Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-28
GERMAN PREMIER
BITTER AGAINST
UNITED STATES
Continued From Page one)

vote granting new war credits, demon
strated to the whole world its read
mess to continue the struggle until its
enemies were ready for peace.
I'VE 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 i'm
posed upon US by the irrevocable de-
lishment of the barred zone.
Il am sure that later the moment
win 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:
As to the American answer given
TO the German note. IL was so abso
lutely contrary TO what we in our note
had said clearly and without any pos
sibility OF misunderstanding. that a
reply on our part would have changed
nothing as TO the standpoints main
tanned by both sides. But nobody. even
in America, could doubt that already
long ago. the conditions were fulfilled
upon which, according TO our declara-
ton. depended our regaining full lib
erty of decision.
England did not abandon the isola-
ton OF Germany. but, on the contrary
intensified it in the most reckless fash
ion. Our adversaries were not made
to respect the principles Of interna-
tional law, universally recognized be-
fore the war. nor made to follow the
laws OF humanity The freedom of the
seas which America wanted to restore,
To- !. Il
has been still more completely de-
stroyed by our adversary, and America
has not hindered this. All this is COM
mon knowledge.
Even at the end Of January. England
issued a new isolation declaration for
the North Sea, and in this period, since
May 4, nine months had passed. Could
II then he surprising that on January
81 we considered that the freedom of
the seas had not been reesta blished
and that we drew our conclusions from
this But the case extends beyond
that of formal Importance. We who
were ready for peace, now by mutual
understanding fight for life against an
enemy who from the beginning put his
heel upon the recognized laws of ma
tions. The English starvation block
ade, our peace offer. its rebuke by the
entente, the war aims of our enemies
purporting our destruction and the
speeches of Lloyd George are known
also in America.
1T 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
1t did so and after its leaders announced
In the face of our will for peace their
will for destruction, then for the Ger
Co. Il ~
other than Goethe'S words, according
TO which "rudeness must be met with
rudeness +"
With respect to the submarine stu
| alton. the chancellor recalled the British
assurance that they would be masters
Of that danger and added:
We can await this. Meanwhile, ]
am able to declare that the successes
Of our submarine warfare already OBJ
! tanned much surpass the expectations
Of our navy. | can, Of course give no
definite figures. We established 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 February /, and there
fore, could not be warned before
Reports from a large proportion of
/ our submarines have not yet been re-
! ceived because they are still on the
way. But wherever reports are made
success has been great. Our enemies,
| of course, only admit part of their
losses. If all these were added to-
gether. then the figures published by
| us to date in our newspapers only con-
stitute part Of the sinkings and dem
| onstrate that we can be more than
satisfied with the results obtained. The
/ reports made by our enemies, and re-
| garding which they particularly boast
are no disappointment for u.s."
Concluding he said:
Gentlemen, let us consider the whole
| question. The breaking off Of relations
with the United States and the at
tempted mobilization of all neutrals
against us do not serve for the protec-
| ton of the seas proclaimed by the
| United States. These actions will not
promote the peace desired by President
| Wilson. They must, consequently, have
| encouraged the attempt to starve Ger
MANY and multiply the bloodshed.
I'VE regret the rupture with nation
which by her history seemed to be
predestined surely to work with us.
not against us, but since our honest
will for peace has encountered only
! jeering on the part of the enemies there
is no more going backward There is