The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-07

10 this Lord llaldauc was entrusted
with the negotiations ana sent TO
Berlin. The negotiations hnalN fell
through OWING fo tho constantly
more unCumpromising attitude uf
England tSlr e grew, who finally
disavowrd Lord Naldano and with.
drew his own verbal note. because
Grey was afraid TO offend tho
French hy u German English agree
ment and jcopardizc tho Anglo
French Russian understanding.
Here are the details of the case;
on tho morning of January %.
1912. Herr Ball,n had himself am
nouucod 20 me at tho palace I'm Hcr-
lin and asked for an audience. as
sumcd that II was ease OF a bolatcd
birthday greeting. therefore was
not a little astonithod when liallln.
after "a short speech Of congrntula-
ton. said that he had come as an
emissary OF sir Ernest Casscl who
had just arrived In Berlin on a
special mission and wished 20 be re
Celvcd
/ asked whether Il was ~ political
matter, and why n SO, the meeting
had not been arranged through the
English Ambassador. Bnllin's an
swcr was TO the effect that, from
hints dropped by Cassel. he knew the
matter TO be of great importance.
and the explanation for Casscls act
ing without tho Intervention OF the
ambassador was because the earnest
desire had hcen expressed in London
that tho official diplomatic repre-
scntativos. both the English and the
German. should not be appriscd OF
the affair.
| declared that 7 was ready 10 re-
celvc Casscl at once. but added that
should his mission have 10 do with
political questions. | should iwmcdia
atcly summon the chancellor. since
| was constitutional monarch and
not IN a position TO deal with the
representative Of foreign power
alone without tho chancellor
Ballin fetched Cass"ls who handed
me a document which he stated. had
been prepared with the approval
and knowledge of the English gov
crnmcnt." ! read the short note
through ana was not n little sur
priFcd to see that / was holding In
my hand q formal offer Of neutrality
In case Germany became involved
in future wlrlllto complications, COM
ditioned upon certain limitations in
the carrying out OF our program Of
naval construction, which were to be
the subject of mutual conferences
and agreements. Walking with Bal
lin into the next room I handed over
the document for him TO read. After
he had done so both Of us exclaimed
in the same breath: ~ verbal notev"
II was plainly apparent that the
verbal note" was aimed nj the
forthcoming addition 10 our naval
law and designed in some way TO de-
lay or Illustrate Il. No matter how
tho matter was interpreted, found
myself confronted with n peculiar
situation, which also amazed Ballin.
II reminded me OF the situation at
Cronberg Friedrlchshof in 1905,
whom / was obliged to decline the
demand, made TO mo personally by
the English under secretary, 1Iar-
dingo. that we should forego our
naval construction.
Surprise nt British Note.
Now, an intimate business friend
OF Edward VII. appears, without pre-
vious announcement through official
diplomatic channels, before the Ger
man emperor with verbal note"
inspired by the English government
with explicit instructions to eVade all
the diplomatic officials OF both coun-
tries. IIo hands over an offer from
the English government 10 maintain
neutrality In future warlike COM
pllcations provided certain agree
ments regarding limitation Of naval
construction are made. And this ~
done by England, the mother OF
Constitutional lisml" when I pointed
this out TO Ballin, he exclaimed:
Holy Constitutions lisml What has
4. L. fV.a IA I
politics with n vengeanccl"
agreed with Ballin 10 send at
once for Herr Won Bcthmann, In or
der that he might learn what was
transpiring and decide what 10 dc
In this peculiar situation.
Bcthmann waR called up on tho
telephone and soon appeared. Al firR
the situation aroused In him likewise
a certain degree OF astouishment. 81
was Interesting 20 watch the play OF
expression on his face as he was told
about tho matter. The chancellor
suggested that Grand Admiral Won
Tlrpitz also be summoned, for the
proper dispatching OF business, and
recommended that an answer be
drawn up IN English, IN tho same
manner and form as the note de-
livered by Cnsscl and that II be
ndndcd To Slr Ernest VINO WlhntN
10 return home that night. (English
was chosen because there was fear
of obscurity and Misunderstanding
II tho note were translated IN Lon
DOM The chancellor asked me 20
draw up the note, since / knew
English best. After some objection
/ had 10 make up my mind 20 be
myself the writer OF the answer.
And now the following scene took
place:
I sat at tho writing table in the
ndjutonts room. tho other gentle
men stood around me, would
read n sentence from the note aloud
and sketch out an answer. which
was. IN turn, read aloud. Then crit
lclsms were made from right and
left; one thought the sentence too
complnisant, another too abrupt. II
was thcroupon remodeled. rcoast.
improved and polished, The chan
cellor particularly subjected my
grammar and style 20 much torture,
owing 10 his habit OF probing things
phll0sophically TO his methods Of
profound thorOughness which
caused him 10 be most particular
with every word, IN order that H.,
having been studied from every
angle. should later on afford nobody
cause for criticism.
After hours OF work tho note was