Evening star., 1915-06-16

clares there is no truth in the report of
| a secret understanding between tne
| United States and Great Britain, and he
warns against rendering the relations
between Germany and the United
States more acute by the publication OF
statements of this nature.
May Be Another Side.
The Boerse Zeitung adopts the same
point of view as the Lokal Anzeiger
that there may be another side to the
| question of the shipment Of American
arms to the allies. This newspaper re-
fers to Germany's opposition at The
Hague conference to the prohibition of
this practice. and declares the reproach
| that America is selling only to the al
lies to be untenable for the reason that
that can be said. this newspaper de-
clares, Is that this is a departure from
ideals Of humanity. The government
might possibly prevent this. but 1t
would make itself more unpopular than
it is.
Mr.. Bryan's suggestion to forbid
such trafic," this newspaper goes on
to say. would almost entirely remove
the points of friction between America
and Germany"
Count Reventlow Sarcastic.
BERLIN. June 5, via Londn, s:45 pm.
Count Ernst Won Reventlow, the ma
val expert, has a sarcastic article in
this mornings Tages Zeitung in ref
erence to Herr Zimmermann's sugges-
| tions. He begins by quoting the Lokal
Anzeiger's remarks concerning jingoes
the recommendation made to the gov
ernment and the argument that no.
body in Germany desires war with the
United States. Count Won Reventlow
points out that articless omewhat sim
liar in tenor appeared in two other
Monday morning papers, and says thit
seems to indicate the existence of "a
| mutual electrical ignition station"
The impression which these articlea
must make abroad, he remarks. cannot
be to the interests Of Germany. 1t IL
fact that no one in Germany wanta
calculated to give the impression that
currents exist in Germany which make
the chancellor's task harder and which
plan the bringing about Of war.
Secs Unfavorable Eject.
American politicians will ask them.
selves, he says. for what internal DO.
litical reasons such rumors are Sc,
loose at the present time In Germany
and conclusions will be drawn which II
the interests OF Germany had better not
be drawn.
Furthermore. 1t cannot have a favor.
able effect" the count continues. "wher
the United States gets the impression
that newspapers with the connections
of the Lokal Anzeiger appear already
to consider as warlike agitation and
as making the chancellors task harder
the fact that part of the German press
has heretofore emphasized that in the
| matter of the submarine campaign q
Arm stand must be maintained. even
against President Wilson. We are
| unable to comprehend that II is correc,
continually to repeat the assurance
that Germany must In all circumstan-
ces reach an understanding with the
United States"
Commends Zimmerman Article.
Tho vorwaerts republishes the article
of Eugen Zimmermann. general di-
rector of tho Lokal Anseiger. in favor
of efforts toward q German-Amertcan
und erstanding. and adds: This article,
which We cannot recommend heartily
what has long lain on the lips OF thou
sands of reasoning Germans"
q. s. Ambassador to SEQ Emperor.
ROTTERDAM. via London. June 1s
3:48 ANA Berlin dispatch to the
Courant says that the American ambas
sador expects to have an interview
at An early date with the emperor
who will return to Berlin soon. Ambas-
sador Gerard has had conferences with
Herr Won Jagow, the foreign secretary
and Dr. Alfred zimmerman, under.
secretary for foreign affairs.
Sentiment in Norway.
cHRIsT1ANIA. via London, June 1s
s:21 a.m.-The Norwegian press in pub.
fishing the American note to German,
expresses satisfaction that the mos,
powerful Of neutral nations has called
| upon Germany In plain words to stoy
her warfare against peaceful merchant
ships of neutral nations, OF which Nor.
way has lost more than any other coun.
try, although on friendly terms with
Germany. but not able to protect itt
commerce against "treacherous German
| submarines"
| The Norwegian mail and passenger
steamer Iris, which plies between New.
castle and Bergen. Is reported to have
been attacked by submarines on two
trips. On one occasion she was struck
BY . torpedo which dfd not explode, and
on the other was missed by a few feet