The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-06-17
PUZZLE TO
PRESS OF BERLIN
German Newspapers Can See
Only Some Political Move
In His Acts-Note Not
Regarded Harsh.

Berlin. June 15.-The vossische
seitung on the Wilson com
~nuntcation in the following terms:
THE note happily contains nothing
If that sharpness which according to
dispatches from London, it was said to
contain; nor is there even a threat to
Freak off diplomatic relations. On the
contrary the text doe not lac a GER
sain warmth inc an acknowledgement
II the legality to be found on the Ger
a side.
The line Of thought and the tone
IT the note do not make it easily under
standable that it brought about the
break between President Wilson and
Secretary of State Bryan. After the
declarations made by Mr.. Bryan one ex-
pected a note which would increase the
LANCER of a German-American crisis.
Mr.. Bryan, who stands at the head
IT the American peace societies and
dkes to hear the people call him the
Prince of Peace" apparently desires to
appear as the rescuer of the nation
rom this danger. This for the sake of
Internal political reasons; in order to
win for himself friends among the
peace advocates, among the German
Americans. the Irish n the Hebrews,
perhaps looking ahead to the next
presidential election.
A for Mr.. Wilson he seems to hope
10 play the role Of arbiter between
Germany and England and through his
great success in foreign politics to
strengthen his position at home"
Referring to Robert Lansing the sec
rotary of state ad interim, the Vos-
sische Zeitung says:
This gentleman cannot be regarded
as an unconditional ~anglophile; he once
wrote a letter that he was tired Of be-
ing England's messenger boy"
The Morgen Post says:
THE former secretary seems to have
less confidence than we in the honest
desire of the American government to
arrive at a peaceful compromise with
Germany. Bryan is convinced that
President Wilson and his government
will finally appeal to force. We are
not disposed to believe this, but will
await events"
The Boersen zeitung says: organs
resignation has been Interpreted as in
dicating that the note would be rather
blunt, which, however, is nowise the
case. The note shows. on the contrary,
an outSpoken tendency to reach an I'M
Outstanding with Germany on the is
sues involved. II, therefore, Bryan de-
sires to be the representative of peace
full efforts in opposition to thejingoistic
tendency OF the American government
we really do not know on what ground
he will base his assertion"
The Boersen Zeitung considers
Bryan's proclamation to the people
even harder to understand than his
resignation.
The Tageblatt suspects that prac-
ticai political differences played a part
in the resignation of the secretary of
state, saying: 1T may be safely as
sumed that Bryan did not leave office
in order to withdraw himself from po-
litical life"
The Reichbote. ranting on the
American note. says: Either the tone
vas subdued following Bryan's sensa-
tional resignation OF Bryan desired to
take advantage of an opportunity to
escape from a situation which no
longer was pleasant"
The Deutsche Rundschau says: aft
sr seeing the note, it must be said that
Mr.. Bryan either vas hasty or else
other reasons yet unknown decided his
action