Show VON BERNSTORFF ON WITNESS S1 STAND AND Appears Before Committee to Probe Responsibility for World War WarBy By Associated Press Prell BERLIN Oct 22 The The committee which is IK to investigate the responsibility responsibility of various German officials for bringing on the war held its first SESsion session ses sea sion today toda with Count Johann von yon Bernstorff former German ambassador dor to the United States as the principal prin cipal von Von Bernstorff related for the benefit bene hene- fit of the commission details of or all th the good offices of President Wilson lIson to end the tho war giving the dates One date mentioned was as Au August lIst 1914 and an another another another an- an other September of the same year car to which Von Bernstorff said the enI en en- tente apparently did not reply I The former ambassador said dent Wilson Vilson held the opinion that th the United States was the only power possessing pos pos- sufficient influence to bring about a termination of the war He tie referred to an important dum written personally by Emperor William October 9 3 1916 which at first firs it was Intended to hand to James W tv Gerard the tile American ambassador in I Beilin Berlin but which finally was telegraphed telegraphed tele- tele I graphed to Von Yon Bernstorff for transI transmission trans trans- I mission to Colonel E. E M. M House President confidential adviser l I dent Wilson's Wilsons In this memorandum Von Bernstorff Bernstorf said the government asked President I Wilson to expedite his peace proposals in view of the tact fact that the tho methods o of warfare were becoming increasingly i I severe in form Von Bernstorff expressed the belief belie I that the German government did not President Wilson Vilson to interfere in territorial problems but wished him to favor the idea of a conference of al althe all the states of the world for the discussion discussion discussion dis dis- of the problems of a league of ot nations the freedom of the seas international international international inter inter- national courts of arbitration and tho the like I |