Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-06-24
FEAR OF GERMANY
IS Lack OF GOLD
financial Outlook May Temper
Reply to U. S. Note Hopes
to Borrow Big Sums
Here Later.

Washington. June 24.--The greatest
actor that is believed today by high
administration officials to be working
tavorably in Germany toward salts
factory answer to the demands OF the
United States as to discontinuance by
that country of certain phases of sub
marine warfare is the fact that Ger
many is probably going to need money
before The war is over, and the United
States is the only country in which she
.an get it, Therefore Germany must not
draw the United States into the con-
dict as her enemy.
Whether the president and his cab
met advisers have received definite in
formation that Germany wants to keep
|asfnancial footing in this country cam
nat be stated on official authority. but
there is good basis for the state
ment that from some direction has
come the intimation that the imperial
government, for self preservation only
prefers not to make an enemy of the
United States at this time.
What Germany Fears.
The information is that Germany and
her people care little for the physical
help that the United States could give
the allies. She does not fear United
States sold or the n niteds Statfs
navy, but she does fear huge sums of
gold. The information before the adj
ministration is said to be that Germany
has all the trained men she will need
until the close Of the war, even If the
struggles last several years longer.
Her vast factories and her splendid
system of work enable her to keep far
ahead Of her enemies in quantities of
the arms and ammunition. but Ger
many is not well supplied with gold.
She has saved for many years and her
banks are still in fine shape. but gold
is not made like cannon, machine guns.
rifles and powder. 1t must be paid out
for certain supplies. For these supplies
millions of it finally got out of Germany
and Austria. not to return until wars
cannon sound no more, If all the world
is against the Teutons.
Looking forward as she now Is, to a
long and gruelling struggle, In which
money will play the final role in the
decision, Germany wants no enemy IN
he United States. AS her officials
ook toward these shores they see ac-
.umulations Of millions awaiting in
festment They see thousands of
wealthy sympathizers with the father
and ready to give the helping hand in
| he yellow metal unless this govern
| nent stays them, as it would If the
| country We're in state of war with
| Germany.
Cool Thought and Conservatism.
| Consequently there are signs to ad-
| ninistration officials here of re-
| sumption of cool thought and con-
| ;ervatism in Germany, applying to the
| United States at least.
The president and his advisers are
,ratified at the prospect that naval and
| military hotheads in Germany may not
| )e able to control the note that will
/ .ome to the administration in reply to
| he recently forwarded second note on
he Lusitania incident and submarine
1 Methods generally.
AT every cabinet meeting the presi-
lent receives information and data
;howing the piling up in the banks OF
he United States of millions of gold
coming from abroad. The dream OF the
American financiers that the world
must look to the United States is prac-
ically realized. Germany's boards are
essening each day. So are those OF
england, France. Russian and Italy.
In the last analysis the very natona
ife of Germany may depend upon coin
Where Is she to look for it except here
High officials believe the question is
almost answered in the shifting vino
IF public and official opinion in Ger
many.