Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
BY the Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM, June 16. via London
What evidently may be considered the
official German view of President VIII
sons note to the Russian government
is published today by the semi official
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung OF
Berlin and telegraphed abroad by the
official German news agency. 1t opens
with reference to the alleged muta-
has passed through, and says he has
completely abandoned his former asser-
ton in now declaring the United states
entered the war to free the world from
attacks of autocratic power.
Points to Alleged Contradictions.
According to his own earlier declara-
tons" the newspaper continues. "the
only ground for war was the endanger-
ing of American shipping by the un-
limited U-boat campaign. Now when II
is a question of winning the patronage
of liberal Russia it is absolutely In
adequate; hence the big words that
with German autocracy. This Is con-
tradiction of facts. and comes the more
strange from President wilson's lips
when 1t is considered that in bringing
about the declaration Of war he exer-
cfsed a degree of autocratic power the
like of which was hardly permitted to
the late Emperor OF Russia"
Now in regard to President Wilson'S
hint that the war might serve to Sc
cure liberal institutions in Germany 1T
self the newspaper says:
Mr.. Wilson has enough to do in COM
batting plutocracy in his own country
and in taking care of the social and
political position Of the American
dent Of the German reichstag-a body
elected With the most democratic SUI
frage in the world-recently said that
we reserve to ourselves the ordering OF
our own affairs"
Coming to the Presidents remarks re-
garding the causes of the war the news
paper states that here again he makes
assertions foreign to him in order to in
flame the war passion in Russia. Re
garding the Presidents accusations about
the weaving of a net of intrigue aimed at
the peace and freedom Of the world. the
question Is asked whence Mr.. Wilson OBJ
tanned this knowledge.
Say U-Boat Campaign Was Cause.
SIN the course of the past year" the
newspaper continues, Mr.. Wilson repeat
edly declared that he desired to mediate
for peace. but could not do SO before his
reelection was assured. But even when
a decision. although we had facilitated
his action in every way by our peace Of
fer of December IL, 1916
But SO long as the interests of the
american shipping trade and SO long as
Great Britain were not menaced danger
ously by the U-boat war. President Will
son knew nothing of the autocratic in
trigues Of Germany, whose power must be
broken In the interests of peace and the
freedom of the world He then declared
his readiness with words, if not deeds. to
restore peace for the world, and. thereby,
also for wicked Germany.
The treaties of the triple alliance and
their purely defensive character are
n he yxh nt nd xv,kn
President Wilson accentuates the Berlin
to Bagdad plan we submit that he shall
let his British, Russian and French allies
enlighten him regarding these open agree
ments. free from every intrigue. which
we made with Turkeys assent for the
economic opening Of Asia Minor. or were
about to make when the war broke out
Alleges Deals by the Allies.
Moreover, we would urgently recon-