Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-23
FOES DUPLICTTY
SHOWN BY PRESS
German People Learn How
U.Boats Brought Amer
lea Into War
ACTION Is CONDEMNED
Newspapers Rage at ''Senseless
Politicians" Who Protested
Against Wilson Peace
ACTION Is CONDEMNED
B, GEORGE RENwICk
Special Gable 10 Erening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918, bU NriC York TtmeS GO.
rInn- Oct. 93.

copyright. 1918, by N.,c York Ttmes GO.
Amsterdam, Oct. 23.
"pesplte the tremendous dangers OF
the moment. this matter should very
soon play a very great part in public
discussion" Thus says the Iokal An
zeiger in referring to interesting revela-
tons made by the Fraukfurter Ieftung
regarding America and introduction OF
the unrestricted C-boat war. The intor-
nation comes from "a quarter having
close relations with Bethmann-HonT
veg" The article outlines the course
OF events thus:
ION the day following President Will
sons message to the Senate on January
~. of last year. the President caused
the German ambassador. Count Won
RernstorfT, TO be informed, that he, the
President. would renew his efforts 10
bring about peace For that purpose
ii would be Of great Importance TO
have more exact knowledge regarding
tire German conditions Bernstorffs tel
egram TO Berlin ,rega-aing the matter
reached its destination January ~. Inc
decision had then been arrived AZ 10
begin the unrestricted t-boat war on
February I, TO countermand IL was a
technical impossibility,' -
"Bernstorh was Immediately informed
OF this and was told TO declare TO the
American Government that the German
Government warmly greeted the Presl-
dents Intention. For his personal IN
| formation, and to assist him in his en-
deavors. the German Government made
it's peace conditions known to him. The
peace program was fully outlined in q
| telegram to Bernstorf lie was In hd-
dition, instructed that the unrestricted
| -boat war could not. for technical
reasons, be stopped, but that the Gov
| ernment was ready TO give orders 10 IN
terrupt that warfare as soon as the
President had succeeded in assuring a
basis for peace negotiations which
promised success.
Despite this message. the American
! Government replied to the unrestricted
| L boat war BY breaking off diplomatic
relations"
| Such is the gist of the Frankfurter
| IZcitung's statement. which is put for.
ward with the aim of disproying tho
! charge OF duplicity brought against The
| German Government. II will have littl,
success in that direction and 1t ha:
raised storm of Indignation from The
Democratic, press. Several papers are
calling for parliamentary inquiry.
| ~Norw8erts is exceedingly angry thai
the unrestricted r-boat warfare wa!
| introduced right In the middle of a
| treSn peace move, winch fTesiueHt Nh'
son was undertaking. despite his previ
Gus failures. II Is hereby clearly proved
that IL was nothing but the unrestricted
| boat war which brought America into
the war against us. The responsibilities
must in the first place be carried By
| the Pan-German agitators. but also by
1.-THE weak government OF 3ethmann
TIollweg. which allowed itself against
its better judgment TO be driven along
| by the iingoes."
J The Berliner Tageblatt, TOO. rage!
against the senseless politicians anC
| journalists who stirred up popula,
movement in favor of the U-boat war
and who. the moment there was any hint
OF Wilson endeavoring TO bring abou
an end OF the war reused the country
in stormycampaign Of protests against
a Wilson peace