The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-07

son a Company ana the isnssn Times.
ttaly By Fratslil rrsves IN Canada and
ca neiesam. Holland. Russia aad the
The naval action IN the HctEoiand
Blight ewhen British cruisers dared
the mine fields and sank aorne Ger.
man shipao on August IS. 1914. was
OF no strategical Importance. our
cruisers were attracted by tho love
OF adventure. Our fleet was more
snterprtaing than that OF the enemy.
We hornbarded tho English coast
that had not been attacked for cen.
turtles. Tho battle off tho Dogwrr
Bank on January 20 was tho result
Of such an attack.
Our naval policy 81 compelling the
English 60 give battle ss near our
coasts as possible was pursued more
definitely. when admiral schecr as
sumcd command Of the flc~t. On
May 81. 1916. he successfully
achieved his end. lie was not afraid.
aitho far from all our naval bases.
Owing TO tho caution OF the hostile
fleet. our naval fortrcsscs did not APP
pear TO be threatened. and we were
abb. TO withdraw their garrisonS
They went To form tho Marine
corps. which was employed on the
Flanders coast after tho taking OF
Antwerp. Certain marine divisions
also Tough, with distinction In the
land campaigns
DEFENDS THE
U-BOAT WAR
Mcanwhiie IN. submarine warfare
on enemy ships within n certain rome
round England began on February
Z. 1915. At the time this was against
the advice OF Admiral Won Tirpitz.
who considered such a plan prcrna.
turc. We had a very small number
OF submarines. I DO not know why
In any case. wha, the U.boats ac-
complishe6 was only realized during
the war az the successes won by
the crews increased. and they gain
ed In experience. The submarine
campaign proclaimed on February 4
did not matcrializ.. as for political
reasons II was directed exclusively
against enemy merchant ships Fur
Tier restrictions soon followed tina,
entirely crippled IL
After the sinking OF the Lusitania
II fell into allegiance for the time. bur,
was revived for a short time between
November. 1915. 10 February. 1918.
After the sinking of the Sussex on
March 20. 1915. Germany declared
her Intention Of prosecuting the cam.
paign only according to the rules OF
the prize court The U-boat warfare
was thereupon suspended
In their fear Of submarine warfare.
our enemies did not hesitate TO call
the U-boat . weapon the use Of
which was contrary to international
law and human principles This
WAS n surprising doctrine In view Of
the perpetual violation Of interna-
fional Law by the entente New
weapons OF war create ne,s intsrna-
tional preccicnts. Tho United States
Acknowledged this. In their note TO
England Of March 5, 1915.
QUOTES
ADMIRAL SCOTT
Admiral Sir Percy Scott. man
whose opinion carried weight. took
up the same attitude In the Times OF
July is. 1914. He wrote:
Such a dccree-a blockade by
means OF mines and subrna-
rfnes-would In my opinion be
quite regular; and II English and
neutral vessels were to ignore
the decree and attempt to break
thru the blockade. one could not
say that they were following the
peaceful pursuits OF which Lord
Syndenham speaks; were they TO
be destroyed. In tho attempt, we
could not designate II as a 70
lapse into savagery. or piracy In
it's wors; form.
We were within our rights, as far
as the submarine war was concerned
in adopting such measures as we con.
sidered necessary 10 serve our pur.
pose In the war. 70 long as they were
In accordance with the laws OF hu.
mainly and showed due regard for
neutrals.
We found the right solution, and
no criticism can make any difference,
as tbe future will prove.
THE WAR
or STARVATION"
At the very beginning of the war.
England, in total disregard OF inter.
national law, started the war OF star.
walton against Germany and Austria.
Hungary. This strangling hunger
blockade was intended 80 to debilitate
the body as TO prepare the mind for
the poison OF propaganda. England
had another aim: To make war
against the children still unborn. 30
that a physically inferior race might
arise In Germany. A more gruesome
method can not be ina Rined.
England acted with inexorable con.
sistency, as 80 often before In her
cruel history. Step by step, and OF
set purpose. the English government,
by orders in council OF August 20
and October 20. 1914. and other eco
nomic and military decrees. sup
pressed all direct traffic to the Ger
man harbors. all imports thru neu-
trail countries. and even the import Of
tho products OF neutral countries into
Germany.
The trump card was the proclama-
ton of the North sea as war zone