categori-
calv. s45 NJ thrt the note had been. on
80 oo''rar' uaveiCome AID unp.eas-
Ienlty SIM elmer broke in u0on Won
.err~-os'T fs4ta nation to ask Herr
Ir~erwar whether he rad spoken
- Pfes dent Wilson's note as shame
less and nnuden-" Zi0mernlaun, how
ever l'd rot reoa The Incident
Kept Waiting by Kaiser
Nerhsrz o. rse suo-comnittee asked
vaa berr .orT about tno delay in his
-oceT- -or tv -ss Emperor. who did not
send .or tae am bassador m make re-
Qor a1t'l severai mo~'hs after his re
tl~n from the rited States
Ncr Ba~nstortf sad hss report vas
'Aen 81 old a~d had beer 50 completely
reror-ed 70 The KAISER hy Chancellor
ron Be+hrarr Il veg that he rad
sske5 Fmperor William whether he
osrfet - tea- ssre0 he finally met
h~ 81 Great Headquarters. lr Ma