Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-06

them and assist III starving their innocent women and
children and bring suffering on large number of
own innocent and trusting people? | hope not. Why
not let The Hague Tribunal other court deter
mine the injury. after the warcrazed people stop see
ing red. There are | believe other and better ways
than bring naughty boys and nations to do the
right than by killing them off. should prefer to
have the following Interpretation placed the Presi
dents words:-For every American life that you
to be lost. who not engaged in aiding your enemy
we shall debit you with - dollars. to be paid to
their family.
For every American vessel you sink. not engaged
in giving aid to your enemy. you shall pay to her
owners her value tenfold.
These things you must do according to the ev-
1ence presented before courts and according
to their judgment from which there shall be appeal
and until such claims for injuries to people
settled in full we refuse to have anything to do
with you in business way. AT the first injury will
attach" all property belonging to you your citizens
in this country a guaranty of settlement.
At the same time, evidence OF good faith
on our part. we are issuing proclamation to
citizens to maintain strict neutrality and not involve
our own nation by assisting foreign nation
against another If they do they must accept the
sequences of their act prlvateers or blockade
runners.
If a notice this line sent to all the coun-
tries involved in the war policy of maintaining
neutrality and the time holding them up to
strict accountability" there could be complaint
made of unfair treatment and we probably would be
permitted to trade with other nations and perhaps
supply under American supervision foodstus and cloth
ing to the nnocents of all countries. If men want to
fight let them stand up and fight man man. but not
like Herod of DID, by killing off the innocent. If
declared | predict that every American seaport on
the Atlantic coast will be closed before summer Is
here. What. then, is the answera Simply thls:-Our
maritime commerce will cease by the Atlantic seaboard
until we can get sufficient cargo-carying submarines
to partially reinsate it. The Deutschland has proven
can be done in small way by following my design
of many years ago. and stand ready to prove that it
can be done in a much larger way. and part of my
contribution to my countrys need the needs OF
suffering humanity anywhere due to the practice OF
starving the innocent is the granting the tree use OF
my inventions and services consulting engineer In
the construction of cargo-carryins submarines tor
Transporting foodsufs and necessary clothing to be
distributed to any of the bellgerent countries where
the expense of such transportation is borne by any
charitable organization.
| have designs already available for submarine
carrying cargo vessels that will carry 5000 tons dead
weight OF cargo.
1t has been stated that the Deutschland paid for
herself on the first voyage over. due to the differ
ence in the cost of materials in Germany and this
country and the high freight rates paid. My
type Of cargo-carrying submarine is much more
nomical to than the ordinary surface ship. While
the first cost greater this type of vessel safer.
as it is practically unsuitable except at the will of her
commander and with the cooperation of her
They can go from the ports of friendly country
to the ports of another friendly country with little
danger from the war submarines.
For bulk cargoes, such as oils wheat. sugar. etc.
| believe it is type of ship that is bound to
into favor for Transporting certain classes of cargoes
and will be built and found profitable for this special
work. even in peace times.
Kindly note that this does not affect the Lake
Torpedo Boat Company. which company controls my
inventions for the building of submarine torpedo boats
but not for commercial purposes.
Signed SIMON LAKE.
Member Institution of Naval Architects of England.
Member of Shfsbau- technische Ceselschaft of Ger
many
Member Society of Naval Architects and Marine En-
gineers (U. S. and American Society Mechanical
Engineers.
Bridgeport, Conn, February s.