AMERICA AND GERMANY

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16921, 29 July 1915, Page 7

AMERICA AND GERMANY

“A CLEAR CONSCIENCE." GERMANY’S SUPREME LAW j By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. 1 LONDON, July 27. 1 The “Vossischo Zeitung” (Berlin)publishes the following regarding the; United States’ latest Note:— “The refusal to accept Germany’sj proposal to protect American passengers ; shows an absolute lack of readiness to . understand the German standpoint, j The principle that belligerent States must protect neutrals is untenable. If applied in its fullest sense it would.' mean an abdication to Deutrals. It ia true that belligerents must protect neutrals, but only provided neutrals da. everything to prevent their citizens', going into situations where protection is impossible. “Victory over an enemy is tho supreme law for every belligerent. Those who demand that Germany should conduct the war according to the academic rules of a professor expect that Ger-j many will either endanger her sub-; marines or relinquish her submarine; warfare. This is not neutrality, but ( partisanship against Germany. “ Tho passengers by the Lusitania could have been saved, but they wore! neglected. Germany has a clear con-1 science, and no reason to disapprove of j the conduct of her submarine com-,' manders.”' AMERICAN ATTITUDE., SYMPATHY WITH THE ALLIES. SYDNEY, July 28.. Bishop Hoss, of the American Meth-, odist Episcopal Church, arrived by thej Ventura. Referring to America’s atti-i tude towards the war, he said that ■D-’S; per cent of Americans sympathised! with the Allies, 75 ner cent enthusiastically. President Wilson was a cour-,-ageous man, and, in spite of storm and bluster, talked straight out, and what he said he meant to stand by it. America’s position was delicate, and Presid-d ent Wilson was wisely endeavouring to-' use every possible mean® to avoid hostilities. The great body of the people, knew enough of war to wholesomely dread it, but if the issue was final and the honour of America was at stake,, there would 1 not be a minute’s hesita-j tion. If the call were made, a million, men would rally to the colours in a. l day. LEELANLAW OUTRAGE. STRONG LANGUAGE BY MR ROOSEVELT. "Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services. LONDON, July 2S. . Mr Roosevelt, in a speech at San Diego, characterised the torpedoing of; tho Leelanlaw as a damnable outrage. Tho condition to which the peaoe-at-. any-prioe policy had brought the' United States was perfectly hellish.