El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-05

THE GREATER PART OF THE At
legs THAT AMERICAN CITIZENS I
LAVE NET WITH IN THE MEAN !
.sThe German government still stands |
bv- its offer to come to an agreement !
long these lines.
Fnrther Concession To he Made.
as the German government repeat
al declared. il cannot dispense with
~ use Of the submarine weapon in |
t5e conduct of warfare against enemy |
trade The German government how !
- has now arranged to make n ;
frrther concession adapting methods of
submarine warfare TO the interests OF
an reaching this decision the Ger
man Government is actuated by conces-
sions which are above the leVel OF the
disputed question
aTbe German government attaches no
lee iunortance to the sacred princi-
1ies of humanity than the government
~ tbe United States. II again fully
ta1-es into account that both govern
ments for many years cooperated in
developing International law in con-
forrnitv with these principles, the ulti-
mate object of which has always been
70 confine warfare on sea and land to
armed forces OF belllgerehts ana saIe-
Guard as far as possible, noncombat-
ants against the horrors OF war
Places Blame on Britain.
e.Rut although these considerations
are Of great weight they alone would
not under present circumstances have
determined the attitude OF the German
Government. For in answer to the APP
neal by the government Of the
limited States on behalf or the
sacred principles OF humanity ana
international law, the German govern
n1ent must repeat once more with all
e n11nbssis that 1T IS NOT THE GER
MAN. BUT THE BRITISH GOVERN
A1FNT. WHICH IGNORED ALL AC-
CEPTED RULES OF INTERNATIONAL
! LAW AND EXTENDED THIS TERRI
BILE WAR TO THE LIVES AN, AND PR0P-
ERTY OF NONCOMPLIANCE, having
no regard whatever for the interests
and rights Of neutrals and noncombat-
| ants that through this method Of war
fare have been severely injured.
ssIn self defence against the Illegal
conduct OF British warfare. while fight
| ing a bitter struggle for national ex-
| istence. Germany had to resort to the
hard but effective weapon OF suoma-
rine warfare.
why No Humanity For GermAnsf
AS matters stand. the German gov
: eminent cannot but REITERATE RE-
GRET THAT THE SENTIMENTS OF
HUMANITY WHICH THE GOVERN
NFNT OF THE UNITED STATES En-
| TENDS WITH SUCH FERNOR TO THE
! Unhappy VICTIMS OF SUBMARINE
| WARFARE ARE NOT EXTENDED
! WITH THE SAME WARMTH OF
F r. ING 70 MANY MILLIONS OF
WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO, &C
! CORDING TO THE AVOWED INTEN-
/ TION OF THE BRITISH GOVERN
! MENT, SHALL BE STARVED, and who
/ by their sufferings, shall force the VIC
! torious armies Of the Central powers
! into ignominiOus capitulation.
THE German government IN agree
ment with the German people. FAILS
! TO UNDERSTAND THIS DISCRIMIN-
/ "a =
1 edlv and explicitly declared itself
ready to use the submarine weapon IN
! strict conformity with the rules or IN
/ ternational laws. as recognized before
/ the outbreak Of the war, II Great
/ britain likewise was ready to adapt
: the conduct Of warfare to these rules
/ Britain FIatIy Refused 1. :,
: several attempts MADE BY IdE
! GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
! STATES TO prevail on the British gov
eminent to act accordingly failed pc
4 cause Of the FLAT REFUSAL on THE
! PART OF THE BRITISH GOVERN
! NENT Moreover. Great Britain again
/ and again has violated lnIernatlolal
/ law. SURPRISING ALL BOGNDS ~
! OT-TRAGING NEUTRAL RIGHTS. The
/ latest measure adopted by Great BRIT
/ ain. declaring German bunker coal
! contraband and establishing conditions
! under which English bunker coai alone
/ is supplied to neutrals is nothing DuI
]
! action to force neutral TONNAGE llAlO
/ the service Of British trade war.
! aThe German people knows that the
! government Of the United states mas
/ the power TO confine the war 10 atIheu
/ forces OF the beiligerent countries IN
I the interest OF humanity ana mann
fenance Of international law Inc gov
/ eminent Of the United states Woul9
| have been certain Of attaining TINS ena
| HAD IT BEEN DETERMINED 10 IN
J the incOntrovertibie rights 10 IIeeuOiii
put as matters stand. THE GER
/ MAN PEOPLE Is UNDER THE M
! PRESTON THAT THE ~ ~ III
4 1IFNT OF THE UNITED STATES, Wnlle
I demanding that Germany, struggllns
for existence shall restrain the use
/ Of an effective weapon and While max
! ing compliance with these demands
! condition for maintenance Of relations
S,.it1- GERMANY CONFINES ITSELF TO
| PROTESTS AGAINST ILLEGAL METH
! OBS ADOPTED BY GERMANN'S ENE-
| MIEs
! Appeal Cart Find Hearty Response
! Moreover. the German people knows
| to what considerable extent ITS enc
| mics are supplied with all kinds OF
| war material from the United states;
sTT WILL. THEREFORE, BE UN-
, DFRSTOOD THAT THE APPEAl5 = l
| TIE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
| STATES TO SENIIMENIS u ny ny
MANITY AND PRINCIPLES OF IN
| TFRNATIONAL LAW CANNOT, I n, n
| DER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. MEET
! THE SAME HEARTY RESPONSE
! FROM THE GERMAN PEOPLE
| WHICH AN APPEAL OTHERW Use
/ ALWAYS Is CERTAIN TO FIND
/ HERE
| IF the German government neNerthe-
| less is resolved to go to the utmost
. limit of concessions il has been guided,
nor alone by the friendship connecting
| the two great nations for over 100
| years, but also by the thought of the
/ great doom which threatens the en-
tire civilized world should the cruel
/ and sanguinary war be extended and
! prolonged.
Germany Il Ready for Peace.
THE German government, conscious
| Of Germany's strength, twice within
| the last few months announced before
the world its readiness TO make peace
| on n basis safeguarding Germany's
! vital interests. thus indicating that il
| is not Germany's fault If peace is still
withheld from the nations Of Europe.
The German government feels all
the more justified in declaring that re-
sponsibility could not be borne before
the forum of mankind and in history
IL, after y months Of the wars dura-
ton the submarine question under dis
[ cuseiOn between the German govern