The Detroit times., 1916-06-21
German p II bic De-
handing Renewed
Activity
INDIFFERENT
TO AMERICA
Influenced By Wilson's
Failure to Get Peace
Response
psY CARL w. AckHRMAN.

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BERLIN, June 21.-Taking ad.
/ vantage of a growing Indifference 10
American opinion. advocates OF a
strong submarine policy have re-
opened the campaign for more
effective use of rhe German U boats.
The German people now realize
that hostilities will not end this
y sumpier and may drag into next
year Faced with this fact they are
united in the desire to see the war
pished with the utmost vigor until
the Allies are brought TO terms. This
feeling. spreading gradually through
cut the empire during the past few
weeks, has been seized upon as
weapon by the men who condemned
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg
for yielding 10 the United States in
the recent submarine controversy.
The chancellor at the present mo-
ment has the upper hand. But the
recent slackening of the press cen
G0rphip has been followed by some
bold statements regarding the eff
tectiveness OF the submarine weapon
which Germany still possesses, and
BY renewed activity on the part of
the navy league. II is impossible 10
forecast what the result will be II
regard for American opinion gives
way more and more TO the deter
mination for aggressive measures to
bring the war 10 q victorious end.
Europe's unfriendly reception OF
President wilson's peace talk before
The League to Enforce Peace per
haps caused interest In Germany TO
veer away from America At any
rate II II held here that the presi-
dents failure to obtain a response
has not added TO his influence.
X During recent conversations with
public men have noted general
change in their attitude toward
America Summed up, the German
view right now is about this:
-eixty per cent of Americans are
against 10. Thirty per cent are for
-. Ten per cent are Indifferent.
Nothing we can do will change
American opinion In way that will
Nh ~ win the war. We should go
ohead. then. concentrating all our
energy on victory"
The military and economic situa-
kion corvinces the Germans that they
hare nothing to fear from continu-
nice Of the lighting An admission
~ IN article in the London Mail
that the British food blockade can
not force Germany to terms has been
widely read here. In view OF the
recent eight days OF rain, followed
By IDEAL weather for crops, the Ger
man people are convinced that they
cannot be starved out.
The Russian offensive has not dis
turbcd the public mind. The Co
logns Gazette declares that the Rus
; STAINS not only have been halted, but
that q successful German counter
move IN already under way. The
Russians, the Gazette says, have
\ failed In their prime object. to win
numania to the side of the Allies,
a n evidenced by the fact that the
numanian queen is soon to visit Ber'
: In.
tho Local Anzieger emphasized
I another phase OF the situation today
\ Hocerring to the English losses In
~ 6kagerrak engagement, to the
Proach losses at Verdun and the
Italian losses In the Trentino, the
Lokal Anzieger declared the Allies
were using magnifying glasses TO
oonvert defeats into seeming vic
tef1es. The article concluded with
the statement that since the Allies
nm to realize they are beaten, there
n only one thing for Germany TO do
light the war 10 finish.