The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-14
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AGAIN IN GERMANY
Ambassador Taken to Task
for His Views on U-BOat
Warfare
DENIES CHARGE THAT
HE is PRO-BRITISH
Ambassador in Berlin May Return
Home for Vacation If the Subma-
rine Activities Do Not Prevent Him
from Leaving Post.

BERLIN, via London, Sept l4.-James
W. Gerard, the American ambassador, is
again under fire in section of the Ger
man press, this time for a remark attrib-
uted to him regarding speech made re-
Gently by DR.. Gustav Stresemann. Ma
tionaI Liberal member of the Reichstag.
advocating among other things resump-
ton Of the submarine warfare.
Ambassador Gerard is quoted as saving
that he did not understand how the repre-
sentatives of districts for which export to
America was vital question could advo-
cate ruthless submarine warfare
The National Liberal Press agency in
communication to the newspapers takes
the ambassador to task for what is termed
''unwarranted Intervention in purely
German question" and says that the am
baSsadors remark is characterized by
that presumptuousness which believes
that the decision affecting Germany's po-
Htical future will he dictated by Ger
many's American export interests
The agency communication declares that
Ambassador Gerard would do better to
leave to the responsible German authori-
ties the decision on what use is to be
made of the means at their command
against England, and adds:
The art or manner in which Ambassa-
dor Gerard-and not for the first time
looks after British interests is extremely
characteristic OF his general attitude"
! The American ambassador in reply
says he never heard OF Or. Stresemann 5
speech and certainly never made any pub
, lie utterance Of the nature attributed to
him. But SO far as his attitude on the
submarine issue Is concerned he declares,
it is based on pro-American, not pro-Brit-
ish, motives.
| Non-partiSan newspaper observers who
ARE in touch with leading statesmen and
politicians express the opinion that for the
present at least he viii raise no question
Iof a change in submarine policy. The adj
ADMINISTRATION Of Chancellor Won Bethmann
Hollweg now feels itself fully in control
Oh the situation in this respect The con
Itroversy over the methods employed in
connection with the food dictatorship has
Esupplanted the submarine issue in the
conservative and other newspapers which
are opposed to the Chancellor
These newspapers are engaged in argu
ing with Adolph Won Batocki, head OF tho
ltood regulation board. the pros and CON
of compulsory production as opposed tt
AN increase OF abolition of maximum
prices as the method of enlarging the pro
. duction of foodstuffs.
Herr Won Batocki has declared himsel
a convinced opponent Of the theory tina
the food problem could best be solved b,
compulsory methods: that Is, by present.
ing what farmers should plant. But h
t,l,. Al l.
of the agrarians for increase or remova
of maximum prices to encourage produC
ton. Accordingly the present system wi
continue.
II Should the submarine situation remain
as at present and should he be assure
that no revival of the underwater can
paign is contemplated, Ambassador Gerar
: may take advantage of the opportunit
for a trip to the United States, as h
feels the need Of vacation