The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-03
WAR ON GERMANY
is WAR ON THE
UNITED STATES
Declared DR.. Bernhard Dernburg, Former
Colonial Secretary for the German EN-
pire, Who Is Making Speaking
Tour of United States.

pire, Who Is Making a Speaking
Tour of United States.
| st. Paul, Mimi, Feb, 3-Dr. Bernhard
| Dernburg, former colonial secretary OF
the German empire, in an address here
last night argued that the logical Sc
quence in the interruption of trade be-
tween Germany and the United States,
through Great Britains command OF the
sea, both transportation and communica-
ton, is that "the war with Germany is =
war against the United States"
The speaker, who is making series of
addresses, told of the commercial embar-
easements now suffered by Germany and
| the effect upon neutral countries. After
reviewing the resources of this country
and describing it as the chief purveyor to
the world of OIL lumber, cotton and cop
per, DR.. Dcrnburg told of the situation in
Germany where about 100000 people
are living in II territory not larger than
California. which means, he said, about
! 30 ltpliUdIN W DHE ~ bh'
same area. The country, he said was
rich only in coal and potash, so far as
natural resources were concerned. 40
that German genius" he said, has had
to be applied in the manufacture OF high
! Unfinished goods, importing raw stuffs
not only for manufacturing purposes, bur
also for home consumption.
"On this basis an enormous trade has
been established between the United
States. and my country. OF cotton no
less than 2,l50,000 bales have been pur-
chased here during the last year. In cop
per. Germany is the best customer of the
United States OF wood and lumber her
purchases in this country have been con-
stantly increasing"
Dr. Dernburg supported by figures is-
sued by the department OF commerce,
told how these imports have been paid
for through an exchange for commodities
such as fertilizers, dyestuffs, toys and in
Vulnerable smaller articles which Ger
many by the most affected system of APP
piled science and technique is able to turn
out cheaply and in good quality.
"The stopping of German competition
on the sea means a loss Of 100000 900 to
the people of the United States said the
speaker, and it was in this connection
that he declared war with Germany
was against this country. He spoke at
length of Great Britain's intentions in re-
lation to conditional contraband, declar
ing that country had reversed the doe
trine that when conditional contraband
is stopped the burden rests upon the cap
tor to prove that the goods were destined
for the use of the armies or navies of adj
versaries. He declared that by the re-
versal of the recognized doctrines relat
ing to contraband England hoped toI
starye Germans at home. In this comet
tion he said:
"And while the English will probably
be- baked in this ingenious device by the
action of the United States a. well as by
German thrift that win supplement the
needed quantities from other sources, il
is a fair example Of the spirit in which
the English conduct their warfare. The
uncertainty Of the status of conditional
eontraband' is doing untold harm 20 a
number of people in these states, and IS
largely responsible for the fearful in
crease in unemployment"
After enumerating Great Britain's sea
fortiications, including "a fringe of is
lands all around the United States and
her control of trans.marine communiea
ton DR.. Dernburg said:
so not n word Of uneensored news,
even regarding markets or market condi-
tions, can get through. and the United
States is as thoroughly isolated as she
would be- were she in the moon. And this
system not only dsturbs the United
States, hut all the neutrals, especially
those who without great natural re-
sources draw a great deal Of theirs ma
tional sustenance from their sea traffic.
So the Scandinavians probably suffer as
much as any belligerent country.
but the worst Of this state of things
is that il will not be confined TO the time
of war. IL must be expected that the
consequences will reach far into the time
when the business shall have been re
establishes because if trade is once
dislocated aud a customer lost IL is hard
10 get him BACK again.
"If the source OF supply is cut Of for
any considerable time. the customer viii
provide himself from some other source.
or try 10 produce the needed article him
self thereby becoming independent a.
AHNN NNNMN y INV ANfNtA W MNs ~ NllF AAlH
not get American wheat. she must eat
rye. II she cannot ret lumber, she must
use steel. or cement or some other sub /
stance. II she cannot get copper she |
must help herself with alloys Of cheaper I
metals. II she cannot get cotton. she
must 60 back 20 the use Of fax. There
won't b. q patch Of Germany which q
capable Of barring anything. that viii not
be cultivated this year IN order 10 make
her independent II she does not like IL.
she has nevertheless got 70 continue DO
ing Il in order not to lose the Investment
the use Of those substances
Continuing Dr. Dernbufg followed The
line of previous speeches IN which b. IN.
drayored 20 place upon Great Britain the
responsibility for the war and g. convince
the American people that Germany Aid
not want IL