Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-09
U. S. WOULD FORCE
GERMANY'S TERMS
Fears Gerard Speech Hurt
Peace Diplomacy, Off.
cials Assert
TEUTON JINGOES ANGRY
Enjoys Address and Lansin,
and Lewis Statements Called
Contradictory

WASHINGTON Ian
The Administration is determined ~.
ward Germany. 'e' 70
RMS Interpretation was placed toa,.
experts upon Secretary Of state f.r'y
action in asking Ambassador Gerard ~, W
err he said In a speech as reporfsJ SS'euh S.lih
German semioniCial Overseas News - Ws
mat relations between Germany and Sup
.Ia never were more cordial since the ~,
The Administration does not belioy, a
describes the situatlon-at least og!il, ulN
say that they do not 0''''as
The action may he part OF Adr,tu,-.
ton propaganda, but authoritios oi. .i. Va
there really is strained sit,,attnn uai
recent submarine attacks Persons nv
~ VIC International situation dcclare N.
Administration either is intent ~ne. 's
break with Germany, should peace rnansS..
ran, or else II Is using crisis" taii, .'e' "'e'
cIub to make Germany give her ras s
terms. "er peac
Administration opponents saw ,b0 49,
70 Gerard Senator Lewiss spccch in ,tJI
senate during the peace note Indorse,.a,
u'S.usslon discussion ana the Lansing verge Of wan
statement all combine to make a ci,,. "I .a
Germany in homemade crisis o'sf
NJ. BERLIN, Jan, B.
More and more Importance is being :,
tached to the cordial relations" snoos. s',
the American Ambassador, lanes NJ
Ferard' Mt the dinner OF the American a.
soclatlon OF Commerce and Trade an,
p"pcrs continue to comment at length\mos
the incident some regarding il In tbe r,o..
favorable light and others taking an y
posite view Il" op'
In some circles close to the Goyernnsr,
surprise has been expressed over ~.
nature OF the speech, especially in view !,
the delicate peace issues now pending
Theodor Wolff, editor of the Tageh,,.
ana one or the foremost editors in m,
capital, hailed the speech as "a good oms,
for the German people"
AMSTERDAM. Jan. .
Press versions Of what American Am.
bassador Gerard said at the recent banon,,
OF the American Association of Commas,
and Trade have aroused violent denrn,,
ton from the advocates of ruth.s9s iThos.
warfare, according to Berlin dispatches To-
day "
Count Won Reventlow, leading advocate ~
the Won Tirpitz policy Of unlimited uss 4,
submarines, was quoted in these dspatehs,
as declaring that the American Ambassador
must have lost all sense Of Diplomats
propriety in thus meddling in GermaBy,
internal affairs"
Other leaders Of the Won Reventlow typ.
were said to he urging a demand by Gtr
many for Gerard's recall on the ground
that his expressions of opinion as 10 n,
cont ntinuance in office Of certain German
leaders of the concilatory group exceeded
his prerogatves.
That part OF G6rards speech to which
the Won Tirpitz adherents violently objed
read
Never since the beginning of the war hay,
the relations between Germany and In
United States been as cordial as now
personally am convinced that as long a s
Germanys fate is directed by such men al E
my friend the Chancellor. and Doctor Hell
terich and Doctor Solf; by Admirals yon
Capelle, Hatzendorff and Won Mueller; by
Generals Won HindenbuIg and T.udendorh
and, last but not least. by my friend Zm.
mermann. the relations between the tive
countries are running no risk"