The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-15
Gerard Party Believes
Germany Plans Blow
At America
USING PRESS
BUREAU AS BLIND
News of Anti-Ameri-
can Activity Rigidly
Suppressed

PARIS. req. los-N Arnink against
the dual menace OF German subms.
rine activity in American waters
and against German peace propa-
ganda which may be in reality a
play for time. is being sounded to-
day by American officials eonversant
with the real situation In Berlin.
Germany's attempt 70 negotiate
The issue o. her unlimited submarine
order through The Swiss legation at
Washington while Ambassador Ger
ard was still in Berlin. vas regarded
with suspicion 81 these officials. The
move l. frankly viewed as an al.
tempt To forestall action by Presi-
dent Wilson until Germany can
make such disposition Of her sub
marines a. will enable her best 70
strike AZ America IN case Of var.
While this time is gained. Ger
many counts on trying her sub
marine warfare for a few weeks. II
II Is unsuccessful. she will be able
20 say 20 President Wilson; We
viii stop. il you viii make peace"
The maueuver having failed. /; Is
no surprise 20 American officials
10 hear that Germany has now re
undated the erorts ot the Swiss
minister.
The suggestion for negotistions T.
regarded solely ss having been an
s1pedient 20 gain time Ahlie the
German financed peace movement
In America could get into action.
Ambassador Gerard Is forward
ing 10 Washington his emphatic
v-arninE that The 0Verseas News
Agency IS being used By Germany
"a mould American opinion. PTi
vAt~iy. officials desire 20 warn Am
orleans that Berlin dispatches are
row coiored by the oiicial German
press bureau.
Correspondent Who repeatedly
con plaiued about the German cen
s0rship are gone Those who did
rot complain, except Cyrn BroWn-
Berlin esrcrtcnt FOR the NeN
York world. remain.
During past months | can state
that the German censor repeatedly
held ~ Caited Press and Associai-
"a Press messages. Or ad siscd cor
respondents % those two agencies
thar nothing regarding the subma
rsne warfare or. later. the delays n
obtaining passports. could be sent
Then Germany sent. via he over
srAs News Agency. information
c1unteracting the texts % CORES
pondents' dispatches
An example OF Tho use 20 which
Germany put her propaganda BY the
Official news agency is furnished in
the interview With Baron xnn
stumm sent over the wireless ser
vice and which explained The delay
In Gerard's departure vas due 20
necessity FOR alling in his passport
| Ambassador Gerard was greatly
incensed when this Interview came
20 his attention.
can state that Gerard was held
from Monday until Saturday sgains'
MS will. and despite urgent requests
for permission 20 leave
Germany IL noE similarly treating
American consuls None have reach.
Cd Berne since arrival Of The orr
bassy train. altho the American IL
cation A. Berne was advised from
the Spanish embassy n Berlin that
Americans had expressed a desire
20 leave.
| Germsny's hostility toward Amer.
ca IL not new
Weeks ago Ambassador Gerard
vigorously complained n tho for.
eign once that the Germans Eere
searching the wives OF American
oonsuls az he border.
At warnemunde alone. he wives
u three prominent oHcisls were
luely stripped. bathsd and exam
Ned because they were suspected
Of carrying documents
Because the military IL supreme.
and because {, has adopted his gen.
eraI attitude. the foreign once IL
pOverless
American officials who have been
IN Berlin hold Foreign Secretary
Alfred Zimmerman responsible for
, many % the snti-Americsn plans.
~ tho foreign once Immediately
after America broke relations Win
Germany. zimmerman, In taking
conn6entially 20 newspaper CORES.
pondents. showed bitter and ner.
vous attitude against wilson and
America. surprising All present.
II vas then that he declared Ger.
many would not stop In her course
and was determined 20 ~ ahead
/ and via The war win her subma.
rines
Two days before Gerard IsN Bar.
lin I met Zimmerman. then leaving
the once % the imperial chancel.
Tor Fiis attitude vas changed
He said Alderman. hone
Vh"u you arrive in America. you
viii work for peace
Germany eensorsHlp ont an i'm.
portAnt Joker" out % the text OF