South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-23
SUPPRESSION Of
GERMAN PAPER IS
FAVORABLE SIGN
United States Regards Action
of the Berlin Government
Against Anti-AmeriCan Press
&. as Indication of Attitude.
BRITAIN DELIVERS NOTE
ON BLOCKADE MEASURES


the seizure by Great Britain Of
American goods consigned TO neu-
trail European ports. reached the
state department today il was Of
ficially announced. The document
viii not be made public it has
been studied by Secy Lansing.
Meanwhile department officials
would not indicate whether this
note would cause any change TO
be made in the protest TO Eng
land on which the department
has been working for two months
WASHINGTON. June 23.-The SUD-
preston by the German government
of the paper which has been publish
ing the belllgerent articles of Count
ReventloW is regarded here as one of
the most favorable signs which has
come from Berlin in connection with
the preparation Of the reply TO tho
American note on the Lusitania
tragedy
This action of the kaiser which sus-
pended publication of the Deutsche
Tages Zeitung. is interpreted here to
mean that Germany wishes TO avoid
anything which is likely 10 work
against peaceful adjustment OF the
difficulties between that nation and
the United States. and that the kaiser s
government intends TO curb all jingo-
istic utterances while the reply TO the
American note is being considered by
the foreign office.
Count is Firebrand.
Count Reventlow has been regarded
as a firebTand in the present delicate
situation. Since the sinking of the
Lusitania and the protest OF the United
States which followed the loss Of
American lives, Count ReventioW has
insisted strongly that Germany should
concede nothing to this country and
that it must carry on its submarine
warfare along the lines originally fol-
lowed; that is. a submarine should
strike wherever she finds her prey.
without giving the doomed vessel no.
tice of search or seizure.
Only a few DAYS ago ReVentlOw
published a scathing arraignment OF
the American position and urged that
no concession be made 10y the kaiser
and his advisers.
The count also assailed DR.. Eugene
Zimmerman. director of the Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger because of his sug-
gestion that possibly America Is rlsht
legally in permitting the sale OF mu-
nitiOns of war 10 the allies.
See Favorable Signs.
Announcement that the paper,
which has been carrying these articles
Will not appear for an indefinite pc
in official and diplomatic circles IN
Washington 1t indicates, at least,
that the German government is not
bitterly antagOnistic TO the American
position. and seeks AN amica bile and
calmly considered adjustment of the
present difficulties. That the tone OF
the German reply VIII be concIllatcr>. =.
If il is not final. is a belief encouraged
bv these latest reports from the Ger
man capital.
The preliminary draft OF the Ger
man reply has been completed. ac-
cOrding 10 semi-Ofhcial adNices re-
ceived here. In this connection II is
also gratifying 10 officials to note that
big business interests or Germany are
urging that a cOnciliatory attitude be
shown I'm the German reply TO the
United states and this influence may
aid in offsetting that OF he mllltarlsts
who are insisting that the kaiser per
NIT no change i'm the present method
Of submarine warfare.
Britain sends Note.
Washington has been advised that
the British foreign office has deIiT-
cred 10 Ambassador Page memo
randum dealing With Great Britain q
efforts to mitigate the hardships which
have been suffered by neutral ship
ping because of the order i'm council.
concerning which this government has
complained.
The British memorandum is not "a
complete reply 10 American repre-
sentations. but il gives summary of
the measures adopted by Great Brl-
tain IN her blockade against Germany
and sets forth methods whereby neu-
trails may trade without running coun-
ter 70 the British order iu council.
The memorandum viii not be made
public until IL is received and de-
ciBhered here. IL is not expected TO
have any bearing upon sending OF the
note which the state department now
lis preparing for transmission 20 Great
Britain on the subject Of contraband
and interference with neutral ship
ping