The Washington times., 1915-08-21
GERMANY INSISTS.
ON SUBMARINE WAR.
TO OBREAK BLOCKADE.
win Continue Attacks, Denying
Right Of Visit and Search, to
Change British Plan.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-1f submarine
warfare can do 1t, Great Britain is to
be reduced to the sea status that Ger
many now has. declares the New York
World today.
The attack on the Arabic and the
nine other steamships torpedoed dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending yes
terday was notice by Germany that n
new campaign against the British
blockade Is under way.
The World claims to make this state
ment upon the highest German author
ity in the United States.
The policy involves denial Of the
American demand for visit and search
before attack, in order that neutral ma
tionals may be given an opportunity
for escape, but Germany has deliber-
ately determined that 1t Is none of the
United States business what is done to
belligerent ships.
Americans for Protection.
As to the presence Of Americans on
the Arabic. it is declared by this same
German authority that they were pres
ent as non-paying passengers, passes s.ss
Of the protection their presence might
afford. The fat assertion was made
that 'if investigation were made 1t
would be found that none OF the Amer
leans on the Arabic paid for his pas
sage"
Germany seeks to force a protest to
Britain by the United States against
her orders in council. In furtherance
Of this goods bought in Germany. by
United States purchasers are being held
up by the government. The hope Is
that interference with these shipments
may aggravate dissatisfaction with the
conditions imposed by Great Britain:
In the secret correspondence pub
lished this wS>k by the World just such
a policy as this was advocated by one
Of the German trade advisers. This
policy has not only been adopted by the
German government. hut formal notice
of It has been filed with the state De-
partment at Washington.
Germany Places Embargo.
Count Won Bernstorfr. the German am
recently received from the
State Department an application for
permission to put through n shipment
of potash contracted and paid for be-
fore the blockade became effective. The
permission was granted. but Count Won
Bernstorff sent with II notice that an
embargo had been placed on shipments
of German goods that would have TO
pass through the British blockade. no
matter what neutral nation they were
consigned to.
An official memorandum bearing upon
this subject declares:
when a note to Great Britain is dis
patched and confidence In the neutral
ity of tho United States is restored In
Germany. then 1t will be possible Tor
the German ambassador at Washing
ton TO start negotiations with the State
DE- partment for the drafting OF reply
TO the American note that will be
to both countries.
Public opinion In Germany & is SO
States are not impartial, that 1t Is not
possible for the government to do any
thing toward mutual understandings
unless a note be dispatched by the
American Government to Great Britain
arainst the blockade.
1.-THE idea Of the allies declaring cot
ton to be contraband Is ludicrous as
cotton Is no longer used In Germany
in the manufacture of explosives. Wood
pulp is substituted. and Germany has a
large suppy of that
Ready To Buy Cotton.
Germany stands ready to buy 3,o0o,-
900 bales OF American cotton II the
blockade Is raised, and the United
States Cove -nment is urged to make
special reference IN lts ioItnCominS
note to Great Britain to interference
with cotton shipments.
Count Won Bernstorn had no comment
to make yesterday on the sinking Of
the Arabic. The opinion OF his entour-
age may be summed UP in the follow
ing way:
The Arabic was n menace to German
safety. because she had become the
largest carrier Of war munitions, and
deserved to be destroyed.
The German submarine comma nder
did give warning to the Arabic, but the
British will not admit it.
The commander had sufficient reason
to believe that the Arabic carried no
Americans. because she had no first
cabin.
So long as probably not more than
one or two Americans were lost on the
Arabic. the affair will not become COM
parable with the sinking of the Lust