The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-24
AMERICAN AID
WON, ADMISSION
BY BERNSTORFF
Former Ambassador Denies
Poland Was Bar to
Peace Parleys.
WILSON NOT ENJOYABLE
Kaiser Characterized as In
different to Intervention
by United States.
WILSON NOT ENJOYABLE


prsLIN. Oct. 23.-"Without Ameri-
,s,s help the Entente could not have
vanouished Germany. If we had sue
eeeded In preventing war with Amer
~ peace Of understanding would
=, least have been possible" said
onunt Won Bernstorff. former German
Ambassador in Washington. He was
renlying to a question put to him by
the subcommittee investigating the
causes Of the war.
Won Bernstorff also expressed the
ouinion that President Wilson would
have raised no difficulties had the pro-
posed world conference to settle peace
solved the Polish question in a man
ner different to President Wilson's
IDEAS He added that in connection
With President Wilson's peace efforts,
IN his discussions with the United
states Government, there was no
question of territory concerned In CIV
ing Poland access to the sea or being
xtthdrawn from German sovereignty.
Bernstorff said President Wilson's
peace offer was a matter Of little con-
ceYu to the German Emperor. Further
more the Intervention of the United
states apparently was not seriously con-
sidered by the Emperor.
The evidence caused a sensation. The
came out during the examination OF
Count Won Bernstorff, the former Ger
man Ambassador at Washington. The
Socialist Deputy, DR.. Sinsheimer, turned
toward Won Bernstorff and said:
The Kaisers telegram, to which you
refer, dated January Is, 1917, and ad-
dressed to Herr Zimmerman, Foreign
Secretary, says literally: His Majesty
instructs me to thank you for your COM
rnunication. His Majesty does not care
a bit about President Wilson's offer. II
A breach with America cannot be pre-
vented, II cannot be helped. Events are
developing.
There was much excitement at the
hearing when the message was read
pr. Karl Won Helfferich. the former VICE
CHANCELLOR, whispered Nonsense"
Peace Term. Distorted.
Or, sinsheiner maintained that thu
reacs conditions sent to President Wilson
on January IS. 1917. which were sale
TO Be the same as those Germany Offered
on December 10, 1916, were really moth
Ing like them
Every one present appcAFco aSeouhue>
81 this statement, and Count Won Bern
storff exclaimed excitedly: Then / an
told this to-day for the first time"
Under cross-examination Won Bern
storff quoted the German Emperor AM
Gen. Ludendorff on his (Bernstorns
return from Washington. The Empero
said Won Bernstorff had failed on tw
points, first. in allowing the British I
oonfiscate the trunk with Swedish dip
lonat's papers thought to contain hi
Mexican kilograms. and. second. by per
hitting the United States to send Jane
w. Gerard to Germany as Ambassador
Ludendorff accused him Of attempt
inE to make peace by asitating agains
the submarine war and declared tina
the U-boat warfare would bring peac
in three months. He then told the for
mer Ambassador that President WI
sons peace proposal could not pass tn
Reichstag: It would be championed onl
by the Socialists. adding that "rotte
peace was impossible.
The discussion turned largely upo
the period Of the declaration by Gel
many Of her submarine warfare. Vo
Bernstorff testified that after Presider
Wilson'S message to the Congress o
January 20 Col E. NJ. House, the Pres
dents confidential adviser. summone
him to New York and thereupon Vo