Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-07
ENGLAND Defends HER
VARIOUS TRADE EMBARC0ES;
No BREAK WITH GERMANY
President Wilson, While Displeased With
Some of the Language Used in Reply
He Is Satisfied With New In
Structi0nS Issued.
ADMINISTRATION HAS
MADE NO DECISION

London, May 6.-Declining to com.
ment on the purely Americans German
question involved in the German re-.
ply to the American note ON submar-
inc warfare, Lord Robert Cecil, min
lister Of war trade, and parliamentary
under-secretary for foreign affairs, in
behalf of the foreign office, gave the
Associated Press today statement
dealing with the charges against
Great Britain and Germany's avowed
desire for peace
The statement follows:
Would Be Presumptuous.
'"Thc reply of the German govern
ment to the American note of April
20, respecting submarine warfare, is
not communication upon which any
general comment can properly be
made in this country, as the question
at issue concerns the United States
and Germany and any interference by
third power would be presumptuOus.
"Since, however, the German note
contains certain misstatement of fact,
respecting the actions of Great Brit
ain, may be not thought out of place.
The German government states that
It has, so far as possible, instituted a
far-reaching restraint upon the use Of
the submarine weapon solely in con-
sideration of neutrais' interests and
in spite of the fact that these restric-
tons were necessarily of advantage
TO Germany's enemies.
No Consideration Shown.
1t is alleged that no such consider.
alton has ever '--an shown to neu.
trails by Great Britain and her allies.
do the facts bear out this asser-
tion? So far as the measures taken
byt Great Britain against German
trade have cost no neutral life. Great
Britain maintains that they are in &C.
cordance with the international law
and are ready to make good that
claim. The Germans maintain that it
was owing to the illegal condition Of
war fare by Great Britain that she
was forced to resort to submarine
warfare campaign. This is not the
first time Germany has attempted to
justify her warfare on the ground
that it is method of reprisal of the
British government in cutting off sup.
plies from the German government.
Sees Conflict in Statements.
"The German government speaks
Of many millions of women and child
rem who, according to the avowed in.
tention Of the British government,
are to be starved and who. by their
sufferings, shall force the armies of
the Central powers into an ignomi-
nous capitulation. In this connection
it is interesting to remember that at
the beginning of the last month, the
German chancellor made the follow
ing remark in the Reichstagg: That
in 1915 the enemy would not give up
the hope of starving Germany, but
cannot understand how cool heads
can cling to it after the experience
of 1915. Our enemies forget that
thanks to the organization powers Of
che whole nation, Germany Is equal
to the task of distribution of victuals.
Our stocks of bread and grain will
not only be sufficient but will leave
an ample reserve with which to com.
mence the new year. We have not
run short of anything in the past nor
shall we run short of anything in the
future"