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Show BERLIN PRESS ATTACKS WILSON Accused of Criminal Carelessness Careless-ness in Conduct of German-American German-American Relations. BOASTS RUTHLESSNESS If President Rashly Wants War With Germany, He Can Have It. BERLIN. Thursday. March 22. via I London. March 2,: 11:10 a m. The Lokal Anzeiger accuses President Wilson Wil-son of criminal carelessness in his conduct of American-German relations. The paper says: "Dispatches from America and other i neutral countries repeatedly plav with the idea of the possibility of Germany according American ships different (treatment from that given other neu-j : tral steamers, on the ground that Gcr-' many must have an interest in avoid-j ing a conflict with America It seemsj Ja fact that America also Is keeping) alive the hope that at the last moment mo-ment we may find a way to coinpro-I coinpro-I mise with the American standpoint. I After the chancellor, as well as the) other officials involved, have repeated ly emphasised that there can be no' j going back for us. it Is only necessary ; now to lay stress upon the following Careless and Criminal Errors. "The policy of President Wilson (since the breaking off of diplomatic relations has been characterized by j careless and criminal errors. He has. played with the destinies of great peo pies. He desires to make his further course depend upon whether German commits an overt act that is an open-, ly hostile action against an armed Am-! erican merchantman At the same, time he lets it be known that he hasl commanded these armed merchantmen! to open fire on their part on all sub-J i marines immediately. Ready for War With U S. "In the face of the reasons we have given the whole world as. the basis for' j unrestricted submarine warfare it is! j unparalleled rashness if the president j risks the lives of American citizens in I the careless belief that we will not' dare to injure them. Even apart from I I the fact that our naval authorities de-j clare that it is practically impossible! to distinguish American from non-Am : erican merchantmen, the German gov- eminent must emphatically decline to consider any discrimination. If President Pres-ident Wilson rashlj wants war be should stait it and he will have it On our side it only remains to assure him that we have put an end to negotiations negotia-tions about submarine warfare once' for all. The monstrous guilt for a Ger man American war should it come, would fall alone upon President Wil -on and his government ,: |
