The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-12
EMBARGO ON
ARMS RESENTED.
The one Thing Which Germany Does
Not Relish 10 American
Shipments to the
Allies.
CAUSE MUCH ARGUMENT ARG
Report. Are a. R.bld in Berlin =.
They Are over Here Re-
eardins American
Politics.
CAUSE MUCH ARGUMENT
rBy Carl w. Alderman. United Press
STAFF Correspondent

I Thy Carl w. Alderman. United Press
STAFF Correspondent
BERLIN, Aug. 1S.-(By courier to
New York. America chances OF
being mediator In the war will In
crease a thousand percent immediate
" after an embargo Is placed on arms
and ammunition.
That statement sums up the optn-
ion in Germany today. BY that one
act say the Germans. America can
become the peacenaker as In SO far
as Germany, Austria and Turkey are
concerned.
Discussion in America today Of this
question Of shipping war supplies to
the allies is being watched by every
German. But while Germany and
Austria are taking deep interest in
this campaign they are not lending
their influence to either Germans or
German-American In the United
States in their efforts to stop these
shipments. am informed In the high
est oficial circles that Germany has
notified Ambassador Won Bernstorff,
the German consuls and bankers In
the United States three different
times to take no part in this cam
paign. Bankers have been especially
requested to give no financial assist
ance to such movements.
This precaution was taken in an at
tempt to stop the reports spread
throughout the world that German
agents were active In American poll
tics. These reports have been as
rabid in Germany as in the United
States and they have reached such
limits here that rumor has insisted
more than once in Berlin that on
Gals We're questioning Americans here
on the possibilities sof q German up
rising in America in case Of break
in the relations between the two
countries.
Because these reports reached such
proportions I asked a high official.
who Is great admirer Of America
and man who IS working untiringly
for complete peaceful understanding
between the governments and the peo-
Iple, whether there was any truth In
these reports.
"Our enemies" he declared, are
using every weapon possible IN neu-
trail countries to get them to fight US.
Not the least OF their endeavors are
conferred IN America. From the Bal
kans to New York their campaign
goes on day and night and It is only
the good Judgment OF the people Of
those countries which keeps the
peace, Germany never has and never
will Interfere in the political activi-
ties of America and II some people in
! the name of Germany or clothed in
1.-THE name "German-American" do It,
/; beware Of wolves in sleeps clothing. +"
German newspapers IN the mean
! time are printing every possible ar
i ticle about the political situation IN
/ America, especially articles concern
ing the possibilities Of an early ses-
! sion OF congress. Reports have reach
ed here from several sources that
/ President Wilson is preparing q mes
sage to congress on the national de-
i lenses. but rumor has distorted them
into the form that the president is
! preparing for war against Germany.
| This Americans are forced constantly
! to deny.
/ As far as the shipment OF war mn-
nitions to the allies is concerned.
Germany officially regrets 1t, but rec
ognizes that America is acting within
/ her international rights as a neutral
state in permitting it, A great ma
jority Of the people. however. believe
that America would be more within
her sphere OF observing "strict neu-
! trality' If this was forbidden, espe-
cially do they emphasize this point
now that President Wilson has insist
ed in his Lusitania notes upon the
rights Of humanity The German
/ people declare that these shipments
are robbing the women and children
Of their parents land husbands and
! that because Of this practice Germany
/ is forced to battle against the COM
bined resources Of the whole world