The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27
Brockdorff-Rantzau Backs Up
Statement of Erzberger,
His Bitter Enemy
President Sent Two Emissar-
les to Berlin to Negotiate
for a Settlement.
BY FRANK Z. Mason.

q. ". >. htaff Correspondent
Copyright, 1874, by International News
Service.
BERLIN. Feb. G6.--Tre declara-
tion OF DR.. Matthias Erzborger. for
mer German minister OF finance.
that President Wilson sent two ennis
saries to Berlin TO promise American
credits in the form OF loan to
Germany IL Germany would accept
the allied peace terms. was con-
firmed today by Count Won Brock
dorft- -Rantzau, former German min
lister.
u. S. Minister Rcticcnt.
Ellis Bording Dresel. the United
States minister TO Germany, was
named by Doctor Erzberger as one
OF the agents of President Wilson
When Mr.. Dresel was asked about
the incident he replied:
Il have nothing to say to the
press upon this subject"
Count Won Brockdorff Rhn.zau
was foreign minister a. the time
Mr. ErZberger came TO Berlin in
the spring OF 1919. Tho foreign
minister and Doctor ErzberBer were
bitter political opponents and II
was ErzberRer who broke down
Count Won BrockdorfCs opposition
to his policies and virtually ac-
complished the signing OF the peace
treaty.
In his exclusive interview with the
international News Service. con-
firming Erzberger's statements,
Count Won Brockdorff-Ran said
Mr.. Dresel came to him with the
same proposition he had laid before
Er2berger.
Count Won Brockdorff- -Ra ntzau's
statement follows:
BrOCkdorff -Ilantzau Statement.
When the history is written OF
/ the incident OF the armistice and
T the preliminaries TO tho peace treaty,
1t will mention many personalities,
who on official and pretended Of
| ficial commissions, visited official
and unofficial Germans History
will develop that these more or lcss
authorized agents exercised in
/ fluence neither IN the interests OF
Germany nor OF world peace.
! 1T is known that Erzberger and
/ I were political opponents, Never
/ theless, must confirm that which
/ Doctor Erzberger said In his inter
view about Mr.. Dresel Is entirely
correct. Whether Mr.. Dresel was
/ directly commissioned by President
Wilson I could not then confirm
but at least Mr.. Dresel attempted
TO create the impression that he
came to Berlin upon an official mis-
. sion.
Not Influenced. He Says.
"Mr. Drcsel made statements "a
me about President wilson's friendly
attitude toward Germany " Ger
many would sign tho peace treaty
similar TO those made 10 ErZberger
II did not consider Mr.. Dresel''
statements sufficient 20 cause ne
10 make the slightest change in my
political viewpoint. on the contrary
I Informed Mr., Dresel that Germany
was determined TO negotiate on the
basis OF the "a points and I, as di'
rector OF Germanys foreign affairs
must refuse 10 change our basis OF
either private or official stateme nts
Mr.. Dresel spoke in mysterious
and ominous terms as he was lesl
Interested in negotiating than in In
forming himself OF GermBny's senti,
ment and aacertalning how Germany
would react 20 a peace by force
Therefore l officially and piivately
advised the Germans 70 us'
prudence and 10 avoid giving Mr.
Dresel tho impression that Germany
would submit TO any form OF die
tated peace"