The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
BERLIN PAPERS
ARE DIVIDED ON
WILSON ADDRESS
Some Find Criticism For
Speech. Others Praise.
Presidents Aims.

Berlin. Jan. %. via London-Sev-
eral of the Berlin papers, comment
ing on President Wilson's speech, ex-
press wonder at the presidents state
ment that neither party of belligerents
wants to destroy the other. Against
this statement they quote the En-
/. tente's reply to President Wilson's
note and the supplementary COM
munication of Foreign Secretary Ball
four in which they say the Entente
plainly shows that it aims at the dis
memberment Of Austria and Turkey
and the detachment of certain parts
of Germany.
The Tageblatt misses a clear ex-
preston Of the presidents views con-
corning demands aiming at huimila
ton, dissolution, enthrallment and
destruction" This paper regards the
realization of President Wilson's
peace organization as little reconcil-
able with the desires and hopes Of
the Entente statesmen as with the
expectation of German annexation
lists.
The Tageblatt approves entirely
Presidents Wilson's position that
there should be no annexations with
out the consent of the peoples an
nexed, but it asserts that Russia
would not be content with the neu-
tralization of the Dardanelles because
it has already been expressly agreed
among the Entente statesmen that
Constantinople must be Russianized.
The Tageblatt concluded by saying
that every intelligent man in Ger
many who desires a permanent and
assured peace can subscribe to most
of President Wilson's principles.
The Vorwaerts says that President
Wilson's outline Of the principles Of
future peace are as possible of discus
sion by the Central powers as the En-
tente's war aims are impossible, as, it
says, the Entente is striving for the
exact opposite Of peace without victory
and without humiliation. Discussing
President Wilson's reference to Po-
land, the Vorwaerts demands that Po-
sen remain attached to Prussia owing
to its large German population, and
asks whether President Wilson thinks
that Milwaukee should be ceded to
Germany. The Socialist organ rejects
the attempts Of other papers to, reao
partially to the Entente into the
speec and declares it is really neutral
President Wilson's plan of organ
ization seeking permanent peace" says
this paper, corresponds entirely with
our social democratic views, but it can
only be realized when Mr.. Wilson's
other conditions are fulfilled, when
peace without victory is concluded and
thea Entente renounces it's plans for
thee dismemberment Of the Central
powers"
The Vossische Zeitung is mainly
critical and non-sympathetic in it's at
titude.It processes to see sthat Presi-
dent Wilson, in his very first words, !
aligns himself with, Germany's enc i
mics and it misses 1.-The hghtest word |
of protest against the Entente plans of |
conquest
The Loka1 Anzeiger, which paper |
has repeatedly shown a most friendly |
attitude toward everything American,
sees in the entire Wilson move i'm
practical idealism and regards the I
president as IAN animated theorist"
The Anzeiger says in part:
1.-THE President of the United States |
has not allowed the unfortunate re- !
suit of his first official steps peace
ward to divert him from his ideals /
Since his efforts along practical lines !
fall on stony ground he turns with the |
passion of an enthusiastic theorist to |
the discussion of ideas and princi-
pies. He has not succeeded in con-
trolling what is and will be, but with |
all the greater energy he goes in for |
a discussion of what should or might |
be. His remarks to the senate even |
IN their outward form In construction,
sentiment, and in the repeated reap
pearance of philosophical and historic |
Of an idealistic work. But if their
contents are tested it rs more and
more sharply recognizable that they
lack appreciation not only of actual
conditions but Of political possibili-
ties"
The National Zeitung carefully re-
trains from agreeing or disagreeing
with the speech but, after summarize
ing it, finds that it will displease the
Entente if they accept it's practical
The Zeitung fears that
President Wilson may be INDUCING in
q vision of a people and a state of !
government according to the Ameri-
can standard and, in stubbornly adj
herring to this idea, may fail, to rea-
lie that other conceptions exist in +
Europe. Concerning. the idea of a
league of peace after the war, the Eel
tung says: II
"How Germany regards this has
been said often.'
1.-THE verdict of the Central powers
on this Speech" concludes this paper,
lis different and the issues it raises
can only be discussed in a purely
way. It is likewise i'm
possible to say whether the speech is
a real rather than an ideal step peace
ward. Since that depends upon how
it is taken by the governments at
war"