Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-28
CHANCELLOR BITTER
 TOWARDS AMERICA

British endanger American lives? On ly because neutral countries. and es- pecially America. voluntarily submit ted to the British orders, and because the British, therefore, could attain their object without employing force" Confident that Germany would emerge from the conflict victorious and win for the world freedom of the seas was Expressed by the chancellor. He as serted that the submarine war would be pressed to its utmost and informed the Reichstag that Germany was with standing the enemy successfully on all fronts as well as in their latest sub marine operations.
 Victory By Any Means.
 While our soldiers Sn the front stand in the drum-fire of the trencnes and our submarines, defying death, hasten through the seas; while we at home have no absolutely no other-task but to produce cannon. ammunition and food to distribute victuals with justice; in the midst Of this struggle for life and for the flu ture of our empire. intensified to the extreme, there is only one necessity of the day which dominates all ques- tions of policy, both foreign and domestic-to fight and gain victory" :"
 To Continue Struggle.
 The chancellor pointed out that the government of the German nation in Reichstag's last vote granting new war credits. demonstrated to the whole world it's readiness to continue the struggle until its enemies were ready for peace.
 We will meet half way all wishes of neutrals which can be complied with" he said, but in the endeavor to do so we never can go beyond the limits imposed upon us by the ir- revocable decision to reach the aim of the establishment of the barred zone.
 Freedom of the Seas.
 "I am sure that later the moment will come when neutrals themselves will thank us for our firmness, for the freedom of the seas which we gain by fighting is of advantage to them also. '
 Concerning the negotiations with the United States the chancellor con- tinued:
 American Note Contrary.
 As to the American answer given to the German note, it was so absolute ly contrary to what We in our note had said clearly and without any pOssibil- ity of misunderstanding that reply on our part would have changed mo- thing as to the standpoints maintained by both sides. But nobody, even an American, could doubt that already. the conditions were fulfilled upon which. according to our declaration, depended our regaining full liberty ot decision. z!
 England Cited.
 England did not abandon the isola- tion of Germany, but on the contrary. intensified it in the most reckless fashion. Our adversaries were not made, to respect the principles Of in ternational law. universally recognized before the war. nor made to follow the laws of humanity. The freedom of the seas which America wanted to restore, in cooperation with us. dur ing the war, has been still more com. pletely destroyed by our adversary, and America has not hindered this. All this is common knowledge.
 Retaliation only.
 Even at the end of January. Eng land issued a new isolation declare tion for the North Sea and in this period since May 1, nine months had passed. Could it then be surprising that on January 3i we considered that the freedom of the seas had not been re-established and we >drew our conclusion from this2 But the ease . hatrnnH hot nI u1 i'm, portance. We were ready for peace. now by mutual consent must fight for life an enemy who from the beginning puts his heel on recognized law of nations. The English starvation block ade. our peace offer. it's rebukc D.! the entente, the war aims of our enc mics purporting our destruction and the speeches of Lloyd-George are known also in America.
 England Started War.
 'It was England who. from the be ginning. wanted to make this war. not a war of army against army. but a war of nation against nation. and after it did so and after its leaders announced in the face of our will for peace. their will for destruction, then At4 tllI 'HN4 lliAh W lll Apl utiti0t thing was lett other than GOethe's words. according Co which 'rudcncso must be with rudeness'
 With respect to the submarine sit,la- tiou, the chancellor recalled the Brit ish assurance that they would be masters of that danger and added
 UnderSes War Success.
 We can await this. Meanwhile, ! nm able to declare that the success of our submarine warfare already Ob tained much surpasses the eXDecia tions of our navy. | can. oi course. give no definite figures. We estab lisEed barred zones hardly four weeks ago. and within these four weeks is the period of grace allowed for such ships as were on their way on FCbru