Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-16
ANT|-AMER|CAN
FEELING GROWING
German Press Still Insists
That United States
Favors Allies
PEASANTS BOYCOTT
Eerliner Zeitung Prints Pamphlet
Alleged to Have Been Written by
Theodore Roosevelt

Berlin Feb. 16--With the Ger
man press daily publishing dispatches
tending to show that the United
states is siding more and more with
.he allies, and with the reprinting
Of dispatches taken from the English
newspapers indicating extreme hos
Utility toward Germany, the people
~ Germany are becoming worked up
6 u point which it would be difficult
20 exaggerate. Officials and Ameri-
:an citizens here cannot disguise
their serious fears that some Incl
dent will occur which will lead to
serious crisis.
Wounded officers and men from
the 'front.' openly charge that the
German losses are becoming much
Greater now that the French are using
american manufactured arms and
ammunition.
The peasants and land owners Of
Bavaria and elsewhere are now re-
iusiEg to buy agricultural imple
ments manufactured in the United
States.
The Berliner Zeitung yesterday
ouhlished pamphlet which it charg
ed was prepared by former Presi-
lent Theodore Roosevelt and urging
.hc United States to join the aines
aid crush Germany.
The Berlin Tageblatt reprinted to-
Jay dispatch from an English new
paper which says that American Of
lccys have resigned from the army
and are applying for naturalization
as Britishers in order that they may
he eligible for commission in an
American brigade formed to fight
IN England. 1000 strong,
The position Of Ambassador Ge-
ard and Consul Genera, Law is now
l,ecoming extremely delicate and diff
i&rult both officers being focus points
fGr German criticism.
E::London, Feb 1G-"Germany will
not.be allowed to adopt u. system Of
open piracy and murder without ac
tive reprisals," declared Winston
Churchill first lord Of the admiralty,
n the House Of Commons yesterday
afternoon.
1t the close of Mr.. Churchill'S
speech the premier announced that
the government had decided. "under
the special circumstances, to sub
nit the cargo Of the Wilhelmlna and
It's destination to a prize court.
eve have not yet stopped the i'm
ports Of food into Germany" said
Mr.. Churchill, but the time has now
come when we must reconsider the
situation. The allied governments
probably will make a declaration, the
effect Of which will he 70 bring the
sul] pressure of our naval power to
hear upon Germany. The paralyzing
force of this pressure of the navy
NAV il self decide the issue of the
var.
Ccpenhagen, Feb. 16-Large num-
! lers of Americans are leaving Berlin
and pouring in here on every train
! t,erause of the hostile attitude Of
The Berlin press and the German
! pcopIe against Americans.
! Amsterdam. Feb 16-War between
the United States and Germany is
considered as possibility in an
editorial in weekly German pub
! Iication. copies Of which reached
mere today.
The other weeklies protest in vlo-
lent language against alleged Ameri-
can partisanship for the allies. and
urge the government to resist what
they call American pressure
Madrid. Feb. 16--It was reported
! IN official circles yesterday that
Spain is prepared to take concurrent
action with the United States regard
ing the German decaration OF wal
zone around England, if the neutra
lowers agree to act in concert.
The attitude Of the government