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I had insisted before coming that we should not be entertained. There are only
a few people I desire to meet. However, the Gerards did not literally follow
our desires and we had several people every day. On Tuesday they gave a dinner
of twenty-four covers at which were Admiral von Tirpitz, Minister of Marine, von
Jagow, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Goshen, the British Ambassador,
and Count and Countess von Moltke, who were invited at our request.
Von Tirpitz and I left the dining room together and we stood in one of
the drawing rooms and talked for an hour. He evidenced a decided dislike for
the British, a dislike that almost amounted to hatred. One of the things that
amused me most was his suggestion that the English "looked down upon Germans and
considered them their inferiors".
What Germany really wants is for England to detach herself from the Triple
Entente and become neutral. It is clear that England is most feared by the Ger-
mans because she holds the balance of power. They also fear Russia, but to a
lesser degree.
Von Tirpitz spoke of the anti-German feeling in the United States and cited
our newspapers in evidence of it. He also spoke of Admiral Mahan's articles
which have a pro-British leaning. I assured him our newspapers did not indicate
our real feeling, and asked him whether the press of Germany represented the feel-
ing of the Germans toward us. He replied, "not at all". He said the Government
had absolutely no control over the German newspapers, but in England, he notic-
ed the English brought their papers around to the Government point of view when-
ever the situation required it.
I spoke of the courage and character of the President. This I illustrated
by different incidents, one being his insistence in taking part in the funeral
parade of the Vera Cruz sailors, and another, his refusal to be intimidated or
coerced into recognizing Huerta. I drew clearly the distinction between the
President and Mr. Bryan. I wanted official Germany to know that if any inter-
| Title | ms_0466_s2_v2_086 |
| Transcript | I had insisted before coming that we should not be entertained. There are only a few people I desire to meet. However, the Gerards did not literally follow our desires and we had several people every day. On Tuesday they gave a dinner of twenty-four covers at which were Admiral von Tirpitz, Minister of Marine, von Jagow, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Goshen, the British Ambassador, and Count and Countess von Moltke, who were invited at our request. Von Tirpitz and I left the dining room together and we stood in one of the drawing rooms and talked for an hour. He evidenced a decided dislike for the British, a dislike that almost amounted to hatred. One of the things that amused me most was his suggestion that the English "looked down upon Germans and considered them their inferiors". What Germany really wants is for England to detach herself from the Triple Entente and become neutral. It is clear that England is most feared by the Ger- mans because she holds the balance of power. They also fear Russia, but to a lesser degree. Von Tirpitz spoke of the anti-German feeling in the United States and cited our newspapers in evidence of it. He also spoke of Admiral Mahan's articles which have a pro-British leaning. I assured him our newspapers did not indicate our real feeling, and asked him whether the press of Germany represented the feel- ing of the Germans toward us. He replied, "not at all". He said the Government had absolutely no control over the German newspapers, but in England, he notic- ed the English brought their papers around to the Government point of view when- ever the situation required it. I spoke of the courage and character of the President. This I illustrated by different incidents, one being his insistence in taking part in the funeral parade of the Vera Cruz sailors, and another, his refusal to be intimidated or coerced into recognizing Huerta. I drew clearly the distinction between the President and Mr. Bryan. I wanted official Germany to know that if any inter- |
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