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NNfllPF! SHIPS OR LIVES MEANS TO ! 0t"" PROTECTED UNTIL m m
nrurniiinr ULMI tt U On 0 11 LOU a r-A" In HUH" ULULttULU
U L Lllflll UL Presidents Address to Congress Reviews History of Submarine Warfare t' M f I
i i i Nornf intir.nc Prnmicpc hu Oprmnnu flnrl Noting nf Rnaimntinn If I ' r e ' , 4
To Joint Session of Congress Presi
dent Speaks Words That May
Carry Country Into World Con
flict, Not for Aggression, Not for
Power, Only for Law and Human
ityOvert Acts Means Declaration
of War Against Germany.
I : ";
WASHINGTON, Fi. X Snvur
itnce of diplumatic! rcltitions with
Germany wan formally unnouwed l
the fouutry and the world by
dent Wilson at a joint Ms-inn ui" con
gress today at - oVhu-k.
The I'niti'd Stales stands on the
vor;e f war, with all the historic
proeedent of centuries pressing it for
ward. Fervently invukinu: the yuid
anee of Almighty (tod in the step he
had taken, lVcMdent Wilson detailed
i$ oonrcss why the I'nited States
eonld not continue relations with a
wamnjr power which repeatedly in
vades its sacred rights and takes the
lives of its citizens.
President Is Culm.
Calm, with a sense of responsibil
ity in what may prove the most som
ber moment of American history, the,
president stood in the historic hall of
the house of representatives, and with
senators and representatives before
him spoke the words which mav car
ry tlie country into the world con
flict, not for agression and not for
power; only for law and humanity.
Silent and attentive, the jrrim com-
leneti wini rnn aucniioii wiine i res
ident Wilson told tf America's course
in the now unsuccessful diplomatic
simple to dissuade Germany from
her campaign of ruthlessuess.
In concluding his address the pres
ident declared that he could not even
now. believe that Germany intends any
ovc nets against American citizen-,
hut that if overt acts are furthcom
ing he will ayaiu eouie before con
press to ask authority "to use any
means that may be necessary for the
protection of our seamen and our
people."' All neutral governments, he
believes, will take the same course.
War Threatened,
'Vc wish to serve no selfish ends."
the- president stated. ''We seel: mere
ly to stand true alike in thought and
in action to the immemorial principles
(Continued on Page Five.)
NKttTORT -NEWS, Va.. Feb. 3.J
The coat guard cutter Yamaeraw has
gone alonside the German prize ship
Appam and it is thought the German
prize crew will be taken off imme
diately. Two torpedo boat destroyer Join
ed the suKT-dreadnaught Arkansas
off the Virginia capes In emergency
dutv.
President's Address to Congress Reviews History of Submarine Warfare
Negotiations, Promises by Germany and Nolice of Resumption If
Overt Acts Follow, President Will Come Again Before Congress to Ask
t That Authority Be Given Him to Use Any Means Necessary for the Pro
tection of Our Seamen and People in Prosecution of Their Peaceful
and Legitimate Errantls on the Hiu.li Seas.
AVASmXCiTOX, Feb. 3 Tho pres
ident Hpoko u.'i follows:
'Gentlemen of the Congress:
"The imperial German government for her existence, shall, for tho eako
on the thirty-first of January an-jof neutral Interests, restrict the use,
nounccd to this government and tojof an effective weapon if her enemy
the governments of the other neu-'is permitted to continue to apply at
tral nations that on and after the will methods of warfare violating the
first of February, the present month, rules of international law. Such a
it would adopt a policy with regard demand would he incompatible with
to the use of submarines against all . tho character of neutrality and the
shipping seeking to pass thru cer-' German government is convinced
tain designated areas of the high . that the government of tlie I'nited
seas, to which it is clearly my duty toJStates does not think of making such
call your attention.
Hevleus .filiation.
"l.et me remind the congress, on peatedly declared that it is detor
the eighth of April last, in view of mined to restore the principle of the
the sinking on the 24th of .March of i freedom of the seas, from whatever
the cross-channel passenger steamer
Sussex by a German submarine,
without summons or warning and the
consequent loss of the lives of sever
al citizens of the United States who
were passengers aboard her. this gov
ernment addressed a note to the im
perial German government, in which
it made the following declaration:
" 'If it is ?till t he purpose of tho
Imperial government to prosecute the
relentless and indiscriminate warfare
against vessels of commerce by the
use of submarines without regard to
what the government of the United
States must consider the sacred and ed Stales and any other belligerent
indisputable rules of international government, notwithstanding the
law and the universally recognized fact that certain passages in the (m
dictates of humanity the government ! pcrial government's note of the
of the Unli ' l States Is at lust forced ( fourth instant might appear to be
to the conclusion that there is but . niscept ible of that -const ruction. In
one course it can pursue. Unless the order, however, to avoid any misun-
imperial government should now im
mediately declare and effect an
abandonment of its present methods
of submarine warfare agiiinst pas
senger and freight carrying vessels,
the governmvnt of the United States
can have no choice but to sever dip
lomatic relations with tlie German
empire altogether.
Oniuiny's Promise.
"In reply to the declaration the
German government gave this gov
ernment the following assurances;
" 'The Gorman government is pre
pared to do its utmost, to confine tho
operations of war for the rest of its
duration to the fighting forces of the
belligerents, thereby also insuring
the freedom of the seas, a principle
upon which the German government
believes now as before, to be In
agreement with t he government of
the United States,
"'The German government, guid-l
ed by thin Idea, notifies the govern
ment of the United StBtos that the
German naval forces have received j
the following orders: In accordance;
with the general principles of visit j
and search and destruction of mer-1
chant vessels rcocnied by Interna-1
tional law. such vessels, both within'
and without tho area declared a
j naval war zone, nh.ill not be sunk
f without warning and without saving
j human lives unless theso ships at-
tempt to escape or offer resistance.
"'But, it added, 'neutrals, cannot
expect that IJerjmiuy, forced to fight
a demand, knowing that the govern
ment of the United States has re-
quarter it has been violated
"To this the government of the
United Stales replied on the eighth
of May accepting of course t he as
surances given, but adding:
Kights Heeogniz4d.
" "The government of the United
States feels It necessary to stale that
it takes it for granted that the im
perial German government does not
intend to imply that the maintenance
of its newly announced policy is in
any way contingent upon the course
or result of diplomatic negotiations
between the government of, t lie Unit-
derstanding, the government of the
United States notifies the imperial
government that It cannot for a mo
ment entertain, in tu b less discuss a
suggestion that. rfspcl by German
naval autborties for the rights of cit
izens of the United States upon the
high seas should in any way or In
the slightest degree lie made, contin
gent upon the conduct of any other
government, affecting the rights of
t Continued on page five.)
EFFORT 10 SINK
II. S. 10RPED0 BOAT
IMIII.AOKIJMilA, I'd). :t. - Ac
coidiii'j to a report at the Philadelphia
navy yard, an attempt wn- made to
day to .-ink the torpedo boat Jacob
lone-.
A. niceltitti-t' malr i- alh-i'cd to
have opened the -ea cock- and u- the
boat wa- bciii" toiwd in to hr dork
-lie ua seen to li-t. Invc-t i-jatiou
revealed that the sea cork- weie open
and wln-n the i- e wa- i'inailv dock
ed tlo-tc v,ii- two !'!; of water in the
hold. Tin- hte(' tnariiim-t- male Wa-aire-ted
and placed in ir"ii, it wa.
- d.
W '1
T.
AT ALL SURPRISED
BY
WASHINGTON, l-Vb. :i.-Uoimi
Yon ISernMorlT's eyc moistened when
he received the information ct his di
misal, anil he said to a correspondent
of the A-M.riatrd l'r':
"I'm so mutv. However. 1 expect
ed it. There un- iioiliiiiu else left l'or
the United State- n do. I wondcrj
how 1 Din to get Iii'H.f .'" j
Count Von iVrn-t'TlT earlier in ihej
day had .-aid he heliicd that even ii j
a break should cmue I'rcMdcnl Wil-nnj
would continue hi- Hl'ort- to rc-t(re
peace to tlie voi!i. i-o-illv through'
the SwU- noveiiitiieMl. It wa- ilur- 1
in lt t hi- dicn--iiu i ha I hi- prh a I e
telephone raii-j. '
Y'"U -ay relation- have been hro- .
ken oil' and tliut tin- president is o- :
in.: to coiiuic-- at J oVhc-fc .' he -aid .
in n--po!ic to what v.a- lob him over.
t he wire, "A ic
mrhe that i- ri
eom.iieiii to mak
-a v."
i tir'' '
No. I ha
'id iiothiu
Well.
to
Later tic cxjilaiiM'ti hoM' -oi rv he j
was thai the lucaii to come, and;
added: j
"I am jnd T-urpri-' d. My :oVern-I
tnent will not be -in pti-ed, either. The!
people in Ilerliii kin-w llat wa- hound
lo happen ii they tlie action tln-V)
have taken. liouff-. have -imply
been here to f.iliy out tlie oider-(
of my yuvcniiceht. I have had no J
official infoniiatioii eitiier from mvj
Lroveriiiiient or 1 torn t '' if I nil ed St ate- ;
-inee I pji'-enled thi led.' uhicdi
bid'mlit thi- ahoii;.'
Many attaeln - of h" ein!ia-v im
niedtateiy began prep:; i ire.' to icmovc
their personal e;ie-!-. The cl.ekiniri
I f typ.'Vri ltel - rea-ed and e!ei k - '-top.
ped woikih-j In talk of po ibilit ie- (,f
war and how they wce loih- to ct
hai-k lo Genrr-itv. 1
K. P. Catpent' r of Uresno, Cal.. i
n Medford visitor for a few day.
HALF BILLION 10
GET READY FOR
WASHINGTON, l-'eh. :i.-- Scualor
Thomas today introduced an nniend
menl to I he hou-e bill pcopttiiiLr a
fC.IHl.ntio.iHMi riori-iiitcte-t beating
rreaury pole- lo pat the nation in a
''Mate of naval and military piepared-lies-."
The amendment was read, bul not
di-eii--.ed. Tin iioIm- would he pay
able to person-, from whom the gov
ernment piircha-ed munition., could
he n -ed to pav ta.ve- and would he
ledceinablc in l!KJ."t.
UhaiiMian I'ad-jelt o the hon-e na
val committee announced late todav
in clo-ituz debate on llo annual naval
approprial imi liill tliat he would offer
an amendment pi'oio-ed by Sec re -tai'
Ibtniel- a at Imi i.iny (he coiuman
dei'.'inir id" private plan)- crmaucd in
navy const imi inn in ea.-c of enici-ein-y,
i trder- Were j ! I - t loda' hv
the nay dejunitnent oi!iiddiu.r any
ii a v y (! fir-ial- 1 1 v 'it!. inn tno cnicnl - of
Amci icatl va r i'--eb .
The ilepa ) I laenl a ti lioitnced I !ia I the
Alli'Illic fleet would eoulilllie it-mara-nvcr-
in the icinity o Giiantu-
IlilllKi.
Ni:W Vi H;K. Ueb. :t. Word rnidi-
(d the pohee tod. IV tll.lt coiU'ldent
uith the piib!i.-al loll of lite new- of
tlie rupture ii !i fii'iiiiinn, the Au--trian
trc:i;htf Himalaya, whn-li ha
lieeii lyiirj in Ncuai!, ha , an e-tuarv
of New Yolk haibor, ha- been put mil
nf i-omini- - ion. The 1 1 poi t bad it
that the pi-ton am! other pari-
'I her eri-.'iiif- had le.-u -c .t-!e d Ii.v
crow ha r - and a
German Vesse's in American Ports
Cannot Be Confiscated Until Hos
tilities Begin As Far as Individ
uals Are Concerned, There is No
Charnc Relief Work Stops.'
WASHINGTON., Full. il.-.-lli-i'ulilng
off diplomatic relations with Or
many does not mean war but easily
niny b'Uil to war. It Ik an nut of pro-
tent (haructorlzcd In tho image of
nations ax a "incnsnro nhort of
war
Tl... !,.tin... th;it win mnv follow
Ik ui-CMituatod by Mm diplomatic his-
HH V 111 111U HUIIU. .WUU-l II lllllin
show no Instance of u diplomatic
b.ei.k l.etweiMi two ffrsl class miwerH
that has not been followed by hos
tilities. The rights of Germans in the Unit
ed States and of Americans in Ger
many aro practically unaffected by
the severance of diplomatic relations.
No treaties are terminated or sus
pended hut remain in full force and
effect unless either government shall
decide to renounce them, which un
der International practice generally
calls for a notice of one year.
Not Under Supervision.
German consuls In the United
Stales and American consuls In Ger
many holding their places by virtue
of treaties continue lo perform their
avual fiinetlnnti bat thev no lorn-el
work under supervision of diplomatic,
officers.
There is change In commercial r
latloiiH. already badly crippled by the
war. Individuals and corporations
may continue their usual affairs pro
vided they do not deal In contraband
t and their obligations are as blnd
j Ing as ever. The courts still remain
j open lo them for redress but they
'have no facility for direct interven
tion of their diplomatic officials.
They may, how ever, be represented
in- it... Ji..i....,i.i.i ,.r ti... r.-i.,,.,!! .-
I
.. .. .1. I... ...... . .1..
jfi.t io ciiie lor uie MHiesii oi tnu v
respective! governments. ! The ship was carrying contraband,
There should be no sen.ue.st r at ion ' d 'f "he was destroyed with proper
or contis atlon of private property I warning and' provision for tho safe
either in the United States or Ger-jt.v of the crew or In an attempt to 68-
many although ii may be taken r0r:pe. the t nited states merely would
(Continued on Page five.)
" ' '"' ' '- ' - -
Vnn I 111 nnftTPATA
LONIKJN, -Vb. ::. A Madrid dis-
ruitrh to Renter's mwtt tlmt tlie K"n;in.
Ish government has telegraphed tho
central powers asking that the time
allowed Spianlsb Hliips to ret urn to
Sport be extended.
' .Many towns are protesting auainst
jthe note of the cntiat pouers and
;have snt appeals to the government
Jin suppoil wHh dignity the Interest
of the nation. Tlie administration
! has prohibited on anti-German meet-
'liif nlil.-l. .-i.ll.. .1 .1 C.,,1 1,.
The consulates of Hie central pow
eer at Uarcelou and the camp ol In
terned G'-nuan pear Itiat city are
bei u miarded In the police.
U-BOAT
Slnamcr Housator.ic Sunk by German
Submarine Near the Scilly Islands
Was Former Hamburg-American
Line Steamer Georgia and Ameri
can Registry Granted to Her in Ap
ril, 1915 Prior to That Time Laid
Up at New Orleans.
IiO.NDO.N,
:!. Tho rumor Is
C'lll'ITIIl Unit- tllO HoiIMlUtMC
M'lIM
'"'"'k " illioiit wnrnln,
,().IM),
1'i'h. :. l.iitoi
Infor-
""""" coinirms ine ropon uhii, mu
Hill
11 i.. ....b tilllr UI.
anils, oil' I, mills hull, the Mintliwcst
cl li curlier of llnnlailil.
Former Hamburg Unci.
Tho llousatonic sailed from Gal
veston January li and from Newport
News January 1 li fur London.
The llousatonic was formerly tho
Hamburg-American line steamer
Georgia and "American registry wan
granted lo her In April, 1915. Prior
to thai time she had been laid up at
New Orleans since the beginning o.
the war.
It was then announced that tho
' vessel had been bought on March 2U
! for SSaO.tHM) by tllU HoUSatOlllO
Steamship company of which Kdward
l Geer ol .New York was president.
The 1 1 ousuton Ic was II 1 H tons
! pi'ohh and wns built in Glasgow lu
' '. Kho was 2:is rut long, '10 feet
wide and twenty feet deep.
Carried Contraband.
WASHINGTON. Ueb. IS. News of
tlie sinking of the llousatonic created
a sensation here, nut state depart
ment officials said It would depend
entirely upon th circumstances
whet her the Incident would affect
'1 11. I.I-l.llOll U Mil lM
have a claim for damages as In tho
Krye ar.o.
Tlif h.s( (,lf( rt ((f ,.10 inc,ient lu
offi.-lal circles was to direct attention
anew to the president's declaration In
bis address to congress today that If
j American ships and lives weru sac
; rificed, "in heedless contravention
jof the just and reasonable under
j standings of Internal lona I law," ho
I would again go before congress for
i authority to "use any means that may
j be necessary for tlie protection of our
i seamen
:
tnd our people."
WAR BULLETINS AT
MAIL TRIBUNE SUNDAY
Kor llie coineniciice and in-
foimatioii of the public the
Mail Tiibune. at v. rc.it expi-n-e,
will reeeic a -deeinl wa'" news
-iTM c aiiaiieed for the A-ci-
uted Pre-- over it- lea-ed wire
Samlav.
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