The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-07-29

victory over the enemy is the SUI
preme law for every belligerent. Those
who render more difficult this task
than does international law, support
n enemy. The war on and has shown
clearly that restrictions are necessary.
A person who remains within q bellig-
erent fortress or walks into a gun fire
zone risks his life without the right of
protection from his home government.
Charges ~Partisanship.
The same also is true of naval var
1are In spite OF mistaken praise for the
freedom or the seas. 1t Is granted that
the ocean is free for peaceful travel,
but naval battles also take place on it.
Neutral ships sailing between fighting
smells n also being struck by mines.
The Submarines only instruments are
the firing of torpedoes.
Those who demand that Germany
should conduct the war according to
rules laid down by some academic pro-
lessor, expect Germany either to en-
danger her submarines or to give up
this warfare, which means the weaken
ing OF Germany in h interest of her
enemy. This is not neutrality, but par
tisanship against Germany.
w know today that the passengers
Of the Lusitania could have been saved,
but that they were neglected. Germany
regrets their death. but she has a clean
conscience and has no reason to dis
approve of the conduct of her subma-
rine commanders.
president Wilson considers the fur
ther torpedoing of British warships car
rying American passengers q deliber-
ately u~nfriendly act. While Germany
always Is glad to respect American
friendship she has conceded everything
that can be conceded. One bit more
would be considered h%umilLating by the
German nation. whose armies have
been victorious upon all the battle
fields in the asst and in the west"
The Tasliche Rundschau and the
Kreuz Zeitung similarly declare that
the American note calls for the most
decided opposition and that 1t requires
Great Britain to show at least an equal
respect for the spirit of international
law as the president demands from
Germany.
. MiiftantIy Hostile.
The Tageblatt says:
The note shows clearly that the
American government cares more for
the Gripping of our submarine war
than for the safeguarding OF American
lives. The United States must realize
that to change our submarine warfare
is out OF the question. The note proves
that pro-British influences has gained
an upper hand in President Wilson's
circle. We hope the common sense of
he American people will prevent citi-
zens from serving as protection for
English munition ships"
The Tages Zeitung writes:
"Neutrals ave rights, but so also
has a great nation fighting for Its life.
Though maintaining submarine war
fare, Germany always is willing to re-
spect the justifiable wishes of Ameri-
cans, but not at any price"
Count Ernest Won Reventlow, in the
Tages Zeitung declares that the con-
tents and wording far exceeded ever
the most u~nfavorable anticipations.
Count Reventlow writes:
THE note uses language which will
find no response with the overwhelm-
ing majority Of the German nation,
since 1t means in the last analysis an
appeal to fear, a threading, domineer-
ing demand. The note will maxi a con
ceivably bad impression among the
people, since 1t lacks utterly the friend
ly frankness Of the German note and
breathes almost hateful disregard of
the German governments standpoint"