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Causa of complaint if injured. He asked Joren, inmediately warned the me why we had done nothing to Fogland that I believed" byes ase of her alleged violation of inter. would, så son futurs date. national law why we had not broken the public and by the Conver British blockade E

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3-In addition to the technica, argumenta marite war again, possibly in the sutuma,: based on turernational law, I answered bit at any rate shout February, that no hofe of the United States had | 1915. made the winetal chatge o barburism In my lust conversation with the Chan-

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thing against Bagland, but I again and the manner of the day of sbmarines and | Efendquarters, and when he referred to again insisted that we could not agree to

nothing more,

stainer wardice of the submarines, he slac do anything against some other Power said that we could never promise to said, “I hope now, if we settle this do anything to England or any other matter. that your Fresident will be great as a condition of obtaining a recognition country in return for promise from rough to take up the question of peace, of our rights from the German Empire: | Gamusay, or train sry third country, to It was as a result of intimations from During my stay at the General Head-keep the rules of international law and Government singles after my return, to quarters, General Falkenhayn, although aspect the rights and lives of que erin that I give an interview to. he was there the time, carefully

eithons, that we were only demanding | representative of a Munich - newspaper, mur rights under the recognised "rules, at expressing my faith in the coming of, avoided me, which, I took to be a sign international law, and it was for un to pacalthough I was eateful to say that that he was in favour of war with decide which rights we would enforce frst.it faight be matter of months or even

-As, F ̈had already told the Chancellor if years. hy had" insisted on giving bĩa views on two men entered my grounde and one the sphjeet, but that a very high authority stepped on my fewer beds and the other had told him to confae hinwell to mil pursue the murderer of my sister,

killed my sister. I should probably first

tary operations,

Referring to the Emperor's simile: I After we had been a day or no staid that those travelling on the rear in Charleville, the Vice-Chancellor, Heldermy merchant ships were in a different position fenor those travelling in a cart behind the enemy's battle lines on land, because the land travellers were on enemy's territory while those on the seas were on territory which, beyond the three-mile limit, was free ant in no sense enemy territory

zich, arrived.

I have always believed that he was sent for to add his weight to the arguments in favour of peace and to point out that it was hecessary for hare the friendship of Arfèrica after the war to have markets where she could place her goods. And am convinced that at this time, at any rate, the Nuineage of Helfferich was east in the scule in favour of peace.

sen wren EMPEROR,

Finally, I was told that on the next day, which way Monday, May 1st. I was

Thereafter on many occasions, the Chan cellar Impressed upon me the fact, that Amarice must do something toward arranging a peace, and, if nothing was done to this end, that undonotedly public opinión in Germany: would force, the cruzoption of ruthless munnarine war

In September, of 1018, having men-- signal that Mrs. Gerard was going to the United States on a short visit, Yon Jagow insistently urged me also to po, in order to make every effort to induce iba Pres- dent to do something toward peace. As Faresnit of his orging and nu a result of

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into an explanath the Chancelar joined

position was undoubtedly correct.

in America. I sailed from Copenhagen on the 28th of September with Mrs. Gerard, on the Dunish ship Frederick VIII: bound for New York. ~*

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to Innch, with the Emperor. Crew in the conversation and said that our invited to cccompany me and the Chan cellor said that he would call for me shout in hour before the time sat for hatch, as the Emperor desired to hate a talk with me, In the afternoon an extract from the log n IL Germun schmarine commander was sent to me.

the crew might not be able in that distance to reach a harbour. When the Chancellor called for nie the following morning. he asked me if I usd reud this extract from the submarina, officer's, loggi

I said that it was not our business to break the blockade that there were plenty of German agents in the United States who could send food ships and test the question. I recounted the cano of one whipI knew of, the Withelmina,

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in which the submarine ccmmander hadden with food, which had been-seized stated that he had sighted a vessel which by the British who then compromised he could rally have torpedoed, but as the with the owner paying them, I believed, vowel was cast hundred and twenty miles

a large sam for the disputed cargo.

And, in taking up the doctrines of the from land. he had not done so becalise

ultimate destination of goods, L... goods sent to a neutral counters, aft seally destined for a belligerent. I said I believed that during our Civil War we the same stand which England now took. had taken, angsinst England, exactly

I said that I thought, one of the decisions of Supreme Conit, was based on a ship. ment to Antara fexico, but this, the Supreme Court had decided, was really for the Confederacy.

Discussing the submarine question, the

warning given in the Lasitaris case. Finally I said the Chancellor waran MFC. me not to go out on the Wilhemplatz, Mr.K. M

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Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for axamination by the and noted how he had refrained from Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Mears Goddard and Douglas, at 10 am.torpedoing a heat one hundred and twenty on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims, will aules from land. I told the Chandeilor be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

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morning that a ship had been torpedoed in stormy weather at exactly the same

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a summer," and that reports were cot-justify him in killing me if I disregard Mr. Gaujoin Mrs M, Slade dinually being received of boats being his warning and go where I bave a right Mr

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Mr. A.B. Class We then got in the motor and ajotorydi to the chateau about a mile of, where the general we finally left the garden and Mr & MrGould Mr CP Templeton application Kaiser resided. We got out of the motor wept into the Chutean, where the Capt. T. P. Ball: Mr F G. Thompson INTEREST o deposits is allowed on before going into the courtyard and Emperor's aids and guests were impati. | Mp3. 8. Hamilton Mr &L Todt themium monthly, balances at 34 immediately was taken by the Chanently waiting for lunch.

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As I drew near the Emperor ha snid immediately, Do you come, like tha great proconsel, bearing peace or war in. either hand?"

By this he referred, of course, to the episode in which Quintus Fabius Bateo,. chief of the Roman envoys sent to Hannibal in the First Punic War doubled his "toge in his hand, held

I eat between the Emperor and the Prince of Pleas. Conversation was for most of the time general, and subjects such as the suffragettes and the pesca expedition of Henry Ford, were amusingly discussed

ANOTHER TALE WITH KAREN,

FEAK HOTEL.

Mr. D. K. Blair Capt. & Mrs HM. After lunch I again had a long talk with M and Mrs O. T. Cameron Macaulay the Emperor, but of a more general Breakspear RAMIC Bature then the conversation in the Cape N Brunton Mr & Mrs Nil Man- garden:

Mr and Mrs A. E. Intyre and child

That night about 11 o'clock, after again Carleton Capt Birs Vieris lining with the Chancellor, we left Mr & Mrs F.W. Cary de Mathos

it up and said this Charleville in the same special selon car, M; David

carry peace and war; choose which will here. Give us which you prefer, was the reply, Then take

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war, answered the Rowoon, letting the

togs fall. We accept the gift, cried the Carthaginian Sensidrs, and was

come

arriving at Berlin about 4, the next Mr. Davy days where at the station were a crowd Mr and Mrs Dabons of German and American, newspaper Mr S. II. Ella

correspondents, all anxious to know what MFW. Evans had happened.

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At this last dinner at the Chancellor's Mr. Foerster he took me of in a corner and said, As Mr Denman Fuller Mr and Mrs W. E

I understand it, what America went in Mia E. Gradiot

I said. No, your Majesty, only hopingerider warfare of the part of the sub- Mr and Mrs B. A

marines" And I said Yes, that is it

that the differences between two friendly zations may be adjusted." "an

The Emperor ther spoke of what he termed the uncourteous tone of our notes" saying that we charged the Dermane with barbaring; in warfare, and, as Emper and head of the church, he had wished

to carry on the war in a knightly manner

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