Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-04-18 | Page 1 | Attacks United States' Policy

ATTACKS UNITED STATES STATES' POLICY I German Diplomat Criticizes Country for Selling SeJling Arms Armsto to Allies Allies' Constantinople April 17 You You un understand understand understand un- un I am am m merely the representative of or my my- g government and nd therefore am In Inno Inno Inno no posit position n to answer er man many questions you pu put ad Baron Hans von ron In Wagen- Wagen helm heim G German ambassador to fa Turkey during an Interview granted to the correspondent correspondent cor con respondent of ot the Associated t sOCIl d Press on on April 16 The questions ask asked d the ambassador am am- r d dealt alt with assertions made by newspapers favorable ta to the triple entente entente entente en- en en en- tente that Turkey was induced to enter tho the war by 11 Germany German L Look ok around and see what element clement of truth th there re is iC contained In these assertions assertions as as- continued the baron A re reply so- so ply to them should more fitting come conic from the government o I Iam am unwilling more er to Ia say anything any thing having an any any- controversial ch charac charac- r c- c tor ter In the end the truth will out Baron Von admitted that the furnishing of ot arms and ammunition ammu ammu- to the triple entente powers s b by firms in the United States was occupyIng occupyIng occupying occupy occupy- Ing the attention of the Turkish gov gO gov- gov lIe He continued I 1 have no official comment to makon snake make on this matter however It is one that tha concerns the governments suffering b bY the tue American action not tho the agents o of these governments go My IJ private opinIon opinion Ion though may Interest m my m manY man warm friends In the States I Imay may Sl say that I 1 am nm disappointed to th the utmost In m my private ate opinion th the United S is Injuring seriously it Its goods oos reputation before tho entire world which was regrettable in view of at the splendid past of or that country In InUs Us Its International relations The ambassador expressed the belle belief that the American AmericanS people would soon realize that the price thus paid In national national na na- na- na reputation was altogether too 00 high I am confident he said that th the Americans will return to Washington Washington's political testament of ot March farch 1798 warning a against torel foreign n entanglements lemont because they must realize th that only th the strictest t neutrality In spirit and in letter let let- ter tor can call keep the United States outside the realm of or situations that would nc no- no ce the keeping of a larger Jarger fleet flee and stronger er army armr Furnishing arms arm and ammunition t to the th-e po poWers can re no- no suit only In the useless protraction re I o othis of this war var and antl further unnecessary blood blood- sh shed d. d The ultimate result cannot be in influenced In In- tI h by the United States' States attitude which ma may retard but cannot prevent a 00 final r victory for tor Germany German Austria Austria- Hungary Hug and Tur Turkey ey