The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-24

fifty sailors have lost their lives, fifty
OF them by German torpedoes from
submarines and the others when ships
have been destroyed by mines Be
sides these many boats have been
taken by belligerents and confiscated
after prize court proceedings.
Germany, after n few months rest.
suddenly started submarine war.
fare against Norwegian ships last
September much sharper and more
merciless than ever before-exposlng
the lives OF many sailors to the dan
gers OF the arctic storms At the
same time, 1t Is declared, hostile
campaign against Norway was
launched in the German press, all OF
which the Norwegian people have
been unable to understand. The
more Norway has tried to preserve its
neutrality. the more dissatisfied, ac-
cording to the Norwegian viewpoint.
has the German chauvinistic press
been and papers such as the Keel
nische Zeitung and F'rankfurter lei
utng very often have threatened mer-
camille reprisals after the war.
Nothing seems to have created a
greater bitterness in Germany against
Norway than the governments ordI-
nances prohibiting the export OF GER
tain foodstdRs. which Norway needs
for itself-e especially the ordinance OF
last August prohibiting export OF
certain kinds Of fish. Although fish
Ing is one Of Norway's main trades
yielding great surplus for export. i
since the wnr so much fish has been
exported that there has not been
enough left for Norway itself and the
country has been deprived OF one OF
its main foodstuffs. The export to
10,
an extent that the people demanded
that the government should take
steps to provide enough Tor the home
market.
After the torpedoing by Germany.
OF Norwegian ships In the Arctic
ocean and along the coast this fall the
ordinance OF October i was passed,
which like the Swedish forbids bel
ligerent submarines the use of Nor
wegian waters,
The German themselves declare
they do not need and never used Nor
wegian waters in their warfare Ev-
erybody here then asks how the Nor
wegfnn ordinance can be taken as
alone directed against Germany and
how 1t can be taken rs an attempt TO
tamper with German machinery. The
press except the SociaIistic papers
unanimously stand by the govern
ment in this case and will support its
UNFOLDING the right of Norway to
keep the sovereignty on Its own ter-I
ritory.
The German press lately claimed
that no Norwegian sailor had been
killed by German torpedoing of Nor
wegian ships. The Morgenbladet re
calls that the Norwegian steamer
Syein Yorl, on June 9; 1915, was tor
pedoed when bound for Norway with
cargo OF coal for the steamship line
itself. Twelve of the crew lost their
lives and Germany has recognized its
guilt and agreed to pay full damage.
The steamer LougIi, in ballast, wss
torpedoed without warning and one
man killed; and In all about forty
Norwegian sailors are declared to.
have directly lost their lives of Ger
man torpedofng.
The MorgenbIadet continues: III
the German press believes it can mis-
lead opinion in Norway and deprive
the government Of the necessary sup
port it is greatly mistaken. Nobody
here-lovtng the fatherland will
in serious situation help overthrow
the cabinet by disclaimtng Norway'ss
right and duty to protect the lives
and property of its citizens to the
best OF our ability. We do not want
to wrong anybody, we do not want to-
injure foreign life or foreign property
we only want to live by ourselves.
our own national life without being
Inundated or treated with AFRO
gance.
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