Evening star., 1915-07-25
American Attitude Not Friend
" Or Necessary, Says One
German Paper.
AGREEMENT TO DEMANDS
IS GENERALLY OPPOSED
Not Slightest Desire to Appreciate
Teuton Standpoint Shown, It II
Declared.

BERLIN. July -, via London, July
2b. .2:35 a.m.-The text Of the American
note has not yet been published in
Berlin. but the afternoon papers print
fairly exhaustive authoritative sum-
mary. For the most part, tho papers
reserve comment until the full text
Of the note is known.
The Lokal Anxeiger. in an apparently
inspired article, asserts its confidence
that Germany in utilizing Its subma-
rines in tho future will endeavor to
combine advantage for Germany with
the least possible detriment to neutral
interests. and expresses the belief that
the American note will furnish ground
for further negotiations.
Not Considered Final.
After pointing out the friendly form
Of the note. the Lokal Anzeiger says:
The questions raised in the note
must naturally be considered carefully
by the German authorities: therefore 1t
is impossible for the time being to fore
cast the answer. The British version.
note as the final word in the negotia-
tions. is entirely unfounded.
After the previous negotiations the
confidence. in any case. Is justified that
Germany will continue to employ her
valuable submarine weapon. over
which the present differences of opin-
lon have arisen, in q manner useful to
us and least damaging for neutrals. We
mad and have, naturally, no interest in
arraying neutrals against US. On tho
contrary 1t must be our intentions to
avoid everything unnecessarily endan-
gering the we'll comprehended rights Of
neutral states"
Inactivity Due to Weather.
The Germania and tho Boersen Eel
tung briefly discuss the note in terms
very similar to those Of the Lokal An
zeiger. The Germania. assures its read
ers that the recent inactivity Of the
submarines was due to bad weather
and not to a cessation of submarine
warfare. The Boersen Zeitung says:
I'VE will not maintain that the re-
fusal of our proposal Is an Intentional
brusqueness; nevertheless, President
Wilson's policies appear in the latest
note to have found peculiarly vigor-
Gus expression"
Points Out Rejection.
The Tages zeituns points out that the
American note fatty rejects the Ger
man proposals. and adds:
THE adoption Of President Wilson's
standpoint would be equivalent to q
death sentence for the German subma-
rine campaign. It Is utterly impossi-
BILE for submarines to establish wheth-
er the Americans are aboard merchant
men which arc attacked, and as q con-
sequence all ships could proceed free
ly. The American attitude Is neither
friendly nor necessary to the American
interest. nor neutral in spirit.
Principles In Foreground.
Principles are brought to the fore
ground and practical conciliatory propos-
ais are rejected in order to relieve our
enemies from the effects Of a policy in
creasingly injurious to them, and cor
respondingly advantageous to the Ger
mans"
The Kreuz Zeitung says: The note
manifests not the slightest desire to
appreciate the German standpoint, but
clings sti1-neckedly to the alleged
right Of American citizens to travel
safely on English ships. even when
loaded with bombs and shells."