THE PRESS INTRIGUERS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2446, 27 April 1915, Page 5

THE PRESS INTRIGUERS

HOW PRE-AVAR MISCHIEF-MAKERS WERE FOILED.

London, April 25. "The Times'' reveals the fact that Mr. itohn Walter (chairman of "The .liiae&'i Comnaa£> reeled a cabinet.,.

sage from Herr Ballin (the German shipowner), at Berlin, on. Sunday, ' August 2, declaring"Russia alone is forcing the war upon Europe," Knowing that Sir Edward Grey was explaining s the position on the Monday, "The Times" held over the message, not being prepared to anticipate' Sir Ed-" ward Grey's statement with misleading views from an interested German, quarter. This week Herr Ballin wrote to the"Cologne Gazette" declaring that the letter which Mr; Walter had printed was the text of a letter Mr. Walter had never received. ' <

"The Times" now prints the full message, which reached Mr. Walter 1 through, the London manager of the HamburgAmerika Company (of which Herr Ballin is the head). The message said: "If Mr. Walter declines you must induce another first-class ne\vsj)apcr j to publish, the article, in a prominent position.— 'While "Tlie Times" was considering the matter a telegram from Berlin; addressed to the London representative of the Wolff Bureau, informing him that "The Times" was publishing Herr Ballin's statement,. was accidentally delivered at "The Times" office... It dis-

closed the fact that Herr Ballin meant to have the statement telegraphed back to Germany with the authority derived from its publication by a leading, English newspaper.—"Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.