Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-12-04

they owned the world," declared the kaiser, 'when one of my officers was approached by group of long-haired, greasy Jews, who claimed that these supplies belonged to them. They are our private property; we bought them and we should be compensated if you seize them,' they contended. Did you pay for them? my officer asked. No. we didn't pay for them, but we gave our notes,' they replied. Then said my officers, when you take up those notes we'll pay for these stores; in the meanwhile we'll just take them.' We secured bandages, serums-every- thing, in fact, that we needed so very badly, and we got them all for noth- ing!"
 did not know at that time that the German army lacked medical supplies, but later I saw paper bandages in use. l have previously referred to the kaiser's defense of the use of Zeppe- lins against Paris, London and other nOnmilitary cities. He claimed that if was proper to make war on civilians. because England was endeavoring to starve Germany. On one occasion I pointed out to him that in 1870 the Germans had besieged Paris and had starved its population.
 "The cases are entirely different, he answered hastily. "rhen we were besieging a city and the civilian pop- ulation had plenty of opportunity to evacuate it before the siege began. England is besieging whole nation and trying to starve my women and children, who have nothing to do with war"
 I couldn't help thinking of the whole nations" which had been ab- solutely crushed under the kaiser's heel-Of Belgium, .Servia and Poland. The kaiser never admitted that the destruction of the Lusitania was a re- suit of special instructions from him to the U-boat commander. but in dis cussing the general subject of subma- rine warfare he asked:
 "What right have Americans to take passage on these vessels, anyway? If they came onto the battlefield they would not expect us to stop firing. would they? Why should they expect any greater protection when they en- ter the war zone at sea?
 Don't ever forget" he went on, "a bullet from pistol would be enough to sink one of our U-boats. How can we stop and board vessels we encoun- ter to ascertain whether they are neu- tral and not carrying contraband? If what appears to be a neutral should in fact prove to be beligerent, or if a belligerent should heave to in re- spOnse to the command of one of our submarines, how could we safely send q boarding party over when a rife shot from the vessel in question would send us to the bottom? Obviously if America persists in sending munitions tp the, s''ias. there is but, one thing ] GOT us to do -sink the ss5sefs.' lI When I Suggested that while the vulnerabillty of the submarine un- doubtedly lessened it's value In con- nection with the right of search which belligerents have under international law, still the law ought to be ob- served, the kaiser interrupted me has l tily with the remark:
 International law There Is no such thing as international law any mOre!"
 In that assertion, of course, lies the answer to all the questions which have arisen in connection with the conduct of the war. If the Germans recog- nized no international law but were guided solely by their ideas of expedi
 ency and the demands of "kultur,"
 then the whole course of the war be-
 came perfectly clear. The use of poi
 sonOus gas, the destruction of unfOr-
 tified towns, the dissertation of
 churches, the attacks on hospitals and
 Red Cross units, the countless atroci-
 ties committed against civilians and
 prisoners of war require no other ex-
 planation.
 No such thing as international law
 any more!