The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-06-16

upon the tactS as we >unQeTSLdnQ
them. The killing of innocent women
and children can not be justified,
whether the killing is by drowning OF
her enemies as an excuse CT lnhu-
manity on her own part.
while it is true that cruelty is
apt to beget cruelty, it can not be
said that like cures like Even in
any war we are not absolved from the
obligation to remedy evils by the in
fluence of a good example. Let your
lights so shine is precept that
knows neither latitude nor longitude.
Third. Do not attempt to con-
meet the negotiations which are 60
ing on between the United States and
Germany with those between the
United States and Great Britain. The
cases are different, but even if they
were the same it would be necessary
to treat with every nation separately.
My personal preference has been to
repeat our insistence that the allies
shall not interfere with our commerce
with neutral countries, but the diff
ference on this point was matter of
Judgment and not a matter Of princl-
pie.
Note TO Great. Britain.
''In the note, to Great Britain dat
ed March 80 this government said ::
In view of these assurances formally
given to this government it is conf
dently expected that the extensive
powers conferred by the order in
council on. the executive officers OF
the crown will be restricted by or
ders issued by the government di-
recting the exercise of their dlscre-
tionary powers in such manner as
to modify in practical application
those provisions of the order in coun-
Gil, which, if strictly enforced, would
violate neutral rights and interrupt
legitimate trade.
Relying on the faithful perform
ance of these voluntary assurances
by his Majesty's government, the
United States takes it for granted
that the approach of American mer-
chantmen to neutral ports, situated
on the long line of coast affected by
the order in council will not be inter-
fe1ed with when it is known that they
do not carry goods which are contra
band of war or goods destined to or
proceeding from ports within the bel
ligerent territory affected
'There is no doubt that cur gov
ernment will insist upon this posi-
tion; that is an important thing-the
exact date of the note is not material.
My reaco1 for having the matter pre-
sented to Great Britain at once was
not that Germany had any right to
ask it, but because was anxious to
make it as easy as possible for Ger
many to accept the demands of the
United States and cease to employ
submarines against merchantmen.
There is no reason why any Ger
man-American should doubt the pres
ident's intentions in this matter.
am sure that every one viii, on re-
Election, recognize that our duty to
prevent loss of life is more urgent
than our duty to prevent interference
with trade-loss of trade can be COM
pensated for with money. but no set
tlement that the United States and
Germany may reach can call back tc
life those who went down with the
Lusitania-and war would be the
most expensive of all settlements, be-
cause it would enormously add to the
number of the dead.
Fourth, hope that Germany will
ecquiesce in the demands that have
been made, and hope that she will
acquiesce i'll them without conditions.
I-pit Ctotas n
deal justly with her in the considera-
ton of any changes that she may pro-
pose in the international rules that
govern the taking of prizes. The
more generously she acts in this mat
ter the greater will be the glory
which she viii derive from it.
"She has raised a question which
is now receiving serious considera-
ton; namely, whether the introduce
ton of the submarine pecessitates
any change in the rules governing
the capture Of prizes. The position
seemingly taken by Germany, name
~, that she is entitled to drown non
combatants because they ride with
contraband, is an untenable position;
the most that she could insist upon
is that, in view Of the introduction OF
this new weapon of warfare. new
rules would be adopted-separating
passengers from Objectionable cargo.
'If the uss of the submarine juSti-
fies such change in the law of
blockade as will permit the Gordon to
be withdrawn far enough from shore
to avoid the danger OF submarine at
tacls, may it not be found possible to
secure an international agreement by
which passengers may be excluded
from ships carrying contraband, or at
least from those carrying ammuni-
ton?
1T would require but slight
change in the shipping laws to make
this separation and belligeTert ma
tions might be restrained from un-
necessarily increasing the contraband.I !
list if they we're compelled to carry
contraband on transports as they now
carry troops.
PERSONALLY, would like to see the
use of submarines abandoned entire
ly, just as | would like to see an
of the use of aeroplanes
and ueppelins for the carrying of en-
ploSives. but I am not sanguine |
enough to believe that any effective |
instrument of warfare will be aban- |
doned as long as war continues. The
very arguments which the advocates
of peace advance against the sub
marine, the aeroplane and the Zep- |
pelin are advanced in favor of them
by those who conduct war. The
more fatal weapon is the more it is
in demand. and it is not an unusual
thing to see a new instrument of de-
struction denounced as inhuman by
those against whom it is employed.
only to be employed later by those
who. only short while before, de-
nounced it.