No excuse can be made for the German commanders, in view of these regulations. Their Government ordered them to behave in the manner demanded by the honour of the German Empire, and in accordance with international law and German interests. Their conduct has shown the world the meaning of the word "honour," as understood within the German Empire. For international law, of course, they have never attempted to show the slightest respect; but it is possible that they really believed they were serving German interests by behaving as bloodthirsty pirates. The mad doctrine of "frightfulness" which has been preached to Young Germany from a thousand pulpits and in a thousand schools all over the Central Empire, has killed all sense of morality in the modern Teuton. The German thinks he can terrorise the world by acts of mere savagery: this is the deadly error which has cut his country off from the civilised nations of the globe. THE PIRATE AS MURDERER. _A Selection of Cases._ s.s. AGUILA 27th March, 1915. s.s. FALABA 28th March, 1915. Trawler VICTORIA 1st June, 1915. s.s. MEADOWFIELD 9th July, 1915. s.s. GLENBY 17th August, 1915. s.s. CYMBELINE 4th Sept., 1915. s.s. MIDDLETON 30th Nov., 1915. s.s. CLAN MACLEOD 1st Dec., 1915. s.s. COMMODORE 2nd Dec., 1915. s.s. ORTERIC 9th Dec., 1915. s.s. VAN STIRUM 25th Dec., 1915. s.s. SUSSEX 24th March, 1916. s.s. SIMLA 2nd April, 1916. s.s. ZENT 6th April, 1916. s.s. WHITGIFT 20th April, 1916. s.s. BRUSSELS 23rd June, 1916. s.s. CURAMALAN 21st Sept., 1916. s.s. NORTH WALES 20th Oct., 1916. s.s. CABOTIA 20th Oct., 1916. s.s. RAPPAHANNOCK 26th Oct., 1916. s.s. ARABIA 6th Nov., 1916. s.s. MORESBY 28th Nov., 1916. Trawler TREVONE 30th Jan., 1917. s.s. EAVESTONE 3rd Feb., 1917. Trawler VULCANA 7th Feb., 1917. s.ss. ST. NINIAN and CORSICAN PRINCE 7th Feb., 1917. s.s. CALIFORNIA 7th Feb., 1917. s.s. SALLAGH 10th Feb., 1917. s.s. AFRIC 12th Feb., 1917. s.s. VALDES 17th Feb., 1917. s.s. LACONIA 25th Feb., 1917. s.s.