Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
Cannot Renounce Pressure.

France does not believe that she is
require to the use of pres
sure n constraint, the legitimacy OF
which has been admitted by all states
and notably by Germany. M. thinner
MAJ complains that the women and
placed by the allies to the feeding of
Germany. Bismarck. did he not refuse
an armistice in 1870 asked for by
Jules Favre because he did not wish
to allow Paris to be reprovisioned
which would prolong the time neces-
sary to reduce the city by famine?
And the city Of Paris was 1t not COM
1871? Is not q blockade which stops
all communication by sea recognized
in procedure of war as lawful?
IN. Zimmerman ~reproaches the en-
tente for injuring indirectly women
and children who suffer from the
dearth of food, who would not suffer
any more If Germany would resign
But M. Zimmerman, has he over re-
preached Germany for having quite
directly injured women and children
Of France and Belgium m%assacred by
German troops al the beginning Of the
war, or for having them put in front
of the armies to serve as a shields?
/ Has he protested against the deporta-
tons which have caused the revival
Of slavery in a country occupied by
the German armies7
! Germany's War is no Blockade.
A to this German submarine cam
paign. it Is quite wrongfully that one
claims to give it the name of a block
ade. The expression is based on an
ambiguity. Their Is nothing in COM
mon between a blockade regulated by
international law and the measures
taken by Germany. Germany destroys
systematically the vessels and their
cargoes without regard for the lives
Of the passengers n crews The en-
tente operates quite h contrary. She
ping merchandise coming from or go
ing to Germany. There is in all cases
the guaranty of the Jurisdiction Of the
prize court.
Germany defends the principle Of
the liberty Of the sea in sending to the
bottom Of the seas neutral as we'll az
enemy merchant ships. The entente
provisioning Of the enemy and to
maintain respect for the ~incffensive
navigation. However rigorous may ap-
pear its solutions at times. those rig
ors have in view at least nom but ma
terial objects; they stop before per-
sons and moline before the exigencies
Of humanity.
Cannot Avoid Entente Ships.
1T we accept the notion Of the old
blockade, that which the allies block
ade approaches the most. can it not
be admitted that 1t 10 nearly effective?
There is no n ship in fifty that sue
ceeds in avoiding the vigilance Of our
cruisers.
"As to the pretended German block
ade by submarines it doesn't stop ono
ship in a hundred; the statistics Of
entries into our ports and the ports
Of our allies prove that e%loquently.
The effect most evident of the so-call-
ed blockade which Germany has pre-
tended to establish has been to show,
once again the radical difference Of
the principles Of the two groups Of
belligerents. It is this which cannot
fail Immediately to strike the neu-
trails.
mo n has been surprised to see
President Wilson pledge himself to
the resolute policy of which you are
aware. This policy was one which
could be expected on tho part Of the
eminent jurist who knew so we'll how
to characterize and stigmatize the
doctrines Of our enemies"