New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-23
"Tages Zeitung' Gets
Order to Stop
Publication.
REVENTLOW'S
ARTICLE CAUSE
German American Rela-
tions Criticised by
Fiery Writer.
HIS WORDS RESENTED
Government Believed to Dislike
Interference in Reaching Under
standing with Washington.

Berlin (via London), June 22.-Ths
German authorities to-day Informed
the administration OF the Berlin
"Tagee Zeitung" that il would have to
suspend publication for an indefinite
period on account of its recent article
by Count Won Reventlow on the subject
of German American relations.
The action of the German authorities
is regarded here as an indication that
the government is weary Of seeing its
relations with America made more
strained by journalistic outgivings such
as those of Count Won Reventlow. The
article in question followed the well
known lines OF that writer, who as
serted that international laws must be
disregarded in the conduct of sub"
marine warfare. He declared that
these laws were made before sub
marines we're invented, and continued:
"And one can as little employ these
rules in an objective common-sense
way, as, for instance, one could bring
the sticking to his Office OF an incom-
petent statesman into healthful rela-
tion 10 the wellbeing Of the whole
people"
Statesmen Seek Remedy.
The governments prompt action In
suspending the "Tages Zeitung" Is only
one Of many indications that respons-
ible statesmen are eagerly desirous OF
finding a common ground for an un-
derstanding with America.
The "Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zei-
tung" to-day publishes the following:
"In the 'Deutsche Tages Zeitung' al
most daily for some time an impas-
stoned campaign has been carried on,
in which. more or less frankly, the
eyes of readers were to be opened to
certain dangers confronting the en-
pire because of the feeble stand OF the
government in the matter of the diff
ferences with the united states over
submarine warfare.
"On one side it is made TO appear as
IL official circles, for the sake or peace
with America, were considering giving
up superiority in the submarine weap-
on. On the other side, one does not
shrink from the folly of the assertion
that increasing the number Of our ene-
mics by the United States would be
matter of utter unimportance. In Mon
days issue the 'Deutsche Tages Zeitung''
rises to scarcely concealed rldlcule or
the legal standpoint set forth in the
German notes to America and to a per-
sonal attack on the leading statesmen
concerned.
Sees Harm to Empire.
"The men who bear the responsibility
and whose duty il is TO weigh dangers
and advantages against each other are
not affected by public criticism. A
campaign of this kind against our
statesmen is calculated to render dim
cult for the imperial government It's
task, not only of preserving the ef-
fectiveness of our weapons, but also
of preventing injurious reactions on
the general political situation. We
trust that this propaganda VIII come
TO an end"
In referring TO the refusal OF the
German press 10 accept the British go1-
ernment's statement that the German
submarine U-29, which was destroyed
three months ago, was sunk by "one
of his majesty's ships" and not by
British tank steamer flying the Swedish
flag. as stated by the German Admiral
ty, the Overseas News Agency says:
"The Tages Zeitung' recommends to
the attention of the American govern
ment tn, attitude of the British, in
view Of Americas demand that German
submarines must hail and investigate
British and neutral merchant ships be-
fore sinking them"