The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-15
GERMAN DOUBTS ABOUT OUR
FAIRNESS

and semi-official Konische Zeitung
states that the peace movement in
America is not inspired by Germany
and says that American bankers with
such names as Schiff and Speyer are
rendering doubtful service" to the Fa-
therland in urging the desirablity
of peace SO strongly. 1t resents such
talk as likely to indicate that Germany
is exhausted by war and likely to dam
age German credit with neutral ma
tons. The Kolnische Zeitung goes on
to say:
Despite all friendlness toward
America, Germans must mot ALLOW
themselves to be deceived, and must
recognize that America cannot be the
arbitrator between Great Britain and
Germany.
American neutrality, on the whole,
has been favorable to Great Britain.
In view of all this, we cannot have
in America the confidence which we
ought to be able to repose in a Pow
er which would act as an impartial
arbitrator in regard to an arrange
ment for peace.
1--WE cherish no feeling Of irritation
against America because she is friend
ly to Great Britain. Such a feeling
is only natural as Great Britain is
the American Motherland, but it is
just for this reason that we fear pre-
judice and We must in a friendly, but
firm way, reject America as an arbi-
TRAITOR"
Count Won Reventlow, writing in the
Berlin Tages Zeitung, claims that
America is hopelessly prejudiced in
favor of England, and states that this
is clearly shown in the way that Amer
lea handles questions of contrabands.
Shipments whereby only the Allies
benefit, and which constantly strength
en- the military efforts directed
against Germany actually work out in
practise as a support of one belliger
emit to the detriment of another, and
are contrary to the spirit of neutrali-
ty"
What has particularly irritated Ger
can press, and this is very evident
in a paragraph quoted by the London
Times from the Kolnische Zeitung,
which says:
What has appeared in the most
widely read and in the majority of
American newspapers, in the way of
odious attacks upon Germany, abuse
of the Emperor and insulting pictures
has hardly been surpassed by the dir
test London gutter journal, and the
great majority of the American people
however highly we honor a respect
able minority have found pleasure in
this attitude.
There is further weighty consid-
Grafton that while, upon the whole,
the American government has preserv-
ed strictly an outward neutrality it
has again been seen that there are
different ways of being neutral, and
Americas neutrality has, upon the
whole, favored England"
Quite a contrary view on the stand
OF the American papers is expressed
by DR.. Ludwig Stein, editor of that
influential organ of Jewish opinion,
Nord und Sud, who writing in the
Berlin Vossische Zeitung under the
heading THE Change of Opinion in
America" says that public opinion is
swinging in favor of Germany and
claims that
An especially happy achievement
of Count Won Bernsdorff is that he
succeeded, during visit to William
Randolph Hearst the American news
paper king, in capturing this sover-
eign and over six hundred American
newspapers for the German cause. To
capture Hearst is equivalent to a
battle won. Since the visit of Count
Won Bemsdorff to Mr.. Hearst, the
whole Hearst press has come out OPP
emily for the German cause.
Any ally is welcome to us in these
grave times. The peace societies,
which are very powerful over there,
have at their head Andrew Carnegie,
who has remOrsefully renowned his
early accusations of misbehavior
against the Kaiser and is beginning
to move tremendously in our favor.
This spirit from below is being met
more than half way by willingness
from above. Secretary Bryan, despite
the fact that his son-in-law is an Eng
fish officer. Captain Owen, of the
Royal Engineers. is known throughout