New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22
Wilson Criticised, Germany
Praised and Bitter Feel
ing Shown
Swayed by Teutons
Economic Invasion Of Switzer-
land Is Reflected in New
York Publication
By a Loyal German-Americen

I
papers in this country hardly one shows
30 bitter feeling against the United
States on account of the war or de-
tends Germany so warmly as the
"Amerikanische Schweizer Zeitung"
American Swiss Gazetteer. weekly
published in New York City for Swiss
Americans who came TO our shores
with republican traditions and good
deal Of dislike Of Germans.
This seeming contradiction Is easily
explained. The editor Of the "Ameri-
kanische schweizer Zeitung" reads and
is Influenced by the other German Ian
guage papers In this country and the
German language press in Switzerland,
that has been brought under German
influence by systematic efforts since
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES (bill TO
squeeze the water out Of the Swiss
railroad stocks, owned chiefly by Frank
fort and Berlin interests, and to nation
alze the Swiss railroads) was submit
ted TO a referendum for the first time
in 1895.
Up TO that time there was only one
pro- German paper, the "Neue Zuericher
Zeitung," published in Switzerland.
But then German interests got busy to
acquire financial and moral control OF
a number Of influential Swiss news
papers.
Economic Invasion Of Switzerland
Their task was made easier after the
majority shares Of the biggest Swiss
manufacturing concerns like Brown,
Boveri & Co., of Baden (Aargau) !
Escher, Wiss & Co., Of Zurich, etc. had
been acquired By Germans; the Rhine
had been made navigable upstream TO
Basic: the Swiss silk manufacturers
had, on account Of the revised German
tariff law, erected branch establish
ments on German soil, and the German
dye industry had done the same IN
! Switzerland.
This economic penetration OF swttzer-
land was much resented by the great
mass Of the Swiss people, who regarded
the German workmen as unfair COM
petitors who lowered wages, but II
facilitated the control Of tho Swiss
German language press By Germans
OF course, the Germans attempts were
not always successful. Staenderath
member Of the upper house Of the
Swiss National Assembly,; Freuier, OF
sebafhausen, and DR.. Jaeger, Of Ba-
den (Aargau), refused all offers made
70 them. Just as the "Zuericher Post
preserved its independence as long as
its financial hacker, DR.. Amsler, was
alive. I,..o- ~
The srFrankfurter Zeitung,' Theodor
Curti. formerly president Of the canton
~ St. Gallen and editor Of the "Lue-
richer POST" used his moral influence
and intimate friendship with JACOB
Schurter, editor in chief OF the Iue-
richer Post" to impress on this paper
the Frankfort stamp. = .ha
| DR.. Bolza, now a professor OF tnI
Freiburg Baden University, VINO hsG
then 10 stay away from Germany, anu
N obliee the Munich government volun,
teered in the editorial department. OF
the "Zuericher Tagesanzeiger, that mac
The largest circulation OF all SWISS
rewsnapers. and conquered this innueh-
tisI publication for the Kaisers cause
The hBasler Nschrichten" and, to Ger
tain degree the "Basler NationeI-Lei j.
tung," and other papers, were nao'
pro-German sheets.
Process Quickened During war
This process has been quickeheo
since the beginning Of the war. Cen
erai Willie, commanding the bwls:
army. is relative of Bismarck, and
outsnoken pro-German. He employed
lhis vast powers in favor Of Germany
"a NAV be seen from the fact that
Colonef Eeli, the neutral" military ex-
rsrt Of a number OF German language
paners. and Colonel Wattenwyl were
pnpisbed only for indiscretion, although
fbev had impaired confidential military
;nformation regarding French troop
movements 70 German agents-espe-
cially by influencing the press.
The retirement Of the Swiss Minister
az Washington Dr. Ritter, and the DIS
rnissal of the Federal counsellor, Dr'
Hoffman, who had secret UNDERSTAND
ing with Robert Grimm, the SWISS 90
cialist leader, are still iresn III 'ne
rnemorv of the American PUBLIC.
The policy Of the "Amerikanische
ccbweizer- Zeitung" has grown out OF
these conditions. The paper, weekly
owes its circulation in no small meas
urs 10 the fact tina. IL prints many on
] adye rtisements.
I, scoffs at Americas entrance into
The war as personal endeavor OF
| President Wilson, characterlzing our
cause "a "Wilson's war" II severely
censures and impugns the motives OF
America and her allies, and praises
highly Germany, the German govern
rnent and the German people. In factI
its article is the most insidious sort OF
/ German propaganda that has yet ap-
peared in any newspaper, Herman or
otherwise, published In the United
States.
President Wilson Criticised
But let the article, or some OF IT.
rather, speak for itself:
president Wilson stated In his note
No Russia that Germany must not only
be beaten, but destroyed. TINS aim
must be attained under any circum-
stances. The President overdoes this
purpose TO such a degree that ne ex'
plicitly declares it is a question OF VIC
tory or defeat
America is expected 70 risk Gil ths'
Cermany's alleged autocracy and Ger
many herself be destroyed-or Amer
len herself shall be destroyed.
This note will not fail to exert great
influence on the American people. II
ii had been published earlier the LID.
taY,re in so far as 10 was intended 70