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some time. He lunched with us one day and I had a talk with him in German. Andrassy is rather

be the first step in a German coup d'état to take place on the death of Francis Joseph-the throne successor to be given Aust

er here. Andrassy is apparently friend

a. I am surprised that the newspapers are allowed to publish it. Very lik

ing help and saying harvest is sufficient. This is not true as to foo

d to worse. The Chancellor and Foreign Offi

ns are getting more and more disagreeable about these matters, even though they are for the benefit of Germany.

y, wanted to get his pass stamped to go to America, and permission to come back, and was told that would only be

especially in naval and military circles, because they have been industrious and have made money.

ew and horrible inventions

-Americans I knew a little about Germany. I was wrong. No casual traveller ever gets t

which the naval and all government bureaus are branches) has organised the nation for war with the efficiency of the managers of a great American corporation. The government is an absolutism. No Jew can become an officer. Offic

e will be a revolution. Who is to pay for the War?" A Socialist who referred yesterday in the Reichstag to the Kaiser's speech of the beg

ervention in Mexico to England. If successful Germany will try to get a foothold in th

he Emperor saw fit to follow the traditions of 1870 and go to the field taking the Chancellor and heads of many departments with him, hence great governmental confusion, but this does not affect military organisation. He is bored by the Chanc

merica and no bad news from anywhere. On the Lusitania case there is a disposition to think, because we were not warlike over Mexic

is alone. The hate of Americans is intense. But this hate can be turned off and on by the Government. The people believe everything they see in the pape

sia wants an independent Poland and Austria wants to make it part of the Austrian Empire. In any event I think Prussia will secure the organising of the army which will soon be raised. A promi

he first objective of the war was to get rid of the Chancellor and the second to "clean out the Anglophile F

one side and the Civil Government on the other has widened almost into civil war. The same m

spoken to; living in a fiercely hostile atmosphere is not

at, and as yet, meat. But the starving out busin

vicinity alone, are bein

roughly and get worse food. Bavaria is getting restless and dissatisfie

poem he said he had written about "having bled enough." He was vehemently applauded. Quite a c

rmans certainly can hate each other as thoroughly and scientifically as they do most other n

paring the people for

s to make an arbitration treaty with America and also send an Ambassador in Dumba's place to Washington. This is out of my jurisdictio

tives and demand a strong hold on Belgium, if not actual po

rvatives is dangerous and may mean a resu

ster here, was visiting the reigning Prince of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen, broth

eference to America, but have heard that he is a reasonable man. Of course, here the Army has as much to say in foreign affairs as the Foreign Office, if not more. When I was at the Great General Headquarters, Falkenhayn, although I knew him, did not call on me, and dodged me. He did not even appear at the Kai

e that America will now enter the war against them. It is impossib

f men as old as 47 be

is means the Kaiser is looking personally into matters at the Foreign Office. Von Treutler is, I think, against the resumption of reckless submarine war. He is lunching with me to-day. He is rath

presenting the Hearst papers, has become very thick with offi

hs from Bohemia, Poles from Poland, Slovaks, Ruthenians, Croatians and Slavs from Hungary,

submarine war and an American correspondent has taken

bmarine question gets deeper and deeper under their s

here Greece is sure to come

the poor classes, mostly women, and one by students. The crowd shouted "Down with the K

ows daily, if indeed it

Elkus to see von Jagow and had him at lunch with von Treutler, the man in Zimmermann's place. I talked with Elkus to von Jagow about Syrian Relief. A Syrian, whose name I cannot give away, says the Turkish Government reported to our Embas

not recognise the American citizenship or

submarine question. I doubt this. The Press here and certain other agencies are trying to convince America that all is pea

e also said that recently a German submarine submerged in the Channel had to allow 41 ships to pass, and that he was sure that each ship was full of ammunition

f course, the husband will not cable this to America. Two stenographers from this Emba

eventlow forbidden to write without special per

al trip to the West front, and allo

ed with the President's peace note. Only a few

st friendly and said he hoped he and I would be able

ellor, Hindenburg and Ludendorff were all working together. Most people here say that Hindenburg and Ludendorff are

d now to go back on what they had done. I have some hope that a retreat may be arr

xth to welcome me back. Zimmermann and von Gwinner, head of Deutsche

mmermann, and Hammann, the former head, fired. The new head is Major

h Zimmermann, General von Kessel, etc., as

as tree for poor Berlin children. It was very pathetic. One little kid got up and prayed for peace and

t all over 45 go home. It was quite a Christmas gift as 700 there are over that ag

a, then hopes to finish England by submarines, then later take the scalp of Japan, Russia and France separately. The Allies o

oss. Zimmermann, I think, finds it much more difficult to be the responsibl

t expect peace now, that the English would try

official who is supposed to see that food is not sent from Belgium to Germany in violation of Germany's pledges sends out butter to his family; that there is an absolute reign of terror in Bel

st the President's policy, encourage the Germans in the belief that we are divided and lead them to resu

turning good for evil, I said that he was O. K., on very good terms

ons who, a year ago, said that the President could have nothing to do with peace or negotiat

too large for the King, but the little crow

usband had been captured or killed and her tale of the t

ous it will be even the officials themselves do not know, as there i

try police or gendarmes are search

ed Belgians, have named as inspectors all members of our

letter I have just r

ries, and that in Russia even whole regiments and brigades have been annihilated by grapeshot, although the poor wretches delivered themselves on mercy and raised their hands, to prove their submission. Both the Prussian and the Bavarian crown-prince have expressly ordered to make no prisoners, to s

acchos de sedit

pro m

.

U. S. A. Government would intervene in favour of humanity

ons were a military measure, demanded by Ludendorff, who

burg was the real ruler of Germany, that anything Bethmann said was censored by Hindenburg and that Hindenburg was now against reckless submarine war but that any sub

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rgeon Ohnesorg, U. S. N.; Ernest Bicknell of Red Cross; Ambassador Gerard; Mr. Wilmeth of Treas. Dept.; Assistant Secretary of W

oes can last beyond April. There is food in Roumania but much will go to the troops; Austrians and Turks: the

hts in halls extinguished. Theatres close at ten and movie

is splendid. I don't know yet how it will be taken here. If it i

f murdering the sleeping babies of an en

e American correspondents are not allowed to send out the hate of America speeches and articles. Cyril

to force or get us in some way to recognise that an armed merchantman is the same as a warship

ore serious, riots lately

eived passes to

ny to-day. What he thinks about America may be judge

ote an exceedingly wise move. It has made it very difficult for the terrorist

she does, then the peace note makes it easier for America to enter the war on the Allies' side with a clear conscience