The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-02-15
GERMANS SPLIT
ON WILSON PLAN
Leading Newspapers Take
Varying Views of Presi-
dents Address.
kRUPP ORGAN CRITICAL
Partly in Accord With RcichS-
tag Majority. Says "Frank-
furtcr Zcitung."
kRUPP ORGAN CRITICAL

AMSTERDAM, Feb 14--Few Of the Ger
man newspapers can see anything good
In Presidents Wilson'S latest address to
Congress and most OF them are rather
bitter in their comments. The Berlin
Td1ebIott. the voSsiSche zsitung. Ior-
uaerts. the Lokdl Anseiger. the Frank
Jurter Zeitung. the Rolnische Zerumg
and the Weser Zeituno Of Bremen have
printed President Wilson's address
in full. The Kolnlsche Volks Zeitun9.
the Rhcinischc Wesffalische zsitun0 and
the Dusseldorf Nachrichtcn have printed
abridged versions.
The Rhetmtsche Westfalische Gazette,
the organ Of the Krupps, under the cap
ton Of Wilson. the Polsoncr." says;
They arc talking to save their necks
Wilson, Lloyd George and the toothless
tiger in Paris. With lawyers tricks they
are trying to hurnbug their deuded peo-
pies It is impossible TO take President
" iison seriously"
This newspaper proves to its own sat
isfaction that President Wilson failed
in what IL terms his three objects,
namely. to hear;en the British with tales
OF inexhaustible American resources, to
try and split Germany and Austria-Hun-
gary and TO play of the Reichstag ma
jority against the military party
Has Had No Luck.
president Wilson has had no luck.
il continues I'VE can tell him tina; a
complete accord has Just been arrived
at between Germany and Austria Hun
xha NJ v,icl, Ilili hepOinp
patent ere long
The new wspaper concludes by enumerat-
ing ali the misdeeds the United States is
supposed to have committed against
Spain and sundry South American re-
puhlics.
The Dusseldorf Nachrichtep SAYS
After reading the address we have
given up hope that our readers will be
able to make head or tail of what Presi-
dent Wilson really wants. lie never has
spoken more vaguely or confusedly
The only thing clear Ia that
by ilattcrinG Count Czernin tthe Austro-
Hungarian Foreign Mnistcr) he wants
to isolate Germany and then isolate all
the strong forces within Germany.
president Wilson's address does not
mitigate the Versailles declaration one
whit. He blasphemously invokes Divine
Judgment, That judgment already has
spoken Our soil is enemy free. While
the Car and foar other kings eat bread
in exile we. free IN the east, sha,l settle
the rest in the west
Not "arIiAc.
Tho Frdmkfurfer Hch"'0 says fress-
,u,a :, &. VOC th.n i,s nrsdscessors
nan,o,, , snsech striving 10 work in The
ints,ssts ~ neacc The sole p,,rnose of
80 ,ra r,,ks nbrases Is 10 empha size IN,
s,rsrv,h ~ unconouered America and
ada Weight 10 its voice in the concert of
nst,ons
.Th. nr;rc,p,es summed I'm bv presi
dan, wilson under four heads are So
Xag,,o that hardly any Power need on.
nnse them I'M, tho sneeches Of I.lovd
Caorye ana Asouith have revealed anew
th., The Eutepte itself ia stilI unable n
ana the Courage for "A peace by a com.
nron,lse arreAnent.
THE view OF peace by understanding
an EXPRESSED by Mr.. Wilson. is even 10.
day shared By the Reichstag majority
its attitude II not only President Wilson