Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1917 — HOW I. R. CALLED KAISER’S BLUFF [ARTICLE]

HOW I. R. CALLED KAISER’S BLUFF

Forced Arbitration on Venezuela Affair by Threatening to Send Dewey. BERNSTORFF AS PLOT CHEF Inside Story About UJizroatam Giving German Fleet Three Hears to Leave Related by CoJcmeA During Visit at Chicago. Chicago. Sept. 2®.—Painunx ' Germany as The arch foe off she world- as a nation drunk with power and with the sword as Its 04. Theodore Roosevelt told the inszde Kory of the Venezuelan when, as president he' gave Germany.ikree days'- in which to get its war-Lijs- our of Venezuelan waters or fare a fight with Dewey. The story was t<4d «s the spar of the moment at a lunffeexi given for the colonel at the New Jflenisos hotel by the local branch of the NafEosal Security league. The lunch-cop preceded the rotoaers departure from the rtityfk< Feet Sheridan and the Great Lakes naval- training -station, where be later addressed the embryo army offiofeS'S and seamen. From the military resegvanoG* the colonel went to Racine. Ws. Colonel Roosevelt said: “It was about a year after-1 «tae in. Germany was the iaata of the Monroe doctrine. She .was Bo®d!y denying that there was srkh ifrentat, and was trying to turn SotSth America taro a German appansge. “There was trouble in Venezuela, which was then under I did not object to Geramnr st-anktag Castro, who w.-.s not a’ mre titiawi.His. •fellow-countrymen ’ called .firm The monkey of the Andes." Fur I did not intend that in sp: utinz Castro, Germany should make Venezuela a German possession. Let Hay Write a Few Notes. “I let Hay write a .reasonable number of notes. N< fle wriEtag is not a form of menial exmea-se that I am devoted to. Finally I told Hay that I would handle it nystif. I toM the »Jerniiin ambassador to- cosae in. and I said: “ ‘This Venezuelan business has gene far enough. We- don't yaM to let it come to a point where it will make trouble l»etween our reossmes. You have your fleet 4wb there, am: we must have an undersiandEax that you cannot take jwssessis® etf a single foot of Venezuelan territory." “He said : ‘Wew’fli't take permanent possession." I said,: *Oh, n»x of course not, but we are twC rm to allow any temporary j» esess., >q for niffety-nine years or so." He said: ‘But I cannot discus® that." I said: ‘I don’t want you to'. it Just tell your government that in ten. .lays they must arbitrate .« I willsend Dewey down with our fleer to —-e that yoi) don't take a off Venezuelansoil.’ " '. '■■. '■ “He said :• ■ ‘But I eaam-:«a send such a message. You db ri'C realize what it means.’ I said: yes. I do. XVe’re alone here and I cam say .. it You are afraid it may roean war.’ He said: ‘This is awfuL II win be terrible for your eoantry.” and I said: 'Yes, but it will be more unpleasant for yours.’ ” Dewey’s Fleet in Readmess. Then Colonel Rooserek exp>iained that he had sent Dewey with his fleet to the West Indies o® a “friendly” cruise, and notified hire to W rea'iy to sail at an hour's nottee. The American fleet was then stre&jrec it an G«--many’s. England was to be backing Germany tspg but be paid no attention to England. he was sure her heart was ta 'St. In a week the German azal«Bssani»>r culled on Colonel Rx»oseveSt a®d made no reference to the ultimatum. The preydent asked whether the raessuxe had been transmitted. The asisJxissa* for replied that be had U'»t taken the president seriously, and be sure his country would not aridtrate. ; . Colonel Roosevelt : “I said there were three days of the ten left, and that unless I an answer within forty-eight fi ssre.’ Dewey would SfdL In thirry-sEX h--nrs the ambassador called oa tne ®nri me that his country me to arbitrate between theta and V-nezu-.-ki.’’