New Britain herald., 1916-05-05

'S'iii "AAu etSdln has NlOldISu 1h'Oi natlonal law, surpassing all bounds Tn outrag1ng neutral rights. The latest measure adopted by Great Britain, declarlng German bunker coal contra" band and establishing conditions under which English bunker coal alone is supplied to neutrals, is nothing but an unheard-of attempt in the way of eXact1on to force neutral tonnage into the service of British trade war. More SnrcaSm
 'The German people knows that the government of the United States has the power to confine the war to armed forces of the belligerent countries in the interest of humanity and main tenance of international law. The government of the United States would have been certain of attaining this end had it been determined to insist against Great Britain, on the incontro- Vertible right to freedom of the seas But, as matters stand, the German people is under the impression that the government of the United States while demanding that Germany struggling for eXistence shall re- strain the use of an effective weapon. and while making compliance with
  tenance of relations with Germany. confines itself to protests against lie gal methods adopted by Germanys enemies. Moreover the Germa2 people knows to what considerable extent it's enemies are supplied with all kinds of war material from the United States.
 Tt will, therefore, be understood that the appeal made by he govern ment of the United States to senti ments of humanity and principles of international law cannot, under the circumstances, meet the same hearty response from the German people which such an appeal otherwise al- ways is certain to find here. If the German government nevertheless is resolved to go to the utmost limit of concessions it has been guided not alone by the friendship connecting the two great nations for over 10D years but also by the thought of the great doom which threatens the CT tire civilized world should the cruel and sanguinary war be extended ard prolonged.
 Could Not Be Blamed For Break.
 The German government, con- SClOuS Ol StI l1duy $ SlI6llSbIl, I"lNS within the last few months announced before the world it's readiness to make peace on a basis safeguarding Ger many's vital interests, thus indicat- ing that it is not Germany's fault if peace is still withheld from the ne,- tions of Europe The German gov ernment feels all the more justified in declaring that responsibility could not J>o of ,o1a V kind and in history if, after twenty one months of the wars duration, the submarine question under discussion between the German government and the government of the United States were to take turn seriously threat ening maintenance of peace between the two nations.
 "As far as lies the matter with the German government, it wishes to pre- vent things from taking such a course. The German government, moreover, is prepared to do it's utmost to confne op- erations of the war for the rest of it's duration to the fighting forces of the belligerents, thereby also lnsurlng freedom of the seas, a principal upon which the German government be- lieves, now as before, that it is in agreement with the government ot the United States.
 New Orders To Commanders.
 "The German government. guided by this idea, notifies the government of the United States that German naval forces have received the To- lowing order: In accordance with the general principles of visit and search and the destruction of mer- chant vessels recognized by interna- tional law such vessels, both within and without the area declared a naval war zone, shall not be sunk without warning and without saving human lives unless the ship attempt to es- cape or offer resistance.'
 But neutrals cannot expect Ger many forced to fight for existence shall for the sage of neutral inter- ests restrict the use of an effective weapon if the enemy is permitted to continue 10 apply at will methods ot warfare violating rules of internation- al law. Such a demand would be in- compatible with the characte of neu- trality. and the German government is convinced that the government ot the United States does not think of i making such a demand knowing that l the government of the United States has repeatedly declared that it is de- 1 termined to restore the principle ot freedom of the seas, from whatever | quarter it has been violated.
 Accordingly, the German govern ment is confident that in consequence 1 of the new orders issued to the naval