Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-09
ENGLAND BLOCKS REoPENrNe
 OF DIRECT CABLE
Charge Made by Won Jagow-Germany Would Bear Expense-Imperfeot Communication Has Made Misunder- standings.

Berlin, via London, July g, 2:5o a. m.-The German Minister of Foreign Affairss Gottlieb von Jagow has in formed The Associated Press that the dispatch of the German note is inn mediately impending.
 Herr Won JaSow asked to be ex- cused from commenting in advance on under which the negotiations had been conducted, owing to the slowness and incompleteness Of communications be- tween Germany and the United States and the obstruction to the free ex- change of news between the German and American press and public"
 T see,' said the minister, that the text of the note of the Imperial gov- ernment presented through Ambassa- dor Gerard. regarding the reopening of the direct cable Co the United States was published by thekAmerican papers on June 14. The American papers has thus been given an opportunity to learn of the proposals of the German government with reference to this.
 Germany proposed to pay the en- tire expense of repairing the cable and putting it into operation The Pres titled to appoint a censor at the Amer ican end of the cable in order to supervise all messages transmitted over it. You have notice that Ger many proposed to permit news to be sent over this cable, uncensored so far as 1t was unprejudicial to the mil itary plan of campaign.
 Only News From One Side.
 "The American public has also learned that the British government, for obvious reasons, has taken no notice of these proposals. Great Bri- tain apparently does not want the people of neutral countries to be in formed in an impartial way on the events of this great war. The req sons are not far to seek. That is easy. at the beginning of the war, Great Britain cut the cable. The result was that from the very first day only news coming from one side could be spread in the neutral countries.
 That is how Great Britain could mould public opinion ia@a way suit ing her own purposes. That is how America could form a wrong opin- ion of Gern7any's methods of warfare, and that is how nisunderstandings and a certain ill-feeling against Ger many have. crept in.
 America Misinformed.
 America has been misinformed about Germany's motives. This would not have been the case had Germany in the same way as her enemies, been able to present her case to the Amer ican public. Do you think that a fair judge would allow one party to pre- vent his hearing the other? Anyone who knows America knows that the sense of justice and fair play is pre- dominant in that country. We want no more than that America shah be able to listen to the German side of the story if she will. We leave it to her to judge.
 "Srely it is in the interest of peace and humanity, which the people of the United States and their govern ment have so much at heart, that the right of free intercourse on the part of neutraIs with the belligerents of both sides should be tempered with, be- cause only by free and uncontrolled discussion can misunderstanding which might develop into hostile feel l ings, be cleared up immediately or 1 avoided.
 And then,' continued the minister you must not forget that some day peace will come. The warning nations have again to reach an understand l ing if they wish to keep that lasting peace for which everyone hopes. Con- tinuaI misunderstanding between the neutrals and beligerents will only make this more difficult. That any suit Great Britain's purposes but does she hope to win this war against Ger many by a method contrary to the rules of international law, and not even justified by military necessity Thoughts and words are not contra | band"