The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-25
All Stocks Fall OFF on BOerse
.- on Receipt of Pessi-
mistic News.
FEAR JAPANESE ACTION
Oriental Fleet Said to Have
Left for an Unknown
Destination.
Snecial Cdbie Dsspntch 20 TIE SuN.

BERLIN, April ei.--The uncertainty
about President Wilson's aims In the
Mexican conflict. the lack OF clarity re-
Earding his intentions and his faltering
policy as reflected In cablegrams to the
German newspapers, together with wild
reports that Japan has determined to take
advantage Of the opportunity and that a
Japanese feet has left home waters for
an unknown destination. presumably the
coast OF California, added to pess!mistic
reports from Vienna about the condition
Of Emperor Francis Joseph. caused a
panic on the Boerse to-day.
Ridiculous as the japanese rumors we're,
they did not fail to add to the uneasiness.
and this resulted In a general unloading
OF stocks. Canadian Pacific was the first
to suffer, falling points. Hansa ship
ping stock fell points and Hamburg
American and North German Lloyd steam
ship shares TO points.
The movement soon spread to indus
trials and bank shares. Naphtha Nobel
dropped IL points and shares OF the 81.
Petersburg International Bank stock fell
points. Even shares of the strong
Deutsche Bank fell rs.
Criticise Wilson's Policy.
Dispatches TO the German papers to-day
represent President Wilson as acting In q
falterlng and undecided manner in the
Mexican campaign and showing no inltia-
tive. An increasing number of German
papers are subjectng President wilson's
attitude in the Mexican conflict to severe
criticism and are assuming more and
more an anti-American attitude.
The Leipzig Neuste Ndchrtchten char
acterizes the conflict as the enforcement
OF a predatory policy with the sole pur-
pose Of getting possession of the petro-
leum fields. 1t declares that II means
complete bankruptcy for the entire
peace movement and predicts that. as
in 1898 at the outbreak OF the Spanish
American war, the sympathies Of all Eu-
rope will again be with the opponents OF
the United states.
The Rheinische- West JdeIische Zettxng,
. Krupp organ, predicts that American
victory and domination will do a great
harm to German trade. as America will
not tolerate a rival in Mexico once she
10 In possession of the country.
The Beriiner Neuste Ndchrtchten says
President Huerta has shown convincing
proofs Of his superior political foresight
and acumen over Professor Wilson and
travelling circus orator Bryan"
The TaeOiiche Rundschdu asks: "What
now is this question which is resting
heavily on President Wilson's soul?" The
paper says President Wilson realizes the
inhammable mess which he has mixed for
himself.
The Boersen Courier, which Is innu-
entail In financial circles, says: THE
attitude of Europe and especially Of Ger
many cannot be in doubt. Now tlat a
turn about and retreat is no logger pos
sible. only a strong. determined adj nce
will be Of any use or value We hope that
the United States will quickly attain Its
object With all the doubts that We en-
terrain We hope that the United States
will md a way that will promise the
restoration OF permanent order in Mexico
90 that the German merchant may again
be active there"
DIE Post says the American forces at
Vera Cruz are in "a trap from which they
can ESCAPE only by retrsating to their
ships.