Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-25
Ambassador Summoned to For.
eign Office by Chancellor for
Conversation on Wilson
Message.
SENDS WIRELESS HON
German Press Expresses IN
probation of Motivss
American Presid
LITTLE oPr1nis 8owN

ard, was called to the foreign office
today, whittier he was summoned by
the imperial chancellor for a convver
sation respecting President Wilson:
address to the senate. says a Berlin
dispatch to the Exchang Telegraph
company by way OF Amsterdam,
| The conference lasted for more thar
an hour and later the ambassador
sent long wireless message to Wash,
ington "at the urgent request of the
German government"
Appeal to Conscience.
Berlin, Jan. 24.-(By Wireless to
Sayville. )-Thc newspaper comment
on President Wilson's speech and vir-
tually all of them appreciate the pres
ident's sincerity and exalted human-
tartan spirit Thus the conservative
kreuz Zeitung calls the message an
appeal to the conscience OF nations. "
The Kreuz Zeitung says that Ger
many, having maintained peace for
more than forty years and having
now stretched out its hand for peace,
can therefore accept the appeal. 1t,
however, considers it doubtful wheth-
er Russia will accept the message in
the same spirit, as alien races there
have in no way enjoyed safety of life
liberty, worship or social evolution.
Not Reconcilable.
In addition it points out the peace
conditions as set for the in the en-
tente's last note arc hardly reconcil-
able with the presidents program
since they contain among others an
nexaton of German territory, the
annihilation or partition of Austria
Hungary and Turkey, the surrender
of the German merchant navy and
Germany's financial collapse.
The Overseas News agency, which
gives out for publication summary
Of the views Of the press, quotes the
independent National Taeglchc Rund-
schau as saying that the entente's
note carefully avoided the mention of
Germany" substituting the German
nations (peoples), as if the German
union had already been annihilated
against the will of the German nation
by brute force. The Rundschau de-
clares that President Wilson's efforts
will be without result SO long as the
satlo
ton of the war until Germans ami
hilation."
Objects to Message.
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung OBJ
Jects to the message and declares that
it was inspired by preconceived anti
German ideas and that the applica-
tion of its principles would mean the
destruction of Germany and its allies.
The Lokal Anzeiger calls the presi-
dents statement "a very remarkable
and exceptional document, which,
however, is of limited practical i'm
portance."
According to the Lokal Anzeiger,
President Wilson apparently over
looked the fact that large number
of the ideas outlined in his address
had already been rejected by the en-
tente in its last note in reply to the
United States.
Would Protest Program.
Thus" says the paper, "the shade
of King Edward would protest against
the diea of abandoning the English
principle of the balance Of the powers
and of aggressive coalitions and would
equally protest against the neutraliza-
ton of the important thoroughfarcs
of the ocean, such as the Strait of Glib
raltar, the Suez canal and the English
channel"
The Lokal Anzeiger, however, ap-
preciates the humanitarian spirit" of
the message, but asks whether it will
be able TO influence the world at the
moment when ten states-against the
promise given to Mr.. Wilson plan our
annihilation-prepare terrible COM
man attack that it intended to accom-
plish this annihilation.'
AT the present time" it continues,
the only language which seems ap-
propriate is that of cannon, since it is
our enemies who want to understand
no other language"
To Find Echo in Kant's Land.
The Vossische Zeitung points out
that President Wilson's ideas, no
doubt, will find an echo in the country
where the philosopher Kant wrote his
famous book on Perpetual Peace"
He says that his ideas of freedom in
clude the rejection of the balance OF
powers and the rejection OF aggres-
sive coaliations and are identical with
the principle underlying the German
foreign policy for a long time.
The paper, however, contends that
President Wilson's statement does not
appreciate the sincere cndeavors or
the central powers TO terminate the
war and makes no mention of the dis
senting answer given by the entente
to Germanys peace offer and asks
whether the principles of autonomy,
self government and free access to the
seas are to be applied also respec-
lively to Firms, Indians, Lithuuanians,
Courlanders and to the Strat OF Gil
braltar, Singapore, the Suez canal.
The Catholic Gcrmania AGREES with
a majority of the principles set forth
in the pres dents address.
In parliamentary circles, says the
correspondent, President Wilson's
speech is generally considered a last
move for peace, and that if it is un-
successful the president will be
obliged to side finally with one of the
belligercnt groups.