The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-09

the German individuals and property
seized In violation Of international
law. In certain directions they have
also aided the British measures.
which are irreconciIiable with the
freedom of the sea. in thRt they have
obviously. under the pressure Of Eng
land. hindered by export and transit
embargocd the transit Of wares for
peaceful purposes to Germany.
Has Called In Vain.
Tile German government has In
vain called the attention of neutral
powers to to, fact that 1t must face
the question Of whether 1t can longer
rcrscvere in its hitherto strict obser-
vance Of the rules Of the London De-
c'aration: IL Great Britain were TO
continue its course and the neutral
powers were to continue to acquiesce
in these VIOLATIONS Of neutrality, to
the detriment. Of Germany.
For her violations Of international
law Great Britain pleads the vital in
tevests which the British empire has
at stake, and the neutral powers
Seem to satisfy themselves with a
theoretical protest Therefore, in
fact, they accept the vital interests OF
belligerents as sufficient excuse for
every method OF warfare.
VIII Destroy Enemy Ships.
Germany must now appeal to
these same vital interests. to its re-
gre.. II therefore sees itself forced
to military measures aimed ut Eng
land III retaliation against the Eng
lish procedure. just as England has
designated the area between Scotland
eLd Norway as an area of war. 20
Ge ermany now declares all the waters
surrounding Great Britain and Ire
land, inr.uIinE tho entire tSEgIisi!
ChnnIul. rs al area OF war, and thus
wiil proc coed asninst the shipping OF
the enemy. Fur this purpose, be-
ginning i'ebru,,r, 18. 1915. It will III
deayor to destroy every enemy Mer-
chart ship that Ia found in this AREA
Of war. without 1t always being pos-
eiblU to avert :ne' peril tfint' thus
tiirehtcEs PERSONS and cargoea.-
Neutrals Warned ! -.
"Ncutruis arr. therefore, wasned
again st ful.tbpr entrustiDs crews.
passengers niid wares to such slips.
Their attention IL also ca!i,.u tU she
| fact that It Is advisable for their
ships to avoid entering this AREA, for
| even though the Germans naval forces
hnve Instructions to avoid violence to
neutral SHIPS insofar as, they arc
recognizable, TN view of the misuse
Of naval warfare, their becoming vic
Tins Of torpedoes, directed against
enemy ships cannot always be. gysrt-
ed. t'Fif ~.
Gi.es Eerly Na!lce. s.r
"At the same time 1t Is specifically
lnoted that shipping north. OF the
Shetland Islands, in the eastern area
os the North Sea and in q strip of at
|, least 30 sea miles In width along The
Netherlands coast Is not impcrilled.
"Fhe German government gives
such early notice Of those measures
tat hostile. as we'll as neutral ships
may have time accordingly to adept
taeir plans for landing at ports IN
this area Of war. 1t is to be expected
thut the neutral powers will snow no
less consideration for the vitul IN
forests OF Germany than Tor those Of
l.n>la and will aid in keeping taeir
/: citizens and the property OF thu lat
ter from this urea. This Is more t..
he expected as 1t Is to the interest of
tie eutral lowers to sea .th's de-
structive war ehd as SOON as apossi-
rle. = '&S Is u .ss,.y;+ ,