The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-06

suppose that the Washington cabinet will
agree with these explanations which ac-
cording to Austro Hungarian governments
conviction, are unassailable.
No Sea Freedom for NeutraIs.
otherwise distfuSting their correctness
would doubtless be tantamount to saying
which certainly does not correspond to
the opinion of the United States-that
neutrals must be free to interfere with mil
directly assume the office of judging as to
the war means which are to be employed
against enemies.
1T appears that it also would be
fragrant misunderstanding of Il neutral
government if only to enable its subjects
to travel on enemy vessels while they as
readily and even with far greater secur,
ity could use neutral vessels should ran
to arms with belligerent power whicn
perhaps WAS fighting for its existence not
to speak of the most serious abuses Tor
which the road would be left clear If the
belligerent were to be forced to lower
arms before any neutral who desired 10
use enemy vessels for his business or
pleasure trips. Never was there the snght-
est doubt that neutral subjects themselves
have to bear all the loss which they suffer
by entering land, territory where war
obviously is no reason to allow different
principles for war on sea, me NOR the
wish expressed that until the time
when war on sea should have found set
Element by agreements. the law IN force
for war on land should be employed as far
as this was possible also for war on sea-
In Flight or Resistance.
In the spirit of what was previously
said. the regulation that warming must
be given to II ship which Is to be sunk
undergoes exceptions of various kinds
under certain circumstances as FOR IN
stance, as mentioned by the American
government. in cases of flight ana resist
ance when vessels may be destroyed with
out warning while in other cases warning
before the departure Of "A vessel is neces-
sarv The Austro- Hungarian government
can therefore STATE. what attitude sover
the Washington cabinet may take IN re,
gard to the individual questions raised
.fnt1 sIa
lection of neutrals against endangerlnS
their lives. is essentially in accord WITH
the American government. But 1t was nor nor
only satisfied to put into erect IN lhe
course of this war the conception repre-
scented by her but beyond that 1t also
accommodated its attitude with palntul
care to the thesis set up by the Washing
ton cabinet and would feel inclined to
support it in it's endenvor to secure Amer
iciiu citizens against dangers at sea. which
endeavor it supports by the warmest phil
anthropy and by instructinG and warning
those entrusted with It,
AS regards circular note 10,G02. of last
year regarding the treatment OF armed
ian government it is true has TO state
that as already mentioned previously ii
is of the opinion that the warning OF rler
chantmen. even solely for defense against
the exercise of the right of capture. is not
established by modern lnternationaI law
A war vessel is obliged to come into con
tact with enemy merchantmen IN n peace
full manner. 1t has to wayiay the vessel
by certain signals. to enter into communl-
ca ton with the captain. to examine IN.
ships papers. draw up protocol ana II
necessary take an inventory. etc. Fulfil
meut of these duties presuppOses natur-
aIly that the war vessel has full certainty
that the merchantmen on its part, also
certainty does not exist. if the merchant
man possesses armament which IS suffi
" be EXPECTED to discharge its duties
under the muzzle of guns whatever their
purpose may be without mentioning me
fact that merchantmen of the entente
mowers despite all assurances to the CON
trary. areHas this has been proved-pro-
vided with arms for an aggressive pur-
pose and also use them for this purpose.
Promise Didn't Include Armed ships.
1T would also be INSTRUMENTATION
of the duties of humanity to demand that
crews of war vessels expose themselves
without defense to arms of the enemy.
No state could value its duties of human
ity toward the legal defenders of the
Fatherland less than its duties towards
subjects of foreign powers. The Austro-
Hungarian government therefore could
have stated from conviction that it's prom
Use made to the Washington cabinet did
not extend, from the, very beginning to
armed merchantmen. because they are to
be regarded as pirate vessels, which may
be destroyed
The resolution, in part, said:
N.whereas, Cummins and Kenyon. by
aiding in this filibuster substituted minor
ity for majority and wholly disregarded
the formal pledge of the Iowa general
president deemed necessary to uphold the
honor and dignity of the United States in
the present crisis.
BE it resolved, that we recognize that
the action of the Iowa senators has held
up the state as an object for the scorn
and contempt of the patriotic citizens of
the United States;
That solemnly assure the people of
the United States that the people of
Iowa recognize the prime necessity, of the
rule of the majority in the conduct of
the nations affairs and repudiate the acts
of the Iowa senator's in imposing the rule
of the minority upon the United States
senate as wholly unauthorized by any
considerable sentiment of the people of
Iowa.
Hanged Lafollettc" Again.
Champaign Ill. March 6-Dean
Warnock admitted to the Urbana po-
lice at noon today that 100 University
of Illinois students last night dragged
a dummy labelled sen LaFollette'
thru the streets, then tied it to hitch
ing post and burned it.