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Show CZAR FERDINAND of Bulgaria, who keeps the world guessing whether he will aid the Teutons or the allies, or neither. . "h, HI NOT WANTED ABROAD 1 PEACE Foreign Language News-v News-v papers in U. S. Did Not Deal With Nebraskan. WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. Louis N. Hammerlin? of New York, presfdent of the American Association of Foreign-language Newspapers, called at the White House to assure President Wilson that his organization b&a nothing to do with representations of Dr. AVilliam Forgo of Brooklyn that editors of foreign newspapers news-papers in this country wanted William J. Bryjm to go abroad to work for peace. Dr. Forgo saw Mr. Bryan recently to extend ex-tend such aii invitation. Mr. Hammerling declared that Dr. Forgo For-go dors not represent the American Association Asso-ciation of Foreign-language Newspapers, which, Mr. Hammerling said, included In Its membership practically nil newspapers in the United States published In foreign languages. "Our association," said Mr. Hammerling, Hammer-ling, "stands behind the president and will do nothing to embarrass him. We have nothing to do with Mr. Bryan and do not want him to go abroad. " Mr. Hammerling addea that an investigation investi-gation is being conducted to learn whether any members of his association have accepted ac-cepted subsidies from foreign governments govern-ments during the present war. If any were discovered, he said, they would be expelled from the association. NEW YORK, Sept. Z3 Dr. William Forgo of Brooklyn took exception today to statements made at Washington by Iuis N. Hammerling, president of the American Association of Foreign-language Newspapers regarding the former's proposal pro-posal to send William J. Bryan to Kurope on a peace mission. Dr. Forgo said he had never claimed to represent all the members of the association, associa-tion, but only such papers as had assented as-sented in writing to the proposal to send Mr. Bryan or some other peace emissary to Europe. "Mi. Ham merit ng's statement implies that I worked against President Wilson," said Dr. Forgo. "I wish to deny this emphatically. em-phatically. When I talked with Mr. Bryan regarding the peace miss-Ion, Mr. Bryan assured me President Wilson was Just as desirous of securing peace as he was. "Before I called on Mr. Bryan 1 had received more than 100 telegrams and letters from editors of foreign newspapers regarding my suggestion. These 1 gave to Mr. Bryan and told him that I represented rep-resented only these editors. "Previous to this and while I was canvassing can-vassing the situation I sent William Bor-sodi Bor-sodi of New York to see Mr. Hammerling on this matter. Mr. Hammerling said that while he did not want to take a personal part in the movement, he was heart and soul with it." |