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GERMAN NEWSPAPER
WARNS GERMANS To
FEAR UNITED STATES
Frankfurter Zeitung, Regarded
as Government Organ, Takes
Anti-AmeriCan Editors of
Germany to Task

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FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN. Feb
3.-(via LondOn.)-The Frankfurter lei
tung, whose utterances on certain suo-
Jects are regarded as inspired, publish
es 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
particular to the statements made in
Berlin that the proposals are unaccept-
able to Germany. -.
1t dissents from the position taken
by the Kreutz Zeitung and Prof. Won Stem
gel that Germans -ds no interest in
negotiations regarding the freedom of
the seas, since England with Americas
assistance is only using the negotiations
to wrest from Germany's hands her sub
marine weapon. To this the Zeitung
rejoins
1t is gross or1ense, not only against
international law but against the most
elementary conception of good morals
to charge openly that the United States,
with which Germany is not at enmity, is
putting forth efforts in the sphere of in
ternatiOnal law merely with the perfid-
ious purpose of helping England"
The newspaper also condemns sweep
ing CONGRATULATIONS drawn from the Ba-
ralong affair and regards it as disgust
ing" to make capital out of the incident,
as if it were typical of Great Britain's
method of making war or as If the Brit
ish government caused all German sea
men who were captured to be MUIR
dered.
Turning to the present status of the
Lusitania case, the Zeitung says II can
not be ignored that the negotiations
have taken an unsatisfactory form.
approximations of this kind it says,
must exist in America also as Wash
ingtOn evidently intends to dispose Of
the Lusitania case at the same time as
the general question of submarine war
fare, and is using the Lusitania case to
obtain Germany's consent on the gen
eral question"
1t hints that this is a very objec-
tionable procedure, involving seri6us
possibilities.
THAT people in America are thinking
of bringing the matter to a decision
adds the Zeitung, ia evident from the
fact that Mr.. Wilson has sent Colone.
House to Europe presumably to obtain
certain information from belligerents.
We hope that no breach of relations
not to mention something worse-mayi
follow between Germany and the United
States. but if the unexpected should
happen Germany will confront her new
Zoe as SlOuIN as SHb uIu tie
But we DO not want to be lured by
certain lingo heroes of the writing desk
into the illusion that this foe is not dan
gerous.'
The Frankfurter Zeitung then refers
to Germany's excellent military situa-
ton and to the prospect that the mil
itary resources of the allies will be ex-
hausted and that Great -Brita2's finan-
cial resources will fail.
Elrrf oil iyh t
change suddenly-and this is obviously
Englands hope-if the allies secured
new helper, who would grant unlimited
loans and furthermore make contribu-
tions of a war-like kind by supplying
our present enemies with all their re-
uuirements in ammunition."
The Frankfurter Zeitung concludes by
warning the German people that they
must consider the outcome of the war
and that every other end, however de-
sira BILE must be subordinated to ii.
The feeling which has been prevalent
IN German circles that a crisis is at
hand in German-American relations,
particularly in regard 10 the Lusitania
case, has been moderated, if only in
slight degree. by the semi-official an
nouncement regarding the forwarding TO
Ambassador Won Bernstorff at Washing
ton of instructions which give hope of
a definite settlement. The bourse, which
has been depressed by this situation,
covered somewhat on publication of the
announcement
The newspapers have little to say re-
garding the situation. The chief edi-
torial writer of the KreuZ Zeitung de-
votes a large part of his daily review
to a dispassionate discussion of German
American affairs, recognizing that
Washington cannot be approached for
endeavoring to make the best of Arneri-
cas- favorable position as regards Ger
many and Great Britain by bringing
pressure to bear upon both and playing
one against the other.
1t gives a warning, however, against
over estimation of the Importance
such diplomatic gestures" The writer
doubts whether President Wilson will
Commit the foolish act" of entering
the world-war despite all his "bellicose
utterances." He doubts also whether the
president will be able to obtain any
definite results by his protests against
British interference with trade. There
fore this writer says, Germany must
herself