New Britain herald., 1916-07-29

convention and other measures of England like that of blacl1listing firms. In spite of his own power he has borne hitherto many humiliatiOns with surprising patience and perhaps in silent admira ton for foreign pow CT.
 Neutral states, yielding to might, had to submit to many illegal meas ures of the entente powers, contrary to their own interests. But it is not enough.
 With the throttling of neutral trade our enemies try also to place political letters upon neutral cOun- tries. Portugal as England's vassal, even permitted itself to be dragged into the war at the beginning of the 1 year. Other states like Holland, on the other hand, by energetic prccsu- 1 tions against England's maneuvers, | have been able to preserve their neu- 1 trality.
 "One observes, therefore, In the | second war year, increasing violations | of the rights of neutrals in the inter- ests of England and her allies These violations will also continue through the third war year, and even increase unless signs prove false "Whether on the neutral side any factors are to be thrown into the scale against this, Germany is continuing with tenacity the struggle which will also in the long run prove advan- tageous to the neutrals as shown bv their experiences with Fngland; for the ultimate goal of Germany's strug- gle is the freedom of the seas. Ger many's sea power, which undoubtedly ic Q 1Nt fn iG a counter-weight to England's arbi- trary domination of the seas, and it will be to the advantage of the whole world.
 "EVery human power requires a counter weight, if it is not sooner or later to degenerate into arrogance or encroachmen Probably many per sons have seen this most clearly dur ing the second year of the war.
 "Germany proved in the past year, contrary to England's example, that in attaining her end she seeks so lar as possible to avoid violating the just rights of neutrals. She even went far toward meeting the wishes of the United States in her conduct of sub marine warfare in spite of the fact that the enemy was trying to subdue Germany through an illegal war upon her peaCeaDle pOpulatlOH.
 Out of regard for the interests of neutrals, Germany relinquished for the present one of her most effective weapons against the enemy. although she was compelled to wage a life and death struggle.
 "At the opening of the third year of the war Germany is able to look back to her splendid military successes on water and on land which are not without political importance.
 "Germany and her allies remained firmly united during the past year in bonds of friendship and common 1n- terests. Bulgaria, as the fourth mem Der, entered the alliance in October, 1915, after having satisfactorily ar ranged matters in the subjugation or Serbia, the way was opened for the Central Powers from Berlin to Con- stantinople and to Bagdad, an event of her far-reaching importance.
 "The alliance of the Central Powers rests upon a community Of poltca' and economic interests. It is an in trinsc necessity for all four states and 1t guarantees to them among them selves the greatest advantages With out in any way threatening the 1n- terests of the others.
 "Building upon what she already 1 had achieved, Germany treads the threshold of the third year of the war with unshaken confidence. But the l goal has not yet been reached for the enemy has not yet come to see
 the impossibility of subjugating Ger
 many"