New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-21
MAY EMBROlL
US WITH JAPAN
In Such Case VIII Supply
Munitions of War
to Nippon,
GLAD LUSITANIA SANK
Consider II Proud Feat for
Their Navy and AbSO-
lutely JuStihable.
By CONSTANCE DREXEL.

American Delegate 10 the woman
Conference at The Hague.
MISS Constance DrcJel is the
first newspaper correspondent TO re-
port on conditions in Germany since
the sinking Of the LusitGnid.l
By Cab. 70 The T-suasl
London. May 2O.--I have just come
out Of Germany. and perhaps the pre-
comna,inc impression bring with me
is Germary's hatred Of America. To
be sure. England is the country for
which Germany has the bitterest and
most abiding hatred, but her hatred
for America is second only thereto.
Germany feels tha, WAY with America
is only matter OF time.
Everywhere | went found the same
sentiment. and the furthest distance
ava, found the war put was ten
years. l. was said 70 me: we must
settle with England hrst. but then will
come Americas turn. L we don't
make war OF you ourselves We will get
Japan into d wax with you, and then
we Vill supply arms and munitions to
Japan
As for America entering the present
war on the side Of the Allies. Germany
doesn't care. She says German soldiers
are dying by American bullets daily
and America is doing her worst against
Germaoy by supplying munitions to
the Allies T. America enters the war
she vii. have 10 keep her munitions
for herself. while It VIII be long time
before she can put an effective army
into the field.
The sinking % the Lusitania caused
hardly 8 ripple Of excitement there, so
far as Il related 70 the possibility Of
America becoming belligerent.
As to the Lusitania.
The German people looked on the
sinking Of the Lusitania as proud
feat for their navy. and considered 1t
an absolutely justifable act Of warfare.
but they were entirely without an idea
o. the effect Il produced on the feel-
ing in America. There was no re1er-
ence 20 American Indignation IN the
newspapers. Probably II was not per-
mitted by the government, and when
they were told OF American feellng, they
could not understand u.
President Wilson's note appeared IN
only one edition of the Berlin after
noon papers last Monday, and then als-
appeared until Tuesday morning, wneh
some brief extracts we're printed III Ine
morning papers, but these excerpts uIo
not give the true tenor and strength OF
the note. There was no editorial com
ment and tho whole affair was regard
cd among The people IN genera as
little more than passing incident
relatively unlmportant.
Italian participation in the war was
much more important matter 10 uer
many. but even that was not regafueu
as in any degree endangering herman
victory. For two months we have eX-
pee,ed italy 20 Join tho Allies and have
been prepared for her" was one re-
marx made 20 nc.
Not Afraid of Italy.
We have a million men Austrlans
and Germans on the Italian frontier
and italy will not surprise US, but we
VIII surprise her. Germany has noth-
ing 70 fear from Italy. Our govern
ment has taken good care Of US 50 FAR:
u has led US victoriously and viii lead
Us to final victory. i will be a long
hard struggle, but Germany viii be
victorious" and then there was added
s,gnihcantly "and then will come
america turn"
That definite certainty Of final we
uory ] found throughout the entire
people everywhere ! went. They are
united people. down 20 children OF
lhtee years old, and they are peo-
PIE absolutely confident OF ultimate
victory. One Of the most curious
hings about them is the almost UNI
Fesssl belief that the war started with
invasion OF German soil. ! doubt II
yen persons outside Of official circles
Know the truth. Three days before
mobilization began state of siege
was declared throughout the country,
sho after that nothing was published
OF made known 90 the people except
what the government wanted known,
end the result is belief held by the
whole people that the Kaiser worked
increasingly for peace and that the
french and Russian armies had actu-
ally crossed the German borders be
iore the Kaiser had even ordered mo-
p!iitstion. was told this not once