The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-03-04
WON'T C0NFISCATE SHIPS
RetaIiatory Measures Will Not
Be "Smothered in Network
of Judicial NiCetieS,"
Declares Premier.
ALLIES WORK IN HARMONY
viii Act on Presumption-Talk
of Peace Will Not Be Con-
sidered Until Victory
Is Won, He Says.

London, March 1.-The assump.
ton of a virtual blockade of hos
tile countries is Great Britain
reply to Germany's attack ON
England's shipping, said Premier
Asquith today in a momentous
speech in the house of commons.
The plan of the allied govern
ments for the regulation of ship
ping and exports to and from
ports of hostile nations contem-
plates the prevention of commod-
tiles of, every kind reaching or
leaving those ports without, how
ever, involving risks to neutral
vessels or their crews. The allies
will hold themselves at liberty to
capture goods presumed to have
come from hostile countries or
deemed to be destined for them.
They have no intention, however,
of confiscating ships or cargoes
which are detained, unless they
are liable to confiscation under
normal conditions of war"
Germany has driven her op-
poncnts to adopt retaliatory meas
ures to prevent commodities Of
every kind from reaching or leav-
ing Germany" said Premier AS
quith in the house of commons
today.
The proposed measures of re-
prisal against Germany, the pre-
mier said, would be enforced with
strict observance of the dictates Of
humanity, but the allies did not
propose "to allow their efforts to
be strangled in a net work Of ju-
dicial niceties."
Will Act on Presumption.
The premier declared that the allies
would hold themselves free 70 capture
goods wherever there was a presurup-
ton that such goods We're destined for
the use Of their enemies or a bSen
from hostile countries.
The premier revealed these measures
OF reprisals to parliament and the ma
ton on introducing the third and fourth
votes for credit to meet the expenses
of the war. These are respectively
1885,, 600, 900 to balance the expenditures
OF the current fiscal year. .lRking the
total cost Of eight months OF war u. So
900, 900, and another vote OF 81, 260, 900, 900
as the first installment for the year
opening April /.
Referring to the German naval cam
palgn against British shipping, Premier
Asquith declared that Germany had vi
Olated systematically all the Onveu
lions intended for the mitigation of
warfare She had taken further steps,
the premier said, by organizing IAN un-
der sea campaign OF piracy and pill
lage." Germany, he decla red, was not
blockading and could never blockade
English shores.
Won't Consider Peace.
Referring to what he termed whispers
of peace, Mr.. Asquith said II was not
time to talk of peace; that this time
would arrive only when tho great pur-
poses of the allies are In sight Of 40
complishment."
Premier Asquith made the declaration
that at no time had n government
been more confident than today that
the allies ultimately would achieve VIC.
tory.
High Cost Of War.
The premier pointed out that on
April l the val would have lasted 240
days with an average expenditure OF
1900 900 pounds. &7, 500, O00l daily.
After making full allowance for all
items not in the nature Of recoverable
loans, the daily expenditure would not
be less than 1000, 900 pounds. TIE tota!
amount raised under votes for creditors
during the current financial yCar-362,-
0O0,Q 900 pounds-represented broadly
the difference in expenditures on a
peace and q war footing.
OF the total, SO, 200, 900 pounds repre-
scented advances for war expenditures
OF the dOminions n the crown colon
les in addition to which there had
been advanced 10000, 600 pounds to Bal
GUM and 100000 pounds TO Serbia.
Further advances to these allies are
in contemplation" the premier Contin-
ued. 1T is probably within the mark
to say that by April /, we shall be
spending roughly z,Q00. 600, pounds daily
above the normal"
The vote credit for $50. O00, 900 pounds
is the largest single vote ever put be
fore the house. 1t will cover the period
to the second week OF July
Operations Against Turkey.
Referring to the attack on the OAR
danelles, the premier said there had
been no impairment Of strength OF the
| allies in France or in Flanders as a
result of withdra walls OF mon for SER
vice in the campaign against Turkey.
We shall continue to give the full
lest and most effective support there"
he added, referring to the western front.
Neither has there been for the pur-
poses OF the Dardanelles operations
any weakening OF the grand fleet. The
| enterprise was carefully conceived.
with distinct political, S~trateg'ca! and
economic objects"
The premier said that the operations
against Turkey again illustrated the
! close cooperation among the allies.
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