Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-07
M0RELIGiH!T ON
GERMAN SlBsEA
WARASSURANCES
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is impossible for the reason that she
has already officially honOred the com
mander Of the successful subm arine.
Moreover, she vigorously maintains
that the giant Cunarder loaded With
ammun .tlon was in reality d ship OF
war. She realizes, however, that this
fact did not warrant the taking of
American lives.
The Arabic case Is less clear cut
than that Of the Lusitania, on which
she had official reports No subma-
+ rine commanded has as yet admitted
the sinking of the ARABIC.
| Promises She VIII
Pay Indemnities.
Germany will nevertheless pay for
the lives Of two Americans lost with
! that ship IL sufficient evidence is pre-
sehted by witnesses.
The United States Is accordingly
asked to obtain all the facts and pre-
sent them for the consideration OF the
German government. A satisfactory
adjustment gill then be reached.
Germany Indignantly denies report
that the officers and crew Of the sub
marine which blew up the Arabic have
been ordered by the German admiralty
to 60 into hiding. Germany asserts
that no efforts. are being made to
Withhold these men from punishment
Il orders Of their superiors we're dis:
obeyed.
Plan to Mediate
orlsinated Will, u, s..
In reminding the United States OF
her promise to mediate with England
for the freedom Of the seas. Germany
maintains that the suggestion OF such
mediation originated with this govern
ment.
A resoiute intention to insist upon
the freedom of the seas was clearly
expressed by President Wilson in his
last ncte to Germany on the Lusi.
tania. =. :. -.
Germany does not interpret this to
refer to her own ships or the ships
OF any particular belligerert, but to
ships owned BY pentfals and saiffffg
sl neuer sn.l nass. .-- "a.
Not Carry contraband,
She maintains. for instance. that
Great Britain shehid permit American
shins 70 60 wherever they please. even
to German ports. provided they do not
carry contraband. ~ - - 81.
Germany expects the United Suites |
to take steps to. enforce this position
upon Great Britain. E ="
The order making cotton contfahand |
Is held by Germany to be a deliberate
violation of International law from |
which the limited states and other !
heiftfals will suffer as much as Ger
many -, =. -
Thinks U. s. Must "a. r.. = .-7
Combat Cotton Order. 81
Germany believes that the United |
states to he consistent with its earlier /
will protest and fight
against this order. .,s. : =
Fnglan1,s blockade OF the North Sea /
ana German ports she insists, is rem
iered ineffective by the German sub
marines. British warshiDs, she as
serts. do not dare patrol these waters,
Were eastbound American shits per,
mitted to 90 through the ENGLISH chan
mel they would find II comparatiyely
easy to reach any important German
port. ...@.. -
Count Won Berhstorff is now at the
RitzsC Carlton awaiting an official state.
nent from his government regarding
he submarine situation, and the L1si-
.ahia and the Arabic disasters. He
declined to make any statement.
LONDON, Eng. Aug. 3l.-The Ger
nan aoyernnent considers the Arabic
Incident closed and has declared. Its
willingness to punish the commander
81 the submarine which sank the
steamer, according to q despatch I
which the Exchange Telegraph Com
,any's Amsterdam correspondent says
las been received there from Berlin:
There Is reported to be consider
BILE feeling in German military cir s
les because OF Chancellor Won Beth
so.ealled weakness,
oward the United States. =, ,,s.....,
The latest development followed the |
etarn to Berlin OF the Chancellor, Ad;
niral Won TirpitZ and other particir
ants in the conference with the. Ger
nan Emperor at his headquarters on
he eastern front.
Won Tirpitz is said to have beer
Won over to the Chancellor's view that
II differences with America shoulo
,e adjusted at enee. He IS net con
.inced that this end cannot be Oh
aimed without reputation OF an act
+ one OF his submarine .cou1fnanders. 1
Ie insists that the United States De
sked to wait until the commas 1eT's II
eport has been received. Il