The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-14
DERNBURG SAYS US.
CAN WIN SEA ISSUE.
Has Many Ways Of Forcing
Britain to Respect Its
Rights, He Declares.
SURE OF A FIRM STAND
Special Cable Despatch TO Tnr stS

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BERLIN. Nov. ~. via London. Nov.
13.-The Td0cbldtt devotes its entire
front q to-day to an article by DR..
Dernburg commenting on the
American note to Great Britain.
In his article DIR. Dernburg predicts
That the United States Wall enforce its
rights on the seas and says that 1t
has many means by which II may
achieve this result. lie says:
president Wilson's policy toward Ger
many and Great Britain was inspired
by "A determination to force the bel
ligerents to respect the a~nte-bellum prin-
ciples OF maritime law. particularly as
laid down in the Declaration Of London,
and to regard alterations by belligerents
without the consent OF the United States
and other neutrals az unbinding. Amer
lea came into conflict both with Ger
many n Great Britain over these ques-
tons.
The submarine question had at first
to be settled, because this act was not
"A question, as In Great Britain's COM
mercial war with Germany. OF replace
able wares or financial losses, but of
the lives OF American citizens. The
differences with Great Britain. there
fore. were postponed until a way had
been cleared through Germany's wise
giving In In the Arabic case.
Apart from the fact that she shared
Americas considerations for humanity,
Germany apparently gave In principally
for the reason that a nation which
wishes the freedom Of the seas should
not contribute 10 shatter the principles
which hitherto had been maintained
even in an incomplete form, n that
she hal no right to expect the United
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observance OF the maritime law without
also following the same policy toward
Germany. 4 submarine campaign de-
Tended on the ground of the modernity
OF the eapon was. however. irrecon-
cilable with the application OF the Lon.
don regulations.
with the note of November : and the
two notes of the transfer of the registry
of a ship and the declaration uf cotton
and other wares az contraband, the
whole fabric which Great Britain had
built up. not only to staryc German but
to hem in American trad". falls to
pieces.
The German press has raised the
question whether the United States
would endeavor TO force compliance with
her demands. According to the diplO-
matte history OF the United states
and the Lusitania case is a page In this
history-there is every reason To believe
this will he dom at all costs.
The Presidential elections will colns
next year. when the President must ac-
count to the nation for his Admins
%tration. and the c~onveuins OF Congress
In December adds further emphasis.
while only minor measures OF COM
pulsion were available against Germany,
because OF suppression Of trade. Far
more powerful measures are avail ihl'
against Great Britain and her allies, fog
example. the refusal Of credit, prohibit
ing banks to discount the Allies notes,
an embargo on wares Us ;ui 10 the
Niles, and finally the prohibition Of the
export of munitions.
Great Britain has Il keen nose fo'
e~ventuallties and. seeing that she must
give in. Is takirg steps to meet the
situation. among other things prohibit
ing British shipping trade betwes neu'
t%ral.ports and attempting t. nuN neutrdI
steamers and charter American steamers
for long periods \ free sea II "f lttl,
usa to a nation without ships.