New-York tribune., 1922-09-02
Germans Seek
Y. S. Help, Says
@. l.. Wiedfeldt
Nations Burden Too Heavy
to Carry Alone, Asserts
Returning Ambassador !;
Monarchy Fear Ended
Refused Ratlienau's Post
Brings Son, Who Served in
Prissian Army, TO Study
A erican Agriculture

Otto Ludwig Wiedfeldt, the German
ambassador. to Washington, who hur-
rlea to Berlin several months ago at
time when runors credited him with
pelng the likely successor OF The late
Pr Rathenau as Foreign Minister, re-
turned yesterday on the steamship Re-
lance. of the United American Line
from Hamburg.
Ihe Ambassador confirmed the re-
ports that the post of Foreign Minister
mad been offered to him, adding he had
aechned IT. He volunteered no reason
Tor the refusal and laughed when asked
II ne declined the post for fear of
assassination. "No, it was not that
he replied.
According to friends who were with
him yesterday the German diplomat
has taken great interest in his duties
IN this country and to this is ascribed
mis- refusal of Dr. Rathenau's place.
Son to Study Here
DR.. Wiedfeldt was accompanied by
his wife and his son, Herman The
latter, who. served in the Germany
army, will enter the University of Wis
consin to study agriculture and polit-
ical economy.
The stability of the republican, form
of government was assured by the dip
lomat. He said 1t is on firm founda-
tion, and there is not the slightest
probability of the German nation re-
turning to monarchy
we are working hard and long in
Germany" he said, "but we must have
help. 1t is not alone the Germans who
say this.
Frank A. Vanderlip has said it and 80
have other American and foreign bank
ers. we are doing our best, but the
burden is heavy. We certainly look 70
the United States for help and encour-
agement. We are glad to have your
troops in Germany and we are we'll
pleased with their conduct 1t is only
because of lack Of funds that many
Germans have not come to live in
America"
Kaiser to Sell Property
DR.. Wiedfeldt said that the property
of the Kaiser in Germany would soon
be disposed Of, and that after an ap-
praisal had been made by Wilhelm's
representatives and those Of the Ger
man government the former emperor
would receive g lump sum for his pos
sessions. He also said that $6,682, 1000
in German bonds, bought by sympa-
in this country before America entered
the war, would be paid as fast as they
matured, and that the holders would
receive payments in American dollars.
Another traveller on the Reliance was
Professor j. F. Coar, who holds the
chair of political economy at the Uni
versity Of Alberta, Canada. He had
spent four months In Germany and
said Germany would crash financially
this winter. Hugo SHINES and other
German fnanciers, with whom he
talked, told him their optimism of a
year ago had vanished and the situa-
tion is now hopeless.
Nation Bleeding to Death"
"The start of this collapse" he said
"began in June when Germany, with
her factories humming and her prod
ucts being sold abroad at low prices
began slowly to bleed to death.
"a moratorium will give her no help
for it will mean perhaps the stabiliza-
tion Of the mark, and when that comes
back to its normal value the sales of
German goods abroad at bargain prices
will cease. Then will there be 12,000,-
900, industrial workers thrown out OF
employment. Germany will be neither
able to feed them. herself nor will
she be able to buy food to feed them
Sergei RachmaninofY, the Russian
pianist, who spent the summer In Dres-
den, returned with his wife and two
daughters. After another season in
this country Rachmaninoff will make 9
tour of Australia.