The Washington herald., 1917-02-06

them and assist in starving their innocent and
children and bring suffering large number of
own innocent and trusting peope2 ! hope not Why
not let The Hague Tribunal other court deter
mine the injury, after the war-crazed people stop
ing red" There are. believe other and better ways
than to bring naughty boys and nations to do the
right than by killing them of. | should prefer to
have the following Interpretation placed the Presi-
dents words:-For every American life that you cause
to be lost who not engaged IN aiding your enemy,
we shall debit you with - dollars, to be paid 10
their family.
For every Am rcan vessel you sink, not engaged
in giving aid to your enemy you shall pay TO her
owners her value tenfod.
These things you must do according to the ey-
ience presented before courts and according
to their judgment from which there shall be no appeal
and until such claims for injuries to our people are
settled In full refuse to have anything TO DO
with you business way. At the first injury we 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 10
citizens to maintain strict neutrality and not involve
our nation by assisting one foreign nation as
against another. If they do they must accept the
runners.
If notice on this line was sent to all the coun-
tres involved in the policy of maintaining
our neutrality and at the time holding them up to
strict accountability" there could be no complaint
made of unfair treatment and probably would be
permitted to trade with other nations and perhaps
supply under American supervision foodsufs and cloth
ing to the nnocents of all countries If men want to
fight let them stand up and fight to man. but
like Herod of old, by killing of the innocent. If
declared predict that every American seaport on
the Atlantic coast will be closed before summer is
here What, then, is the answer? Smp ply this:-Our
maritime will cease by the Atlantic seaboard
nptI
to partially rensate it. The Deutschland" has proven
it be done small way by following my design
Of many years ago, and stand ready to prove that il
can be done in a much larger way and part of nv
contribution to my countryS need or the needs Of
suffering humanity anywhere due to the practice of
starving the innocent is the granting the free use of
my inventions and services consulting engineer in
the construction OF cargo-carrying submarines for
transporting foodsufs and necessary clothing to be
distributed to any of the belhgerent countries where
the expense of sch transportation Is borne BY any
charitable organization.
have designs already available for submarine
carrying cargo vessels that will carry 5000 ton. dead
weight of cargo.
1t has been stated that the Deutschland paid for
herself the first voyage over due to the vast differ
ence in the cost of materials in Germany and thu,
country and the high freight rates paid My new
type of carso-caTrying submarine is puch more eco
nomcal to run than the ordinary surface ship. While
the first cost greater, this type of vessel safer
is practically unsuitable except at the will of her
commander and with the cooperation of her crew.
They go from the ports of one 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.
Il believe is type of ship that is bound to come
into favor for Transporting certain classes of cargoes
and will be built and found profitable for this special
work. 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 Shiffsbau-technsche Geselschaft OF Ger
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