GERMANY'S REPLY TO AMERICA'S NOTE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2770, 13 May 1916, Page 7

GERMANY'S REPLY TO AMERICA'S NOTE

ENGLAND CANNOT BE STARVED CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH IN THE SECRET DEBATE IN THE REICHSTAG By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright . . (Rec. May 12, 0.45 p.m.) Herr von IMhmann Holing, in tho secret debate in'the Eeichstag'on liar 7 with respect to (lie reply to .America, nil milled that the Government siroiHv wished to inform America to mind her business, but political considerations overcame their patriotic zeal. An overwhelm ing majority of tho experts counselled prudence, and urged that the advantages of unrestricted submarine warfare woro not balanced by . the disadvantages of iva; with America. A great error hud been committed in overstating tho value of. submarines against England's Navy. It was no longer believed possible to starve England: It would U* folly to under-estimato the consequences of war with America. He possessed information that other nations intended to join America. The Ci overiiment had been convinced of tho necessity of keeping the peace, and the re ply was worded so as to reserve liberty of nction. If the situation changes, wo in a.v cancel the concession to America oiul resume the unrestricted sinking of vess els. Tho Chancellor's condemnation over the over-estimate of submarine efficacy was aimed at Admirnl von Tirpitz. AUSTRALIA NOT APPROACHED FOR A SEPARATE PEACE. Melbourne, Mav 12. Mr. G. F. Tudor (Minister of Custom s), in reply to n, question, said Germany hod not consulted Australia with regard to a separate peace.