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to run his head against a brick wall. We are however prisoners, totally in the hands of our enemies and thus can only hope to achieve things by negotiating.
2/3/1916. On February 23 we received an answer from the American consul. Concerning the strike, he more or less disagrees with us on all fronts. It’s a sad document and clearly shows that we have embarrassed ourselves and cannot expect much help from the Americans. The consul’s name, by the way, is Brittain, so he would rather sympathise with the British than the Germans anyway. The Commander now more than ever is on his high horse and has hinted variously that he would not make any concessions to the present committee. Thus the committee members had no choice but to step down – the finishing touch to the whole sorry affair! On the 25th a new committee was elected,
consisting of Langer, [Ermakeil ?], Hofgaarden, Lamperski, [indecipherable], Berblinger, Drescher and Schaffganz. Hopefully these gentlemen will soon succeed in achieving an agreement