Show AMERICAN MINISTER 1 STILL jTBISSELS; Brand Whitlock Tells of Assistance Rendered by Embassy WAhHINCTON Aug j Brand Wh tlock An er an m mater to Bel gium Iron whom nothing had been heard for so eral da s finally succeed ed today n gett ng a eablegran through to the Amer can go eminent fron Brussels nh ch he reported to be in German hands but completely sur rounded by arm es engaged n act reoperations re-operations Mr vTutIock d d not move the Amer can legat on w th the Belgian court when the seat of government was taken from Brussels to Antwerp but re ma ned beh nd together iv th most of the other neutral m n sters It de velops that through the influence of the Amer can n n ster and the Span sh m n ster the burgomaster of B -ussels was persuaded not to make a fight be cause of the fatal consequences of a bombardment of the defenseless c ty Mr Wh tlock s telegram dated yes terlay (Monday) s u part as fol lows A t ng under the d s ret onary v 1 owers granted I decided that n y duty lay here n Brussels The Span sh m n ster reached the same con lus on as d d the m n ste s of seventeen other neutral powers The representat es who went to Antwerp were the French K ss an an 1 Br t sh m n stecs whose na t ons are nvolved as bell gerents and some others who went tor per sonal reasons Already entrusted w th German nterests here I subseq ently took over the Br tish legat on and the protect on of a large res dent Br t ish colony Ow ng to the d s nterested pos t on of the Un ted States I have been able to rentier serv ces for wh ch I have been thanked by the German iommanding general by representat ves of the Br t sh col ony by the nterparl amentary n on and by an otfic al of the Belgian fore gn office on behalf of the 1 ng As I reported to the de partment the Span sh m n ster and I made epresentat ons to the our "omaster before the occupation of Brussels wh ch n connect on w th other cons derat ons led h m to abandon h s intent on of attempt ng a fut le defense of the city wh ch m gnt have brought on a bombardment w th all ts terr ble consequences The pos t on of our legat on in th s conf 1 ct is un que and hap p ly so detached that be ng en t rely w thout apprehens on as to our personal safety we have been able to render certa n humane serv ce scrupuously observ nr mean wh le all the requirements of our neutral posit on r rst Secretary G bson of the Amer can legation who went to Antwerp from Brussels after the latter c ty was taken by the Germans telegraphed the state department that all fore gners m Brussels were safe and unmolested |