The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-15
GERMAN PEOPLE
NOT To FORGET
khreuE 2eitung Says II IL Difficult
TO Understand What America
Wants; Position Is Not Changed.

BERLlNZ, Feb 10, Berlin news
papers comment today ON the recent
displomntic exchanges by the United
States aud Germany concerning ship
ping on the coast VI the British isles. !
Briefly they characterize the Amcrl- !
cuu note to Grput Britain as too mild
when compared with the uute TO Ger
many but they make use Of this note
to support their contention that Great
Britain Is to bume for the situation
The kreuz ZrItung says:
The American note properly takes
the British government ~ task for
the cOntemptuuus misuse Of the
American flag II course which men
uces the safety Uf neutral shipping
Therefore 1t is more difficult 10 IN
| dcrstaud what the American govern
went wants OF US The German peU
pie will not be able tU forget either
the questions addressed to Us or the
| form OF their asking Our position
has not changed In the slightest de-
gree since February 4.
"Ihe United States has two ways
10 protect herself from harm. The
first is 10 stop Great Brltuin's mis-
use Of the American flag and the
second IL to keep her ships and people
and contrnband NJ war out Of the war
/ zone II she adopts this method she
will not only avoid harm, but bring
a quick end to the war
! The BOkAl Auzelger says:
1T is evident the United States IL
pressing the matter with the same
/ forcibleness In London as I'm Berlin.
/ The British have now been told fairly
and squarely that the entire reSpOn
slhlllty Is on them II American lives
or property are sacrificed through
misuse Of tho flag There Is no diff
ference n the tone Of the two notes.
The Morgen Post has different
to Great Britain notably different
from the German "in its soft aud
tlute-likc tone"
The Tugcs Leituug says the United
States I'm the note to Great Britain
with helpful care leaves England
: convenient door Of escape This pa
per says Ii does not understand why
neutral powers viii not see they are
saving of the branch on which they
sit, when they do not protest with
all the means at their disposal ut this
disgrace Of neutrality which fOreshad-
ows their destruction.
why do not the neutrals, with the
United States nt their head, demand
Of ali the warning parties that Jney
follow the London declaration In all
It's particulars In that event the
British North sea blockade would be
come imperative; the cOntrahrand
question would be controlled lntprni-
tiUnally and the course Of action Ger.
many Intends tO pursue after Fehru-
AIRY Is would no longer be necessary.
The United States should take this
step" the Tagc5 ZeiJung. says In con
clusion, for the reason that the eN-
pressed purpose Of the declaration
Of London Is the protection Of rights
of neutrals."
AMSTERDAM, via London, p. m,
Feb l5-Thc Montag Zcitung of Ber.
lin, according to dispatch from the
German capital In an article referring
10 the stand NJ the United States, ass
what harm America can do to Ger
many.
she has no army" this paper says,
"and her fleet would not dare to
approach nearer our shores than does
the English The expulsion " Ger
mans from America would mean her
ruin Americas threats nrr simply
ridiculous FOR us 10 take them In
earnest"
This paper Saws II Is the intention
NJ Emperor William 10 he at CuN.
haven, February 1S.