The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
U. s. Sends s4Open Dsers Nete
To Japan. Claim, Situatisn
Is Dscidedly
Grave
GERMANS BLAME BRITAIN;
BRITONS ACCUSE GERMANY
Wilson Optimistic Despite
Alarming Aspect of Inter
national Affairs

WAotJJW0IOWs bo0s IUe
ciaring he realixsd the gravity 81
Unltsd states relations NM Japan
and European counkrIea, 0oD0bll-
can Leader Mann, In tho heuoo
this afternoon, said u Woo ~
duty Of all patriotic Annor>cano -
support the president.
I'VE must trust the proeodoGt
and place our reliance IN him IN
these diplomatic naatterov" onid
Mann. land We must not jntorforo
or hamper him. hope ~ Will -
able 70 uphold our rights and dl0-
nifty and preserve peace, but the
only thing we can do In the exlet-
ino circumstances 10 70 have taith
In the PRECEDENT"
Mann opposed rssolutioa ~
Representative Hobson, sdeaanc-
Ing that the United States pretsct
China from Japanese aoersssion.
WARRINGTON, Fsb. 1s.-An
embargo BY the United states On
the expectation Of arms to BEL
liosrsnt nations would be 4 com
plsteiy unneutraI act, Presldent
Wilson today told q commIttee 81
womens who prsssntsd . petition
with $4,000 signatures.
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syvAssINcToN, Fsh to--Tkat
the unlted states covoe0eaost
forwardo6 Ovor NlGht 4 ooeo -.
! 1900, bcnfSHo ~ ~ troooC ~
msndo upon chIne vtGe nI9e& H.
adminiotration clrcIes to6oy.
Unusual activity has been manI-
fested In the state departments
far sastsrn bureau the past few
days. and Il 10 known that . Iono
nnSs6age was dispatched, with
more than the departments won't
Cd secrecy. presumably touching
on the troublesome oriental sltua-
tion.
seerstary Of state Bryan and
other ofsicials have cloaked the
subject with extreme mystery,
yet they have not concealed that
they regard seriously Japan's ap-
parent efforts 20 obtain q more
dominant hand In china's afsaIrs,
and perhaps 20 dIsrsoard the
"open door, In which the United
States 10 vitality Interested.
BERLIN (via Amsterdam, Feb. !
The text Of the German reply % Il
United States protest against the "a
marine blockade was made public Z
lay, and II In. 90 expected. nrm r
teration against English methods.
In tone the answer n especial
to. the United States. but
. carefully set forth that GERMAN
ook the steps she did only aftsr N
ure deliberation and because Il
English measures are IN vio1at1c
II the accepted principles Of intern
ional law.
The German government II decla
ID to be sin accord with the Unite
states that II Is In high degree d
Iirable to avoid misunderstanding
which might arise from the measure
announced by the German admiralty
Reference II made TO the note I
Ian. 4, which, II Is stated. accuratel
yet forth the reasons for the Germs
action. "This action 10 In no way
measure directed against the con
nerce OF neutrals." II says, "but rel
resents solely q measure OF self-d'
'ense imposed upon Germany By he
vital interests against England
methods Of warfare
II is stated that Germany at .
lines has adhered TO the valid inte
national rules of warfare and agree
II the very outset Of the war to n
Nv the principles OF the declaratio
IL London. Il In pointed out that n
II today Germany has permitted III
OF provisions frol
Denmark, although she has alway
,een IN position to prevent n. C
many also subscribes to the note Z
he United States TO England on De-
10 protesting against British interfe
nee with American shipping. Tn
lolding up of the wilhelmina's carg
Il foodstufs In referred TO az q IA
rant breach OF international law.
Germany Il also declared to be Gu
rom her overseas supply by the .
ent or protesting toleration Of ne'
rails. both as regards conditional an
lctual contraband OF war while 0res
3ritain is, with the tolerafion OF nes
raj governments. supplied with boil
"The German government" .,
,lains the note. feels itself oblige
o point out with the grsatest en-
,hasis that trafic In arms, est
mated at many hundreds Of milllonl
. being carried on between Amer
an firms and oermany's eo>mio1
Germany fully comprehends that q
,ractice OF right and the tolsratio'