Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-04-07 | Page 26 | Norway's Losses

NORWAY'S LOSSES. Di.'.rin;r the month of March nineteen Norwegian merchant vessels ere sunk by lierman submarines, brinin the j total loss to the Norwegians uii such account si uce tiie bei uni ny ot ruth- less warfare up to abuut $ 1u,."jUU.0lM. This is a tremendous loss to N'orway, . 'for the country is poor and sparsely set-! set-! tied and the people depend in a yreat .measure upon the shipping industry for a living. Just at pre:?ent there is much ; i suffering in Norway on account of a ! ; lack of food, and it is cruel upon the ; pnrt of the Germans to sink Norwegian vessels, loaded with rain and food-; stuffs, on their way to home ports, to1 brinr relief to the people. It is not surprising however, for the Germans seem to take great delight in sinking neutral vessels as well as those belonging belong-ing to the entente allies and the Inited 8tates, and the. mere matter of killing a few score of Norwegian sailors does not cause them any anguish of mind. When the war is over and the day of settlement arrives, the Germans should be forced to give the Norwegians ships enough to compensate them for their losses. In fact, they should be compelled com-pelled to make all neutral losses good and build up their own merchant marine as best they can. Ruthless warfare war-fare should be followed by ruthless peace terms.