Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-09

dignties are very few in Germany They
| ask How shall actp How shall advance?
but not, Is what is demanded from me In
accordance with my own right convictions
The fo cign Office appears to me rs =
| confused ossihcd, exclusive body of
| burcaucrats receiving its direction from
outside. and doing little of itself, ! hold
that its incapacity is responsible for the
present war.
ALWAYS BLUNpEREp
Herr Nuchlou goes on to complain that
after the tragedy of Seraj jevo. the Foreign,
| Office was not IN touch with other govern
| mcnts, and especially neglected to as
| certain the feeling of Italy At the right
| moment He thinks that Germany :
| diplomatic treatment of Rumanla, IN
I constantly referring the Bucharest Govern
/ mcnt to Vienna, was always hiundering,
and concludes by Saying that wherever
| Germany hoped for support, she was
| obliged to reckon with the possibility
| of enmity.
| A few tdavs later Herr Muehlon writes
, II ndcr the auspices OF the Foreign
. Office. Germany is making great and
lInsCrupulotis efforts to WIN over To the
| German causc the governments, dep
/ utics. no;abIcS. authors, representatives
! of the press, and every conceivable class
in the rcutral counties | will not speak
/ If the methods employed, but only say
! that in my opinion the result Will be
, negative As the German cause IN this
war Is the evil one, the attempts OF Ger
many to gain supporters at any cost can
only be regarded as corruption. The
elements which Nil unite with Germany
are necessarily the most inferior IN Europe
at the best they can only be regarded
rs deceived. or else actuatcd by the
| lowest motives.
GFRNAN CAUSE TIE EVIL ONE
In Italy the whole press and public
are against Austrla-llungarv the govern
ment favorS an eNpectant neutrality.
The attempts to hribe Italy ~ adopt any
other attitudc are foolish and injurious
The promises offered may become q
stake il the German body \lso the
United States OF america do not sym
path.zc with us The Americans living
in Germany think II clever To sing
the songs Of the country whose bread
tncv eat but the whole press across the
ocean is hostile To Germany
ocean Is hostile to Germany, tho govern
mcnt very reserved and certainly with
no thought Of doing ANYTHING to hclb
Germany. As regards Bulgaria and
Turkey. there IS no real feeling for us
that which IS on our side IS only 80 III its
own interests Just rs soon rs these ma
tinnS see we have chance of being We
torlous thew Will offer To JON uS. in order
10 share the booty. No trace Of cnthu-
siasm idcalzcs these eventual comrades
in-arms,
ALI NAVE HATRED FoR GERNANY
From countries such IS Holland.
Switzerland Denmark, NORWAY and Swc-
den nobody can expect any sympathy
with GERMANY These states hayc wit
messed the fate of Belgium, and MAINTAIN
I: strictly correct attitude. SO as ID offer
nd occasion for The violation of thor
neutrality But if they could speak With
ont fear We should find Denmark hostile
t. Us. Norway desiring no nearer ap-
preach ~ vedcn m>truSt.ng u.s. Holland
prctcrrlng rather 10 rely On England, and
Switzerland feeling. essentially different
from Us. Despite their present painful
situation not ono 0f those states would
stake her wrll-hcIug on lS. hcclu~c each
would then hccomc dependent and
placed in di>agreeabl, surroundings The
press Of these countries also shows itself,
hy its special regard for foreign news. az
against the German cause, and ~ the
most impartial promoters of prudence.
TRUST 10 SUPERIOR FORCE TO WIS.
The Germans trust in their nu-
mcricaI superiority and heir Icttcr
armamcutS 1hcv do not believe that
they Will bc victorious through their
courage strength, acNterIty Or suth
special qualities They arr rcassurrd the
moment they hope 10 conquer with
superior forces III the very most thev
believe themselves 10 hc rs good as other
countries hut not 10 excel thcm III hc