The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-03
) 1Itor Of Abend Post
o1nnects AmbassadO
Visit With Note
KINKS BREAK
is UNLIKELY
n. Rosinger Believes
Understanding Exists
Between Nations

! Counecting the recent visit TO the |
0nited States OF Ambassador Gerard |
9TH the German declaration Of un-
teetricsed warfare, Or. Emil RIOS
lnGer. editor OF the Abend Post. |
ave II a. his personal opinion Fri
~. that the administration in
Washington probably knew OF Ger.
lpanys plans and that there may
Ave been IN understanding which !
MI keep Germany and America on
Peaceful terms.
I'VE have no facts. other than the
oct the note was sent said Dr.
DoelnKer. land all we can do IL
&wxit action from Washington be-
bee anything definite can be said
nbout future Developments. How
wer. I know that such important
hatters m the decision OF Germany
y wage an unr~ieufing submarine
tar are not decided upon in a day
~ q week. II has been under con
1td<ration for weeks and probably
Sonths. The decision probably vas
HoAe weeks ago. aitho n was not
bs6e public At that time.
osrsrd's Visit Significant
Y Then Ambassador Gerard came
) the United States. conferred with
>e president. returned TO Berlin.
nj there stated thar the most
nediaI relations existed between
he two countries. Any intelligent
essoN can connect these facts and
Drm the obvious conclusion. To
renethen my belief. read that
Ae voesIche zeitung. Berlin news
|nDer which 10 known for the &C
nGAcy Of news coming from the
ovmnn foreign once. comments
the note in part. as follows.
I'VE hear conhdentially that
~ American people. TO whom our
1nesmoss reasons are ses forth IN
- newest note. VII understand
- Uot1ves- Perhaps they have
eogd ssmething which the Ameri
- people have not heard Perhaps
ny have assurances that there
I'm ~ NO break between the unii
- States ard Germany.
nj ~ have often bcfn asked. II war
= d~c'ar~r. what will be The s'ti
nd nf Gsrman-Americsrsr :, Is
Impossible b answer that crts.i
know what my views a-e ~
>1utse In reference TO The chef ga-
Ucn brou~hf mp I'm the ~re -e-'
oxisis. That n the quest'n -
3hsth~r or not the Arncris
eppra~At r~-purt'uy 10 vfs
~ Germany. win warn It's ci''v
- keen ca vessels that trzve
nc war zrne-
c'scu'd Not Invite uresch.
I'VE are tod that II would BE-
-ea*rsfc- ct national pride and M.
<icnni honor 10 have our govern
vhnf tell us we cannot 20 where VIC
pl14oe. Morally. financially. and
frcn the standpoint OF our national
W1Dzsre. would Il be better for the
na(ton 10 go 20 war and give the
iivps OF its fathers and sons than
- have Q comparative few remain
- home In perfect safety Would
e not be patriotic TO avert a great
Ioes u Me By not inviting breach
oetveen the two nations"
III. Rosineer wished n under
stood that his personal views were
Dol 10 ~ confused with the cdr
sorial utterances Of the Abend Post
The Abend Post on Thursday print.
- IN editorial on the German
note.
y TIE substsnce Of n was thn,
0crmsny's latest act In purely enc
% seif-p-cscrvsticn She has b~e-
f-~ed rom her pl~d~es. the editorial
stated becarse England has violat-
I'd 'nferrafionsi Law IN convertin~
Der merchantmen into srmed c-u.s-
ers Witch carry cannon not only
e. resist attack. but to destroy en-
cry vessels.
0e-rnsry's Act q Peace Measure
IRE rnreetricted submarine carr
oairn the editorial continued WORE
h~eten an end 10 hcSti'ities and
thrrsfor~. u Ia measure for peace
President Wilson. having been out.
troken TO- peace. now has an On
ecrfunify ~ show. according TO tire
4 Ahsnd Post. whether he IL a gre,
prcsidSBt cr whether he Is a worth
Mss tool Of Ensiand and her fnan-
cini agent. Morgan"