Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1917 — BELITTLES CRISIS IN BERLIN [ARTICLE]

BELITTLES CRISIS IN BERLIN

Apting Secretary Polk Says German Government's Political Upheaval „ Is Temporary. Washington. July 13. —Acting Secretary Polk gave warning at the state department against attributims-Jop much importance to Germany’s threatened political upheaval. Mr. Polk summarized the department’s attitude as follows : i / ’ “It Is well not to exaggerate the real meaning of Germany’s internal strife oft her foreign policies or on her efforts in the war. Any changes that may take place there would be much more important if they affected the military rather than the civilian'. If’ they readied men like Hindenberg and I.udendorff for instande.” Mr. Polk pointed to tbe view of the London Press, which attaches very little hut internal importance to the crisis note on. The presence in Washington of former f’harge Grew from Berlin and Vienna and V. S. Grant-Smith from Vienna gives the government a very good means of valuing news from Germany and Austria.