The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-24
HOW NORWEIGANS
ARE PLUNDERED
GERMANY RAIDING AND SINKING
VESSELS AND TAKING NA-
TONS FOOD SUPPLY.


Chrinlana, Norway, June 14.-iCor.
fespondcncej-Th latest German acts
against Norway are being criticized In
The press and condemned BY the legisla.
ture ~ showing the alleged failure Of
the Norwegian government 70 uphold
the seifrespect Of the nation.
ROYAL mail boats between Denmark
ana Norway outside Of the German
barred zone" with cargo Of killed cat
fle exclusively for use IN Norway are
CAPTURED b. German U.boats. brought
10 German ports and no satisfactory
explanation or satisfaction given.
4 Norwegian steamer. the "Thorun, "
IN coast traffic, chartered By the Nor
geglan government itself with cargo Of
hay ~ relieve the fodder famine IN the
northern part Of the country, was stop
ped b. German U-boat inside the 3-mile
line. that means In Norwegian waters;
the Norwegian flag was lowered and
the German flag was run up, az the
German U-boat chief declared the
steamer a German prize because Of lack
OF special clearing papers. 4 Norwe-
glan torpedo boat arrived, the Norwe-
gian captain declared that as the steam
or was IN Norwegian waters she was
not liable 70 be seized b. German L.
boats, ordered the Norwegian flag flown
again and the German lowered After
some argument. however. he yielded 20
the German view and allowed the
steamer 20 be taken a. prize n Ger
man port and the Norwegian flag for
the second time displaced By the Ger
man.
Growing Anti-German.
This happened May l6 and. upon an
Interpolation ln the legislature regard
ing this affair which has turned the
whole press and public opinion more
anti.German than ever. Minister Of For
eign Affairs Ihlon answered that the
governments protest In Berlin and the
assurance OF the steamer being a gov
crnment chartered boat had only met
unwillingneas 20 straighten out the af-
fair and give satisfactory excuse. On
the contrary there Was no prospect Of
the ship being released in the near
future az the case would be tried before
a prize court.
More humlliatin4 Was the announce.
ment that the Norwegian crew now
would BE- brought before German court
martial because they. according 10 or.
ders from a Norwegian naval officer
In Norwegian waters. had hOisted the
Norwegian flag.
For the first time since the war
broke out. friction with one Of the bel.
ligerent nations has been discussed
openly IN the legislature. In other cases
the minister q foreign affairs has kept
everything secret and been unwilling
a. YET the public know what steps ths
Norwegian government has taken q
protect the rights Of their citizens
against the now numberless encroach
nsnts from German side.
All leading politicians. in very stronp
terms. condemned this last humiliation
from the German government.
The press requested that the Norwe
gian crew AZ once be given their liberty
and sent home II the Thorum was no
released asserting thai the crew hat
acted according 70 Norwegian law ant
should not be- punished By Germany.
Question Il Asked.
Why the government. which week NJ
ter week suffers humliiatlons al th'
hands of the German. has not stoppe,
al export % Germany until satisfac
tion Is given. is regarded here as .
mystery. a great many anti.soclallsti
agree with the socialists who criticize
the government for having spent 500,
100000 In three years on the neutrality
guard. The socialists say II would have
been better % use this money 10 reliev,
the high cost Of living asserting that
the naval and army defense II In toe
poor "a condition 20 be Of any use and
that the money ~ wasted.
Other citizens who believe In arma
mont for the defense Of the country
now ask, with the socialists. what the
country has obtained FOR the fi00,0 ,000f
600. They Indignantly declare that
more than 900 Norwegian vessels have
been destroyed. with the loss Of 500
sailors. by the acts Of a so-called friend
ly' nation. that no excuse nor satisfac
ton has been given Tor any Of the nu.
morous Violations Of the international
law that Norwegian sailors have been
murdered ln the life boats. money and
private trinkets on board In Norwegian
ships stolen by Germany officers and
taken 10 Germany. Norwegian govern.
ment vessels Ia coast traffic Ia Norwe.
ginn waters seized and taken as prizes
20 German ports, and that not "a shot
has been fired from a Norwegian gun
10 defend Norwegian rights. not a Nor.
wcgian boat nor Norwegian sailor
has been allowed to fight for his life.
Meantime, they add. the country which
has spent tl0O.00O.OO0 Is threatened by
famine Of food and fuel during the com.
Ink winter
Many Such Criticisms.
Such criticism as the foregoing can h.
read every day In the most prominent
papers OF the country and heard
wherever two Norwegiana speak OF the
situation. but the leading men In the
cabinet seem not to listen 10 public
opinion or to be unwilling TO sustain
tho national pride. The newspaper
Tidena Tcgn, In an editorial the other
Gay, crltlolzing the political line Nor
ways government has followed, said.
There Is something worse than war
and im disasters and that II when a
ration loses its selfreapcct The Nor
wogian nation these days Is In danger