Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-20

the lives ~ u-cDmbatants at SEES
( cDnla not N the nature Of tfle case, be
| observed by ,uCh vesseFs
Insists or Right Of Free Seas,
1T ha> cd iTs proreEt on the gr8ung
! that 1ersorrs ~ neutral Nationality and
| ,esgois or -avtr4I nwurrshfp would 'oa
nxuosed tn svtrhrne and Iutolerahle
risks. ard MAT no right 20 close any
5art 1T the high seas could lawfully b.
asserted ~ The imperial governments
/ in ne .rircurstanres Their existing,
The Inv II natIons in these Jnat-
ters upon which the govern rnent NJ the
vrv'tee statne hase1 chat protest, ia rSt
~ recent origin or founded upon mere
" q arbitrary principles set up Ivy COM
a0tiot1
1T IL based, on the contrary, upon
manifest principles IF humanity and
has ,a~g hAer1 este hlished with the APP
,,rr,1 N and by fhe express assent OF AL
civil. zed nations.
The .npprfat government r6twffh-
-tardInc. nersiete1 n carrying out the
DojrI anrourred. ovDrRssiug tho hop"
rat .ha darrers involved at any rate
:, central vosspTs wouIa ne reduced
20 &. nfnlmun by tho Instructions
which n had 's@und 20 me commanders
II rq submarines and assuring th"
.yn,...r,-rr merit 0r he rnted states that II
-r,,:lt tako gerry por~fila Trecaution
..~,1 - raapac~ me rights ~ nnutrals
.fr,I o., safeGuard sha lives Of non onrrf-
1atonf~
Puthisss Practices,
rr rut.a,la roe % mis- policy Of suh-
r77n~fr. warfare anairst the EouYmerre
- Is a,ivoraarfoz. thus announced ard
hus a0tarnd 1pon In spite IT he sol
oyrn protest If me government 1T the
r--tt.,.4 S+a+ns no comma Tera Of the
imperial governments undRrseas v@s-
se,e Nave "ar~1ofl on prart!ces nf such
r,HAlnaS Aes+rrc+i0n witch have made
r -rora -ydent as he months hav"
ga~4. ~ nat ne Imperial government
3ae ro~nd e lmpract'cah!e 20 put any
81, sztrntrts Ipor them as Il had
"o,..6 md 2r0n7isad % put
&~p'o t~1 gain me imperial gov
40 -,nrt as -tvo0 is solemn assur
~ 90 e., ra ,vnruu7ent Of thp United
%','a@ ..n' - ."as+ paszHr7ger %Ftp@
W, Id .,. ~ 'Nns tsaft WITH. ara T"r
It vas ~>reo ~. permitted .,a under
49, . r7-r.,-..',,~e -. disregard 'hoae 1s-
.rra r1ro.s v''A -.~-ire !mpn~ify
Ms ~soor'I' * TTe'7ruar2- 'ast II gave
,rot'r> .e7' would regard ait armed
77n,,r $.,r,.~rrr' .v-~ah Ia -ner0ins ~
-,ar.. 80 avail 'oreas = 'rs .lhvar
s.,v'sa I'D 'v4I wy ham ~ 1-ttt NOR
= .yrr ,.,'4 &, ,oast 80. rupliraCtn0.
.,l-.a1-rrr .,~r,r - i've earning - 2as-
.r'. v-;~', -r1~a -.rt 1rrned and % ac-
..,~' +n~~r3+v ,Fa - 'he+r ,aSssn-
o. md -~owe .,ut @rnn 'hie }nTita-
;o- ''r..'r ma rfne ro17 u1anAers have
- '},+e'. crn~nd
Neutral Vessels Are Destroyed.
.4ss'- r Io-iral .,wr ership even
=, sao}s - ,e-:sra] ,wrrrS177p ooUrd
from "arrtrai port % -a'1tr7l pnr- na~r
eo-. destroyed dong With csse's Il
3eI'lgs~ant ,r~nerehlp in ,onstart1y In
yr. sing ..rrhnrs
sometimes ne ulnr"hantnan at
;acked 4av" aper rarned and sum
m0ned :" surrender Defore being fred
on ~ -arpsTo"f. =or1etfrnss1 the pas
-eree-s and .re~s 3are @~en vo3rh-
safaT The poor ,arurt'v - being. al
lowed - AXE .o ne sA'D's h0ats hernrr
ne hip Vas sc~t -, - .0ttor1. 9ut
.tgair ara .aa7n ~ warning 1as BEEN
lH-.rr
'irrat liners IKE he T-usftanja and
Areh'- nd n7era Daesenger l,osts IKE.
:
4 noure'it'z warning often her0rh they
}r.,.,crro - ~ armed ship ~ The enc
m" ard he .lv@e ~ @nrcom batants }
% asen 2prz and rrevE nave bean de-
~trov"d wnolesa1" md n Z manner
which 20 ..0-rr7mart If the Irnited
States an rot MY regard rs wartnr
nd .c,'An4t ~ slightest color " yus- a.,
.tf7oation.
80 init # any kind has in fart |
n""0 .of ~ heir udsrrtr7irata pur- |
suit and 4estrHctior oF r71erchartynen |
~ al EfUfs and nationalities within the !
tvarsrs .vttrF ne imperial government !
hHH S"s"1 - tesf~nafp az lying within !
80 -aps = var
The -nN - americans who have lost
'hr'- yes upon ships nus attacked !
ana .sstroy~d mas grown month nv J
= n"'N IntN 'hn or1in0us tof has ;
n7'T"ts1 !n+n the hundreds
iva govorrmnrt ~ the United States {
h9s 'o@r rrr% patient At everY stage |;
- 'Hfs Distressing experiences If trag- :
4dv ,f+sr rraza5y II has sought to be !
governed ~ ne most though+fur con = /,
3tdorati0n II he extraordinary CTR :
'.!r0 s'a0"es + an unprecedented war
g@nr1in" friendship for the people and !
GOV "r"n7ent II Germany
accepted Assurances in Good Faith.
= 0aE accepted the surcessfvc ey-
planati0ns ard 1ssurancas Of the I'M I
partial rerrnar govern n4eut as IF course
given n entire sincerity and good
faith, and mas hoped even against hops
that r you'd prove 10 no possible for :
he imperial government 40 to order
and control the acts Of ms naval com |
rnanders as to square It's policy with
the recognized principles Of humanity
as embodied in he law Of nations. !
It mas made every allowances for
conditions and has been
willing TO wait until the facts became
and were susceptible Of |
only one Interpretation.
TT now owes it to a just regard FOR
its own rights TO say to the imperial |
government that that time has come /
First Position Is fnevitabfs
"Tt has becon1e painfully evident tot
it thar the position which IT took at
the very outset IS Inevitable namely,
the use Of submarines for the destruc-
ton Of an enetnys commerce is of
ecnssity because Of the very cyarac-