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Show BERLIN PAPERS SEE FAILURE OF WILSON'S PLAN BRRLIX. Feb. 7, 9:30 a. m., via London, 11 p- m. The morning newspapers continue con-tinue to concern themselves with the American problem, devoting their leading editorials gtnerailv to a discussion of President Wilson's suggestion to neutrals to sever relations with Germany. For this they asaert they see a complete failure. fail-ure. As far as European powers are concerned, con-cerned, the newspapers say that protests are expected from many if not all of them; but it is predicted that none of these powers will push its protest to the point of rupturing diplomatic relations, while the entrance into the war by any of them with what is termed the warning warn-ing example of Rumania before Its eyes is regarded as excluded. Among the newspapers taking this standpoint are the moderate Vorwaerts, the Tageblatt and Germanla, as well as the Chauvinistic Die Post. The military mili-tary organ, the Kreuz Zeitung, expresses the opinion that one or two of the South American republics, notably Brazil, may follow President Wilson's lead. The Tages Zeitung alone refers to the intimation that the American diplomats and members of the Belgian relief commission com-mission may remain in Belgium, and expresses ex-presses doubt as to the advisability of permitting this. The tone of today's editorial comment is marked by the absence of any excitement excite-ment or even much ill nature, though a number of the newspapers, even including includ-ing journals moderate in character, chide President Wilson for what they term inconsistency in-consistency between his senate message on peace vtthout victory and the evils of coalition and his present attitude of supporting sup-porting one coalition, which they say is bent on the destruction of Germany, and endeavoring to form a second coalition of neutrals. |