New-York tribune., 1917-07-29
German Language Papers
Call Britain a 'Monster
Refrain From Direct Attacks on u S. but Berate Our Allies
and Crticse Washington by lnnuendo-Defeat
of the Kaiser Called Impossible


the purpose 10 secure for US q pass
port to the peace conference between
the Central Powers and the Allies, but
that thereby the deadly thrust in the
neck which threatens the Allies cannot
be prevented, and that Americas ur-
gent interest demands to preserve her
resources for the decision of her own
conflict. II it is the intention Of the
leaders TO fight this conflict up to the
last we cannot act more wisely than TO
separate America from the Allies
corpse and to make secure the quick ac-
complishment of the American arma-
ment by strict embargo against the
Allies"
English Bankruptcy"
To deter this country from giving
England financial assistance the "llli-
nois Staatszeitung" warns:
at is certainly high time that the
English people should learn how far
their country has advanced on the road
to bankruptcy. The American people
also are interested in this question, as
England at the present moment Is our
debtor to the tune of several hundred
million dollars. Ii there should be q
financial smashup in England the pros
pect for the repayment Of this huge
sum will be slim indeed"
That the United States is responsible
for the declaration of war on Germany
and that the Berlin government did all
in its power to preserve friendly re-
lations with us Is contended by the
California Demokrat," Of San Fran
cisco. Says this paper:
"The German Kaiser and Chancellor
have always been conscious of their
grave responsibility to God and the
German people, they have left nothing
undone to prevent war, and have not
sent a declaration of war to the
United States, up TO now. The Ger
man Kaiser has always been a sincere
friend Of America"
The readers of the Cleveland
"Waechter und Anzeiger" are regaled
with a glowing panegyric on the finan-
cial resources of the Prussian people
and their enthusiasm for the German
war loans. The article concludesi
"The increasing augmentation OF the
(Prussian) savings bank deposits is
the more remarkable because the finsn-
cial power of the people is claimed TO
a great extent by the war loans, which
are very successful, and TO whch-in
contrast to the American peoples
pecially the small savers subscribe In
an eminent manner" Many Ger
man language newspapers in this coun-
try, the "Waechter und Anzeiger" in
cluded, gloated over the predicted fall
ure of the American Liberty Loan as
long as its success was not'sssured. q
The "Deutsche Correspondent" OF
Baltimore, carries on its front page the
statement: "This is an American news
paper published in the German Ian
guage" To create distrust between
America and one of her allies this
American newspaper" says: The
japanese are willing 10 furnish ships
TO carry American soldiers to Europe.
The fewer soldiers we have the more
the people of Toxic will like It,"
Wants Kaiser TO Prevail
To attack our democracy the Gin
cinnati "Vclksblatt" ventures TO say:
"The President enjoys as chief OF the
executive branch Of the government
much larger power than the King Of
England or the German Kaiser Must
not every "true democrat" wish that
the Kaiser will prevail in the present
war and bring US liberty
The "Brooklyner Freie Presse" is In
class by itself among the German-lan-
guage newspapers published in this
country, in so far as it receives tens
of thousands of dollars Of the money
of American. taxpayers for public ad-
vertisements every year, and could not
exist without these subsidies. IL is
one of the boldest of the German
language publications in America. The
paper confesses openly that II regards
the Allies as enemies. An article, Sun
day in Enemy Land" begins thus:
"Aubenton is a modest city OF the
Picardy Northern France). not FAR
from Laon." The expression enemy
land" refers to Picardy.
That the Allies make war for lust
of conquest is contended in the fol-
lowing editorial: -, g.,
"The Chancellor's (Dr. Michselis)
words mean that Germany will wait
until her adversaries are wiling 10
make peace, until they have under
stood that nothing can be won by
continuation of the war. According 20
the Chancellor's statements, Germanys
enemies must first give up their lust OF
conquest and plans Of subJugatlon De
fore peace negotiations can be started.
In case the Allies continue to cast
suspicion on all attempts Of Germany
eo bring about the world reconcilia-
tion In other words. the
Allies have to submit TO the dictates
of the Kaiser's Chancellor or be judged
guilty Of preventing the restoration OF
peace from vile motives.
Another editorial of the same paper
glorifes the Strength and justice or
the German cause"
Referring to the German propaganda
of Lutheran pastors OF Nebraska, the
"Volksblatt und Freheitsfreund,' OF
Pittsburgh. says: Nebraska is unpa-
triotic say the public safety authori-
ties of that state. We don't believe II.
But we do believe that there are bet
ter patriots in Nebraska than IN WASH
ington, d. c."
4 protest against the drafting OF
Americans of German descent into the
army takes in the Milwaukee "Herold'
the following form: 81 hope that God
will take me away from this world OF
sorrows where we must live before IL
comes 70 the end that my son here and
nv brother on the other side OF the
ocean must shoot at each other" The
German-language press had no word OF
criticism when the Germans forced Bel
gians, who had resided on German SOIL
before the declaration Of war, to serve
in the Prussian army.
According to the "New-Yorker Staats-
Zeitung" the United States and her al.
lies are guilty of the continuation or
the war. An editorial notice in the
paper of Herren Ridder says: The
Reich stag has adopted the peace reso-
luton with a great majority. There
is only one more thing to do; the other
parliaments must do the same or
course, the American equivalent OF the
"Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung'
would like TO see Germany impose her
yoke upon the rest Of the world, and
the other nations submit 70 a German
naare Every German measure IS de-