East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-16
SUBMARINE WAR is
REGARDED AS LAST
MOVE BY GERMANY.
Beginning Of the End" Declare OF.
ficiaIs in London in Commenting
on the Situation.
ENGLAND IS WELL PREPARED
awaits With Confidence the Outcome
London Nc'TsIspers Charge Ger
many With frying 20 Involve Unit
ed states and Other Neutral Ma
tons In the War.
BY ED KEEN.

BY I'D KEEN
LONDON, Feo. 1s.-England
awaits 'The Day with supreme con-
I fldence. British ofncialdom gener-
/ ally accepts the enforcement Of the
I German submarine blockade. begin
ring Thursday. as indicating the "be-
ginning OF the end" They believe Il
will be Germany's last great blow.
The Zeppelins. according to the
English view, nave not been Up to
expectations. and tIe German subma-
r.res therefore are the last weapon
/ available. II IS believed in London
that Germany Will mark her own
doom as soon as she torped0es a mer-
ehantman carrying passengers Brit
islI authorities insist that the civilized
wcrld will not view with equanlmity
the sinking. without warning. OF a
merchantmen vita its crew and pass
sengers. unable TO save themselves.
In view Of the speech in the house
OF commons yesterday by First Lord
Of the Admiralty Churchill. It is be-
lieved here that the British. French
and Russian fleets will enforce the
most complete blockade ever attempt
ed when they close about the German
coast.
Newspapers in commenting on the
German note to America say It Is the
last effort by German officiaIdom to
save its face
Army officials assert that the Brit
ish military situation was never bet
ter. The possibility OF conscription. Il
was said. has oeen removed through
the wholesale enllstments which are
now being made
Many London newspapers charge
that Germany's submarine blockade
vas planned for the purpose OF In
volving America and other neutral
nations. Germany, the newspapers
assert. will then be able to say the
entire world is ssainst her. that she
can no longer light and that the best
peace terms possible will be neces-
sSry and acceptable.
ROME. Feb. 1c. Italy made virtu-
ally the same representations TO Ger
many as did the United states. con-
eerning neutral shipping in the sea
wal zone created by the recent Ger
man proclamation. it was made known
here. Italy. however did not send a
note to Berlin, or did she take any
formal step. limiting her action to.
friendly observations through the
Italian ambassador to Germany.
Italy merely sked that her position
as a neutral power be maintained, ac-
'ording to the rules OF International
eW.
The Idea Nazianale. a newspaper
published in the interests OF the ma
ional party. in It's issue OF Monday,
publishes a forecast of German pro-
Dosal to Italy. which reads as fol-
ows:
Before the eni OF February Prince
'cL Buelow, the German ambassador
o Italy. will present to the Italian
government a concrete proposal for
Italian participation in the war on
he side of GERMANY This consists OF
he cession by Austria OF the Prov
nce Of Trent and ihe rectification OF
he Eastern italian frontier by the ad.
lition of strip os land going as far
5 the Isonzo rive. In addition. Ger
many will pledge herself to conclude
new treaty with Italy which will af-
ord protection 20 Italy's Mediterran-
an interests"
Prince Won Buelow. according TO
his newspaper. made use OF this
hrase:
Either Italy will be friendly to
ards us or we will treat her wouAl
lan we are treating England"