The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07

since, howeNe' the German not,
contains certain measurements Of fact
respecting the actions OF Great Britain.
tn" following observations NAV not be
thought ont %: place
Tn" German t;ovelumeu; states that
they have 80 FAR as * possihl. instituted
i"r reaching restraint uron the use oi
the submarine weapon solely In con
S'd.ration of neutral interests, and in
spit" of IA" fact that thes. restrictions
were necessarily of advantage TO Ger
rany's enemies
IT j. alleged that no such consid.
Grafton has ever been shown TO neutrsls
~ Great Britain and her allies.
u" the facts bear out these asser-
!ons 80 far as Is known IN. ,nea sures
taken ny Great Britain against German
trade hay. cost no neutral his life
Great Britain maintains that they are
IN accord with the principles OF inter
national law, and is prepared TO make
good that claim
They can surely compare tavora biz.
50 'ar a. CONSIDERATION % ueutrdl,. is
concerned. WITH 4 policy Whose fruits ARE
seen in the tragedies of the Lusitsnia,
TIA. Arabic ard IN. SUSSEX
IN" Germans maintain that Il was
owing 4" he Illegal conduct ~ tn. Br't-
ish warfare that GERMANY was forced
to resort To he" submarine cainpaigr.
This is not N" hrst time that the GER
mans haN" attempted to justify their
submarine warfare on the ground that
i is a measure "f reprisal against the
action of the British Government IN cut
ting of supplies from Germany
"Th" following list Of incidents. in
order. should suffice 10
DISPOSE of this plea
"Septemhcr, lsli-Dut,h vessel Maria.
from california for Dublin and Belfast
with cargo OF grain for the civil popu-
lation. sunk by the German cruiser
karlsruhe
"pctober -, isl+-rhe Admiral Gan
t"aume with 1000 unarmed refugees
sunk by German submarine
"becember, lal4-Admiral Won Tir-
pitt oreshadowed adoption Of submarine
campaign.
January -. lel5--American ship
William =, FRYE. with whea, from
Seattle FOR Queenstown. sunk By Ger
man auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz WI
helm
THE William = Frye according TO
previous repor's, vas sunk by the Prinz
l.ft-l Friedrich
February !. l9l3- Declaration by
the German GoNernu"ui OF their inten-
tlun to institute general submarine
blockade of Great Britain and ireland
with the aNowed purpose OF cutting on
all supplies from these islands This
blockad" vas put INTO effect officially
February Is. although as matter or
fact "a merchant ship had hcen sunk
by German submarine at tn. end of
Januar'.
britain Forced 10 ArtIOn''
1T was not until March II. 1915, that
he pr sent measures against German ,
Irad" WEI" put IN force by Great Britain. 1
B"fpI" tn" enforcement Of those meas
Irrs the Germans had DESTROYED carpo,s
If foodstuffs coming to the civilian popu-
ation oi this country. had declared their
Intention ~ .nsti'utinG "A system OF sub
marine outrage, and had actually sub
larln"d merchant vessels without
warming
As toy their pretended tenderness for
their slaughter OF old
men, children, women and girls in Bel
,um and northern France. not to sneak
# tn" unreported Proceedings of th,ir
IGNORED allies in Armenia, forever pre-
vents them from being heard in such ,
'ause
The German Government speaks ~
many millions Of women and children. :
no, according to the avowed intention
u li' blltsll government are TO he
tarNed. and who by their suffe,ings shall
orce the victorious armies Ui the Central /
'owers into an isnomlnious capitulation.
I'm this connection il is interesting IN !
ememher that AT the beginning of last !
month the German Chancellor made the
GLOWING remarks in the Reichstag,
81 can understand that in 1915 the ,
ncmy would not give up hope OF starv- !
ue Germany, but I cannot understand
low cool heads can cling to it after the
Experience of 1918.
our enemies forget that. thanks TO
NJ organizing powers ~ the whole ma
ion. Germany is equal to the task OF the
distribution of victuals. our stocks Of
read and grain will not only be suf-
'cient but will leave an ample reserve
With which to commence the new wear
Ne have not run short of anything in
hc past, nor shall We run short Of any
hing in the future
"'There il "A curious contradiction be-
wccn this statement and the appeal ON
.half OF the starving women and chill
rem.
However, prcsumng that the state
,ent of the Chancellor in the Reichstar
'as untrue, II Is interesting to recall the
pinions OF two former German states.
icn, Prince BisiIarck aud Count Capriyi
> TO the right OF n belligercn, to cut or
he supplies of his enemy.
I'm 1855. at the time when his Mai.
s'y's Government was discussing with
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