Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-28
FIGHT ON AND ON,
GERMANYS CREED
Never to Give Up Until Vic
tory Crowns Efforts, Says
Bethmann-Hollweg
U-BOAT CAMPAIGN SUCCESS
Expectations Surpassed, Says
Chancellor; American Stu
alton Discussed.

BERLIN, Feb. 21.--(Via London)
In his address TO the rcichstng today
Chancellor Won Bcthman-Il0llWcg said
that the successes obtained hy the
submarine warfare already had much
surpassed the expectations of the GER
man navy.
Rcthmann-Hollweg's address to the
reichstag said in part:
There Is only one necessity ol the
day which dominates all qucstiona or
policy both foreign and domestic-to
fight and gain victory.
The German nation, in the rc'rh-
stays last vote granting new war
credits. demonstrated To the whole
world its readiness to continue the
struggle until It's enemies are ready
for peace.
What Germany wants.
"1o terminate the war by lasting
| peace which will grant us rcparatioh
/ Tor all wrongs suffered and guarantee
! the existence and future ot strong
| Germany that Is our aim-nothins
less and nothing more
/ The chancellor then turned to the
adjustment II the barred zones
laround England and France ana
/ italy aud to the answers received
from ueutrals to the communication
made by the central powers. lie said
I'VE bv no means underestimate
| the difficulties caused TO neutral
| shipping But we also know that alt
these difficulties are caused only by
Englands tyranny Of the seas we
will and shall break this cnsltNem'ht
of an non English trade. We meet
half way all wishes of ucutrals that
can be complied with. But In the en-
!doavor TO do so We never can go be
vond the limits imposed upon us hy
the irrevocable decision to reach the
lain of the cstablishmtnt of the
barred zone
"Ncutrals to Thank U.s.
"T am sure that later the moment
will come when neutrals themselves
w,ll thank us for our flrmness. t"l
tho freedom of seas which we main
tain is II advantage TO them also.
"a hard winter Is behind US th'
chancellor continued, 'especlailN iol
Tho noorcr people. The difficulties o
railroad traffic Increased the an 7,
, ties I'm supplying food and fuel
Women and children became heroes
At no time has the spirit of love o.
country stood the test as firmly In th'
midst of suffering and want
strong on Every Front
"Ccntlemen. since my last speecl
r the military situation has hardly beer
, changed Everywhere our fronts ar
made stronger ana we look conn
IDENTIFY toward the coming month";
which. as we hope. will be followe'
1 by the happy termination of the war
AS Is generally known ald TN
$ chancellor. I'VE did not declare
= blockade. but merely establshc,
9 every ship has To- count on immedlat
. attack. That Isolated ships cscap
. danger is therefore solf-cVident. Bu
that does not change total success
This success we shall he able to on
, tain partly 10y sinkiugs, partly 10y dis
- couraging neutral shipping, which al
y ready has happened In the Wldes
n scrse. -.
u cry of our submarines we arc run
= willing to await with full confidenc
- further Developments
II Regarding United States.
d Smoking Of relations with th
Il Emitted states. the chancellor said:
IS ~ would fully understand It II IN
United States as a protector or inter
{. NATIONAL law. should have bartcred io
s it's rc-esta ushmcut I'm equal taShio
Il with all the belligercnts and If desil
g ing to restore peace TO the world, ha
* taken measures TO enforce the end ,
the bloodshed. But ! cannot poSSlhl
consider 1t vital question for III
American nation to protect mterni
..e tional law in one-sided fashion, on
- against us. our enemies and Amel
" lean circles which are untriendly Il
70 ward US thot that they could point OF
~ an important difference between OF
u, course of action and that OF II
i, british. England, they have satisfl'
10 thet,eelves. destroys only mutori
values which can be replaced, viii
" Germany destroys human lives whit
~ are impossible to replace,
M Same as British.
Of well, gentlemen, why did "
r. British not endanger American lives
In only because neutral countries, AZ
ld especially America, voluntarily SUI
II. mitted to the British orders and b
- cause the British, therefore, cou
i attain their object without employir
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