Evening star., 1916-06-01
Prominent Germans Say Mr..
Wilson's Pro-AIIy Sympathies
DisquaIify Him.
INSULTS ARE CARRIED
IN SPEECHES. is CLAIM
Austrian Premier Says Peace Now
Depends Solely Upon
Enemies.

BERLIN. Wednesday. May 81. via
London. June Prof. Hans Delhrueck
of the University of Berlin has written
an article in regard to American media
tion in the war. in which he says there
is something repellent to Germany IN
the idea of accepting President Wilson
as mediator 1t is obvious. he says.
that the sympathies of the President
are with the entente powers. which
might be regarded as disqualifyinE
him, so far as the central power. are
concerned. He continues:
Moreover, President Wilson. Icy
using in his speeches expressions which
are insulting. has created an atmosphere
between US which renders a cordia!
rapprochement no longer possible.
Nevertheless. Germany need not show
herself absolutely infexible, for Ger
many's strength lies In the fact that
the President already has shown him
self so unfriendly that he has left
almost nothing undone in that direc-
tion.
Couldn't Get Support, He Says.
What could he do to US If he pro-
posed conditions which We rejected
fatty? He might threaten war. but
he would never be able to win the
support of American public opinion
and of Congress for war in order TO
establish the peace of Europe.
Prof. Delbrueck argues the case Is
quite different with the entente pow
ers, which are completely in the hands
of America and are compelled TO accept
conditions which America regards as
reasonable.
America does not even need to go
so far as to prohibit the expectation
of munitions and to withdraw financial
support" he writes. but needs only TO
insist on maintenance of the old rules
of international law in order to COM
pei England to yield.
Mr.. Wilson Held Not Available.
Dr. Gustav Stresemann. national lib
rejected the idea that President Wilson
would be available as a peace mediator.
IF you take vote of the German
people," said DR.. Stresemann. only
small minority would accept President
Wilson as mediator. after he has rem
dered 1t possible for our enemies to
keep going in a military way by in
tensifying the possibility for the man.
ufacture of munitions. after he has done
power OF a great world state to guar
antee the shipment OF provisions to
Germany; after we have found that he
has ever raised his hand threateningly
and proceeded against US with all his
power when we tried to defend our
selves against the miserable starving
out war.
Thinks Rejection Approved.
we would not reject the peace med
iation Of a really neutral power. pos
sibIy the President of Switzerland, but
President Wilson's hand we reject, and
we believe a great mass of the German
people approve our rejection of It,"
The speakers words were greeted
with loud applause. mingled with
shouts of disapproval from the So
cialists
Herr Won Graefe. conservative, sharp
1t of weakness of dealing with the
United States. He was answered as
sharply by DR.. Karl HelTerich. speak
Ing for the first time as secretary of
the interior.
Herr Hirsch, national liberal, asked:
DO you believe seriously that Presi-
dent Wilson wants to do anything ia
vorable to Germany"
You know he does not, if you re-
call the answer he sent to the empe-
ror on the subject of breaches of in.
ternational law by our enemies" said
Herr Hirsch, answering his own ques-
Cautious as to Peace.
Count Tisza, the Hungarian premier,
known as the strong man of Aus
tria-Hungary. in an interview accorded
to correspondent of the Berlin Tage-
blatt expressed himself very cautious
ly with regard to the prospects for
peace and on the situation so far as
the readiness of Germany and Austria
Hungary is concerned
But said Count Tisza. THE entente
is Yet unwilling to draw the conse-
quences from this situation"
The premier made sharp distinc-
ton between subjective and objective
pre-conditions for peace negotiations,
saying:
The objective pre-conditions for
peace negotiations. which long have
been existent for the central powers,
undoubtedly have been strengthened
during recent months. The final event
which We could desire to happen before
embarking peace negotiations is
italians from Austrian soil.
Depends Upon Enemies.
An improvement in the objective
premises is also registered in the en-
emy camp. where there is no longer