arranged at Berne in November, Osuský went definitely to Switzerland. As an American citizen, he came into touch with the American Legation at Berne; and, on hearing that a number of intermediaries were in the habit of visiting Professor Herron, he presented himself to him, and their common interests soon led them to work together. Osuský knew Magyar as well as German, and thus became indispensable to Herron and to the American Legation. He rendered a service to the Legation and to several newspapers by convicting a Hungarian interpreter and correspondent of falsifying news from Hungary, just as he had already helped Seton-Watson to expose the Hungarian correspondent of the “Morning Post.” He was soon in a position to furnish the American Legation and Herron with reports that were sent to the State Department in Washington, and some of them to President Wilson direct. Thanks to his knowledge of the affairs and public men of Hungary, he was able to correct inaccuracies into which Károlyi and Jászi fell at that time—for, in the excitement of the war, and trusting, perhaps, to French and English ignorance, even the best Hungarians were guilty of erroneous statements—with the result that pro-Magyar newspapers which the Magyars wished to influence recognized and condemned Magyar insincerity. Dr. Osuský will, I hope, publish a full account of what he did and of his personal relationships. Naturally he kept me informed, and I can therefore say something of the matter. From other quarters, too, I heard the names of the people with whom Professor Herron was in touch, and he himself made no secret of the matter. His Austrian, Magyar and German visitors interested me principally. Among them were Professor Lammasch (both he and Herron have published accounts of their negotiations); the Viennese industrialist, Julius Meinl; Professor Singer of the Viennese “Zeit,” and Dr. Hertz; Professor Jaffe and Dr. De Fiori, both of whom came from Munich (De Fiori’s negotiations, which were ostensibly carried on in the interest of the Bavarian Court, have recently been mentioned in the German press); Herr Haussmann, a German member of Parliament who was connected with Prince Max of Baden; Professor Quidde, Herr Scheidemann, Count Károlyi, Dr. Jászi and others. A former Dutch official, Baron de Jong van Beck en Donc, of whose propagandist work and relations with Austria I heard repeatedly, served on occasion as intermediary; and Professor Herron was visited also by Southern Slavs like Dr. Trumbitch.
