Evening star., 1916-05-14
Prominent Germans Discuss
Exchanges Between U. S.
and Berlin.
F0RSAKES MILITARISM
FOR CRAFTSMANSHIP
Macmillan Harden Says Kaiser's
Realm Should Now Go For
ward on This Path.

BERLIN. May iii. via London, May
13 (delayed).-T writer's of abso-
lutely dissimilar temperaments and po-
litical schools. Prof. Hans Delbrueck OF
the University of Berlin and Macmillan
Harden, editor of Die Zukunft, com
menting on the interchange Of notes
between Germany and the United
States. express the highest satisfaction
that the difficulties apparently are set
tied. Both voice the sharpest criu-
cism of the tone of the notes, particu-
larly the concluding ones.
Prof. Delbrueck appeals TO Germans
not to take President Wilson's phrases
too seriously. He says:
Remember the provocation. Remem
ber. too. that the note is dictated by'
the need of scoring success at this
particular Juncture, and that scolding
is not incompatible with President
Wilson's intent to enforce the fulfill
ment of the declaration OF July "a. that
the American government will continue
to fight for the freedom OF the seas
whichever side is endangered, without
compromise and at whatever price"
Sees Grave Error.
Maximilian Harden, the other
hand. devotes attention to the German
reply. He says that no international
document can be successful when two
thirds of It lis twisted into the service
of home politics." and declared that the
tone is about on the level with that of
| the Sussex note. He asserts that the
| inclusion of complaints about Great
| Britain's starving policy was a grave
| tactical error
of his sermon: The Unsuccessful Sol
dier Napoleon; the Unsuccessful
Statesman, Bismarck" and says:
THE abyss between militarism and
statesmanship was never more evident
| than in the conflicting viewpoints of
| the school favoring the unlimited use
of the torpedo and that endeavoring
| to avoid a breach with the United
States. Even if the assumptions of the
| first school were correct, peace brought
about by the unsparing use OF suhma-
rines and dirigibles could only be
| triumph of a day and spelled the utter
isolation and wasting away OF GET
| Germany has taken the first step
| from militarism into statesmanship by
! its decision in the American problem
and now should go forward on this path
| which is the only one leading to a last
| ing peace"
Herr Harden's home criticism is even
more trenchant than usual.
Express Indignation.
The Tages Zeitung and the Kreuze
Zeitung express bitter Indignation over
Secretary Lansing's declaration regard
ing a reckoning with Great Britain.
Most of the other papers are content
to dismiss the subject.
I'm the censorship debate in the ways
-,
protests were uttered against the re-
straints on the discussion of American
affairs and the American ambassador.
A representative Of the foreign office
told the members that charges against
Ambassador Gerard were being circu-
lated subterraneously in the newspa
per world. these alleging anti-German
| sympathies and acts on the part OF Mr..
Gerard They were nothing more than
| little -tattle and SANDERS" said the
, foreign office spokesman, and IL was
obviously the governments duty and
the mandate of international courtesy
! to protect representative of friend
| ly power from such attacks.
u With respect to one allegation that
| the American amba ssador was partly
responsible for the betrayal of Sir
Roger Easement. Mr.. Gerard author
ICES the Associated Press to state that
he knew nothing of Easements plans
and sent no information regarding him
or them to America, and that II is
II nonsense to talk of the news of Case
Il ment's expedition to Ireland reaching
America by way of Berlin.