Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-15
German Comment
 On American Note
TONE OF EDITORIALS IN THE
 MAIN IS FRIENDLY.
NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS
German Naval Expert Declares the United States Does Not Comprehend
 the Meaning of the German Measure.

Berlin, via London. Feb. A. $40 D. m.-The Berlin newspapers continue their comment on the American gov ernments note to Germany concerning the provisions of the German admiral " sea war zone proclamation. The tone of the editorials while generally of a determined nature, is friendly COnsp!ctOuS exceptions 10 the rule however, are furnished by Die Post and the Tages Zeitung, the former of which employs rather sharp phrases.
 When something does not suit the Yankees, says Die Post, they are accustomed to adopt as threatening and as frightful 8 sabre Tattline. tone as possible They reckon that the per son thus treated will let himself be frightened and give iu. If this does not coEIaeuto pass, however, if the per son thus treated and threatened with the strongest Expressions pays no at tenton and shows that he not scared and will not let himself be driven into a state of funk, the swaggering Yan- kees calm themselves soon and quiet down
 Die Post complains that the United States did not protest against the British declaration on the North sea as war territory, ''thata to say they are in benevolent agreement with Eng land but make threatening protet against Us. If the North American governments would show Germany the same neutrality as is shown England the entire present note with it's threatening tone would be superhu- ous.'
 Naval Experts Views.
 Count Ernest Reventhlow. the naval expert, in an article in the Tages TaSes Zeitung, says the full text of the note gives further ground for his criticisms of Saturday. He declares that the request Of the United States that ships be searched before further action is taken against them, shows that the people in Washington do not or will not comprehend the meaning of the German measure"
 We have so often demonstrated g Count RementloW continues 'the inn possibility ol search that we can mere ly refer to our earliest remarks Wash ington must know this an therefore. the demand of the note for a search and The establishing ~l the identity of neutral 'Hterchantn1enC amounts de facto to nOn-recognition of the Ger tory.
 Count Reventlow repeats the Ger man order, the declaration of which he declares is a considerate warning and adds:
 Whether it is regarded or protest ed aSalnsr, is of secondary import ance."
 If its consequences are depicted as 'in-eXcusable. Count ReyentIow con- tinueS, we may believe that the United States government misjud@es it's grounds The same can be said of the remarkable phrase in the note that the United States government will see itself impeIled to hold the German imperial government responsible for such action of it's naval authorities. She cannot escape the conclusion that President Wilson and Secretary Br,-a I their if.e3r Mexican pretenders and rebel leaders. have accustomed themselves to a tone that is not suitable for cOmmuni- cations with the German empire Search Of Ships Out of the Question.
 Count FceventIow says the American governments request for assurances that its ships and citizens will be sub Jecteu onlE to search. even in the war zone k utterly out of the question.
 The only way to preserve the exist ing relations between the{German en- pire and the United States" says Count ReVentlow, in conclusion, is actual American recognition of the German war zone declaration and re- gard for the warning expressed there in.'
 The Nossische zeitung says that while tne searching of ships for don traband previously has been the ac- lInowledged procedure the entry of the StLO!GilIlne denotes q new factor in naval warfare.
 'The submarine,' says the newspa- per, runs a risk against armed mer- chantmen. England has both armed it's merchantmen and arVised them to carry false flags. The result is that the submarine which undertakes the search of a supposedly neutral shin runs the risk of being damaged or even destroyed by an English ship sailing under a false flag.
 shall Germany, in the face of such treacherouS meas ureS. throw down her arms because an American ship might possibly be wrongly torpeCIoed? The American note demands nothing else. It is not necessary to say q word ro show that such 8 course by Germany would bring iTreparable military dis advantages and a regrettable dragging out of the duration of the war. < We desire to protect neutral commerce. in the future as in the past, but we do not wish that neutrals carry on trade with England in certain arti- Cles.'
 The protection Of neutraIs, the Vos- sischc Zietung continues, will be DOS sible only if the neutrals take care that their flag is respected by Great Britain.
 The Loka, Anzeiger points out that only the United States among all the neutral countries has protested against the German declaration of a naval war zone.