Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-26

Reventlow writes: 1.-The note uses Ian
guage which will find no response with
the overwhelming majority Of the Ger
man nation, since it means in the last
analysis an appeal to fear. a threaten,
ing, domineering demand The note VIII
make conceivably bad impression
among the people, since 1t lacks utterly
the friendly frankness Of the German
mote and breathes almost hateful dis
regard Of the German governments
standpoint"
ENGLAND Stands Behind It."
The Boersen Zeitung says 1t regrets
that 1t is compelled to say the note ID
very unsatisfactory one and that
"one cannot escape feeling that the
shadow of England stands behind IL.
The truly friendly feelings of Germany
for the United States are put to nara
test by the note, especially by the last
paragraph. the newspaper says.
The Tagliche Rundschau says:
America stands on the letter OF the
law, but she will not apply 1T TO ENG
land. which is violating it's spirit. Ger
many gave Americans good advice
when she warned them against coming
into the danger zone. Americas re-
lection of the proposals concerning
passenger ships breathes any spirit eH-
cept that of thankfulness. Wn1 ne
Germans have decided on their course
The Morgen Post declares that the
note shoves the German proposals
aside, and that it's author lifts his mn
ger threateningly and considers tnat an
especially strong way of establishing
his point
Capt Persius, naval expert OF the
Tageblatt, commenting on the note,
says:
Claim o. s. Would Cripple Germany.
THE American note expresses de-
cided will to rob US in our battle
against England Of the weapon on
which we place the biggest hopes. BY
the rejection of the German proposals
regarding special ships. the United
States shows that 1t is not striving for
the safety of its citizens, but rather
for the tanning OF our submarine cam
paign.
1T distinguishes between the rules or
international law on land and on sea
because it now suits the CHIEF helper
of Great Britain to do so me
note shows that the pro-British agl-
tators have now secured domination
over the President"
Terms Note Unreasonable.
BERLIN, July 26 (by wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.)-Theodor Wolff. editor
in-chief of the Berliner Tageblatt, COM
menting on the American note to Ger
many. says:
There is no reason to try to discover
perfume between the thorns in the
American note to console ourselves.
The American government demands
that its citizens travel in safety in war
time where and when they please. IT
they sit on a powder cask any one
lighting a cigar in their vicinity would
be guilty of an unfriendly act. Presi-
dent Wilson's standpoint is uncondi-
tionally opposed to reasonable rights
and lawful reasons.
I'VE understand perfectly that every
neutral state should endeavor to pre-
serve the personal freedom Of Its citi-
zens, but we cannot understand policy
which says to one belligerent power
that the war does not concern US.
while at the same time furnishing war
material to another power in order to
derive the greatest possible profits.
"Germany's unanimous opinion is that
it cannot accept an American thesis
which onends the spirit of equality in
the meaning OF neutrality"