Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-28
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emily other ofiiciaD version OF the
contents Of the message sent by Pres
ident Wilson, on February 8, to Con-
gress.
'In this version the President is re-
ported TO have said that our note OF
January 81, suddenly. and without
previous indication, Intentionally
withdrew solemn promises made in
the note Of May, 1916.
ITO the United States Government,
therefore, no other choice remained
compatible with its dignity and
honor than the way in which she
had announced in her note OF April
20, 1916-for unless Germany desired
70 give up her submarine method"
IF these arguments are correctly
reported" the chancellor continued,
'Then must decidedly protest
against them.
For more than a century friendly
relations between Germany and Amer
lea have been carefully promoted. We
honored them--as Bismarck once put
it-as an heirloom from Frederick the
Great.
Both countries benefited by Il,
both giving and taking. Since the be-
ginning of the war, things have
changed ON the other side of the wa
tiers.
"Old principles were overthrown. On
August %, 1913, during the Mexican
trouble, President Wilson, in sol
omn message to Congress, declared he
intended TO follow the best usage OF
international law by the prohibition
on the supply of arms to both Mex,
fcan parties at war against each other
b zone year later, 1914, these usuagel
b were apparently no more considers,
good. Countless war material ha
been supplied by America to tn
Entente. and while the right OF Amer
lean citizens to travel without hind
rance TO the Entente countries, anC
the right to trade without hindrenc,
with France. England-even through
the midst of the battlefield OF RICH
for which we had to pay with German
b blood-whilo all these rights werl
iealously guarded, the same right o
American citizens towards the Contra
Powers did not seem to DO worthy o
protection and as valuable.
"As is generally known in Englanl
} we did not declare a blockade, bu
q established only definite barred zone
within VIII ch everv ship has to cOun
] with immediate attack.
b. Success we shall be able 20 obtajl
81 partly by sinking, partly by dlscour
= aging neutral shipping, which has al
ready happened in the widest sens,
Thanks to the Incompatible bray
cry of our submarines we are full
willing to await with full conhdenc
further developments which will b
on the increase"
The Chancellor spoke briefly abou
the general feeling in the German M
n ton.
1.-THE hard winter" he said, Us b.
hind us, especially for the poor,
peonle The difficulties as railroa
traffic increased the difficulties IN SUI
o. plying victuals and fuel. Women an
children became heroes. At no tin
has the spirit OF love Of country stoC
the test as firmly in the midst of su
X ferings and Of want
Gentlemen, since my last spec,
" the military situation had hard
been changed.
everywhere our fronts are ma
| stronger and our brave soldiers to-
the full confidence OF their leade
who are accustomed TO victory Nc
ally strengthened by the scornful I
fusal OF our readiness for peace,
the land fronts safely protected by I
genius OF our supreme army commar
on the water front victorious a
many times more prepared for I
submarine war than a year ago,
confidently look toward the comii
months which-as we hope-will
followed happily by the terminals
OF the war;
The bio employers Of labor are cali