New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-11

ton. That matter, zimm.,s
wrote, was to be handed h
rily." But BernstorF was iO,.''
as late as January 7, 1917. Il
the President of Gernanv,s -
ness to bring the United st...'
a second peace conference =,
discussion of arbitration m.I.
a peace league, disarmam.u
the freedom of the seas. Thar,
States was to be excluded -.
first conference to settle Il. /
torial and political questions ~
the belligerent groups. But n.
mann's dispatch had hardly =,
Washington when the i,
Council Of War at Pless dee;s'
withdraw the Sussex guarsnH.
to invite war with the United 4
The Presidents famous and
peace without victory" speeeI
made on January %, aftr I
storff had been instructed 70 NJ,
the new declaration of unrest
submarine warfare. Mr.. n
was now working alone and !,
dark.
Bernstorff telegraphed on !,
airy 16, 1917: "a further pron,
ment of Wilson is expected \
Immediately; it will take Ii.
of a communication to Coner.,
parently it VIII consist in 4,
peal to the American people b !
him enforce peace; in any cs.I
he and House praise the n
press article, which is written 4
that point of view"
Following the address, Benk
says, Colonel House gave him
message from the President n
relayed to Berlin:
Wilson offers privately to M.
ate for peace on the basis Of T
appeal to Senate, i. e., withsu.
reference in territorial tsms
peace. After Your En-
lency (Zimmermann) had -in.a,1
Mr.. Wilson that our peace IA
were moderate and that N
agreed to a second peace eontsm
the President thought he had 81,
expression to our wishes in his
peal to the Senate. :. Prssid@
Wilson is of opinion that nete &
to him by the Entente was q ii
of bluff which need not be Y
seriously. He hopes deAnihk
bring about peace conferences ;
quickly, too, so that the unneessl
bloodshed Of the spring offensive
be sverted."
Tried to Hold Up Note
Bernstorff then had the Gen
submarine note in his pocket /
tried frantically to postpone its
livery. But on January % B
mann-Hollweg, although tram
ting what purported to b q
many's peace terms, cooly
Bernstorrf to hand the note d
January 81 and express regret
the Presidents latest proposals
not reached him a few days si
The Chancellor also patroninl
said that if Wilson went ahead
seemed assured of success Gcru
would suspend unrestricted VI
warfare and agree to medisusa
The insulting character Of
proposition was fully reveaH
the President on January 81 II
the submarine note was press
OF it's effect on him Bens
writes:
"After January 81, 1917, Mr.. WI
was incapable of an imparta
tude toward Germany. He nv
whenever he thought of hs
perial government, and his ~
nance against it knew no 0ea
Even to-day the bitter feeling
rankles with him, that the Ca
government deprived him 9.
glory of being the premier pew
parsonage on the worlds stase
goes without saying that ~
sailles the Entente exploited
a vengeance both this stu@a'
the part of the President saa
peculiar idiosyncrasies.'
Up to the day he LETT the eou
the attitude of the Adminisu
toward Bernstorff was exceeD
friendly. Colonel House wIo3
in a farewell note: ut is m
that your government should
declared the unrestricted U-o0"
at a moment when we were y
peace. The day will CONE
people in Germany viii -
much you have done for your
try in America"
And the Colonel was und0Ss
perfectly serious in what nc
Bernstorff himself mention
extraordinary McCumber o
To him the Presidents sueS
are an afterthoupht-a vaSpt