Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-03
SAYS WAR WITH
GERMANY IS WAR
WITH UNCLE SAM
Former Colonial Secretary De-
clareS United States Is Suf-
fering From EngIand'S Con-
troll of Seas.

fsv soEsINs JOURNAL spseisL Lsksso WISH
ST. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 2.--Dr. Bern
hard Dernburg, the former colonial
secretary of the German empire, in
an address here tonight argued that
the logical sequence in the interrupt
ton OF trade between Germany and
the United States, through Great
Britain's command OF the sea, both
transportation and communication Is
! that war with Germany Is a war
against the United states"
The speaker. who Is making a Sc
ries OF addresses, told tonight OF the
commercial embarrassments now suf-
fered by Germany and the effect upon
neutral countries. After reviewing the
resources of this country and describ-
! ing II as the chief purveyor to the
world of oil, lumber, cotton and cop
per, DR.. Dernburg told of the situa-
ton in Germany, where about TO-
! 100000 people are living In terri
tory not larger than California,
which means, he said, about thirty
| five Germans to one Californian in
the same area. The country he said
was rich only in coal and potash, so
far as natural resources were con-
cerned. so that German genius" he
said, has had to be applied in the
manufacture Of highly finished goods,
importing raw stuffs not only for
manufacturing purposes, but also for
home consumption
ION this basis an enormous trade
has been established between the
United states and my country. OF
cotton no less than $4,000 bales
have been purchased here during the
last year. In copper, Germany IS the
best customer OF the United states.
OF wood and lumber her purchases in
this country have been constantly in
ereasing"
Heavy Loss Entailed.
DR.. Dernburg, supported by figures
issued by the department of com
Inerce, told how these imports have
been paid for through an exchange
Of commodities. such as fertilizers,
dye-stuffs, toys and innumerable
smaller articles which Germany by
the most affected system of applied
science ana technique is able to turn
out cheaply and in good quality.
The stopping of German COMPETE
tion on the sea means a loss of $780,
100000 to the people of the United
States." said the speaker, and II was
in this connection that he declared
a war with Germany was against this
country He spoke at length of Great
Britain's Intentions in relation to con-
ditiOnal cOntraband, declaring that
country had reversed the doctrine
that when conditional contraband Is
stopped the burden rests upon the
caDtor to prove that the goods were
destined for the use of the armies or
navies of adversaries. He declared
| that by the reversal of the recognized
doctrines relating to contra band Eng
land hoped to starve Germans at
home. In this connection he said
And while the English Will prob
ably be baked In this ingenious de-
Vice by the action of the United States
as well as by German thrift that will
supplement the needed quantities
from other sources, IL Is a fair exe
ample of the spirit in which the Eng
lish conduct their warfare. The un-
certainty Of the status of conditional
contraband' is doing untold harm to
a number of people in these states,
and is largely responsible for the
fearful incRease in unemployment"
After enumerating Great Britain's
sea Notifications, including "a fringe
of islands all around the United
{
rine communication, DR.. Dernburg
said:
United States Isolated.
$50 not word of uncensored news, |
even regarding markets or market !
conditions, can get through, and The
United States is as thouoghly isolat- |
ed as she would be were she in The I
moon. And this system not only dis |
turbs the United States, but all the |
neutrals, especially those who with !
out great resources draw great deal !
of their national sustenance from |
their sea traffic. So the Seandinavials !
probably suffer as much as any bellig- /
crcnt country.
But the worst of this state of /
things is that it will not be confined |
TO the time of war. II must be ex- !
pected that the consequences VIII |
reach far into the time when the I
business shall have reestablished, be- |
cause II II trade is once dislocated and |
customer lost, it is hard TO get him
back again.
IF the source of supply is cut off |
for any considerable time, the Gus |
toner will provide himself from |
some other source. or try to produce |
the needed article himself, thereby /
becoming independent as Germany is
forced to do. If she can not get |
American wheat, she must eat rye. |
III she can not get lumber, she must |
use steel, or cement or some other
substance. If she can not get copper, |
she must help herself with alloys or
cheaper metals, If she can not get I
cotton, she must go back to the use
of flax There won't be patch of
Germany. which is capable of bear
ing anything, that will not be culti-
waited this year in order to make her
independent. If she does not like 1t,
she has nevertheless got to continue
doing 1t in order not to lose the in
vestment, the use of those sub
stances"
Continuing, DR.. Dernburg followed
the line Of previous speeches in which
he endeavored to place upon Great
Britain the responsibility for the war
and to convince the American people
that Germany did not want it,
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