The Little River news., 1916-04-26
GERMANS MAY
 HAVE DECIDED
Chancellor Returns from Front Where Note Was COnsidered; Senti-
 ment is for Peace.

 chancellor, Dr. von BethmannH wegg, returned to Berlin this after noon, which seems to justify the as- sumption that the leaders at nead- quarters have finished consideration of the American note and have reach- ed a decision concerning Germany's reply. What this reply will be is un- known to any but the highest officials.
 The chancellor's return, it Is said, was not expected until Tuesday, hence a general decision appears to have been reached earlier than expected. There is no intimation of when the re- ply will be formulated, but there seems to be much significance in the fact that the Lokal Anzeiger, which is consistently we'll informed, says that "Germany's strength and prestige have so increased in the last months in the eyes of the whole world that the German government has, indeed, only to follow the commandments of wisdom"
 Could Make Concessions.
 The obvious deduction, according to the view here is that there is nothing to prevent Germany from making cer- tain concessions of the leaders feel that they can properly do so. Whether they do feel that they can go thus far L. aaOt'tr question.
 There is unquestionably consider able peace party in Germany, which includes powerful financial interests represented by the Boerse organs and the Frankfuter Zeitung and including also the Berlin Tageblatt and Socia1- would consent to breach or war with the United States only most reluctant ly and under pressure of what seems to them ar unavoidable necessity
 Harden Defends Wilson.
 It may not be without significance that Maximilian Harden was permitted tc print a remarkable article in his paper, Zukunft. defending President Wilson's standpoint in plainwords.
 With the possible exception of handful of extremists nobody in Ger many apears to desire breach or war with the United States. It is evil dent, however, that if the government should reject the demands of the American note respecting submarine warfare it would find the united sup port of Germans of all parties.
 Even those to whom the idea of a rupture between Germany and the United States is most distasteful agree ill feeling that the government must refuse to weaken it's means of warning against Great Britain though this sEould mean breach with the United States.
 A faint note of optimism is sounded ty the Vorwaerts, the organ of the So- cial Democrat party, but other papers speak openly of "an unavoidable breach"
 Direct Word at Wilson.
 
 tie press almost unanimously speaks Of Wilson's note," and only in ex- copticnal cases of the American note." Most of the papers disregard reports showing that Congress is sup porting President Wilson, and the Post declares "Mr. Wilson by no means has safe majority behind him."
 The Lokal Anzeiger speaks of Presi- dent Wilson as "short-sighted man, desirous of the victory of might which will be Americas greatest enemy in tire future." and declares he is "try ing to place a false halo on his own head"
 The Tagelische Rundschau surpass- es even the Tagss zeitung's customary bitterness in its attacks n President Wilson aad the Ukited 6sass and speaks of . traaeA hatweea ths tive ~A~&c .A AA