New-York tribune., 1920-11-09
Won BernstOrff
Says Germany
Needs i. S. Aid
Understanding With America
Is Country's Most Urgent
Task, He Declares; Must
Support Harding Policy
Favors Separate Peace
Asserts Berlin Government
Seeks to Displace Present
League for an Association
BY William c. Dreher
S~,,-scl Cch;~ 10 The Tt-thun.

Corvsieat. 1890. New York Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, Nov. S.-Count Won Bern
storT. former German Ambassador to
Washington. speaking in the capacity
Of chairman Of the German League of
Nauors soc ETY.. delivered an address
?. Fesrstor- to-day on Germany's fu-
;ure relations with America. He said /:
~Germaay's most urgent task is to
ohtstr al understanding with the
American people. The Germans must
bun 1ee past and direct their eyes
fovare t.e tuture. They must also
show W gueSs for the closes. pos
s.ble cooperation with the United
States and must accept President elect
Hard rigs proposals Tor the revival of
the Hague Arbitration Court or estab-
lish an improved league.
"HarGIng's proposals are based upon
the unvl..la laguess OF America TO under
take the oD. cations resulting from the
Treaty Of Versailles. but DO not neces-
sar;iv mean the rejection Of the League
a Nations IN changed form. Americans
favor tie .dea OF me league without
irGorsirg Tie Versailles treaty. There
fore. Harding. while opposing the pres
ent form Of Vie league, has declared in
favor Of The renewal Of the Hague
cour-. with teeth in :.
"By taxing this position Harding has
abau5oned tre complete political isola-
ton Of america.
Meets Wishes of Germans
Won BernstorfF assumed that Mr..
Harding would not accept the Treaty
Of Versailles without Republican reser-
vat.ors and that he probably would
recommend the adoption OF a resolution
hv iae Senate declaring the war with
Germany ended This policy, Bern
st0rf asserted. is desirable for Ger
man and ponds with the wishes
cf tne German government to dlsplace
The present league with one founded
unor tna principles Of justice. Ger
many mus. favor the American policy,
even though Germany may have less
economic Independence than formerly.
"We shah do the best if we carry
OUT the work of reconstruction with
American assistance, because we there
nv would me-, assume the political OBJ
heations which European states would
demand - their price for help said
Won BerastorF
Defends German-Americans
Germany has little to expect from
America politically, Bernstorff de-
o.area he urged tha, German i'm
fined T. raw materials, not half fin
,sbed goods. He declared that
Amerca was bound to take great in
teres. % The rehabilitation Of Russia
after -ae Boisheviki had played their
role In rha, country. America. he
said is the only country able to sup
r.y capital for the rehabilitation Of
Rus ba. lacks men experienced in
Russian AFFAIRS Germany, he as
serted, mus supply this need.
Won Bernstorti defended the Ger
man-An.ef.cans against the aspersions
Of Admiral Won Tirpitz, saying they
stood soidly behind Germany until the
sinking Of the Lusitanla and since the
end O. the way have been doing every
thing possible for Germany.
TIE former ambassador expressed
the fear that the Republicans might
reopen the Mexican question, which he
regarded as unfortunate for Germany,
on the ground that this would prevent
the United States from taking an ac-