New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-13

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kcc. fitted in the Potsdam scheme q
the Gcrman-anguage press.
While INDUCING in Mr. llcarst's well
known policy to brand Japan as the
possible enemy Of the United States
in the near future, the DeUtschc Jour-
nal. the German edition of THE New
York American" attempts to sow dis
trust also among the Allies. Says the
Deutsche Journal:
"As far as the war in Europe is con-
cerned, the demeanor OF Japan hither-
to in this conflict is the best proof OF
her future intentions. She will not
move one finger TO influence in any way
the evolution Of the situation in
Europe, but she will make all possible
profits out of the war. IL is directly
against the interests Of Japan that
England or Russia shall come out OF
the war victorious: for both are
Japan's annoying rivals in Eastern
Asia, and the Japanese would be only
too glad TO get rid of these allies in
good manner"
In its Enthusiastically "friendly'
spirit the DeutSche Journal cautions
| France not to state any conditions of
peace unacceptable TO the Kaiser at the
present time:
"If the French government be-
| lieves il to be entitled TO its demands
il will be time enough to make them
when negotiations begin. But under
the present circumstances, when
strong peace movement is under way
, throughout the world, it is abso-
lutely not justified to hamper this
peace movement by utterances which
make appear any attempt at a COM
promise hopeless at the outset"
A criticism of the authorities VINO
| tried to interfere with the Chicago
| meeting of the Peoples Peace Council
takes in the NeiC-Yorker Volks-
xeitun0 this form
What business was transacted at
Chicago? Generally very little, as
may be easily understood, on ac-
count of the circumstances. The
point in question was to finish bust
ness az soon as possible so that the
convention was over when the militia
of Governor Lowden arrived But
only not opposed 10 the governments
policy. but, to the contrary, in
dorScd IT,
an other words. the National Con-
vention Of the Peoples and Work
mems Council Endorsed Wilson's note
TO the Pope, and took thereby stand
very much like that of the Mime
apols convention OF the Gompers-
Spargo Alliance"
The Chicago 1bendpOa rushes to the
defence Of the German government.
which, according 10 universal judgment
outside of the Kaiser's realm, is guilty
Of having forced the present armed
conflict upon the world. 1t says:
THE question, What has brought
about the war and who is responsible
for the war? cannot be answered at
the present time. Later, history may
find the answer, and then il will be
probably evident that many things
were contributory causes and brought
about situation to make the war
UNAVOIDABLE and that many people
and many interests took part in the
creation Of the situations and condI-
tons that the responsibility for the
war can in no wise be placed eXc!u-
sivcly on one statesman or on one
government"
The Toe0iiche Illinois .Sfnats-Zeitung,
of Chicago, says:
1T would be very desirable poll
icy Of the government to allow the
widest publicity TO be given the dis
closures in the proceedings against
the former Russian Minister of War,
General Soukhomlinoif, and the for
mer Russian chief of the general
staff. General Januschkcwitsch. Ac-
cOrding 10 communications received
here by cable, these disclosures evil
IDENTIFY are of extraordinary impor-
lance for the history of the war.
According to the German ChancCl-
lor, they furnish absolute proof OF
the fact that the German Emperor, up
to the last minute. tried to maintain
peace, and that in these efforts he
had succeeded to induce Car Nicho-
las to countermand the order of the
mobilization of the russian army,
and that the failure of the Russian
officers, submitting 10 the dictates of
/ the French and English Ambassadors.
to obey the Emperor's orders was
the direct cause Of the war"
This Wdcchtcr ind IH>ciGer, of Cleve-
land, manifcstly expects loyalty TO the
Kaiser even from enemy citizens. The
paper calls the Poles of Russian POLAND
ungrateful because they don't assist
their German conquerors.
The Cincinnati lOikSbidU says:
Every German who does not see
70 il that his children learn German
puts himself on the same level with
these uneducated people"
The stand taken by the IOlkSbidN is
Endorsed by the Neso Yorker Herold
which adds:
I'VE would like to write The above
in the remembrance book of the Ho-
bokeners."
The Neic Yorker SiddtS-IeituHS
ventures to say:
lone must always think the best
Of his fellow creature said the
Ally, and took from Us one billion
after another
A speciality of the St0ntS-/enUnG j:
the publication Of articles on the wal
which are reprinted from German pa
pers, reptile publications preferred. II
no such an article is available the
Stdafs-/ftVUG prints on its seventh
page old official reports of the German
and Austrian headquarters staff telling
Of German victories. IL helps to sus
tain the German movement IN the
United States.
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