The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-27
WILSON WARNS
 CERNANYOF BREAK
:, o,ents of Note Are Told to Con- .ress by the President--Is an Ul-
 ,;matum in All But Time Limit Immediate iiepiy Demanded.

Washington, April i9-"Unless tn, .,negial German government .bould now, immediately, declare its s.sent to abandon the present meth
 s of warfare against passenger
 bd freight carrying vessels, thi.
 yernment can have no choice but
 sever diplomatic relations witt ke German Empire altogether
 Thm declaration was made by sresiHent Wilson before the con- sfess in joint session this afternoon 'Ss the climax of a message whicf indicted to the German govern 4lent.
 A situation has arisen in the for Hgn relations of the country oi 4hich it is my plain duty to inform 4ou. It will be recalled that il February, 1915, Germany announced s its intention to treat the waters em- Traced in the seat of war as Wal 6rritory and that all vessels, neu- EaI as well as belligerent, should be warned to keep out of such Waters.
 The government of the U. & Earnestly protested. It took the po- stion that such declaration could hot be issued and enforced without xross violation of the laws of na- Aons, particularly if submarines
 ere to be employed to make such Blockade effective. Inasmuch as he sea traffic prescribed by that eclaraiion is one of humanity and Established custom. it could not, iu Dc nature of the case, but be effect |ed by the operation of such vessels
 This government bases it's pro- fst on the ground that persons of different nationalities and vessels of ] Heutral ownership would be exposed b extreme risks and that no right h close any part of the high seas <4r to expose neutrals and non-com- tatiants to such degree could law E<ully Dc permitted by any belIiger- m government The law upon (which the government of the United ftates IS based is opposed to this 1ils protest is not of recent origin F founded on entirely arbitrary Principles set up by this nation |Hself. They are based on manifest |1rlnciples of humanity and have |fng been established with the ap- |froval and by the expressed assent |Rf all civilized nations Notwith- sanding the earnest protest of our government, the Imperial German government has proceeded to carry 9Rut It's announced intentions. It Ras expressed the hope that dan- kers would be reduced to a mini fum and told this government it ould take every precaution to Efaieguard the lives of Americans pgalnst attack and danger.
 what has actually happenedg
 m pursuance of the policy of fanmarlne warfare just announced |4hd entered upon. despite the pro- 'FS or our government, the com tiahders of undersea vessels have Vacked merchant ships with great F activity, not only on the high ras but wherever they could en- tVuhter them. More and more u'hiess and more and more indis- rihlnatey and less and less ob- srFant of the rights of neutrals and
 " cialms of humanity. they have 4eiNered their attacks without com- {uhetlon on vessels of every nation, |fouhd on every errand. Even yes ss bound from neutral port to eutral port have been destroyed. lohg With vessels of belligerent Mhers in constantly increasing ulllOers, and sometimes passen- o,s or crew have been vouchafed an security and sometimes they faFe not and sometimes no warn
 has neen given, and not even the aps .p hoats allowed to be lowered
 tragedy has followed tragedy on V seas Tn such a manner as to 'aAe It grossly evident that war a.e II warfare it be, cannot be @lrled on without marked viola ph oi the laws of nations rights # humanity.
 "haIever the disposition of the
 iaah Imperial government is. it as @ lnanitestly proved impossible to
 p methods of attack within the pulds set by reason of the heart 'n;, u;iailklnd. In February the Im- bia 'al uerman government informed @ government that 1t had reason pelleye that the government of
 ea. Britain had armed all mer- n rai' vessels of British ownership
 u nad given secret orders for ben onl to attack submarines and sink Aem Whenever possible and that Y Imperial German government 4 flaim. N s"e Suppore oi '''is <eoni nne law of nations has long re- eIs IGni1ed the right of merchant ves- ' ,ona so carry arms for protection ar lsh n they are to be used only un- ano o'le most extraordinary circum- s,nes. snoes. But the Imperial German Indan i'lient has set these aside < hin circumstances most extra