The Washington herald., 1917-03-15
What Leading Newspapers
Say on the War Situation
Hardly Worth Enterins An thc
U-Boat,s Log.
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U-Boat's Log.
From the New YORK SUM-
/ The torpedoing Of the Belgian relief
ship Storstad takes on a particularly
black aspect as we, read the outline
report cabied by the American Consul
at Queenstown.
Mr.. Frost states that the submarine
shelled the ship from three miles dds
tance) for fifteen minutes. during which
the Storstad stopped and hoisted unnis-
taxable signs of Belgian relief errand.
After fifteen minutes interval the stor-
stad (was) torpedoed without warning
from 400 yards, Belgian relief signals
being permanently visible. It carried
neither guns nor wireless. No attempt
to escape or resist"
There was O. strong sea. The fourth
engineer died of exposure. The only
American aboard was saved.
| One thousand yards is the usual limit
of submarine torpedo range IL accuracy
in aim is to be reasonably certain. Eight
hundred yards 10 better Four hundred
ting pistol to a mans breast and
pulling the trigger. The submarine
would never have dared venture so close
had she not been confident of the un-
armed and unresisting character of the
| relief ship Storstad.
What a delightfully."- easy task was the
submarine commanders! It partook al
most Of the character of sport, like
stabbing a Red Cross nurse as she minis
ters to the dying.
A Pro-American Propaganda.
Crom the New York WORLDLY
New York city has had its pro-Gernan
propaganda, its pro-Ally propaganda and
its pacifst propaganda. Thanks to the
mayors committee on national DEFENSE,
1t now has a pro-American propaganda.
The pledge to the President of the
United States for which the committee
is soliciting signatures Is one that every
true American can take without reserva-
ton:
LAS an American. faithful to American
ideals of justice. liberty and humanity.
and confident that the government has
exerted its most earnest efforts to Keep
US at peace with the world. hereby de-
clare my absolute and unconditional 10y
atty to the government of the United
States and pledge my support to you in
protecting American rights against un-
lawful violence upon land and sea. In
guarding the Nation against hostile at
tacks and in upholding international
right"
The American who cannot sign that
declaration either does not understand
the institutions of his country or Is un-
Wiling to maintain them.
All the anti-American sentiment in the
United States was long ago modified.
| along with the peace-at-any-price senti-
ment, which is pro-German in results If
not in intent II is time that American
sentiment had its full measure OF express
sion. and the mayors committee per-
forms a service OF patriotism when 1t
provides an opportunity for an express
sion OF the undiluted Americanism Of
.-NA-
port OF the President
"Unfortunate Accidents."
From the New York Tfmes)
In announcing to our government the
establishment of the original war zone
In the waters surrounding Great Britain
and Ireland the German minister Of
foreign affairs on February 1e. 1885, de-
clared that neutral ships entering the
closed waters in spite of this announce
ment bear their own response
bility for any unfortunate accidents"
Our government has announced that
merchant ships OF the United States
carrying goods or passengers through the
war zone established on February / will
carry guns for defense against sub
marine attacks. The gunners will be men
of the United States navy. They have
their instructions. In view of the an
nouncement Of the German government
and Of the orders Of the German
admiralty. submarines approaching our
ships will be considered to be intend
ing an attack. and will be treated ac-
cordingly. A German submarine in the
distance, that neither by approach nor
any other manoeuvre exposes itself to
the suspicion of an attempt to attack,
WILL of course, not be fired upon. But
German submarines are dangerous neigh
bors Their behavior, even without
hostile intention. may expose them to
suspicion, and they must bear their
own responsibility for any unfortunate
accidents"
New Naval Tactics.
Crhe Palmyra Spectator.)
The submarine proposed by Uncle Hen
ry Ford may be all right, but it would
be inconvenient to have to get out and
crank it in the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean.