New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
ENGLAND'S HOPE IS TO GET U. s. TO
 FIGHT WITH ALLIES
Frankfurter Zeitung Declares in Warming to Germans Not to Con-
 sider Uncle Sam Not Dangerous SCORES BERLIN PRESS FOR
 ATTACK ON LANSING'S NOTE

ATTACK ON LANSING'S NOTE Vigorously Objects to Statements
 Made ill Capital of Germany That
 American Proposals Are Inaccept-
 able to Teutonic Government-
 Condemns Sweeping Gencraliza-
 tions Drawn From BaraIong Affair. Frankfort the Main, Feb. 8. Via. London, 10:45 a. m.-The Frank | furter Zeitung, whose utterances on | certain subjects are regarded as in l spired, publishes an article in which vigorous objection is expressed to the tone adopted by the press of Berlin in discussing Secretary Lansing's note on submarine warfare and the arming of merchantmen, and in par ticular to the statements made in Berlin that the proposals are inac- ceptable to Germany. It dissents from the position taken by the Kreuz Zeitung, and Professor Won Stengel that Germany has no interest in ne- gotiations to wrest from Germany's hands her submarine weapon. To this the Zeitung rejoins:
 A Gross Offense.
 "It is a gross offense not only against international law but against the most elementary conception of good morals to charge openly that the n Cfot with not at emnity, is putting forth efforts m the sphere of international law merely with the perfdious purpose of helping England" .......
 The newspaper also condemns sweeping cancellations drawn from the Baralong affair and regards it as 'dlsgusting" to make capital out of the incident, as if it were typical of Great Britains method of making war or as if the British government caused all German seamen who were captured to be murdered.
 Negotiations Unsatisfactory,
 Turning to the present status of the Lusitania case, the Zeitung says it cannot be ignored that the negotia- tions have taken an unsatisfactory form. "Apprehensions of this kind,' it says, must exist in America also ss Washington evidently intends to dispose of the Lusitania case at the same time as the general question of submarine warfare and is using the Lusitania case to obtain Germany's consent on the general question: It h.nts that this is very objectionable procedure, involving serious possibili- ties.
 "The people in America are think ing of bringing the matter to a de- cision,' adds the Zeitung, is evident from the fact that MT. Wilson has sent Colonel House to Europe pre- sumably' to obtain information from belligerents. We hope that no breach Of relations-not to mention some thing worse-may follow between Germany and the United States, but if the unexpected should happen Germany will confront her new foe .,e stoutly as she did the old. But we do not want to be lulled by cer- tain jingo heroes of the writing | desk into the illusion that this foe is 1 rot dangerous"
 England's Hope.
 1 The Frankfurter Zeitung then l refers to Germahy's excellent military situation and to the prospect that the military resources of the allies V ill be exhausted and that Great ! Britain's financial resources will fail It continues: "But all this might change suddenly-and this is ob- viously England's hope-if the allies secured new helper, who would grant unlimited loans and, further more, make contributions of a war l like kind hy supplying our present ] enemies with all their requirements | ir ammunition"
 The Frankfurter Zeitung concludes ] Ey warning the German people that i they must consider the outcome of the war and that every other end, towever desirable, must be subordi- 1 mated to it.