Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29
CALL TO FEAR FINDS NO
ECHO IN GERMAN HEART
Article In Berlin Paper Breathes De-
fiance to America in Every
Line,
NOT FRIGHTENED By THREATS
Declares Only Answer to Note Re-
speeding Submarine War Is That
1t Must BE Carried On With All
OF Nations Means.

Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch
ROTTER DAM. May 2S.-On the prob
able eve of the German reply to the
American note respecting the submarine
war there appears in the Tages Zeitung,
the organ of Count Reventlow, and the
semiofficial German newspaper, an
amazingly significant article which
breathes insult and defiance to America
in every line. and states practically thai
the submarine war will be continued,
regardless OF any considerations
The American Call to German Fear"
is the headline over the Item. quotations
of which follow:
Admitting that the threatening note
"'rec'ed al Berlin was meant in earn
est inc view Is forced upon us that
the German empire, IL it does not sub
NIT to the demands and draw back be-
fore the threats, must look upon war
with America as fact In all calm
hcssness We submit that a war condi-
'!on OF this kind does not frighten the
German empire or the people who will
caimiy follow the government Trade
between Germany and America has
shrunk 10 microscopic dimensions What
tncv receive from us is more valua BILE
and necessary to them than what we
receive from them.
FURTHER dangerous deeds OF war
against Germany are not to be feared
because they would not bA possible.
Also we do not forget that there are
| certalh interior difficulties in America
On the other hand, the German sub
marine war against British trade will
| obtain growing results the longer and
'he more energetically ii is carried for
ward. Any stopping of this. ff only
TOT time. would have most important
Iesui,s' any orders to submarine COM
mahders that they conform to any OF
the formal conditions laid down bv
International law would mean the him
dcring of their actions and make the
submarine war an empty farce a kind
OF screen behind which one would
obediently have to withdraw To rob
the submarine war of it's possibilities
In such way would mean having to
give up entirely and withdraw from n
with apologies.
GERMAN UNDERSEA WAR
NO SUDDEN CAPRICE
the German undersea war is no
sudden caprice, but n well-considered
measure on great scale. Therefore.
mere must be practical carrying out
OF the measure II it is to be a tool
! OF great value.
IN THIS great struggle for existence
/ there cannot be even fraction ~
"ithdraWal. The empire cannot COM
! promise itself in this. nor in any other
| particular OF the manner in which IL is
| 10 carry on the war. To do that would
ne 10 commit hara -kiri amidst the jeers
or the world. To give up the subma-
| rihe war or to modify it would be
equal to surrendering great force
| without struSgle-without being
compelled by force. hut merely in re-
Spouse to threat, the carrying out OF
which need cause us no fear
| III America has counted upon any,
thing other than this. then they must
| attribute TO the Germans n weakness
Such as does not exist. America does
not appear any more terrifying to us
because Italy now has added to our
enemies Germany is not to be fright
| ehed by words and threats. We be-
| ieve every German expects the Ger
man empire to answer the American
! note by maintaining the submarine
| war.
! The call to fear finds no echo
In the German heart, said Bismarck
| and II was such a call that came from,
| Washington. The only German answer
! that is worthy of the empire, either
! from political or military View
| point. Is that the submarine war against
british trade must be carried on with
all Germany's means and without con-
sideration for America
| Let America then do or not do what
she likes. We neither care for her
| duff nor for her deeds"
|