Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-28
FIGHT ON AND ON,
GERMANY'S CREED

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force. What would have happened
II Americans had valued unhomporcd
passengers aud commodities traffic
with Grcu,u and Hamburg as much
as with Liverpool and London II
they had done $50. then We should
have been freed from the painful inn
preston that according to America.
"a submission to British power and
control is compatible with the essen
ial character of neutrality but that
h is Incompatible with this neutral
policy TO recognize German measures
of defense.
"Gcntlemcn. let US consider tho
whole question. The breaking off of
relations with the United States and
the attempted mobilization of all ncu-
trails against us do not serve for th"
protection Of the freedom OF the seas
proclaimed 10y the United States.
These actions viii not promote the
poucc desired hy President Wilson.
Thcv must consequently have cncour-
aged the attempt To starvc Germany
and To multiply the bluUdshcd.
Rupture l. Regretted.
we rorrct the rupture with "a ma
tion which. hy her history, seemed
to he prcdcstinod to work with us,
not against us. but since our honest
will for peace has encountered only
icoring ON the part of our enemies.
there is NO more going backward.
There IS only going ahead possible
for us."
rhc chancellor then insisted that
ENGLAND obviously onicpforcd 10 de-
clare that $50 OF tie Tul marine
weapon Nas the greatest crime Of his
tory since he said. En-laud con Id
cred herself the ordained ruler of the
oceans and tho ucuoflctor cf human
itN. lie recalled the opinion expressed
or July "a. 1914, 10y Sir Percy Scott, u
whom, he referred as one Of the great.
est English authorities on naval his
tory. SIR Percy he said predicted q
ubm1rlnc war 'N1ctly as II had come
about during this war and declared
that no objection 90 II would hc posi-.
lle on the grounds of law or mornlit'
Sir Percy the chancellor added, opvi.
ously could not nave considered that
the present submarine warfare would
become the only German dofeusiv,
measure aplinst tho cntcnte allies ard
the British starvation blockade.
Not Unprecedented
Tho chancellor pointed out tnht thn
British starvation blockpde WAS mo-
without prccc lent IN English history
Premier Lloyd George himself sale
the chancellor. had protested in par
| lament against the cruelty which In,
| British victlmizcd thousands OF limo
cent women and children Of tho Boers
Nh Lloyd George stated that th'
death ratio among children below !.
years OF ace YVES I'm those coucentra
ton camps i1.G per cent; josef
! Chamberlain. then British colonial sec
! rotary, admitted that the death rat'
among children In the Orange Fro'
State was temporarily 30 per cent, tl'
/ chancellor recounte1,
These condiiiors,' he continued
| "wero the result OF a systematic pollc'
| Of determination under which wuinei
and children were insuffcientlv sup
lnod with food, not perhaps, because
| ;hore was q lack OF food, but pur
| IpCsclv. The British at that time hlle,
| from 10000 to 1900 womcr and chill
dion out of 10000, thus making /.
per cent OF them victims Of barbDf0U
| british warfare. Bat now Britain de
siies TO mako victims OF tho women
children. aged aud M OF a nation mum
lcring ,0,o00,00O people IN order L
| force than irto submission"