Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-28

the way which had been announced fu her note of April 20, 1916, coveriur the case if Germany should not want to give up her submarine method. M these arguments are correctly reported by Reuter-, then l must decidedly proc test against them. For more than century friendly relations between lr and America have been carefully pro- noted. We honored them-aa Bic marck once put it-as an hefrIoon1 from Frederick the Great Both coun4 taking.
 critioises President Wilson.
 Since the beginning of the waf of the waters. Old principles werr overthrown. On Aug 27 1913 durirr the Mexican troubles, President VVff- son in solemn message to conererr declared that he intepded to follow f0r best usages of international law by prohibition of the supplying of arms to both Mexican parties at war arnfnrr each other. One year later, In IQ1E these usages apparently were no lonE- aer considered good. Countlesg mataa rlals of war have been supplied br America to the entente, and while ffr right of the American citizen fo fr4u.l I wltnout hindrance to entente countrle1 and the- right to trade uifhoH f ol uL1nce with England and Frence. tnroush the midst of the bnftIrfef. eNen Iae right of such trade as t.e fat sT, s1 pay tsy for with German bloOd-whiir aH LheSe rGHg1ts were feaiotTafv rrtorf-.r soerS, tS the central powers dld not s1d Io be as worthy of protsctfon 1ii1 sS., as valuable"
 .a eyea1Il51g of relations with the TJuit the chancellor sgid: D7''areS American Action as oHs-
 sided.
 eSould fully understand 1t if tho tolltetf States. as a protector of fn- ger 1fee ,ional law, should have barferrr t toI 3ts re- establishment in equal faah- sirf sJJ with all the belligerents, and 1T de- 2 Sng to restore peace to the world. iad taken measures to enforce the end ppf the bloodshed. But I cannot uosaf- Sly consider 1t vital question for the eional law in a one-sided fashion, only galnst us. Our enemies and Amerl- ean circles which are unfriendlv to- ward us thought that they could point oo't an important difference between gpyur course Of action and that Of fhd Atlsh: England, they have satfsdsd < mselves destroys only material val- n z, which can be replaced. while Ger n.anx destroys human lives, which arc III .iiillosSioIf to replace.
 Asserts America Submitted to British
 Orders.
 . wen, gentlemen, why did the Brff- sn M @ hot ehdanger American lfvesg Only ' ,JI<. II-. neutral countries, and espece 1sily dSy s.nerica, voluntarily submitted to ttish orders and because the a IIitLsh therefore, could attain their 'DJecs Without employing force. What e,- vyulL Have happened if Americans haa e0 .@.ueu ,unhampered passenger and ga.. ll. Iitfes traffic with Bremen and - u1 Igirg as much as that with Liver 'oOt End London? If they had don0 Inen we should have been freed n,.ll( tOl5( the painful impression that, ac4 ,s 1L E1ng to America, a submission tCr I ,ti tish 1ower and control Is compatf- n7s with the essential character of ,jt trality, but that it is incompatible th this neutral policy to recognize Fman measures of defence.
 Attempt to Starve Germany. fGentlemen. let us consider the whoIs 'pestion. The breaking off Of reIa- ,2ns with us and the attempted mo- n li itzation of all neutrals against us do 'Jt serve for the protection of the -eedom of the seas proclaimed by Che inited States. These actions will not romote the peace desired by Presi- ent Wilson. They must, consedueut- 7, have encoura ged the attempt to tarve Germany and to multiply the loodshed.
 Regrets the Rupture.
 We regret the rupture with a nas ion which by her history seemed to e preE destined surely to work with s, not against us- But since our onest will for peace has encountered nly jeering on the part of our enemiea here is no more going backward. here is only going ahead possible pr us."