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Show GERMANS AGAIN DISCUSS PEACE Country Will Welcome Every Support America May Lend to Movement. Comment on Speech of Ambassador Am-bassador Gerard Remarks Considered Significant. Berlin. Jan 8 Via London, Jan. 0, L' a. m The Boersen Zeitims". Berlin's leading financial organ, smze upon the dinner given to Ambassador Gerard by the American Association of Commerce and Trade as an opportunity oppor-tunity to discuss peace again. The Saturday evening papers declare de-clare Germany will welcome everv support America may lend to the peace movement ' so long as it does not attempt to foil the acquisition of a peace worthy of Germany anl the efforts of her fighters " In its comment, the Boersen Zeitung says that it is natural that German v now looks differently upon an America Ameri-ca "which has recovered from what 1 may be termed its carouse vov Its rich war gains than an America w! it h Germany vainly tried to arouse to a smpathetie understanding of he.- sit-uation." sit-uation." The paper warns Americans, 'however, that they must not expect! 1 the German people to be deeply grate-, i ful for peace efforts which, it Bays, are actually inspired by America's own 1 desires and needs for peace. After j ; saying that the banquet itself war far more Important than an ordinary fes-tivity. fes-tivity. the Boersen Zeitung makes the following comment on the speech of Ambassador Gerard: Gerard Speech Significant. "Such a speech at the present lime ! is significant. We have always insist I led that good relations between Cer-' , many and America were Important. I . Ambassador Gerard's words at the present moment, in the presence of the most important German statesmen, states-men, industrial leaders and business men, betoken that the leading circles in America understand our Situation, that they do not ascribe the uilt fcr the war to us and that they are seeking seek-ing to hasten the end. It would be j foolish to give the speech more importance impor-tance than it has in view of th-3 lact i that our enemies have been able to J I draw a part of their strength from America during two years of the con-! flict, but It would be unworthy of us to assume no more than a coolly cm l. leal attitude of reserve toward thei changed and more favorable attitude of the T'nlted States. "We have never expected more from America than that it should contmu-i ously guard Its own interests from the I warring powers instead of strengthen. I ing our enemies with temporars advantages ad-vantages If It is ready to ful fill this I reany national duty to ltseii. t.'.at 13 sufficient for us. If God will pr ject us from our friends we will manage to take care of our enemies." Ambassador's Claim Doubted. The Kreuz Zeitung adopts an entire i ly different tone and tinds Amoasaa. dor Gerard's claim that good iela-1 iela-1 tions exist between Germany and the 1 United States "remarkable; quite remarkable re-markable " The paper then citei 1 ate. gorlcally some dozen reasons which It considers cast doubt on the ambassador's ambassa-dor's claim. Among these are tho delivery of munitions to the ; liics. ! the dismissal by Washington of German Ger-man and Austrian diplomats and the 'opposition of the American govern ment to submarine warfare. Comment on Gerard Speech. London, Jan. 9. 10:25 a. m The Manchester Guardian In its comment on Ambassador Gerard's speech in Berlin says it regards it as a plain warning to Germany. "The versions of the speech deserve careful study.' the newspaper declares, de-clares, "because they throw a good deal of light on the inner mind of diplomats " After quoting the version of the ambassador's am-bassador's remarks, in which be la made to say that so long as Germany's destiny Is conducted by her present leaders he did not fear that tho rela-j tions between Germany and the L'nit-ed L'nit-ed States would suffer, the Guardian continues: "That is the diplomatic way of saying say-ing that if more extreme parties came into power, or, if the present rulers of Germany yielded to their clamor, he would not like to say what might happen. Evidently Mr. Gerard is anxious anx-ious to support the chancellor and his associa.es against the attacks of the Von Tlrpltz clique and wild annexationists annexa-tionists And he Is anxious to do tnat because he thinks the triumph of the opposition would cause very serious trouble between Germany and tho United States. It Is Important that the Lnglisu people should understand the angle at wniOO Mr. Gerard stands. j |