, 1916-08-09

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Germans would not have loudly advertised
the Deutscl land incident, the whole interest
Of which in German eyes was to prove their
ability to Glade the barrier raised by the
British Fleet between them and the outer
world. AS further proof of the impotence
of the German Fleet, Mr.. Balfour points to
the ever increasing flow of men and munitions
from England pouring across the Channel to
France. 1t has reached colossal proportions,
he continued, it's effects on the war may we'll
be decisive. Yet never has it been more
secure from attack by enemy battle ships
or cruisers than it has been since the
German victory Of Jutland". The first
Lord refers to German exhortations
to look at the map and see the extent
of German successes and adds: That
depends Cd what maps you take. Even
the map of Europe shows al ever shrinking
battle line. But look at the map of the
World. All Of Germeny's colonies are gone
except East Africa, which, even as [ write.
seems slipping from her grasp. Eas the bat
tie of Jutland opened the smallest prospect
of Germany regaining these colonies, or Civ
ing q moments respite to the hard pressed
colonists in German East Africa ? Mr.. Bal
four advises those requiring further proofs of
the value the Germans attach to their "vic-
torious feet" to study the German policy of
submarine warfare, and says: The advantage
of submarine attacks on is that
they cannot be controlled by superior feet
power in the same way as attacks by cruisers.
A disadvantage is that they cannot be car
Ned out on n large scale consistently with
the lave Of war or the requirements of hui
mainly. They make, therefore, q double
appeal to Germanisrn, an appeal to its pm.
dence and On appeal to its brutality. The
Germans knew that their victorious fleet"
was useless. 1t could be kept safe III har-
bouT, while the submarine warfare went on
merrily outside. They knew that subma-
rines cannot be brought to action by battle
ships or battle cruisers. They thought there
fore, that TO these new destroyers
merchant ships must fall an easy prey. I'M
protected by our ships of war and unable to
protect themselves. They were wrong in
both respects and doubtless it is their wrath
at the skill and energy with which British
merchant captains and British crews have
defended the lives and property under their
cha1g &c, that has driven the German Admi-
rally iuto their latest and stupidest act of
calculated forocity, the judicial murder Of
Captain Fryatt. The First Lord contends
that the case is not worth arguing, that it is
useless to do the German military authori-
ties the justice Of supposing they were ami
mated by solicitude for the principles Of
International Law. The ~illegaIity of their
folly. he continues, was of a different kind,
it flowed from u different source. They
knew that Captain Fryatt was doing his duty,
aud they resolved at all costs to discourage
imitation. What blunderers they are They
know how to manipulate machines, but of
managing men they know less than nothing.
They always suppose that if they behave
like brutes they can COW their enemies, into
behaving like towards. Small is their know
ledge of our merchant seamen. I doubt
whether one can be found who has notre-
solved to defend himself to the last against
pirate attacks. But if there is such q one
depend on it he will be cured by the last
exhibition of "German civilization. And
what must ~neEtrals think of all thisH The
freedom of the seas means to Germany and
the German Navy to behave at sen as the
German Army behaves on land. It
means that neither enemy, civilians nor
Neutrals may possess right against militant
Germany. That those who don't resist will
be drowned and those who do will be SHOT.
Already 244 merchantmen have been sunk
in defiance of law and humanity and the
number daily grows. Mankind with the
experience of two years of war behind it
has made up it's mind about German cu!-
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