The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-10
Herr Won Jaaow's Words.


It 10 quite possible that British YES
sells are really preparing to do what
II Is suggested they may do-assern-
BILE at the mouth OF the Chesapeake
Deutschiand and her En crew ~ Si In sp Ss
OF any intimation coming In this way
I cannot believe the United States
government would, IN THE EVENT
TAR6GY DEED Em fsii to Votes pf B.
energetic protest Of civilization and
humanity. We claim nothing DR.
this new type OF merchantmen, save
that she is entitled to be HAILED:
PLACED IN SAFETY BEFORE
SHE IS DESTROYED-the precise
rights which have been insisted upon
for every other merchant ship by OUT
Herr Won Jagow, Germany'S minister
OF foreign affairs, as reported by
william Bayard Hale.
To this clear, explicit statement, tn,
most complete Of its kind yet male IA
German official circles, we call the at
.ention Of the German language news
"a Der editors Of the United States and Of
Ill those individuals who, in the German
submarine controversy, sided with Ger
nanS and against the government Of
America. 4s 1T
Herr von' Jagow, in addition to stating
hat for warships of the allies to attack
and to sink the Deutschland, would be "a
cowardly, dastardly deed" explains that
ne German government claims for this
submersible merchant ship nothing except
that she Is entitled to be hailed, visited
and the crew placed In safety before she Il
DESTROYED" In making this claim in het
behalf, the German foreign minister states
with accuracy the plain principles Of In
hostile warships in respect to belligereni
owned merchantmen. He takes exactly
The position that President Wilson tool
when, in dealing with Germany he pro-
:ested against the sinking of merchant
ships without warning, without visit and
search and without provision for the safe
ty Of the passengers and crews. If he had
directly quoted President Wilson's state
ment, Herr Won Jagow could not have
stated Americas position more coneretelJ
than ne does In his own words regarding
the rights of the Deutschland.
The, Journal, for one. agrees with Ger
many's foreign minister that for warshps
Of the entente allies to sink on sight the
peaceful submarine merchant ship
Deutschland, with the consequent destruc.
ton of the lives Of her officers and crew
about 80 men in all-would te - COW,
ardly, dastardly outrage" II would be
gross violation of world law, to say notn;
ing of the principles of humanity.
would certainly not be more reprehensibk'
however, than the sinking Of the Lusitahls
and the destruction of hundreds Of hives
including scores OF helpless women ana
children of a neutral country.
Beyond doubt nearly all Americans
would strongly condemn the sinking on
sight of the Deutschland It Is regrettapls
that they could not be unanimous in con
demnation Of such a deed. For, as maj
ters stand, 1t would be difficult for the ed.
itors Of German language and of very
few papers printed in English, inchnlhs
one in Milwaukee, to utter any protest;
They justified or condoned the sinking o.
the Lusitania and for them to condemn
the sinking of the Deutschland, laf
smaller vessel, carrying no passenG"rs,
would be to say, in effect, that the iives
lives Of subjects Of a foreign government
are sacred