Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-06
MANN ADVOCATES
UNMARRIED ATTACK
Declares U. S. Submarines
Should Not Hesitate, in War,
to Torpedo Hostile Muniti0n
Ships

| the United States shall be so restrict
! ed as TO be vaIueless," declared Repre-
sentative Mann Republican flooI
leader, in a discussion in the House
on submarine warfare He said the
submarine could not operate in a lady
like manner, and declared that the
| quickest way to end war is to make II
destructive. MIR. Mann practically ad.
voc gated attacks without warning On
muniticn ships II the United States is
engaged in war. ~
Representative J. Hampton Moore
of Pennsylvania started the debate by
putting this question to Chairman
Padgett OF the Naval Affairs Commit
tee:
"Inasmuch as much of the war
trouble that now beclouds the horizon
arises from the use OF submarines by
foreign nation, would like to know
whether our understanding of interna.
tioGal law, or the committees under
standing, is such that If any foreign
nation uses submarines, or II the use
OF submarines by foreign nation is
regarded as ruthless warfare, that OBJ
lection holds against the United
States If we should be engaged in war
and should find 1t necessary to use
submarines"
Representative Padgett replied that
While not speaking for the Admins
tration he believed that IF this gov
eminent engaged in war II would con-
duct II along the recognized and pro-
per lines of conducting war, and
would observe all its obligations and
perform all its duties"
As TO Friends and Fighting
Representative Thomas s. Butler
said to Mr.. Moore:
Il voted for this appropriation with
the understanding that these weapons
would never be used to commit unjus-
tifiable murder and for no other rea-
son would vote for it. -
In answer to the gentleman from
Pennsylvania" replied Mr. Moore, Il
will say that he is a good, sturdy,
peace-Ioving Quaker, but who fights
sometimes.
Z am not a Quaker!" flashed Mr..
butler.
A Friend" explained Mr.. Moore.
Nor a Friend" replied Mr.. Butler.
Il do not belong to the society of
either. have made. that statement
in the House 40 times. and this is the
last time. would disgrace the hon-.
orable people by belonging to them.
The gentleman does not swear"
said some one.
II do net swear at all. ] can keep
my word without swearing, said Mr..
Butler.
After replying to a series of ques-
tons on the submarine question, Rep
.esentatfpe Gardner asked Mr.. Moore =
Do you think that the sending
hcme of the German ambassador was
justified or not?'
Well, now the gentleman has a
certain Anglomaniac notion"
a1r. Gardner insisted that he be
answered, and Mr. Moore answered
that he supported the President, ''but
that does not mean that this should be
followed up by an instant declaration
OF war. bringing 100,000,000 people
into war"
New Weapons For Murder
Representative H. W. Temple of the
Foreign Sselations CommisteeI then
entered upon serious discussion OF
the international law involved in u
boat warfare. He said, in part:
1T is never lawful to make war
against noncombatants. and 1t Is as
upon the ocean as II is upon
the land to fire into women and child
rem.
The right of the neutral does not
depend upon the weapon that is used
against him. IL am accused of muir
der and plead in defense that / used
a kind OF poison that had not been
invented when the law against murder
was made. still the murder depends
On the right of the murdered man to
his life and not on the nature of the
weapon that was used in taking his
life."
Here is where Mr.. Mann came into
the debate.
AS I understand Doctor Temple"
he said, his position is that IL we en-
gage in war with any foreign Power
and we have a submarine that meets |
q foreign vessel either of neutral |
country or of the belligerent countries.
loaded with ammunition to supply the |
army or the navy of the enemy coun-
Try, our submarine must, lady-like, rise
from beneath the surface Of the sea,
ask to board the armed merchant YES.
sci and ask to inspect the papers of |
the armed merchant vessel before We
tan do damage to that merchant YES.
sci. ~
am not very we'll informed as to |
submarine warfare, but / have been
told that while this lady-like opera.
ion was going on. the merchant YES.
SCI would sink the submarine before |
officers OF the submarine could board |
her. OF what use is a submarine ex. |
;ept for use against such vessels. and
50 Tar as the submarine is concerned /
n defending against war vessels TO.
lay the submarine is not very valu-
lble."
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