Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-08
Germans Seek to Esange Great Britain and United States

change from the attitude towards him
on this side before his war speech on
April 2. Wilson's insistence on con-
scription, his clear and simple in1unc-
tions to the country as to its duty IL
the war, his refusal to let himself be
by socialist delegates from
America to the Stockholm conference,
are warmly praised on all sides. II
Is perfectly safe to say that never In
American history has living Ameii
can occupied such high place in
British opinion as that reached by
Wilson In almost single bound.
That this feeling Is sincere and pea
sonal, and not merely the result OF
relief and gratitude that America'
power is at last being used to beat
the Germans, is indicated by the fer
vent hapes ! have heard everywhere
that Wilson will violate still
treasured American preced-
cnt and come himself to represent his
country at the peace conference.
If there is still doubt here as 20
the ultimate defeat of Germany, II Is
based on fear that the Germans will
in some manner succeed in hoodwink-
ing and befoolng America by some
devious method: perhaps even In the
last resort, by staging sham revoiu-
ton and then proposing terms thai
will seem fair on the surface but viii
leave the east under German conlruL
| am able to give an official auth
ority details of the most recent, and
the most willy. Of the constantly re
curing attempts of German agents
acting together under instructions
from the fountain-heard of deceit in
the Wilhelmstrasse. to sow mistrus;
between the allies.
Working for DIscOrd.
Spies and persons acting direcrly
or indirectly under German control
have recently been actively circuiat-
ing a report in Paris that Great Brit
am is secretly preparing TO throw
overheard her allies and arrange n
separate peace In September. Eng
land, 1t Is said is afraid of the grow
ing power OF the United States. SO
Is she for the safety of Can
ada and her American possessions,
and for control of the sea, menaceo
by the growing American fleet, trar
she is ready to make peace with Ger
many on terrps favorable to hcrs@h
but onerous for France and Russia,
rather than go on with the war Tor
another year or two only to see ner
commanding position usurped by the
United States.
The persons who disseminate these
reports add lurid details about the
anti-British sentiment existing in
America, laying great stress upon the
activities of the extremist Irish fac
tions. The most amusing feature Of
this propaganda, added the high Off
cial who placed the facts before me,
Is what little truth there is in the re-
reports Germany gives France about
III f,1 l.a
States is due to trouble stirred up by
German agents in America.
It would not he surprising If these
reports. spread with consummate art
hv methods known to British and
French authorities but difficult to
circumvent, thru channels which seem
C the ordinary man trustworthy ana
patriotic. should have a distributing
effect on opinion in France. altho no
ono in England or the United States
would take such rumors seriously.
simultaneously their efforts to make
Frenchmen believe that England is
so afraid of an aroused America that
she prefers to lose the war rather
than permit the United States fully
t. arm and become conscious of her
strength, German agents directed
from the same central bureau, with
charming disregard for consistency,
are trying 20 persuade Americans
that England Is using the Unitel
States to pull her chestnuts out of
the fire in which Albion has already
scorched her fingers. The talk in
unfriendly circles in the United
States about the "Anglo-SaXon peril
is regarded here as a typically astute
German effort
Germany Finds Weak Spot.
In this campaign Germany nas
seized On what is the weak poirt Vi q.
great deal of sentimental hands
across the sea talk about the Anglo
Saxon race standing together. After
dinner orators in England, and Amer
hans Of English ancestory in ho