The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-28

INFLUENTIAL GERMAN ...@=sH
p PAPERS DISCUSS CRISIS
One Says unscrupuIous Use Of
Raiders Is Not Desirable and
Another Rates All Americans
Z As Hypocrites and Not Neutral
tAauooia.ed Press ~ Federal wireless,

fAssociated Press by Federal wireless)
WyAsHINGToN. April 2s.--wash-
" mgton ofIieialdom Is inclined to
.' look with more optimistic eyes
on the submarine situation. The in.
lection of the personality of Emperor
wilhelm into the situation is regarded
as hopeful sign that the crisis be-
tween Germany and the United States
will pass without eliminating in the
breaking Of the diplomatic relations.
Dispatches from Berlin received yes
terday announced that Ambassador
Gerard was about to start for the Ger
man military headquarters, where it
was expected that be would confer with
the Kaiser in person. This helped to
lend substance to the more intangible
reports of a better. feeling in Germany,
, No instructions were Issued by the
state department to Mr.. Gerard to see
the Emperor personally, and II is as
sumed here that the American ambas.
sador is accepting an invitation from
the Kaiser to discuss the American de
mands in the last note. a-
Protest Against War Strong
1t was reported last night that Prcsi,
dent Wilson is expecting the German
reply to his note within a few days,
Officials here said that thousands of
telegrams from all parts of the United
States have been pouring into the Of
fees of senators and Representatives.
protesting against war with Germany,
or war with any other nation.
These will, however, it was declared,
have no effect on the action of the
President. 1t was asserted that. Mr..
Wilson is determined to be guided
solely by the character of the German
reply, and he will not permit other
things to influence him.
.es, Should any attempt be made from
any quarter to embatrass the admins.
tration in the carrying out of its policy,
following the receipt Of the Teutonic
answer, President Wilson is determined
TO insist that congress shall declare for
or against his program. ...
Influential Papers wrangle
Late dispatches from Berlin report.
ed the attitude of some of the leading
German papers. The Frankfurter lei,
tung, in a leading article, said that it
is "hopeful that settlement between
this country and United States will be
reached, satisfactory to both.'' In the
same editorial the publication criticizes
the Tages Zeitung and the Kreuz. lei.
tung as "exronents of a theory that
the unscrupnlous use of submarines a.
gainst merchant craft. will prove ad;
Vantageous to the cause of Germany"
Continuing the paper says. "What
is decisively important to know is
whether the imperial government is
convinced that President Wilson really
desires to avoid breach with Ger
many" , .-,
The Kreuz Zeitung in bitter G IL
torial attacks Americans and al thing
American. 1t declares that "Ameri
cans are hypocrites and are not and
never have been neutral" 49,
Chancellor Leaves Emperor
Other Berlin dispatches announced
that the German chancellor, Doctor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, was expected there
last night, from army headquarters
where he has been eonfering with tbs
EMPEROR together with Admiral Won
Holtzendorff and others, 1t is regard a,
cd as probable in Berlin that ths p g.
paration of the German reply to Amer.
lea 5 note VIII begin this morning.