Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-03
GERMANY'S PRESS
APPLAUDS DECREE
Newspapers of Fatherland Ex-
press Approval of Unre-
stricted Sea Warfare.
HOPES FOR APPROVAL

Berlin Via London), Feb. l.-Vor-
waerts is the only newspaper here to-
day to call attention to the fact that
the decision on the new naval policy
was reached by the leaders OF the en-
pire without consulting the people
through the Reichstag. Vorwaerts and
the Tageblat are the only morning
newspapers that express disapproval.
"The decision has come" says the
Lokal Anzeiger From today our u
boats have free path. In true British
style we have declared Anglo-Franco-
Italian waters war zone. The en-
tente. seeks by all means to destroy,
to make US its powerless slave, and so
we must use all means under our con-
troll to avoid the shameful destiny.
For two years unrestricted submarine
warfare has been disputed in Ger
many.
Time Is Come.
"As long as there was any out
look of bringing our enemies back to
their senses we did not wish to de-
eide for it, but since naughty rejec-
ton of the German peace note, the
time has come when all considera-
tons must be silenced. We want to
be victorious, for we want to remain
alive; therefore we must fight until the
breath leaves our enemies.
with the full agreements OF all
who are responsible for the future Of
our people, the imperial leaders have
reached a decision intended to bring
the unholy murder in Europe to as
quick an end as possible
The Lokal Anzeiger deyotes several
paragraphs to praise OF the efficiency
of the U-boats and notes the feverish
desire which has been evinced for the
beginning of the submarine work.
1T coneluded
What Will Neutrals Do' :.
What position. neutrals will take
regarding this course of affairs is ma
turally their own concern. We can
no longer ask, for we only ask to full
hll--to win--and with this end in
,,;o, IA nut our e,em;es o,,t NJ rom.
,,;ss;au ,ad,, ro,har th,, to,,nrrou,
",Wn ho.rd con6dsn.;,,tv yr;tes
ceors. Rernhard in the Voss;sche
Zeitung. that the American people
TO whom our innermost reasons are
set forth in the newest note, will TN
derstand our motives. II the United
States earnestly desires peace, they
ne, soa ~, II ,he ,erp r.t,rs II
,h;nns ,he nav chosen ~ Cerm,ny
Is 'tbc one that lcsns most ouieklv to
ii. des;rsd cnd The ITn;ted States
must now show whether thew are
genuinely neutral toward the Euro
nean struggle
The Je4ands which we long have
been wort;ng At last have been full
FLIED by he leaders of the empire
and from NOW On M consideration
shall, restr;ct our martial strength
p..,. LA r.
e'e"'o~
England was not satished 10 allow
the armies and navies alone TO hght'
pu. entered 'he lieu ne,u assns s,;sh tnnd '
ers have outraged every neutral state
IN Furone hut GERMANY has been un-
able for, a long time TO decide wheth-
81 10 renay i in the same coin
"Enslsnd and he allies have re.
iected Germany's neaee offer, Now
our strength shall force peace upon
them J,
Count van Reventlow in The Taces
z.;,rna eon,en,s himself with re-.
nrint;ng eStracts from earlier editor.
ials and assuming an ~ told you So
attitude.
Regarding the effect Of the new or.
ders on the United States, he says.
"How the United States will aci
toward the note remains to be seen
An offer regarding passenger ships
| was made by Germany to the Amer,
lean government in vain in 1915.
, Once more America, however, will
have to decide whether it is more ad.
yantageous to accept the old German
idea OF unrestricted warfare OF
reckon with the new order of things
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