Arizona republican., 1915-03-02
If Combined Fleets of Great Britain Can Prevent, No
 Commodities of Any Kind
 Will Reach or Leave Ger many
,ENGLAND'S ANSWER
 TO THE GERMANS
Premier Asquith Announces Will Detain or Take into Port Any Ships Carrying Goods of Enemy Destina- tion OF Origin
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1


 LONDON, March If the combined fleets of Great Britain and France can prevent, no commodities of any kind except those now on the seas shall henceforth, until the conclusion of the war. reach or leave the shores of Ger many. This is England's answer to Germany's submarine blockade, it is to be effective forthwith. Premier As- quith, reading from a prepared state ment made this announcement in the house of commons this afternoon at a session which will be historic, studi- ousy avoiding the terms "blockade", and ''contraband" for these words oc- cur nowhere in prepared statement in which the premier explained after this day the allies considered themselves justified in attempting or would at tempt, 70 'detain, or take into port any ships carrying goods of presumed ene- my destination, ownership or origin"
 The premier emphasized, however, that vessels and cargoes so seized are not necessarily liable to confiscation. and begged the patience of neutral countries in face of the step through which they will likely suffer. He added that in making such a step the allies have done so in self-deferse. Asquith declared that Great Brirain was care fully considering the Anne: can note pn the situation growing out of Germanv's declaration of naval wal zone ani said the repcr:s that the Ti Fish gov ernment had reie-.ed the American proposals was quite untrue"
 We are quite prepared" the premier went on, ito submit to arbitration or neutral opinion, or still more to the verdict Of impartial history that in the circumstances in which we have been placed we have been moderate: we have been restrained: we abstained from things We were provoked and tempted to do. we adopted a policy which comments itself to reason, to common sense and to justice" Every member of the house not at the front in khaki or unavoidably detained was in his seat to hear the prime minister's speech, there was frequent cheering.
 The galleries were packed. When the premier concluded his set state ment, turning to the speaker he said: That. sir, is our reply, there was a. tremendous outburst Curiously, the German reply to the American note seeming to solve the situation growing out of Germany's declaration of a naval zone was handed to Ambassador Ger ard at Berlin today. Asquith also re- ferred to the American proposals. de- hnx h,- Britain.
 The tremendous cost of modern war fare, which the premier estimates now at seven and half millions daily to the allies alone, is likely to grow to eight and a half millions or more daily by April, was the theme of that part of the premier's address not dealing with the blockade. He gave these figures in asking a supplementary vote of credit making the total s1.S00, 900 .OOO to prose cute the war to March 31, 1915. which the house unanimously granted. Be- fore the premier had finished, news papers were in the streets proclaim ing: "Our answer to Germany in big letters. it is apparent everywhere the entire nation has been chafing for re- prisals against the sinking of merchant craft by submarines.
 Referring to the attack on the Dardanelles. the Premier said there had been no impairment of strength of the allies in France or in Flanders as a result of withdrawals of men for service in the campaign against Turkey.
 "We shall continue to give the full est and most effective support there" he added, referring to the western front.
 | Neither has there been. for the purposes of the Dardanelles opera tions, any weakening of the grand fleet. The enterprise was carefully
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