The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-13
IMPLIES TENT OF LETTER
HAS MUCH P0RTENT

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legged unneutral attitude IN the war,
the official mouthpiece of the German
government, the Nord Deutsche AlSe-
meine Zeitung, today made the unmls-
taxable implication that the actual
text and purport Of the Zimmerman
letter" is far more explicit than ex-
cerpts published i. America indicate.
The government organ added to this
intimation a yelled threat that II
America makes war on Germany,
Mexico will learn the full extent OF
the now famous alliance proffer.
Which way the dice shall fall de-
pends upon the president, says the
journal.
The remarkable article which be-
vond all doubt was inspired If not
written. by the foreign secretary nlln-
self, still further deepens the mystery
that has attached to the letter ever
since it's partial publication in Amer
ica became known here.
The Nord Deutsche Algemlne Zelt-
une concludes with the fiat assertion
that no matter whether President Will
son chooses war OR peace, ne shalI
not make US deviate one hairbreadta
from our road which we entered upon
on February l."
The paper takes occasion to tell the
Americans they should thank Heaven
as much as possible for not beng
party to the war. 1t asserts no vital
American interest calls for American
entrance into the conflict.
The article is headed: Fair Deal
ing" 1t reads as follows:
'tOne word in President wilson 8
address strike US: Fair Dealing AS
America desires it for itself, so she is
ready to claim it for al humanity;
fair dealing, justice, freedom to i've,
and protection against ORGANIZED
wrong.
our whole policy adopted toward
America from the first day of the war
until the rupture of diplomatic rela-
lions has been a struggle for fair deal
ing and a claim for justice and free
dom to live, and a defense against Or
eanized wrong, coming from nation
which was forced by envious adVer
saries to fight.
"But what was it that echoed from
acros the water9
"No sooner had the world coniagra-
ton been kindled-a conhagratlon IN
tended to complete by force the de-
struction of Germany (prepared py the
political isolation of Germany)-than
the voice Of an organized press assio-
uously endeavored to rouse pubic
opinion in the United States against
us.
4President Wilson's government
nlacidly looked on as established sea
law gradually was abolished by Eng
land.
"But that is not all. The same gov
ernment which had accepted, without
offering any resistance, British meas
ures making the whole trace between
America and US and between America
and our neutral neighbors the real VIC
tim of British tyranny o. the seas
the same government issued protest
after protest as soon as We began 10
repav England with like for like.
"President Wilson's government
acted thus, although it we'll was aware
of the fact that England, with her
brutal disregard, purposed nothing
else than slowly to undermine our
forces, which she had not succeeded
in breaking by the force OF arms-oy
q war of starvation against women
and children.
president Wilson claims for hu-
manity the freedom to live. To
German people alone he denies
the right to that freedom.
cat the same time the entire union
was transformed into one huge 1ac-
tory OF aims and ammunition. MOI
only we're the existing plants enlarg-
ed but others which in time OF peace
produced goods designed for peaceful
purposes were transformed in order
to produce war material FOR Ger
msny's enemies.
"The entire industry Of a people
which was completely untouched oy
the horrors of the distant European
war had been turned into an enor-
nous workshop of death.
And while the government OF the
United States confirms this concep-
ton of neutrality, it claims from US
that We assume responsibility for the
safety of the life of every one of its
citizens who in spite of urgent warn
ing invades the sea war zone.
Fair dealing for the whole world
except for Germany; that is the
main feature of President Wilson's
policy from beginning to end.
'Thus the day came when after the
jeering refusal of our peace offer, the
determination to begin unrestricted
submarine warfare was carried out.
zone last appeal for fair dealing
was made to President Wilson. The
answer to it was the repture of d.
plomatic relations and further than
that, even an attempt on his part to
arouse all neutral powers against us.
Moreover, today the president de-
cIares that Americas direct partici-