The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-06
CHANCELLOR SHOULD ASK
WHAT AMERICA MEANS
Germany Argues that ar.
ceptance of Demands by That
Country Would Mean Aban-
donment of Sub Warfare.

There are no new developments here
today in the Lusitania case, while
news is awaited from Washington.
With regard to Secretary Lansing's
proposals on submarine warfare and
the armng OF merchantmen, the AS
sociated Press is authoritatively in
formed that they have not so far
been submitted to Germany. The
koelnische Volks Xeitung says that
the proposals are unacceptable, as
their acceptance would signify the
abandonment of the entire German
submarine campaign.
The Volks Zeitung says that If Mr..
Wilson is correctly reported as de-
manding that Germany recognize that
the sinking Of the Lusitania was IL
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of reprisals, then there can be only
one answer-a flat refusal
The tension created by the latest
developments in the Lusitania case
evidently is lessenng Most of the
afternoon papers do not discuss the
situation today The Kreuz Zeitung
however says it is necessary TO em-
bhasize the reasons which should in
| fluence Chancellor Won Bethmann-'
Hollweg in deciding not to meet the
demands of the United States, and
adds:
The chancellor will have to ask
what America means by again sud
denly raising the question Of the gen
eral principle involved in the Lusi-
tania affair, and demanding that we
adopt Il position completely at yari-
ance with the one we took, clearly
and without ambiguity, six months
ago, He will have to decide whether
this action by America does not re-
fleet intentions which could not be
removed by concessions, however
great on our prt, but could be met
only by firm resolution
"The chancellor will have to con-
slider whether it would not make on
our allies. our enemies, and neutrals,
an impression of weakness by no
means justified by our successes and
military position to abandon our for
mcr standpoint and make confess
sion Of having acted contrary to in
ternatiopal lava confession which
would be used for all time to prove
tine truth of ISLANDERS which have been
heaped upon us.
"rhe chancellor in particular will
have to exaN#ne the question whether
IL, pIx tuifI, tho
American demands we would not
thereby allow our hands to be bound
in the struggle for existence by
abandoning a means Of warfare
which, resting on technical superb
ority, might contribute substantially
to forcing our enemies to yield"
In conclusion the Kreuz .Ieitung
says:
There cannot be the slightest
doubt that the government and
people clearly recognize the limits to
our CONCESSIONS TO America, which
are imposed. by military necessities
and the dignity of the German EN-
pire.
"Our resolution that under no cir
cumstances shall these limits be over
stepped would not he weakened even
If the course of events in the last
eighteen months had not brought one
political or military success after an
other and bettered Germany's posi-
tion in the struggle against over
whelming odds"
The Germania recalls the fact that
February was the anniversary Of
the issuance of the German procla-
nation establishing war zone about
the British isles. 1t says the most
important consequence was destruc.
| tion Of the Lusitania.
"This case, so far from being set
tied, has reached an especially crlti-
Zeal point" it continues. "We cannot
understand what moved America to
take her present step. 1t is most
certain that the sinking of the Lnsi-
tania was absolutely within the Pre-,
visions of the German proclamation
and therefore there can be no ta,k
OF iIlegality unless our corToreial
war round about Great Britain is 70
be deprived of it's basis"