Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-27

1 the ceHtiu PoWSTs peace OIIer TO the
allies.
This answer" he continued, was
more rude and presumptuous than any
sensible person In our country or In
neutral countries could have imagined
The effeffct produced by this document
of barbarian hatred and Of jeer is man.
ifest to the whole world.
| our alliances and our front stand
firmed, and the German nation is more
united and none the less resolute than
ever"
| THE SUBMARINE WAR.
The chancellor then turned his dis
cussionA to the establishment of the
and Italy and to the answers received
| from ncutrals to the communication
made by the central powers.
1--WE by no means undervalue the
difficulties caused to neutral shipping"
he said, "and we therefore try to al
| leviate them as much as possible.
fFor this purpose we made an at
tempt to supply neutra; states within
the boundaries of our sea forces with
materials needed by them, like coal
and iron.
BLAME ON ENGLAND.
But we also know that all these
difficulties after all are only caused by
England's tyranny of the seas.
I'VE will. and shall. break this en-
slavement of all non English trade.
| 1--WE must meet half way all wishes
of neutrals that can be complied with.
! But in our endeavor to do so. what
ever we can we will, except we cannot
go beyond the limits imposed upon us
by our decision to reach the aim of the
establishment Of the barred zone.
II am sure that later the moment will
come when neutrals themselves will
thank us for our firmness.
For the freedom of the oceans which
we gain by fighting is of advantage to
them.
SITUATION WITH AMERICA.
zone step further than the European
neutrals-as has been known-has been
made by the United States of America.
president Wilson. after receiving
our note of Jan. 81, brusquely broke off
relations with us.
Authentic communication about the
reasons which were given for his step
have not reached me.
THE former United States ambas-
sador here in Berlin only communicat
ed by spoken words with the secretary
of state for foreign affairs, in breaking
off relations and asked for his pass
ports.
WITHOUT A PRECEDENT.
This form Of breaking relations be-
tween great nations living in peace is
probably without precedent in history.
"All official documents lacking. l am
4 forced to rely upon doubtful sources
hot lie nf (an n IL,
other Officially versions of the contents
of the message sent by President Will
son on Feb. 3 to congress.
Tn this version the president Is re-
ported to have said that our note of
Jan. 81 suddenly and without previous
indication Intentionally withdrew SOL
emn promises made in the note of May,
1916.
ITO the United States government.
therefore, no other choice compatible
with it's dignity and honor was left
than the way in which she had an
nounced in her note of April 20. 19i6--
unless Germany desired to give up her
submarine methods.
ENTERS HIS PROTEST.
IF these arguments are correctly re-
ported. the chancellor continued. then
IIiuSl itiIdtdIS pIoI'SL d6ditisl tn'lii.
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 1t;
both giving and taking.
Since the beginning of the war,
L. l., Y3r
| of the waters.
REFERS TO MEXICO.
"Old principles were overthrown. On
August -, 1913. during the Mexican
trouble President Wilson In solemn
message to congress declared that he
| intended to follow the best usage of
international law by the prohibition of
| the supplying of arms to both Mexican
parties at war against each other.
zone year later. 1914, these usages
were apparently no more considered
| good. Countless war material has been
supplied by America to the entente and
while the right of American citizens TO
travel without hindrance to the entente
countries and the right to trade with
out hindrance with France, England
even through the midst of the battle
! field of right for which we had to pay
with German blood-while all these
rights were jealousy guarded. the same
right of American citizens toward the
central powers did not seem to be as
worthy of protection and as valuable.
icoULD HAVE RESTORED PEACE?
Il would fully understand it If the
United States, as an upholder CT in
ternational law, would have bartered
for its re- establishment In equal fash
ion with all beligerents and If. wish
ing to restore peace to the world. 1t
would have taken measures enforcing
an end of bloodshed,' said the chan
cellor.
The American circles who are nn-
friendly to US thought that they could
point out the important difference be-
tween our course of action and that of
the English. England, 1t has been
pointed out. destroys only material