The New York herald., 1922-09-02
WIEDFELDT CLEARS
BLACK MEN ON Rhine
German Ambassador Back,
Saying French Troops
Are Not Annoying.
OPTIMISTIC ON CROPS
American Bond Holders As
sured of Full Payment of
Early War Securities.
RACHMANINOFF RETURNS
Canadian Professor Predicts
Crash After Talk With
SHINES and Rathenau.

Statements that French negro troops
in occupied German territory are an
noying the German residents are un-
true, said the German Ambassador,
Otto L. Wiedfeldt, who returned here
yesterday by the steamship Reliance
after trip to Berlin.
The troops in the occupied territories
are conducting themselves properly.
said Mr. Wiedfeldt, who thought the
reports may have been started about
Moroccan soldiers in occupied ter
ritory. These men have given little or
no trouble and are not negroes, he
asserted.
Coming from the German Ambassador
this exoneration of the French Govern
ment for placing the Moroccan troops
in the occupied territory was expected
to counteract complaints that the actions
of the French negro soldiers in Ger
many were atrocious. The matter has
been discussed in the United States Sen
ate several times and some action de-
manded.
The American troops along the Rhine
and at other posts through Germany
are welcomed by the people, said the
Ambassador who added: I'VE are
most glad to have your troops in Ger
many and we are most pleased with
their conduct. Only the lack of funds
prevents many Germans departing for
America"
With the Ambassador was Mrs. Wied-
feldt and their son, Herman. who was
German Army officer in the war
He will attend the University Of Wis
consin this fall to study political econo-
my and agriculture.
Finds Homeland Improving.
While in Berlin, Ambassador wied-
! feldt received the offer of the post Of
Minister Of Foreign Affairs but refused,
preferring to stay in the United States.l
| He was asked il he had any fear OF
being assassinated in Germany and
smilingly said it never had occurred to
him until now.
General political and agricultural con-
ditions in Germany are improving, said
| Mr.. Wiedfeldt.
Rye and wheat have not developed as
well as expected, but the potato crop is
excellent and will help pu. the farmers on
their feet. The Republican Government
Is in to stay, said the Ambas sador, and
there will never be any lea! attempt to
restore a monarchy.
| Germany must have help DR.. Wieo-
feldt continued, and looks to the United
States for the major part Of that assist
ance. He said:
Present conditions make It impera-
| tive that Germany have aid. Not only
! DO Germans say that, but Frank Van
derlip and others of your American
bankers believe as l do. We are doing
our best but the burden is heavy and we
certainly look to the United States"
| Bonds of $685., 900 bought by Ger
man-Americans before this country
went into the war will be paid, said
Ambassador Wiedfeldt because the
Government seteaside enough gold at the
close OF the war to pay them. The bonds
consist mainly, Of $1,875,000 in S per
| cent. German Treasury bonds issued in
4 1914, and S4,807,00 of bonds issued in
| 1915. The American bona holders will
receive American dollars.
/ Ambassador Wieldfeldt and his family
went to the Ambassador Hotel and will
/ leave for Washington soon.
1 Rear Admiral Hugo Ostcrhaus. u. S.
n, retired. returned from visit to his
sisters in Germany, and was most in
dignant at what he termed the unlawful
tampering with his personal mail by
French officials in Germany. He stated
! that he intends to go directly to Wash
ington to lodge protest with the Depart
ment of State.
Expects German Crash soon.
Prof j. f. Coar Of the University OF
| Alberta, Canada, returned from four
! four months in Germany. He predicted
the financial crash Of Germany within
four months. He said:
II talked with Hugo SHINES. voegler
Siemens. Premier Rathenau before he
was essassinated, Deutsch OF the Cen
era. Electric Company. Duisberg and
other capitalists, and they all say that
while they were optimistic year ago
| they are hopeless now.
! THE collapse began in June and Ger
many. with factories humming and sell
4 ing he- products abroad at low prices
Is slowly bleeding herself to death. a
moratorium will mean no help, for that
will send the mark up and bargain prices
will be over. This will mean the end
Of foreign sales and 12,000,000 workers
\ viii be thrown on the streets.
Serge Rachmaninoff, famous Pussian
/ pianist also returned by the Reliance.
accompanied by Nine. .sachmanlnoff and
their two daughters. They passed the
summer in Dresden. He will 80 on cor
4 cert tour here and his daughters will so
l to school.
! Nine. Eva Gauthier. Canadian mezzo-
/ soprano. also returned from Germany.
Others of the 329 first cabin passengers
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Nissen and
J. Hrschman of Speyer & o. The
( Reliance was from Hamblrr Southamp-