OCR Text |
Show GOVERNMENT AT BERLIN IGNORES WILSON'S SPEECH BERLIN, April 5. via London, April 0, S:3u a. m. Although most of the Berlin papers continue today their unfriendly un-friendly comment ami criticism of President Pres-ident Wilson's speech, the German government gov-ernment has so far taken no official notice no-tice of it. It is expected, however, that a reply to certain liistorieal features of his address will romo later, especially if, as reported, Washington sends copies to the neutral governments. The Berlin public still maintains its attitude- of indifference to the crisis, ; and a similar apathy is reported from other cities. In no instance, as far as is known, have Americans been the subject sub-ject of unpleasant incidents. The for- i eign office declares that no change is , contemplated in the attitude of the gov-1 eminent toward Americans or American ' property. Citizens of the United States will be treated as neutrals, even although al-though the "state of war" resolution is . passed by congress, and will have every freedom to either leave the country or stay. Only a different treatment accorded ac-corded to German citizens in the Unit- ! ed States, foreign office officials say, , will change the government's attitude. L They add that Germany regards t.ne - treaty of 1799 as in full force and will live up to it. There is little definite data available r in regard to the number of Americans ' still in Germany. The American Association Asso-ciation of Commerce has been gathering a list, but so far less than 500 have been - recorded. Only 2-00 of these are men, the remainder being women and children, chil-dren, M or cover, the number has beeu steadilv decreasing, as manv Americans are leaving daily, prineirally for Swit-7erlard Swit-7erlard and Denmark. Then are probn-b!v probn-b!v several thousand Americans still in Germanv. but many of these have been here so long that' they are more German Ger-man than American and a considerable proportion have no passports. |