The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
FREE USE OF SEAS WILL
ASSURE PEACE--DERNBURG

manlty draws n fresh breath of en-.
terprise. and they must not be
stopped up. personally would
cN"n 20 so far as to ncutralize all
tho seas and narrows permanently
10y common and effective agree.
mont guaranteed by all the Powers, 10
that any infringement on that score
would meet with the most severe
punishment that can he melted out
To any trausgressor.
y. free sea Il useless. cxcept
combined with the freedom of cable
and mall communication with all
countries. whether belligerent or
not ! should ,ikr to see all the
rable Jointly owned by the inter.
estcd nations and n world mail sys.
tenn oversee established by com mon
consent. Rut more than this, an
open sea demands an open door
policy.
This means that while every ma
ton must have the right for COM
mcrcial and fiscal purposes to i'm.
pose whatever duties II thinks NJ,
these duties must he equal for all
exports and imports for whatever
destination or from whatever source.
1t would he tantamuunt to a world
'nlItl' ~ lf'l " " country OWnlnE
large part of tn, globe could make
discriminating duties between the
inotherland and dominions Of colo
MES as against other nations. This
has been OF late the British prac-
tice. German colonies have always
been open 20 every conner. includ-
ing the motherland. on equal terms
such equality OF treatment should
be the established practice for all
the future.
The only alternative 10 an open
zen ana free intercourse policy
would he Chinese wall around
each country. II there Is no free
Intercourse every country must he.
come seif.suffIcient. Germany has
proved that 10 can he done. Hut this
policy would mean very high Gus.
toms barriers. discrimination. un.
bounded eE0tism and q world bris.
Ting IN arms. While the free .ea
policy stands for the true alma NJ
International relations, namely. In
exchange Of goods. which must bene.
Mt either party, to he mutually sat.
isfactory. II will engender friendly
FEELING among all the peoples, ad.
vance civilization. and thereby have
sure tendency toward disarma.
ment.
g. Germany has been taxed with
disrei ding treaty obligations.
tearing up as scrap OF paper a SOL
emn engagement of international
character. as regards TO Belgium.
nave the less reason to enter into
THE matter. since II IL was bi each
or International law at ALL IL has
oeen followed up by all other
beNigerents by destroying other
parts OF that code SO essential 10
the welfare OF the community Of ma
tions.
International Law.
Two German men of war have
been destroyed In neutral waters
Tho protests that the Government
o. this country had TO make against
Great Britain's treatment OF inter
national sea law and the rights Of
the neutrals are too numerous to
he recounted. Chinese neutrality has
been violated in the crosses. way.
In disregard OF all conventions
China Is now being subjected to
demands Incompatible with the
rights Of a self-respectinC nation.
Egypt and cyprus have been an
nexed by Great Britain. disregard
Ing all treaties. Gcrmanys diplo-
matte representatives have been
driven from, China. Morocco and
Egypt. all countries sovereign At the
time. The Declaration of London.
which has been set up ny tho Cover
mcnt of the United States az the
governing document. had to he
dropped as such.
There is practically no part Of
International law that could stand
the test. Justice toward ncutrals
compe,s tina international law
shoud he reestabliShcd In Codi-
fed form with sufficient guarantees,
so az to- save as FAR az possible
all Tho ueutrals from possible i'm
plication IN a war in which they
% not TAX" part
,. Germany does not strive for
territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT In Eu-
rope, she doe, not believe In con.
aUering and subiugating unwilling
nations. this on account Of u spirit
Of justice and her knowledge Of
history. NJ such attempts have
ever been permanently successful.
Rrlgtum commands the main outlet
~ western German trade. l. the nat.
ursI for.Iand of the empire and has
hspn conquered with untold sa~ri.
Gee Of blood and treasure. u ofirr>
10 sermsn trade the only outlet
IN an open sea and II has hern pc.
l,tirsliy established. maintained and
defended by England In order IN
Keep these natural advantages
from Germany. The love for small
peoples that England heraIds now
will never stand Investigation, rs
shown nv the destruction Of the
small Bocr republics.
Aims In Belgium.
SO Belgium cannot he given M.
However. these considerations could
NJ disreRarded II all the other GER
WBn demands. especially guar.
antecd free sea. were fully compiled
with and the natural commercial
relation Of Belgium IA Germany
was considered In u iust ana work
able form. In this case Germany
Will not fail. when the time comes
IN help rebuilding the country, In
fact she l. doing ~ now.
y, Germany T. country smaller
IN size than California. but popu-
lated thirty-iiNe times as thickly as
that State. She loves aud fosters
family life and sees her future in
the raising OF large families Of
healthy children under The home
roof and under the nationa, flag.
German parents have no desire TO
eXpitriate every year a consider
able number OF their children. This
implies that her industrla, develop
mert, which would alone give 0ccu-
patton Ia 'hC yearly increase Of
pretty nearly "A million people. should