The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-20
HERE is THE EDITORIAL
THAT ANGERED BERLIN
Herr zimmerman Not Only Praised Mr.. Wilson and Up
held Munitions Traffic, but Excused starvation
Blockade" Saying WED Do 1t Ourselves"

them. and the order of the British Ad-
miralty to British merchantmen to ram
U-boats would have to be cancelled ST.
multaneously Herewith.
however. we will not Dse ourselves
In details, for reasons before mentioned.
nut IT is evident that much could be
achieved If all concerned are honestly
willing.
We can add. negatively. that Eng
land probably knows by this time hat
Germany cannot be starved. | cannot
snare the sentimental policy which rep
rtsehts England's attempt to starve us
INTO submission as a gross barbarity. l
cannot share II because II would be an
exquisite pleasure to me to use these
same tactics successfully against Eng
land
incidentally the question is of course
not one or actually starving to death
dozens of millions Of humans, but simply
the idea of forcing the enemy to lay
down arms.
we know that in the war of 1901
bismarck was for the bombardment OF
faris-that is for the defeat of dead
walls, while a more tender hearted fac
tion IN Prussia found the starving of the
population through a mute cannon siege
more tolerant. Really the whole thing
mas been witnessed before in our own
history.
h0ncel1Or's Opportunity.
The Imperial Chancellor. DR.. Won
Bethmann-HoIlweg. has IA chance here
Tor a political coup Of the greatest i'm
portance. II he should without timidity
or narrow mind dness enter upon the
free course that lies open to him. IL he
should enter upon II under the full safe.
guarding of Germany's real interests. he
would be sure OF the support of the men
tai and physical majority of the German
people and he would accomplish a deed
Of the highest merit.
True In doing so he can show no re.
gard OF consideration for the before mem
toned knife heroes who. incidentally
are in the habi Of keeping themselves in
safe distance from the bullet rain. They
are just as much in bad taste in politics
as they are at the dinner table.
The Imperial Chancellor should have
every bit OF support in this matter. In
which our viewpoint of right and our
German interests must remain IN.
ouched
Let him try for once: Full freedom
OF discussion in the press Ii would add
trnfold to his nance Of hitting upon the
proper course. Not because we are
anxious to write-really. 1t is more con.
vcnient not to do so,-but because IL IL
i'll the press that the opinion and the
sentiment of our strong n sensible ma.
ton finds expression, and because this
expression assures him of an increase in
power Of action such as Is AT the dis.
posal of the hostile statesmen. Only In
the free play of all overs can we win
Come what may we will and we shall
re,.Iain strong and cool and free from
nerve With blood and iron we viii
act and write. But just because We ar,
fearless and determined we can seel
plausible avenues to an understanding
with the United States. That does no
mean. Of course. that we must close NJ
our Office for the acceptance and issu
ance of war declarations. an office which
already has accomplished great thing.
indeed. Nevertheless IL seems to m,
that we could limit its functions some,
what Temporarily at least) without
thereby gaining the reputation of exag
gerated reserve. For that charge ",
certainly do not deserve 20