Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-07-15

1a4 of - ss.s ss4 tor tAe sruxsc.
kzcn 81 p<zc>able tzz1a
IN the tnr-rnak1cnal prucs~dinss
waich since have s<en cuudaetza t1r
the reguin<sun of the laws uf nzrzktm<
szr GsrmAns And America have soznf-
b zdsocz<>t pruxr~ssivs prfzespie-'
especially the aboizshmenf cf tAs r@xhf
of capture AZ sea- and the pro<s<<iou
1f the lnterssez cf nsatrzzx~
Even st the beginning of - pres
snt var the Germzn rux<rnn4ut IN.
nsdiarsiy declared Is willingness, IN
response to proposals cf the Am<rtcan
Esvsrnuenk. 20 rz<sfr the deczarakicn
q Lontrn and there1y xubjec< tself
n the use of n. naval forces 70 all
the restrictions provided therein IN a.
fer of neukrats. Germany lskewise has
been always tenz<touz Of the prfncfpie
hat var should - cuudncfed xRninn<
the armed and 1rx1nfxsd fnrcss cf IN
enemy cuunt-y. huf that the enemy
civilian pcpuisffon must be spared a.
fzr ~ po<sible frum TIE measures Of
var The imperial government cher
lshss the dehntte hope that some v,y
vii be frund when peace b cuneinded.
or perhaps earlier. to rs<uizts the law
sf maritime var IN . manner x1zrzn.
tseinx ths freedcm of the seas. and
vii wsfcsms n with xrnftude and sat
ixfac<fnn n IL can wurk hand and hand
win the Ansrtcnn government On that
occasion
II In the present var the principles
wsich should be the IDEAL cf the future
have been tr.versed more and more.
the longer its duration. the German
government has no xuiit thsrsfn. \.
Is known 10 tho American government
hnw Geruary's ndversarfes. by com,
plstely pxralyxinx pesc>shis traffic be
tween Germany and neutral countries,
have aimed frum ths very he<innins
and With Increasing Aek cf cnrsidsra'
ton az tns d-stracf.cn. not 80 much
az the armed fsre>z xs the lffe Of
the German nation r<pudiatinx in do
ing so Al the rules az international
law and disrsxardin< AL rights of nsu-
raIA
-On Sovemhsr J. 1914 England de-
ciar-d tAe North Sea . var xrsn- and
sy planting poorly anchored mines and
~ tho s<npp4xs and capture az YES
sels made p.zszxs extremely danger
ouz and dtf1cult far nsa<rzl shipping.
thsr~hy actually oiockzdtng neutral
coasts and ports contrary 10 al inter
1ar.cuzl law Long befnre ths begin.
ming u submarine var England przc'
sieal1y eunpleteIy infzrrepted rexftf
mate nszrrzl nnvfgzfi1n 90 Germany
also Thus Cerranzy was driven % q
suhmzrire wnr On trade
ON November "A. 1914. the Enxffsh
premier declared u she House ef Com,
unns that II wzx one of Eaxiand's
principal tasks To prevent food tnr the
German pupulxtinn rom reaching Ger
many via neutral parts. Since March
I Erxtz11 has heen taxing frum aeu-
traI shfpz without fur<her fnruaiity
all merchandise proceeding % Ger
frum Germany. sven when neutral
property Jaze a. it vas also win ths
Beers. ths German ,eopls - nov 70
- given the choice of psrtzh.nx rum
starvation with its women and ehfl-
trsn- o. AZ relinqzsshing ifx tndepeud
ence.
While ou- enemies thus rrud1y and
cpenly proclaimed Without mercy our
utter destruction. ws we're cnnducrsrz
var n seifdsfeuss f1r our uzfional
sx1ztene. and for M Ska a pnnca a
sn assured pernanency- We have been
Obliged 10 adopt . summarize wzr<xru
% meet tho Declared intsuttnns II Gun
snemiss and the methods az warfare
adopted ~ them In cnnrrxrsnrsuu a
International law
VITA al tfx exurrx IN principle &c
prutsct neutral nfe and property fruu,
damage zs much rs possible. the Ger
ma1 eusernmenf recognized znrszex
edly IN It's memorandum az Fehruary
4 that the interests cf reurrals mixhi
suffer from the submarine w.r<.r,
However. rha Aus~<r.n <~~~---~-.
rin also uuser,rzua "a .,r--,s-,s
that In the arht e,r .x5~f.r-- -ssrs
has been rsrred un.,r c~-r,-r~ - :.
adrersarssx .u.f .nn,..~,..s - - . !.
is the sacred dn<y az the imperial INV
erum~ut To do nl1 vsrnsr - -
protect ana ..v. ths nr-. - - !.
subjerrxL n IN. y.,n.-<xr -. -
wer. fer.gfrr - -. .,s.~- - i.
tses. Il wouIa b~ ~,,s1fx 49, -
hsxtarx sf r.. vss.s.<.,,-. !, - - -
he soz1d.rsou ~ 80 ,.,t..-, = -
-Tne case az n. ru.,<~~s~ -.
with horrtb,e eIenru~-. ~ -. -.