The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-21
Many Leaders Urge Employ
ment Of Submarines, IRE
spective Of America.
CHANCELLOR HOLDS LID ON
Directors Of War Would Press
Campaign With Utmost
vigos.
By CARL w. ACKERMAN.

BERLIN, June 2l.-Taking ad-
vantage of a growing indifference
to American opinion, advocates of
a strong submarine policy have
reopened the campaign for a
more effective use Of the Ger
man U-boats.
The German people now realize
that hostilities will not end this
summer, and may drag into next
year. Faced with this fact, they
are united in the desire to see the
war pushed with the utmost vigor,
until the allies are brought to
terms.
This feeling, spreading grad
ually throughout the empire dur
ing the past few weeks, has been
seized upon as weapon by the
men who condemned Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg for yield
ing to the United States in the re-
cent submarine controversy.
STILL HELD IN CHECK.
The chancellor at the present mo-
ment has the upperhand. But the re-
cent slackening of the press censor
ship has been followed by some bold
statements regarding the effectiveness
of the submarine weapon which Ger
many still possess. and by renewed
activity on the part Of the Navy
League.
1t is impossible to forecast what the
result will be II regard for American
opinion gives way more and more tc
the determination for aggressive meas
ures to bring the war to victorious
Europe's unfriendly reception of Pres.
ident Wilson's peace f pssce oefUr erha apS
caused interest in Germany to veel
away from America. At any rate, II J!
held here that the Presidents failure
to obtain a response has not added u
During recent conversations with pub
Ito men I have noted general chang
in their attitude toward Ameri Ca, A 1iSb
lLs
h' "sixty aV per cent of Americans ar
against US. Thirty per cent are TOT us
Ten per cent are indifferent Nothinl
we can do will change American, onin
ion in a way that will help us win IN
war. We should go ahead then. con
centrating all our energy on Victory'
Nothing to Fear.
The military and economic situate
oonvinces the Germans that they hav
nothing to fear from a continuance
the fighting. An admission In an articl
in the London Mail that the British foo
blockade cannot force Germany 10 term
has been widely read here.
In view OF the recent eight days q
rain. followed by ideal weather fo
crops, the German people are convince
that they cannot be starved out.
TIL Russian offensive hasn't disturbe
the public mind. The Cologne Gazet,
declares that the Russians not onl
have been halted. but that a successf'
German counter-move Ii already undt
way. The Russians. the Gazette say
have failed in their prime object, to WI
Roumania to the side of the allies, as
evidenced by the fact that the Ro,
manian Queen is, soon to visit Berlin.
The Lokal Anzeiger emphasized ar
other phase of the situation today. RI
ferring to the English losses in II
Skagerak engagement, TO the Frenc
losses at Verdun. and the Italian losst
in the Trentino. the Lokal Anzeiger d,
clared the allies were using magnifyir
Victories.
The article concluded with the stat,
nent that since the allies fail to reali;
they are beaten there Is only one thir
for Germany TO do-hght the war to
finish.