Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-02-07
UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE USE
by Germany to Bring Quick End OF
European HoStilities.

Washington, Feb. IA second
memorandum, delivered yesterday
with the German note, was made pub
lie late to-day by the State Depart
ment. 1t differs in some respects from
the substance OF the note itself. The
understanding is that it was prepared
at the German embassy on instruc-
tons from Berlin prior to President
Wilson'S peace address to the Senate
and withheld then OH account OF the
address. When Count Won Bernstorff
received the note and memorandum
yesterday from Berlin he decided to
deliver with them the original docu-
ment prepared by him.
The memorandum follows:
After bluntly refusing Germany's
peace offer, the entente powers stated
in their note addressed to the Ameri-
can government that they are deter
mined to continue the war in order
to deprive Germany Of German prov
inces in the West and East to de-
stroy Austria-Hungary and to annhi-
late Turkey. In waging war with
such aims, the entente allies are yio-
lating all rules Of international law,
as they prevent the legitimate trade
Of neutrals with the central powers
and of the neutrals among them
selves. Germany has, so far, not
made unrestricted use Of the weapon
which she possesses in her subma-
rneS.
GcIma,,y's Hand Forced.
"Since the entente powers, hoy
ever, have made 1t impossible to
come to an understanding based
upon equality Of rights of all nations.
as proposed by the central powers,
and have instead declared only such
a peace to be possible which shall be
dictated by the entente allies and
shall result in the destruction and
humiliation Of the central powers.
Germany is unable further to forego
the full use of her submarines.
"The imperial government, there
fore, does not doubt that the govern
ment Of the United States will un-
derstand the situation thus forced
upon Germany by the entente allies
brutal methods Of war and by their
powers, and that the government Of
the United States will further realize
that the now openly disclosed inten-
ton Of the entente allies gives back
to Germany the freedom of action
which she reserved in her note ad-
dressed to the government of the
United States on May 4, 1916.
Under these circumstances Ger
many will meet the illegal measures
of her enemies by forcibly prevent
Ing. after February l, 1917, in ZoCe
around Great Britain, France, Italy
and in the Eastern Mediterranean all
navigation, that Of neutrals included,
from and to England and from aud
to France, ETC.. etc. All ships met
within that zone will be sunk.
Hope for Speedy Peace.
"The imperial government is cont
dent that this measure will result in
speedy termination Of the war and
IN the restoration Of peace which the
government Of the United States has
SO much at heart. Like the govern
ment of the United States, Germany
and her allies had hoped to reach this
goal by negotiations. Now that the
war, through the fault Of Germany's
enemies, has to be continued, the i'm
perial government feels sure that the
government Of the United States will
understand the necessity of adopting
such measures as are destined to
bring about a speedy end Of the hor-
rible and useless bloodshed. The i'm
perial govcrnm hopes all the more
for such an understanding Of her po-
sltion, as the neutralS have under the
pressure Of the entente powers SUI
fcrcd great losses. being forced by
them either to give up their entire
trade or to limit it according to con-
ditiOns arbitrarily determined by
Germany's enemies III violation of in
ternational law"