Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-09
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Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger


Copyright, 1918, bv Ne,o York Times Co.
The Hague. July 9.
INDEPENDENCE DAY celebrations
over the whole world and President
Wilson's speech are occupying. consider
able space In the German press. Com
menting on the speech the Frankfurter
Zeitung asserts that what Mr.. Wilson
says about the conditions Under which
a lasting peace could be concluded IS
so general that much Is still to be done
before the war can be really ended
Behind his phrases. the paper says, hides
an Idea directed against Germany, and
even If the beautiful principles he enun-
ciated are meant honestly, then It must
he assumed that Wilson not only wishes
to dominate the Central Powers, but
also the Entente. The paper asks
whether America intends to maintain
this ascendency and to insure IL by a
durable peace. If so. 1t points out. these
demands will have the effect of lettering
Germany and will be in contradiction
TO Mr. wilson's proclaimed principles.
The Vorwaerts says that Wilson's and
Winston Churchill's speeches will not
help peace. 1t says the German people
do not agree with these two statesmen
that the war must be finished on the
that the war Is waged against the Ger
man Government and not against the
people has been often enough repeated.
but that 1t does not stop the people from
suffering from the Government
The annexationist Kolinsche volkszei-
tung gives summary of the speech and
says 1t brings up no new point Of view.
but that Wilson's manner of putting
Americas political aims under the guise
n h,,y, pit ;e
1t adds: HE is a New Englander. and
like Cromwell argues and excuses the
bloodest acts with Bible quotations"
Speaks Of TnrrinE and Feathering
Like most of it's contemporaries. the
paper refers to tarring and feathering
in America, and says:
Hypocrisy and brutality. your name
is Wilson,
Europe must continue to bathe in
sea Of blood for the fortunes of the trust
kings. for new milliards, and to satisfy
the political and economical lust for
supremacy of the Yankees"
The annexationist Rheinische Gazette
says Wilson'S speech Is weaker than
ever. and that his program Is as vague
as possible. only consisting of phrases,
'old sounding phrases about interna-
tional right, laws of justice and human
ity, without any sequence of ideas. Good
old Washington would turn in his grave
If he could hear how his sad successor
in the Presidents chair falsifies history
and put the aims of the union in the
same rank as truth. humanity, prin-
ciples and ideals. Schoolmaster Wilson
wishes to learn history, but only shows
the mirror of his incapable statesman
ship and hypocrisy"
The Tageblatt says that Wilson has
again put forward his four conditions
in the same hazy way as all modern
statesmen. They are vague. says the
paper, and one tries to get at the
speakers meaning through haze. From
the first condition one may gather the
wish to restrict armaments, which we
share. The second refers to self-deter
mination and disavows anneXations and
oppression and could be signed by all
averse to annexations and oppression"
Also Approves Third Point
The paper also approves the third
point, and says the fourth is a demand
supported by the majority party. 80
that In these conditions there Is in
reality no obstacle to peace, but as Will
son speaks of the fight of life and death
he should know that Germany is lively
and full Of life"
Yankee Doodle" is the title given to
an article in the Weiser Zetung on
the celebration of Independence Day
Under the shrill cries of Yankee
Doodle" the paper says, 'the free but
unenlightened people of America talk
themselves into a feverish war enthusi-
asm. In the western districts. where
they are not fond of woods and prefer
daring deeds. those fond of the sport
of lynchings are having a good time
There is short report to the ladies
and gentlemen that neighbor Smith
spoke in German to neighbor Muller
This suffices and the unfortunate citi-
zens are forced to kiss the flag and buy
few hundred dollars worth of loan"
The paper says that ten persons have
been tarred and feathered in Michigan,
"and in this inhuman but harmless way
the enlightened people Of America fight
Prussian militarism."
The paper SCOTS at the idea that