The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21
TO BREAK
WITH u. S.
INSANITY
"WiII Not DO It. Declares Ger
man Chief of Staff.
Also Says Can Make No More
Concessions to L. 5.
LIVED UP TO OUR PROMISE"
Have Warned Those Aboard
Liners Before Sinking.
Respect to L. =. Saves Scores
of Ships From U-BOats.
WILL TIGHTEN RING ON ENG.
Despite Reports, Do Not Attack
Neutral Vessels, He Says.
England. Too, Must Accept Re-
spOnSibility for Losses.
Respect to L. $. Saves Scores
of Ships From U-BOats.
WILL TIGHTEN RING ON ENG.
Despite Reports, Do Not Attack
Neutral Vessels, He Says.
England. Too, Must Accept Re-
spOnsibility for Losses.
BY CARL w. ACKERMAN.
Copyright 1915 by the United Press.
copyrighted in Great Britain.

copyrighted in Great Britain.
Berlin. April 21-By Wireless
to Tuckerton, N. Germany
can go no further in her subma-
rine concessions to the United
States, Admiral Won Holtzen-
dorff. chief of the German ad-
miralty staff, declared in an in
terview with this correspondent
today.
But remember, said the
German naval head later during
the course of the interview,
that we have no desire for a
break with the United States.
That would be insanity. We
shall not bring it about, despite
our desire to push vigorously our
submarine war"
we did not sink the Sussex said
Admiral Won HOltzendOrff. II am as
much convinced of that as of anything
which has happened in this war If
YOU could read the definite instruc-
tions. the exact orders each submarine
commander has you would under
stand that the torpedoing of the Sus-
sex was impossible.
Let scores of Liners Go.
MANY Of our submarines have re-
turned from rounding up British yes
sells They sighted scores of passen-
ger ships going between England and
America. but not one of these was
touched. although every one of them
was carrying war munitions for the
allies
I'VE have definitely agreed to warn
the crews and passengers of passenger
vision in every way but we cannot be
asked to regard freight ships in the
same manner. This is beyond the
border for any belligerent nation.
Il speak in a straightforward man
ner. We could have destroyed hun
dreds of thousands of tons of enemy
ships since the beginning of the sub
marine war, except for the promises
we gave the United States. but we can
not go farther.
Five Months More VIII Tell
Five months more will see what
We can do to the British shipping
The ring around the British Isles will
grow tighter and tighter Then we
shall see whether England will still
maintain that she cannot make peace
until Germany is destroyed.
The allies could have had peace
long ago but they still cling to the
idea of starving Germany into submis-
sion The longer they cling to the idea
of starving Germany into submission
the longer they cling on and prolong
the war. the greater will be their bill
What is said about freight shins
applies only to enemy freight ships. VIC
are not going to torpedo, and we have
not torpedoed without warning or
without examining the ships papers or
cargoes, any neutral ship, despite re-
ports which the enemy is spreadinf.
We are not out to attack without
warning neutral ships bound for Eng
land Our submarines have respected
every one of them so far and they have
met scores in the North sea- the chan
mel and the Atlantic
VIII Not Break With U. S.
If diplomatic relations with Amer
lea are broken. our submarines can
attack any enemy ship without warn
ing. But remember. we have no do
sire for a break with the United States.
This would be insanity. We shall not
bring IL about despite our desire to
push vigorously our submarine war
fare.
Il do not think the American peo-
pie want to declare war against Ger
many Tor the way she is conducting
her submarine war now. | don't think
America wants to protect England I
dont think the American people want
20 90 anything they can to help Eng
Lahd win, even by protecting English
freight ships with American lives
People must remember that if is
risky to travel on the seas to and from
england today They must watch the
snip character If England boasts
her mastery of the seas and her rule
or the waves, she must accept the re-
sponsihility and the liabilities, not
Germany.
England the Responsible One.
Germany is at war with England
germany must attack England's life
nerve, which is her shipping We have
means through our submarines to do
TINS and we must go ahead. England
is the one responsible for American
hNes on her freight ships. We cannot
warn Americans on board any more
than we can send word to neutrals
who may be in enemy trenches before
We attack. It is the same situation on
the seas exactly, and still we know