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FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1916,
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GERMANY PUTS BLAME ON U. S.
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more particularly as the Government of the United States
omitted to substantiate by reference to concrete faets.
The German Gov(rnment v.vibll only state thai; it has im
posed far-reaching restraints upon the use of the submarine\
weapon solely in consideration of the interests of neutrals, in
spite of the fact that these restrictions were necessarily of ad
vantage to Germany’s enemies.
No such consideration has ever been shown to neutrals
by Great Britain or her allies. :
German submarine forces have, in fact, had orders to con
duct submarine warfare in accordance with the general prin
cipies of visit and search. The destruction of merchant ships
has been recognized by international law, the sole exception
being the conduct 9f warfare against enemy trade carried on
against enemy freight ships encounteréd in the war zone wa
ters around Great Britai‘n (British Isles). With regard to
these no assurances were ever given to the United States Gov
ernment. :
No such assurances were contained in the declaration of
February 8, 1916.
The German Government can not admit that it has any
doubt about these orders being carried out in good faith (by
the submarine commanders).
Errors actually (may have) occurred. 1n no kind of war
fare can they be avoided altogether, and allowance must be
made in the conduet of naval warfare against an enemy that is
resorting to all kinds of ruses, be they permissible or illegal.
But apart from the possibility of errors, naval warfare,
like warfare on land, implies unavoidable dangers for neu
tral persons and goods entering a fighting zone.
Even in cases where naval actions were confined to the
ordinary form of cruiser (man-of-war) fighting, neutral per
sons and goods have repeatedly come to grief. :
The German Government has repeatedly and explicitly
pointed out dangers of mines that have led to the loss of numer
ous ships. ’
The German Government has made several propoui. to
the Government of the United States in ordex to reduce to a
minimum for American travelers and goods the (inherent) nat
ural dangers of naval warfare.
Unfortunately the Government of the United States de
cided not to accept the proposals. Had it accepted them the
Government of the United States would have been instru
mental in preventing a greater part of the accidents that Amer
ican citizens have met with. In the meantime the German
Government still stands by its offer to come to an agreement
along these lines.
The German Government has repeatedly declared it can
not dispense with the use of the submarine weapon in the
conduct of warfare against enemy trade.
The German Government, however, has now decided to
make further concessions, adapting the methods of submarine
warfare to the interests of neutrals. In reaching this deei
sion the German Government was actuated by considera
tions which are above the level of the questions in dispute.
The German Government attaches no less importance to
the sacred prineiples of humanity than the Government of the
United States. Again, it fully takes into account the fact that
both governments (German and American) have for years eo
operated in developing international law in conformity with
these principles (of humanity). The object has been always
to confine warfare on both sea and land to armed forees of
belligerents and safeguard as far as possible noncombatants
against the horrors of war.
But, while these considerations are of great weight, they
alone, under the present circumstances, would not by them.
selves have determined the attitude of the German Govern.
ment
In answer to the appeal by the Government of the United
States on bebalf of the sacred prineiples of humanity and in
ternational law, the German Government must repeat once
more with all the emphasis at its command that it was not the
German but the British Government which, ignoring all the
aceepted mm‘of international law, extended this terrible war
to the lives and property of noncombatants, having no regard
whatever for the interests and rights of neutrals and nen.
combatants that, through this wethod of warfare, have been
severely injured
In self defense against the illegal conduet of warfare by
the British, and while fighting a bitter struggle for her very
national existence, Germany has had to resort to the hard but
effertive weapon of submarine warfare
« A matters stand. the German Goternment san ot byt re.
iterate that the sentiments of h“manfty, which the Government
of the United States extends with such fervor to unhappy
victims of submarine warfare, are not extended with the same
warmth of feeling to many millions of women and children
who, according to the avowed intentions of the British Gov
ernment shall be starved and who, by suffering, shall force the
victorious armies of the Central Powers into ignominious
capitulation.
The German Government, in agreement with (as well as)
the German people, fails to understand this discrimination, all
the more as this Government has explicitly declared itself
ready o' use the submarine in strict conforniity with the rules
of international law as, recognized before the outbread of the
war, if Great Britain will likewise adapt her conduct of the
war to these rules.
Several attempts made by the Government of the United
States to prevail upon the British Government to act accord
ingly (in accordance with the prineiples of international law)
failed, because of the flat refusal on the part of England.
Moreover, Great Britain, ever since the beginning of the
war, again and again violated international law, surpassing all
bounds in outraging neutral rights. The latest measure adopt
ed by Great Britain in declaring German bunker coal contra
band and establishing conditions under which only English
bunker coal can be supplied to neutrals is nothing but an un
heard of attempt, by way of the exaction of force, to com
pel tonnage to enter the serviee of the British.
U S. HAS POWER TO
CONFINE WAR.
| The German people knew that
~ the Government of the United
| States has power to confine the
} war to armed forces and to bel
~ ligerent countries in the interests
~ of humanity and to maintain (the
‘ integrity) of international law.
~ The Government of the United
States would have been certain in
~ atraining its end, had it been de
termined to insist (protest)
~ against Great Britain on its in
~ controvertible rights to freedom
~ of the high seas.
| But, as matters stand, the Ger
~man people are under the impres
;‘ sion that the Government of the
\ United States, while demanding
~ that Germany, struggling for ex
;» istence, shall restrain the use of
~ its effective weapon, while mak
ing compliance with these de
mands (of the United States)
necessary for the maintenance of
(amicable) relations with Ger
many, confined itself to protests
againgt illegal methods adopted
by Germany's enemies. ¢
Moreover, the German people
know to what considerable extent
the enemies (of Germany) are
supplied with all kinds of war
materials from the United States.
It will, therefore, be understood
that the appeal made by the Gov
ernment of the United States to
the sentiments of humanity and
the principles of international law
can not meet with the same
heariy response from the German
people which, such an appeal
would otherwise always certainly
find here
It the German Government,
nevertheless, resoived to go to the
utmost limit of concessions, it has
not alune been guided by the
friendship connecting the two
great nations for more than 100
years, but also by the thought of
the great doom which threatens
the entire civilized world should
tye crusl and sangalnary war be
extended and prolonged.
GERMANY TWICE OFFERED
READINESS TO MAKE PEACE.
The German Government Is
consclous of Germany's strength,
Twice within the last few months
(we) announced bafore the world
our readiness 10 make peace bn a
basis safeguarding Germany s
vital interesis. thus Indicating
that it 1a not Germany's fault if
peace is withheld from the ;..
tions of Europe
The German Government fesls
il the more justified to declare
tAat responsibility could not be
borne (hy Germany) before the
Forum of Mankind if after 21
monthe of warfare the submarine
qussiion anier dlscussion bes
teeen the German and United
Rintes Governmenis were (had)
taken & turn 1o threaten seriously
the naintenar ce of prace bei wesn
the Ino sations
As far as liss it the German
Gaverment. it wishes 1o prevest
things fram taking such & M
Th German Governmen! more .
oA e, s prepared o do s wimat
te oonfife (he aperations of the
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
war during the balance of its
duration to fighting forces of bel
"ligergnts, thsreby insuring the
freedom of the seas, a principle
upon which the German Govern
ment believes now, as it did be
fore, to be in agreement with the
Government of the United States.
The German Government, guid
ed by this idea, hereby notifies
the Government of the United
States that German naval forces
have received the following or
ders:
“In accordance with the general
.principles of search and destruc
tion of merchant vessels, as rec
ognized by international law,
such vessels, bbth within and
without the area declared a war
zone (the waters around the
British Isles) shall net be sunk
without warning and without
saving human lives ufless ships
attempt to escape or offer resist
ance”
EXPECTS ENGLAND BE
FORCED TO CHANGE, TOO.
But neutrals can not expect
Germany, forced to fight for her
very existence, shall, for the sake
of neutral interests™ restrict the
use of her effective weapon (the
submarine) if the enemy is per
mitted to apply at will methods
of warfare violating the rules of
international law.
Such a demand would be In
compatible with character (hon
or) and neutmlity and the Ger
man Government is convinced
that the Government of the
United States does not think of
making such demand, knowing
that the Government of the
United States has repeatedly de
clared that it Is determined to re
store the principle of the freedom
of the seas, no matter from what
quarter they (the freedom of the
seas) are violated,
Accordingly, the German Gov.
ernment !s confident that the con
sequences of the new orders !s.
sued to the naval forces will be
that the United States now con
sider all limpediments removed
which have been In the way of
mutual co-operation toward res
toration of the freedom of the
seas during the remainder of the
WAr, A% suggestied in the note of
July 28, 1915, and it (the German
Government) does not doubt that
the Government of the United
Hiates wi'l now demand and iln
sist that the British Government
shall forthwith observe the inter.
national lawe universally recog
nised before ihe war and which
were lald down in notes present.
od by the United States to Eng
land on December 8 1914, and
Noveminr & 1915
Should the steps taken by the
United Sialey Government fail
1o attain the object it desires, | o,
to have the laws of humanity fol.
lowed by all belllgerent nations
the Qerman Government would
then be facing & new situation, in
which it must reserse for itaeif
complete liberty of decision
The undersignad avalls himaeif
of an opportusity to repew to the
American Ambassader assurantes
of the highest consideration
The pame of Dr. von Jagow 1)
Becreinry of Miate for Pareign A
blnin in the GLermar Goscinmen
war signed o he German aote
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Cabinet Considers Reply More
Than Two Hours, and Are
Warned Not to Talk.
Continued From Page 1.
| matic relations. In févl, it was cer
| tain today that no matter which way
| the President interpreted the note he
would be upheld by a big majority of
both houses of Congress. Even the
men who have advocated peace at any
price admitted today that the Presi
dent will have almost unanimous sup
port in any action that he now shall
take,
The most hopeful feature of the en
tire question was the very frank ad
mission by Germany that she wants
to confine the fighting to belligerent
nations and does not desire that the
bloodshed sh&ll extend to any coun
tries now at peace, This very admis
sion, many officials hoped, would be
considered so significant by the Presi
dent that he would be willing to walt
before ordering a break on this point,
However, both the White House and
the State Department were mum.
CAMBRIDGE, MASSY May 5.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt led a field
of seventeen presidential possibilities
in the straw ballot conducted by the
Harvard Cirmson among the stu
dents. He got 660 votes. Wilson was
second, with 581, and Hughes third,
with 348. Elihu Root received 68
The Harvard Republican Club in a
canvass urged its members to combine
on Roosevelt to defeat Wilson, and,
accordingly, Hughes and other Repub
licans were slighted. the Democrats
assert. Governor McCall and Senator
Weekes, of Massachusetts, repeived
only 24 votes between them \‘,illmm
J. Bryan received 2 and Henry Ford 8
Two voters in the total of 1.788 stu
dents were Quentin and ‘Archie’
Roosevelt, who voted for their father
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y .
~ dent’s Utterance Was 11l Timed
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| According to Courtesy.
| By AUGUSTA'F. BEACH,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
BERLIN, May 3 (via Copenhagen,
'May s).—Under the caption, “Diplo
matic Usages and Humanity,” Count
'Reventlow in The Deutsche Tages
Zeitung severely arraigns President
' Wilson for the sentiment expressed
in the speecii he delivered at .the
opening of the Chevy Chase training
camp for women, especially in view
of the fact that it was delivered at
a time when Ambassador Gerard was
breaking bread with the Emperor at
general headquarters, Count Revent.
low says:
| In times of political and diplo
matic tension in periods like these
now obtaining in the relations be
~ tween Germany and the United
| States Government and their re
sponsible heads, according to ex
l perience and all traditions, they
| invariably endeavor to observe
| the strength and the dictates of
.~ Bood diplomatic usages,
[ The United States is assuming
| the rule of a spontaneous, untu
| tored, coquettish youth: has de
| cided to play the role apart. To
| recall an instance of this sort we
remind our readers of the role
. played by American Minister
| Bowen in the Venezuelan affair
| of 1903
| This procedure was labeled
. “shirt-sleeve diplomacy,” andethat
expression appears to me to have
. the approval of his country. This
| is not the time to discuss the mo
| tives which tolerate such pro
cedure of the ultimate efffct such
diplomatic conduct mights have
produced In the last decade, in so
far as it influenced the diplomatic
intercourse between the United
. States and Germany
Ofir reference to the incident
; merely aims to emphasize that
we have hecome accustomed to
much along this line, but beg
leave to state that an address like
that delivered by President Wil
son &t a time when the American
¢ Ambassador was vigiting general
headquarters and breaking bread
with the Emperor is wholly with
~ out.parallel
According to a Washington
dispatch of May 1, President Wil
son on the oceasion of opening a
training camp for army nurses
stated “May God forbid that the
United Staes shall ever bhe drawn
| into war Should that, however,
become unavoidable then we
shall rouse ourselves from lethar
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