Evening star., 1915-02-15
POSITION is UNCHANGED,
CAPITAL PAPERS ASSERT
This Government Has Two Ways to
Protect Herself From Harm,
Kreuz Zeitung Says.

make use of this note to support their
that Great Britain Is to
blame for the situation. The kreuz
Zeitung says:
"The American note properly takes
the British government to task Tor the
misuse Of the American
flag, a course which menaces the SAFE
ty of neutral shipping. Therefore 1t Is
more difficult to understand what sne
American government wants Of US. Ine
German people will not be able to for-
get either the questions addressed 10
us or the form of their asking Our
position has not changed in the slight
est degree since February 4.
The United States has two ways TO
protect herself from harm. The hrst Is
to stop Great Britain's misuse OF the
flag and the second Is TO
keep her ships and people and contra
band of war out of the war zone. II
she adopts this method she Will not
only avoid harm. but bring quick emo
to the war"
The Lokal Anzeiger says:
1T is evident that the United States
is pressing the matter with the same
in London as in Berlin.
The British have now been told fairly
and squarely that the entire RESPONSE
bility is upon them if American lives
or property are sacrificed through mis-
use of the flag. There is no difference
in the tone of the two notes"
Sees Difference in Notes.
On the other hand, the Morgen Post
has a different opinion and calls the
American note to Great Britain notably
different from the German ''in its soft
and f1ute-like tone"
The Tages Zeitung says that the
United States in its note to Great Brit
ain. with helpful care" leaves Eng
land "a convenient door of escape"
This paper says it does not understand
why neutral powers will not see they
they sit when they do not protest with
all the means at their disposal at this
disgrace of neutrality which fore
shadows their destruction
why do not the neutralS, with the
United States at their head. demand Of
all the warning parties that they fol-
low the London declaration in all its
particulars. In that event the British
North sea blockade would become in
operative, the contraband question
would be controlled internationally and
the course of action Germany intends
to pursue after February Is would no
longer be necessary. The United States
should take this STEP" the Tages Zeit-
ung says in conclusion, for the rea-
son that the expressed purpose of the
declaration of London is the protection
of the rights of neutrals."
Criticises U. S. Course.
when something does not suit the
Yankees" says Die Post. they are ac-
customed to adopt as threatening and
as frightful a saber-rattling tone as
possible They reckon that the person
thus treated will let himself be fright
eneu and give in. If this does not come
to pass, however; if the person thus
treated and threatened with the strong
est expressions pays no attention and
shows that he is not scared and will
not let himself be driven into a state
of funk. the staggering Yankees calm
soon and quiet down"
Die Post complains that the United
States did not protest against the Brit
ish declaration of the North sea as war
territory, that is to say. they are in
benevolent agreement with England.
but make threatening protest against
US. If the North American govern
as is shown England. the
entire present note with it's threatening
tone would be superf1uous."
Count Ernest Reventlow. the naval
tung, says the full text of the note
gives further ground for his criticisms
of Saturday. He declares that the re-
quest of the United States that ships
be searched before further action Is
taken against them shows that the
people in Washin gton do not or will not
the meaning of the German
Says Search Is Impossibl
I'VE have so often demonstrated"
Count Reventlow continues. the i'm
possibility of search that we can
merely refer to our earlier remarks.
must know this. and, there
fore, the demand of the note for a
search and the establishing of the iden-
tity of neutral merchantmen amounts
de facto to non-recognition. of the Ger
man declaration respecting war terri
tory"
Count Reventlow repeats the German
order, the declaration of which he de-
clares is a considerate warning. and
adds:
against is of secondary importance"
"If its consequences are depicted as
Count Reventlow con-
tinued, I'VE may believe that the United
States government gov misjudges it's
remarkable phrase in the note that the
United States government will see it
self impelled to hold the German i'm
periai government responsible for such
escape the conclusion that
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
In their communications with the Mexi-
can pretenders and rebel leaders have
accustomed themselves to a tone that is
not suitable for communications with
the German empire"
Count Reventlow says the American
governments request for assurances
that it's ships and citizens will be SUBJ
jected only to search. even in the war
zone, is utterly out of question.
The only way to preserve the exist
ing relations between the German en-
pire and the United States" says
Count Reventlow, in conclusion, "is
actual American recognition of the
German war zone declaration and re-
gard for the warning expressed there
in"
Submarine Alters Conditions.
The Vossische Zietung says that while
the searching of ships for contraband
previously has been the ackn%wledged
the entry of the submarine
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