AMERICA AND GERMANY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8203, 28 July 1915, Page 5

AMERICA AND GERMANY.

THE AMERICAN NOTE

GERMAN PAPER'S EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT.

'VICTORY THE SUPREME LAW."

" GERMANY HAS A CLEAR

CONSCIENCE."

(Received July 28, 9.15 a.m.)

AMSTERDAM, July 27. The " Vossischo Zeitung" publishes the following regarding the United States latest Note:—"The refusal to accept Germany's proposal to protect American passengers shows an absolute lack of. readiness to understand the German standpoint.

"The principle that belligerent States must- protect neutrals is untenable ; if applied in its fullest sense, it would mean abdication to neutrals. It is true that belligerents must protect neutrals, but only provided that neutrals do everything to prevent their citizens going into situations where protection is impossible. "Victory over an enemy is the supreme law for every belligerent, and those who demand that Germany should conduct the war according to the academio rules of a professor, expect Germany to either endanger her submarines or relinquish warfare. This is not neutrality, but partisanship against Germany. "The passengers on the Lusitania could have been saved, but were neglected. Germany has a clear conscience, and has no reason to disapprove of the conduct of her submarine commanders."