The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-19

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ny resurrection OF th"lr trade on me
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many enemies
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! IN view 90 thts situation Germany,
lal'et SIN months 81 patient waiting.
sees horseI "h'ik'u 20 answer ''ftat
efltain 4 mnrder"uS method oil naval
warfare with siarp counter measures.
II Great brltaIn, In her night against
4 Germany. summons hunger as an altN,
for the purpose of imposing upon u
! CIVILIZED people of seventy millions
the choice between destitution ana
starvation ~ submission to Great
| Britains commercial VIII, then Ger
many Is determined to take up the
80 hfiAt't anu aIfbtti ~ TthAlttal 'tAilNF
/ Germany trusts that the ncutrals
iwho SO far have submitted Ia the dis
advantageous consequence of Great
! Br!tain4 hunger war in silence. on
/ merely "a registering protest vii
4 display towards GERMANY no smaller
measure OF liberation. even If German
! measures, iN,c those of Great Britain
present pa~ terrors Of naval warfare
"Mureovef tsoe German government
= F4ts al hA
means at It's disposed the importation
Of war material 10 Great Britain and
her allies. and she takes Il for grant
ed that neutral governments. which
SO far have taken no steps against the
| traffic in arms with Geltnany's
lenemies. viii not oppose foreihie sup
preston by Germany of this trade.
"Actine from this point Of view the
German ADMIRALTY proclaimed "A naval
war zone wfose limits II eNacilE ae-
fined, GermonS 80 far as possih -
will seek 70 close TINS war zone WIZ
mines and VIII also endehVor 10 "a"
stroy hostile merchant vessels in every
other way. While the German gov
iernment in taking action based upof'
this oyerpowering point % view
Keeps Itself lar removed from d'l W.
itentionhi destruction OF neutral hN"t
land properly, on the DINER hhnd
does n'' iall to recognize that' t'""l
the act 90 be taken against Great
Britain daaScrs arise WhIch lil"'Al't
Ian trade Wi'htn the war zone. Nllhout
distinction rms - r"tnfal result
Of mine warfare, which, even tnaeF
tlae @flFt"N' "p9|t N',''V - ~ nm
of International law, e'liansers
every ship approaching the hI's dfta
The German &overhmeh' '"f(siotrs -,
fself entitleH 70 nope li'@l az "t q
VII acauleerS IN lh"re ihFaSu' vs.
they have done IN me case "l VI
ierieNous da'hah"s l''hittto upon t''iI
lay British measure. az me n'o' ~
ia~ Germany IS resolved 10Y me ~ v.
lection 81 Tfh'Fat shlpPlhE even 49,
the naval War zone 10 90 FN't ~,
which 81 At an rompaNpie WI" ''''
attainment a. TINS OBJECT
Ncutrui~ Are Warned.
In view Of l'1c fact that Germany
gave the arst proof OF her good VIII
in liking a time limit If not less than
fourteen dAss before the execution OF
said measures. so that neutral shipp' M.
might nave an opportunity of MAKING
Arrangements to avoid threatenine
danger, tins can most surely be
achieved by remaining away from the
naval war zone Neutral vessels
which despite this ample notice.
Y 'airh greatly affects the achievement
OF our aims in our war against bFFA
Britain. enter these closed waters wll'
themselves bear the responsibility fo'
amy unfortunate accidents that may
occur. Germany disclaims all re-
sponsibility for such accidents ana
consequences
GERMANY has further expressly
ANNOUNCED the destruction of an
ienemy merchant vessels found "lthlh
1.-THE war cone. but not the destruction
! Of ali merchant vessels, as the United
States nrrone ousiy have understood
This restriction which Germany i'm
poses upon itself is prejudicial To the
aim of ou.' warfare, especially as In
the 'aDplfcatinn Of the conception of
lgontrahaud practiced bV Great Britain
itnuaras Gernnany-~which canceptiou
,,.ilr non, aleo he similarly Interpreted
hy Cer,narv--the presumption will
lhs ,bat Neutral shipa have contra
- shoar5 cernoanv natural1v ir
mt, "a raonunre ne rItrhts 10 as
WI x, .,raser,Te e,g rab.,,d ia
.et' .ali, ~. ,.@..,,s and IN cor,,i, lases