Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-21

President Wilson says in his mes
sage 10 the Congress of the United
States, condcmnins the German sub
marine warfare asainst the merchant
vessels OF IDS enemies
zone OF the latest and most shock
ing instances OF this method OF this
warfare was that OF the destruction
OF the French cr0ss-Channel steamer
SUSSEX"
This bold statement Of tho Prcsi-
dent Is evidence chat he rs taking tile
say-sO Of Gcimany's enemies as con-
ciusiye and that evidence in rebuttal
furnished by Germany, even If it.
comes from neutral source is not
weighed by him at ALL
The German Foreign Minister. Won
Jagow, ia n note dated April 10,
1916, addressed TO the American
Ambassador at Berlin, positively de-
picd that a German submarine had
anything 10 do with the sinking of
the Sussex. lie furnishes an array Of
facts supplied by the Admiral Staff
0f thc German Navy Then follows
an account OF what was done on
March "a the day the Sussex was
sunk by German submarine
stationed IN the English Channel on
the day in question the Commander
OF This German submarine torpodoed
British mine-layel A photograph
OF Che latter before il sank was taken
by the German commander Minister
JagoW referring to this photograph,
says THE German commander made
q sketch OF the vessel attacked by
him, two drawings of which are i'm
closed. The picture Of the Steamer
sussex, two coipes 81 which are also
inclosed, is reproduced photograph
ically from an English paper, the
Daily Graphic Of the 27th ultimo. "a
comparison OF the sketch and the
picture shows that Che craft attacked
is not Identical with the Sussex The
difference IN the position OF the stack
and shape OF the stern is particularly
striking The conclusion reached by
the German Foreign Minister is ono
that would be drawn by every impair
tial person. Here 1t is. mo other at
tack whatever by German submarines
at the time in question for the Sussex
upon the route between FolkcstOno
and DiepDc occurred The German
Government, therefore, must assume
chat tho injury To the Sussex Is at-
tributable TO another cause than by
nm attack by a German submarine"
Then by way OF suggesting the prob
able cause Of the destruction OF che
Sussex the German official note to
Ambassador Gerard adds that on the
lst and 2d OF April no less than
lwcnty-siH English mines were eX-
Dlodcd in the English Channel by
shots from German submarines. The
German note concludes with this fair
and reasonable proposition ln the
event that difference in opinion
should develop hereby between the
Two Governments, tEc German Cow
crnm0nt now declares itself ready To
have the facts Of thc case established
through miN9d commissions Of inyes-
tigatiCn, In accordance with the third
title of tho Hague agreement, for tho
peaceful settlement OF international
conflicts November rs, 1907"
And Wednesday Berlin notified
this country that sworn statements OF
a citizen OF the United States and q
citizcn OF Switzerland who had been
passengers on the Sussex, avowing
Chat tho crcsa-Channel steamer had
not been torped0cd, were On their
way 10 Washington
But such evidence does not count
with President Wilson He has made
mp his mind that the Sussex has been
torpcdocd by q German submarine
boat That settles tho question:
He has made up his mind that the
United States must help Great Brit
ain in her hour Of distress. That he
had done so was already known ia
ttI mo-. o.. A Ifc