The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-18
THE ACTION TAKEN By GERMANY
is CONSIDERED 4 MATTER or
DEFENSE IN PERMITTING THE
SHIPPING OF FOOD sTUFFs TO
THE GERMAN POPULATION.
GERMANY NOT ALARMED
ACTION or THE UNITED STATES
IN SENDING NOTE or PROTEST
REGARDED BY GERMAN NEWS
PPERs AS 4 MERE BLUFF.

Washington, Feb. 1j.-Germany IN
ted through the German ambassador.
declares Germany is willing 10 rccedc
from her announced policy 10 attack
British merchantmen IL Great Britain
will cease Interference with shipments
OF food stuffs destined for the non COM
hatant population OF Germany. The
note asserts the war zone PROCLAMATION
was a retaliatory measure, the result Of
Great Britain's departure from the
rules Of international law. 10 starye
Gennany's civil population. Referring
20 the use Of neutral flags by British
merchantmen, United States shipping
f. again warned 10 follow tn course
around the north Of Scotland. The note
T. not a formal answer.
The United States Is warnel n Size
wants 10 protect its ships FROM attack
by German submarines. such impunity
can only be gained by bringing pressure
70 bear upon Great Britain IT, crmit
food stuffs Of neutral vessels 10 10
shipped to Germany without seizure
II Is made plain II Great Britain don't
modify her position Germany win cu.
force the war zone order after Feb.
runry 18th with all the power she can
muster. IL is intimated Germany viii
disregard the United States demand
that German war vessels visit aud
search merchantmen before making an
attack.
London. Feb. 15.-In the huuls Of
commons this afternoon First Lord II
the Admiralty Churchill declared cin-
phatlcally: Germany won't h. allowed
~ adopt the system Of open piracy aud
murder without active reprisals."
Berlin. t'eb. 15.-Berlin newspapers
continue their comment on the Ameri.
can note In regard 10 Gcrmany's sea
war zone proclamation.
The editorials generally are friendly
Conspicuous exceptions. however. are
furnished by Die Post and the Tagr>
Zeitung.
when something does not suit the
Yankees" said Die Post. "thcy are ac
cust0med 20 adopt as threatening and
AZ fHghtful a sablc.rattling tone a. l.
possible. They reckon that the person
thus treated will be frightened and
give In. If this does not come 10 pass.
however. II the person thus threatened
with the strongcs Ntpec~r ifyB CGuOt
with the strongest expressions shows
he Is not scared and will not let him
self be driven into a state Of funk. the
staggering Yankees calm themselves
soon and quiet down.
Did Not Protest british.
4 L.. 4.
States aid not protest lsnin,t the Brit
ish control Of the North Sea. hut ell
Gagged IN benevolent agreement with
Great Britain. They wouil show Ger
many the same neutrality 80 they show
England II the entire PRESENT note with
its threatening tone was ignored.
Count Ernest ReycneIOv. the naval.
expert. in the Tages Ieltun, SAY, that
the request Of the United States That
ships be searched before furthcr action
Is taken against them. shows tho- the
people I'm Washington 10 not or viii not
comprehend the meaning If the Ger
man measure.
I'VE have so often demonstrated the
possibility Of search that we can mere
~ refer to our earlier fhnHrlis. Wash
inugtOn must know this. and therefore
4
and the establishing Of identity If neu-
trail merchantmen amounts de- factp 10
non-recOgnltiOn Of the German drcla-
ration respecting war territory"
Is a Warning 10 All.
Count Reventlow repeats the Ger
man order. the intention ~ which lie
says Is warning to all. Whether
81 Is objected to or protested against
is Of secondary Importance.
''If its results are depicted as mex
cusablc," Count Reventlow continues
1--WE must believe the United States
nisjudges its ground. The same can
he said of the remarkable phase In the
note that the United States will see
itself forced TO bold the German gov
eminent responsible for the acts Of Its
naval authorities. No one can escape
the belief that President Wilson ami
Secretary Bryan in their dealings with
Mexican contenders and officers have
adopted a tone that viii not be tOler-
ated by foreign governments. The tie
mand that vessels he searched. even in
the war zone, Is utterly out Of the
question.
Must Recognize War Ecae.
1.-THE way TO preserve the existing re-
lations between the German govern
nent and the United States is actual
recognition OF the German war zone.
and regard for the warning expressed
therein"
The Vosslsche Zeitung says that
while the searching OF ships for contra
band previously has been acknowledged
az the correct procedure, the entry Of
The submarine denotes a new factor In