The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-25
UNREST GROWING
AMONG GERMANS
As U-Boat Toll Decreases the
$3.50 People Show Signs Of
Dissatisfaction.
GLOWING PROMISES FAIL
England Shows No Signs Of Weaken.
Ing, but Seems More Determined
to Prosecute War More Bit.
terIy Than Ever.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES advices from
Germany tell of growing dissatisfac.
tion among the people at large with
the political results Of the ruthless
submarine campaign and the absence
of any indications that it has brought
the desired peace near to hand.
During their long campaign for the
unrestricted use of submarines the nd.
vocates of the measure made very def.
mite promises of Immediate results.
''Two or three months was the phrase
used everywhere in street and news.
paper arguments in regard to the time
it would take to bring England to her
knees, ready for peace. Even though
the official propaganda since has de.
clared the government bound itself to
no particular time to produce results,
the prediction that they would be OBJ
tanned in two or three months has re-
manned in the minds of the people.
Grumblings are now heard that, al.
though four months have passed, Eng.
land shows no signs of weakening, but,
on the contrary. seems determined to
prosecute the war more bitterly than
ever.
Reports Of France Discredited.
Statements that France has been
"bled white" and. will be forced to re-
tire from the war have been made SO
often that they no longer attract the
slightest credence. The entry Of the
United States and Brazil into the war
and the rupture Of relations between
Germany and the bulk of the neutral
world outside Europe are now taken
seriously and regarded with gloom. T.,
Questions have been recently asked
the correspondent by Germans here,
not in official positions, who are dis
gruntled over the results of the sub
marine campaign up to the present
time, with regard to what would be
the effect in the United States If the
submarine warfare were abandoned.
The government, however, shows no
signs of weakening and is now en-
gagged in a vigorous publicity cam
paign to bolster up the waning conf
dence at home and quiet the COM
plants Of neutrals.
1t is a matter of knowledge to the
correspondent that at least one MEM
Der Of the German government re-
fused to commit himself to any definite
time limit for bringing Great Britain
into frame Of mind to discuss peace.
In the correspondents last informal
conversation with DR.. Alfred thinner
mann, head Of the foreign office, few
hours before news of the rupture Of
relations with the United States was
received in Berlin, the minister, who
was on tcnterhoOks to know what the
United States would do, declared i'm.
pulsively:.
IF the United States will only keep
hands off and let us alone, two or
three months will be enough"
An important Amendment.
Then, noticing the correspondent
prick up his ears at the foreign Office
use Of the stock phrase Of the ruth
lessness advocates, he quickly amend
ed his estimate.
"Say six months" he said, and then
reading further query in the CORE
spOndent's eyes, added:
"'Well, let us not fix any definite
time.''
Doctor Zimmerman then went on
with the argument that England and
the entente quickly would be made
amenable to the peace idea If the
United States would only refrain from
breaking relations or declaring war In
consequence of the proclamation of
the unrestricted submarine campaign.
German naval writer's for some time
have been preparing their readers for
a possible falling off in the monthly
figures of tonnage destroyed by sub.
Many of them furnish the
advance explanation that, if it hap.
pens, it will be due largely to the abb
sence of vessels to torpedo, or, in some
articles, to the results Of British meth
DDS. No mention Of any increase In
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