The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-03-04
ALLIES TO END
WORLDS TRADE
WITH GERMANY
Complete Blockade Of Nation Is
DeCreed.
ENJOYS GIVE NOTES TO U. S.
Britain and France Forced to Retail
ate, Notices Assert-Declare Kaiser
Substitutes lndiscriminate De-
structlon for Regulated Capture.
BY HERBERT TEMPLE.

LOuuOu, MdTCH I.-fTeLIleE A5quth
announced in the house of commons
that the government had decided to
prevent commodities of any kind from
reaching Germany or leaving that
| country.
This means that no foodstuffs OF any
kind will be allowed to reach Ger
many. The embargo will also be ex-
tended to raw materials.
This action was taken by the British
government In retaliation for Ger.
many's submarine warfare against
English merchant ships.
Now BREAD War;"
England will now try to starve Ger
many into submission. 1t Is believed
that the embargo of the British gov
eminent upon foodstuffs and raw ma
terials will increase the activities Of
the German submarine in the bread
war" against England. In making the
momentous announcement. Premier
Asquith said:
There is no form OF economic pres
sure which we do not consider our
selves entitled to assert under exist
ing conditions"
Calls II Piracy.
Premier Asquith, In speaking OF Ger
many's submarine war declared:
Germany has taken a step without
precedence in organizing campaign
of piracy and pillage."
There is no possibility Of peace at
this time. This was shown by Pre-
mier Asquith's words:
This Is not the time to talk peace.
Those who do so are the victims Of
self-delusion. The allies will never
sheath the sword till all objects
wherefore they have gone to war. have
been achieved"
Note Served on U. S.
Washington, March 1.-The sub
stance of the British and French notes
is contained in the following statement
given out by the state department:
The department has received notes
from the British and French ambassa-
doris, in practically identical language
as follows:
Germany has declared that the
English channel, the north and west
coasts of France and waters around
the British Isles are a war area and
has officially notified that all enemy
ships found in that area will be de-
stroyed and that neutral ships may
be exposed to danger. This is, in eff
feet, a claim to the right to torpedo at
sight. without regard to the SAFETY NJ
the crew or passengers, any merct ant
vessels under any flag. AS it is not
in the power of the German admiralty
to maintain any surface craft in these
waters, this attack can only be deliv-
cred by a submarine agency.
The law and custom of nations in
regard to attacks on commerce have
always presumed that the first duty
Of the captor of a merchant vessel
to bring it before prize court, where
It may be tried. where the regularity OF
the capture may be challenged and
where neutrals may recover their car
goes. The sinking Of prizes is in itsel'
an inadequable act to be resorted to
only in extraordinary circumstances
and after provision has been made
for the safety Of all the crew or pas
sengers.
III there are passengers on board
no ri ,t,,n . i,,,
between neutral and enemy vessels
and between neutral and enemy cargo.
obviously rests with the attacking ship.
whose duty II is TO verify the status
and character Of the vessel and cargo
and to preserve all papers before sink.
ing or even Capturiu| II So also il
the humane duty of providing for the
safety Of the crews OF merchant We
sells. whether neutral or enemy, an OBJ
legation upon every belligerent
lndiscrImnate Destruction.
1t is upon this basis that all pre-
vious discussions of the law for regu.
lating warfare AT sea have proceeded
\ German submarine. however. fuI.
| Ills none Of the obligations; she en-.
| Toys no local command of the waters
in which she operates; she does not
| take her captures within the jurisdic.
ton OF prize court, she carries no
| prize crew which she can put on board
a prize, she uses no effective means of
| discriminating between neutral and
an enemy vessel; she does not re-.
| ceive on board for safety the crew
| and passengers Of the vessel she
sinks. her methods of warfare are.
therefore. entirely outside the scone
OF any OF the International tnstru
ments regulating operations AGAINST
commerce In time OF war
The German declaration substi.
tutes indiscriminate destruction for
regulated capture Germany is adout
ing these methods against peaceful
traders and noncombatant crews with
the aycwed object Of preventing com
modities OF all kinds. including food
for tho civil population. from reach.
Medicine Peddlers Arrested.
Depere.-All who peddle medicines