The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06
GERMANY FEELS
 WEIGHT 0F TURKEY Alliance Has Cost Her a
 Pretty Penny Already NEEDS HER OFFICERS Forced to Keep Large Numbers in Turkey Which Are Badly Needed
 At Home-Germanophile Move ment in Hungary
NEEDS HER OFFICERS

ment in Hungary
 Berlin, June Special. )-There is no surer way to make German an gry at present than to talk to him of German diplomats and diplomacy. s.yen the most patriotic German aeknovi- edges in his own heart that his country has been very badly served bv fla diplomatic representatives abroad and even if he consoles himself, as I have diplomatic trickery Is against German nature which is blunt, outspoken and open. he seldom manages to conceal his bitterness against the foreign de- partment and it's ambassadors in al most every country.
 The first reproach made against Ger man diplomats abroad was that they misinformed the government in regard to political conditions in Russia, Eng land and France, and that if they had been better posted the present war would not have broken out
 After the war was deglared German ambassadors in nearly every neutral country and particularly in the United states committed one blunder after an other thus continually adding to the number of Germans enemies
 There was a short respite in the out cry against German diplomacy when Turkey was prevailed upon to enter the war on the side of the crippled trlnla alliance but Turkey has already cost Germany considerable money and has been an impeachment rather than a help because the Turks have been hopelessly defeated on land by Russia and per haps even more because it is neees- sary to keep a very large number of German officers in Turkey, at a time when the lack of officers is very se- verely felt at home because of the large number of officers who have fallen or been taken prisoners on both fronts.
 No Triumph In Greece
 When Nenizelos fell from power in Greece in spite of his safe majority in the chamber and his immense popu- larity in Greece. German diplomats lost no time in asserting that here they had won a signal victory and redeemed themselves completely Their words found no credence, however, for ey- erybody here knows that the fall of Venizelos was due to King Constantine. who is entirely under the influence of the Kaiser exerted conditionally through his Queen. She is the Kaiser $ sister.
 Nobody, besides feels certain that Greece has finally burned her bridges behind her, for there is very strong feeling that should the operations of the allied powers against the Dardan- elles meet with further success the pep pie of Greece, who hate and despise the Turks, will lose no time in Join- ing hands with the triple entente in the hope of getting their share of the booty.
 This opinion was recently very strongly voiced in the semi official Berliner, "Lokal Anzeiger," when an Italian paper stated that Greece had definitely cut loose from the triple en- tente after raising demands that in no circumstances can be granted.
 The statement made in the Italian paper" the "Lokal Anzeiger" wrote, deserves only limited credence. On the contrary, we are firmly convinced that Athens is resolved not to have dealings with the triple entente only as long as the Turks are victorious in the Oar danelles. If contrary to all expecta- tion the opposite should happen, Greece will lose no time in entering into an entente with the victors."
 Would Tax All Contractors
 "Nolwaerts." the principal mouth piece of the social democrats, has started movement in favor of taxing all the contractors who have made ex- traordinary profits out of the war and accuses them of concealing large part ofrtheir profits in order to escape taxation.
 If this war has ruined many peo- pie the paper writes fit has. on tie other side. enabled class of mer- chants and manufacturers to niak e enormous profits. We have already al luded to the big dividends declared by several industrial concerns but it must be remembered that the divi- dends made public represent only fraction of the actual profits which they have been very careful to keep secret. The manufacturers have used them to cover current expenses or added them to their secret reserve funds The accounts Furthermore, have been closed at the end of 1914 and say nothing of profits made dur ing the last five months. Their next balance ought to show the enormous profits of purveyors to the army
 "The metal industries, steel works and foundries, chemical works, rubber merchants dealers in grain and forage and others have made veritable fir tunes It is therefore only just that
 
 should be specially taxed for the bene- fit of the government treasury. Anti-German Movement in Hungary
 A very strong Germanophobe move ment in Hungary which is openly sup ported by the Hungarian press Is causing the Vienna authorities much anxiety.
 The influential Budapest paper, Az Est" writes the other day:
 rt,1, ufo ar f< <o1- the subject at critical moment like the present that fact that German plays only are being produced in all our theatres, makes 1t our plain duty to warn the public to be on guard against this unwelcome German invasion
 I've know that our beautiful Hun garian language is far better suited than the German to express poetic and dramatic feelings. It has a bouquet all it's own like old Tokay wine and still they force the German tongue upon us. This is becoming absolutely German greed and lack of tact are endangering the friendlier feeling between Germans and Hunga- rians which was one of the first re- suits of the war. Even if we were a con- quered nation we would never tolerate the German language to be spoken on our stages. We have nothing in com mon with the Germans and the time a xxrba n Y,