The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
American Note is Condemned
by the Newspapers Which
Voice Opinion of the
,.... People.
WILL REFUSE CHANGE
Submarine Warfare to be Continued
Just as"It Was Before, With
out Regard to
Protest.
GBy Carl w. Alderman, United Press
STAFF Correspondent &.

BERLIN, July &c. (Via The Hague)
The German people are practically
unanimous In their approval In the
editorial utterances of the press III
condemning the latest American note.
I have learned this through extensive
conversations with representative men
In all walks of life since the text or
the note was published here yester-
day morning
The first feeling among the Ger
mans is one of surprise-surprise that
America has failed to grasp the Ger
man viewpoint, and surprise at the
phrasing Of the American note. This
feeling even overshadows, the tndigna-
ton felt In some quarters over ina
statement that any further submarine
attacks resulting in the loss of Amer
lean lives will be considered dellber-
ately unfriendly. German people VIII
not sanction abridgement OF submarine
operations, however much they deslre
American friendship. Americans
aboard British munition carriers may
again be imperiled by submarine az
itacks. is recognized. but is not com
mented on. Despite the air of hnality
about the latest communication from
Washington, political circles here De-
llieye that the negotiations are not at
an end Sentiment generally favors ]
reply to America, very friendly
phrased, but reasserting the German
viewpoint. ,.t
The newspapers today continued to
devote large part OF their columns
to denunciation Of the stand taken by
America. -,
"There is no reason why we should
trv to discover perfume between the
thorns to console ourselves in the
American note" said Theodore Wolff
in the Berliner Tageblatt. "The
American government demands that
its citizens be permitted to travel
safely in war times wherever they
please. The American viewpoint is
that IL an American citizen sits on
powder barrel any one lighting a cigar
in the vicinity Is guilty Of an unfriend'
ly act.
president Wilson's standpoint Is
Internationally opposed to our reason
able rights. Wilson unconsciously has
adapted his ideas to the interests OF
the powerful classes Of voters. the
Germans. who always placed great
value In the friendship Of American
democracy now regretfully sees VIII
son, despite the fact that he Is demo-
crat by conviction, promoting the IN
terests OF plutocracy, rather than
those Of a peacefully inclined democ-
racy.
I'VE understand perfectly that
every neutral state should endeavor to
preserve the personal freedom Of Its
citizens. but we cannot understand tho
policy that says to one bell'gerent
power: The war doesn't concern us,
while furnishing war materials to an
other power in order to derive the
greatest possible profit. The unanf-
NOUS opinion of all Germans Is that
we cannot accept the American thesis
which violates the spirit Of equality
and the sense Of neutrality
The Lokal Anzeiger which through
out has adopted a conciliatory attitude
toward America, TODAY carried mark
edily different editorial from the one
Saturday which assured its readers
that the American note was friendly,
though possessed of certain firm
ness"
I'VE especially object to the last
sentence of the American note warn
ing us that the loss OF more American
lives will be considered deliberately
unfriendl said the Lokal Anzoiger.
1--WE reserve the right to determine
for ourselves against whom we shall
Intentionally be unfriendly We re-
serve the right to be Intentionally
polite and considerate to America, de-
spite a very unsatisfactory note, as
long as it seems useful
Not Very Encouraging.
TBy Charles P. Stewart. United
Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. July 26.-Offcial-
dom was not encouraged today by
press accounts of Germany's recep-
ton of President Wilson's latest
note.
It was agreed that this reception
seemed almost uniformly unfaVor-
able.
On the German newspapers part
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