The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
u. S. TO REPLY
TO KAISER NOTE
Charges in GOTmany's Answer
TO Be Challenged.
u. S. LIVES ABOVE DOLLARS
Cfenses of Allies Not in Class with
Those of Submarines-Wh u
S. Presses Demands on Entent
Germany Strs Nation to Anger by
New Submarine Outrage.


Germany Stirs Nation to Anger by
New Submarine Outrage.
Washington, May Study of the
German submarine note is convincing
president Wilson's advisers that re-
ply must be made in order to repudi
ate certain charges against the United
States made in that document.
These charges are:
First That the United States had
dis crlmlnated against Germany and
in favor of Great Britain in it's de.
mands that International law be obey.
ed.
Second-That the United States
would have brought freedom of the
seas had it insisted upon it's rights
against Great Britain.
Third-That the United States has
aided Germany's enemies by supplying
them with all kinds of war materials.
Discrimination Is Denied.
The president and his advisers de-
clare there has been no discrimina>
ton for or against any belligerent
since the war began.
In order to bring about the adop-
ton of a submarine policy, based up
on recognized International law, it
was necessary for the United States to
conduct negotiations with Germany
which have extended over period of
thirteen months. For fifteen months
the United States has been negotiat-
ing with Great Britain and her allies
to put a stop to violations of interna-
tfonal law leveled against neutral
commerce
Puts Life Above Dollars.
Mr. Wilson holds, his advisers de-
clare, that it was far more important
to obtain protection for human life
than it was to arrange for protection
for dollars, and it was for this rea-
son that he proceeded with such vigor
against Germany But attention is
called 90 the representations and pro-
tests which have been made to Great
Britain and France as proof of the
effort of the administration to pre-
vent the seizure of innocent goods by
ships of the allied powers.
If Germany will give the government
here, chance it is declared, she will
lack Of vigor of the president
OvershadoWs Allies Acts.
The difficulty is, according to the
officials, that every time the president
begins to consider action against the
allies, German submarine commits
an act which excites the public
against the German government and
it's methods of warfare The miscon-
duct of the allies, thereupon, is thrown
into the background and there is only
a tepid popular interest in what may
be done to stop it. In order to OBJ
tain effective results in negotiations,
1t is imperative there should be a
well-informed public sentiment back
of the chief executive.
Germany claims in her note that
naval warfare, like warfare on land,
implies unavoidable dangers for neu-
tral persons and goods entering the
fighting zone International law ex-
perts say there is no such similarity.
Seas Free to Neutrals.
The seas are presumed to be free
and neutrals have the right to navi-
gate them in full security, subject on
" to visit and search and loss of their
goods should they be contraband in
character. There is no such thing as
a fighting zone upon the high seas"