| Show f HAJ AT AI Us Un 56 a I OJ H N NI Blame for Continuation of War Is Placed on Wilson by Junkers in Berlin and Vienna By John Edwin Nevin International News Service Staff Correspondent I v 1 March V That is encouraging extreme h hatred tr a pf i the United States Slates in Austria and at home was vas shown in iii a number of official communications reaching here hero today The German military class again in complete power following following follow follow- ing the conquest of Russia and Rumania Ru Ru- Rumania mania has inaugurated a a. campaign to hold the United States responsible for continuation of tho the war Today's dispatches show that all responsibility responsibility re- re for the joint agreement between between be be- tween Great Britain and the United States for tor the shipping ultimatum to Holland is being laid at the door of President Wilson by the Junkers in m Berlin and Vienna In addition the president ent is held responsible for the failure of the entente to bite at a new peace bait launched under cover I NEW HATE HYMN and Von with their minor satellites are singing a new hymn of hate against the United States and loudly mouthing threats of a n new w peace by the sword Their attitude is reflected from the entire German press and the Junkers junker have taken drastic steps to overcome once and for tor all the moderates and the Socialists Official Washington has been expecting expecting expecting ex ex- this t It has been known for weeks that the German military leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers had believed that President Wilson was bluffing in his peace demands and that if Russia was forced to terms he would be willing to listen to o new peace suggestions which would seemingly give him all that he has demanded for Belgium and northern France while leaving Germany free tree to execute her will on Russia It was not until the president di directlY directly directly di- di addressed the soviet that Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many realized that America was in deadly earnest and that she intended that peace when it comes shall be agreed to by races an and 1 nationalities who shall have the only say as to the government under which they must live And even though the soviet failed to accept the thc position of the United States and rejected the German peace terms officials here who are familiar with what is going on behind the curtain curtain cur cur- tain tamn of ot German censorship declare that official Germany for the first time Is convinced that peace by negotiation will never be arranged This realization realization realization tion has had the effect of ot lashing the German militarists into a white rage with the result that new drives are being planned with America decided on to bear the brunt This decision already reported to and considered by the army and na navy i is pleasing to Washington It Is possible possible possible pos pos- sible that as a result both oth the army and navy will have opportunities soon which the officers and men alike have hoped for but which have havo so far been denied them The plans taken to meet the new developments are complete They were adopted long ago and now are in effect What they are aie the results re results results re- re will demonstrate NEW PEACE TERMS Meanwhile there was much discussion discussion discus discus- sion here of the reports today that new peace terms have been directly offered to Great Britain through Spain and rejected without consideration This report grows out of the statement n by Lord Robert Cecil the British minister of blockade yesterday when asked whether peace proposals at the expense of Russia had actually been been made t that at atno no such proposals are a being g consid- consid Continued on page pago 2 Z CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN OF HATE Continued from page 1 ered or will bo be considered con The The- fact that denial was n not t made that feelers along this line had been put out had been considered hero here as somewhat sig sip Diplomatic officials say that they hey feel feelS certain that such feelers actually ac ac actually ac- ac were put forth and very likely liely through Spanish sources What knowledge of any such proposition proposition President Wilson had is known only to the president and Secreta Secretary There has been no statement on the subject so far But it is pointed out as significant that the president nt in addressing the Russian soviet made it extremely plain that the United States felt morally responsible for the safeguarding of Russian territory As for the Dutch situation Germany has already let it be l known at atThe v The Hague that she bitterly resents the action of or the United States and Great Britain It is now expected that Holland Holland Hol Hol- land will lodge if indeed she has not already done so a formal protest against action by the United States against Dutch shipping This protest will be disregarded as the administration tion Is convinced of the tho necessity of taking over the tons of shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping now flying the Dutch flag which is available for seizure This is ex expected expected expected ex- ex to force new action by Germany against Holland I |
