The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-27
h0LLWEG RAPS WILSON
POLICIES IN RHChSTA
Says Germany viii Continue U-Boat War;
Peace Must Bring Reparation
And Guarantees

with materials needed by them. like
coal and iron.
But we also know that all these
difficulties after all are only caused
by England's tyranny of the seas.
We will and shall break this en-
siavement OF all nom English trade.
We must meet half way all wish
es ~ neutrals that can be complied
with. But In our endeavor to do so.
whatever We can we win. except we
cannot go beyond the limits imposed
upon US by our irrevocabls decision
20 reach the aim of the establishment
OF the barred zone.
Il am sure that later the moment
VIII come when neutraIs themselves
VIII thank US for our frmness-
For the freedom OF the oceans
which we gain by fighting is OF ad-
vantage TO them.
One step further than the Euro
pesn neutrsis--as has been known
states OF America.
president Wilson. after receiving
our note OF Ian. sI. brusaucly broke
on relations with us- Authsntic CON-
uaslnicatios about the reasons witch
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Tor PASSPORTS
-This FORM OF breaking reia tions
between great nations living in
peace is probably without precedent
In history.
"'All official documents lacking, I
am forced 10 rely upon doubtful
apparently other Officially versions
OF the contents of the message sent
BY President Wilson on Feb. . 70
congress.
"in this version the president is
reported TO have said that our note
OF Jan. 81 suddenly and without pre-
vious indication Intentionally with
drew solemn promises made in the
note OF May. 1919.
ITO the United States government
therefore. no other choice compatible
with it's dignity and honor was left
nounced In her note OF April 20. 1916
unless Germany decided TO give up
her submarine method.
IF these arguments are correcaly
reported" the chancellor continued,
then mustt decidedly protest
against them.
For more than n century FRIEND
ly relations between Germany and
ed We honored them-as Bismarck
once put lt--as an heirloom from
Frederick the Great.
Both countries benefited by II.
DOtn ktNlnk 9n0 NHklnk.
Since The beginning Of the war
things have changed on the other
side OF the waters.
"Old principles were overthrow.
on Auf. ~. ists. during the Mexican
trouble. President Wilson in a sol
emn message to CONGRESS declared
that he intended 10 follow the best
usage OF International law by the
prohibition OF the supplying OF arms
90 both Mexican parties az war
against each other.
Zone year later. 1914. these usaGes
were apparently no more considered
good. Countless war material has
been supplied by America 90 the En-
tente and while the right OF Ameri-
can citizens to travel without hind
rance TO the Entente countries and
the right 20 trade without hindrance
with France. England--even thru the
midst OF the battlefield OF right for
which we had 90 pay with German
biood--whfle all these rights were
jealousiy guarded. the same right OF
Powers aid not seem 90 be as worthy
OF protection and az valuable.
AS is generally known in Enslan nd
we did not declare q blockade. but
established only defnite barred zones
within which every ship has 90 count
with immediate attack.
That Isolated ships escape danger
~ therefore self evident. But that
does not change the total success
This success we shall be able 90
obtain partly by sinking. partly bv
discouraging neutral shipping which
has already happened IN the widest
sense
Thanks 90 the ineonpa rabie brav-
ery OF our submarines we are fully
willing 10 await wNh fun confidence.
further developments which will be
on the Increase" y