Show SEIZURE OF BU1DESRVTH This Question Still tho Dominant Topic in German Press Berlin Jan 5lhe seizure of the Bundesralh remains the dominant topic of the German press Influential papers like the Berliner Tagcblatt Cologne I Co-logne Yolks Zcltuog Berliner Keustu 1 Nachrlchten Hamburger Correspond OlIn and the mlodlclal Berliner Post strongly hint at tile possibility of Germanys I Ger-manys forming nn untlBrltlsh coalition coali-tion with Russia and France Thrj antiBritish feeling Is clearly growing A serIes of aHilBrltlsh demonstrations I I dem-onstrations In the various cities Is bi InS organized by the PanGermanic league I A prominent odlclal of the German Foreign office who was Interviewed I I this evening by the correspondent of the Associated Press said that Great I Britain had not yet answered Ocr I I manys request for an explanation of I I the seizure but that the reply was expected ex-pected In tho course of a few days I The Foreign odlce according to this odlclal has not yet concluded that Great Britain Is trying to ride roughshod rough-shod over Germany I The correspondent asked what p081 l I lion Germany lakes regarding Eng lands right to search German ships on the high nests The official answered I that nothingcould be divulged at this I stage of the negotiations but he pointed out that the Bundesrath was sailing f for a Portuguese port On being asked what Germany > would do should turnout I turn-out that the Bundesrath was carryIng carry-Ing contraband he gave a noncommIttal noncom-mittal reply but conveyed the Impression Impres-sion that such a discovery would seriously seri-ously damage Germanys case The Associated Press correspondent I then asked whether Germany had taken i ta-ken steps to IK represented at Durban during the Investigation of the cargo To this inquiry an evasive answer was given but the official Implied that Germany Ger-many would undoubtedly take this course If the British report should bead be-ad cisc Referring to the rumor that the Swiss commission had docldcd to award damages dam-ages to Great Britain In the Delagoa bay arbitration the foreign official Intimated In-timated that such a decision might not meun that England would secure Del I agoa bay Inasmuch as France might advance to Portugal Die money to pay the award and thus England might be shut off with no choice but to accept the situation |