Show BERLIN PAPERS CRITICIZE NOTE i i Absolute 1 Lack of Readiness to toI toI I I Understand German Standpoint Standpoint Standpoint Stand Stand- point Says V PARTISANSHIP IS CHARGED Count von Declares It Breathes Almost Hateful Disregard Berlin Overs Overseas ens News s agency dispatch dispatch dis dis- patch by wireless telegraph to Say Say- N. N Y Y July Juh 25 The The latest American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean note nole to Germany concerning submarine submarine sub sub- marine warfare was received most unfavorably unfavorably un un- un- un favorably b by the German newspapers In which It was printed Sunda Sunday morn- morn I Ing mR nf The In a R lengthy editorial says Rays Tho The refusal to 3 accept Germanys Germany's practical proposal to protect American Amen Ameri can cnn passengers shows an absolute lack of or readiness to understand the German standpoint Th Tho principle that thit belligerent er- er ent states slates must protect neutrals is untenable untenable un un- un- un t tenable t If applied In the fullest Hence Hense es as it would mean abdication to neutral states It Is true thaT thai belligerents mu must t respect neutral rights but only provided provided pro pro- vided neutrals do everything to prevent pre pro vent ent their citizens getting Into situations situ situ- where protection Is Impossible Victory over o the tho en enemy em Is the su supreme supreme su- su preme law for ever every belligerent Those who render more moro difficult this task than docs does International law support the en enemy em The war on land has shown clearl clearly that restrictions are necessary A person who remains within a bo- bo fortress or walks into a gunfire gunfire gun gun- fire tire zone risks his life ute without the right of ot protection from his home government gov gov- em m en t. t The same also aleo Is true of ot naval warfare war war- fare are In spite of at the tho mistaken phrase freedom of ot the seas It i ig Is granted that the ocean Is free for tor peaceful travel but naval battles also take place on It Neutral ships sailing between tl fighting battleships run tim the risk of ot being hit by b shells and also of ot being struck b by mines minos The Tho submarines submarine's only Instruments are the firing of ot torpedoes torpe torpe- does Those who demand that Germany German should conduct tho the war ar according to rules laid down b by some somo academic proCessor professor professor pro pro- fessor Cessor expect Germany either cither to en endanger endanger endanger en- en danger her submarines or to give up this warfare which means ns the weakenIng weakening weaken weaken- ing of or Germany In the Interest of ot her heren en enemy em This Is not neutrality but partisanship par par- against Germany German We Wo know today that the passengers gers Jers of ot the could hav been saved but that the they wore were nc neg nez- Germany rc regrets retH their death but she has a clean conscience and anel has hns no reason to disapprove of or the conduct of ot her submarine commanders President Wilson lIson con considers the further fur tur- ther thor torpedoing of ot British warships carrying American passengers ers a n. deliberately b. b I cr toh unfriendly act While Germany Con Ger many always Is glad to respect American Amerlan Amen Ameri can an friendship she has conceded everything everything every ever thing that can be con conceded ed Ono bit more moro would bo ho considered humiliating by the Gorman German nation whoso armies have been victorious upon all the tho battlefields bat bat- In the cast and all Uron III In the tho west The an and l the tho Kreuz KreuT similarly declare that tho the American note nole calls for tor the most decided opposition and that thal It re- re Great Grent Britain to show sho's at least an equal respect for or the spirit of ot In International International international In- In law Jaw as tho the President deman demands de do- man mands s from Germany German Tn Commend on Note ole The Tho says S The note shows shown clear clearly that the American government cares more moro for tor forthe tho the crippling of ot our submarine submarino war I than for the tho safeguarding of American Ameri Amen can lives JIves The United States must realize that to chan change e our submarine warfare i Is la out of ot tho the question The note proves pro that pro-British pro Influence has gained an upper hand In President Wilson's Wilsons circle 4 Wo hope tho the common commonsense commonsense commonsense sense of ot the tho American 4 people will prevent pro pre vent vont citizens from serving as S protection protection protection tion for tor English ships The writes Neutrals h have hae o rights but so has a great nation fighting for tor its life lite Though maintaining submarine war war- faro tare Germany German always In is willing to re respect ro- ro the Justifiable JustiCIable wishes s 's of ot Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans but not at any price Count Ernest von in tho the declares that the contents contents contents con con- tents and wording far tar exceeded even the tho most unfavorable anticipations Count Hc writes The Tho note uses language which will rind find no response with tho thu overwhelming overwhelm overwhelm- ing majority of ot the German nation since it means in the last analysis an appeal to fear a threatening domineer domineer- domineering domineering ing demand The note wI will make a conceivably con con- cel abl bad ball impression among the I people since It lacks Jacks utterly the tho I friendly frankness of o the tho German note noto and breathes almost hateful disregard I of ot the tho German Germon governments government's standpoint stand stand- I 10 point 1 n t. t |