New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-03

export trade is growing in countries
where Germany held the advantage.
The knowledge that their trade is
gradually slipping away cause intense
bitterness. Long articles appear IN
the German publications stating that
the United States should not benefit by
the war, but wait until Germany can
start even in the trade contest. Their
jealousy is so great that they nave
convinced themselves that this argu-
ment is lust. Next TO England they
are bitterest against Americans.
at little matters if we can bring
England TO her knees" a young oihcial
in the Foreign Office told me. lie IS
an oxford graduate, speaks perfect
English en-, has many friends here.
1--WE feel she hasn't suffered enough.
She's too self-satisiied, so we mus
make her bend. Our Zeppelins are
helping TO bring the war home TO her'
Bryan Only American Liked.
This feeling seemed prevalent among
ell with whom talked. There Is the
greatest respect for England; also the
greatest hate. Some enemies they
hold in contempt. but England they
hate.
There is one American. however
who is held in the highest affection by
all Germans; he is none other than
William Jennings Bryan. "He is fine,
great man." said a German army cap
tain who examined my letters and ere
Gentials and found one from the ex-
Secretary of State among them. hes
going 10 be your next President; all
German will vote Tor hlm'
q bigger man than DR.. Wilson" W hen-
ever Mr. Bryan's name was mentioned
similar comments were made.
Germany still has the greatest CON
fdence in her Zeppelins, and boasts
mat future raids will far exceed IN de-
structiveness anything yet attempted.
Eerlincrs are fed on the facts Of raids
and Cloat over the stories Of fright
fitness" But fortunately for England
these stories are farfetched and on
par with doc" Cooks North Pole
tales.
Germany seems TO have an abun-
dance Of food supplies. prices ranging
slightly higher .han those in England.
meats averaging eight cents a pound
higher. while vegetables are lower.
Starving Germany looks like fatted
calf. Clothing has advanced slightly,
but hardly enough 70 make any appre-
cable difference 20 the public. Rubber
goods are frightfullv expensive. as .he
rubber supply is practically exhausted.
The last crops are now being har-
vested.
II seems as II nine-tenths of the
farming land had been turned over 10
potatoes. As you travel from Holland
through Germany you see miles and
miles Of potato fields In many of them
French and Russian prisoners, still
wearing their now faded uniforms, are
busy harvesting the crop, which Ger
many expects TO substitute for wheat
as the staple.
Belching chimneys indicate that her
Industrial life is keeping pace with her
military progress. After fourteen
months of war il cannot be disputed
that the whole country is behind the
war, and probably nothing but q ire
mendous defeat will shake the supreme
confidence in an ultimate result favor
able 10 Germany.
This confidence is not surprising, be-
cause conditions are so different from
those here. The Germans think the
,pessimistic speeches of Lloyd George
and J. II. Thomas in Parliament. the
stories Of the Northclifre press and the
labor troubles all point TO desperate
conditions in England. On the other
hand. everything in the German press
has an optimistic tone. German thor
oughness does not overlook the value
of keeping the public's spirit buoyant
] was told that there were still mill
ION men In various stages Of training