The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-02
ENGLAND GIVES HER ANSWER TO CERMANY'S WAR ZONE AND
 SUBMARINE BLOCKADE.
ID BE EFFECTIVE ORrHWITH
Vessels Now on the Seas Wll Not Come Under the Ban, But No More Shipments of Any Kind Win Be
 Permitted to Reach German Ports

London. March t-l0.10 D. m-If the combined fleets of Great Britain and France can prevent it. no com mcditiea Of any kind except those TOW on the seas shall henceforth until the conclusion of the war reach or leave the s1ores of Germany
 This is Englands answer to Ger many's submarine blockade and it is 10 be effective forthwith.
 Premier Asquith. reading from q prepared statement made this an- uoWcement in the house of com. moGs this afternoon at a session which wI, be historic. Studiously avoiding the terms "hockade," and "couuahaud" for these words occur nowhere in the prepared statement- t1e premier exp aimed that after this day the allies considered themselves justified ln attempting and would at tempt ro detan and take into port ships carrying goods of presumed enemy destination ownership or origin
 The premier emphasized. however that vessels and cargoes SO seized Hcre not necessarily liable 10 confs- cation and begged the patience of reutra' countries in the face ot a step through which they were likely Co suffer He added that in making such step the allies had done SO in self defense
 We are quite prepared.' he went on "t0 submit to the arbtrament of
 eura opinion and still more 10 the verdict of impartial history that in the circumstances in which We have been placed We have been moderate, we have been restrained. We have ab- -taiuel from things that we were pro. rohed and tempted 10 do, and We have adopted a policy which comments itseit 10 reason to common sense and 10 justice"
 Every member of the house not at the front or unavoidably detained, was in his seat 10 hear the brine ministers speech and there was ire Queut cheering
 The galleries were packed. When the premier concluded his set stlte- ment a~d turning 10 the speaker said "That sir. is ow reply" there was a tremendous oUt1urst
 CuriousIy, the German reply to the American note seeking to solve the situation growing out of GeImanys declaration of a naval war zone was handed 10 Ambassador Gerard at Der
 il today and Premier Asquith in his speech said that Great Britain and her allies weer st.U carefully consid- ernc the American note to them on the same subject That the British government had rejected the proposal he declared was "quita untrue
 The tremendous cost of modern warfare. which the premier estimated ncH at S7.5o0uoo daily to the allies alone. and likely 10 grow to $S.5oooo0 or more daily by April was the theme Of that part ot the premiers address not dealing with the blockade. He gave these figures in asking for a supplementary vote of credit making a total of 3620aoooo pounds C$LSl0,- l0oooW to prosecute the war to March 31 1915, which the house unanimously granted
 The entire struggle with Napoleon cost England only 1S310o0,000 pounds and the South African war only 2l1oC9000. These were Mir. Asquith's figures
 Before the premier had finished the newspapers were on the streets pro- claiming "Our answer to Germany,
 in big letters. and it was apparent everywhere tlat the entire nation had been chafng for reprisals against the sinking of merchant craft by sub marines
 The statement is as fol oWs Germany has declared the English
 channel the north and west coasts ol
 France and the waters around the British Isles a war area. and has off
 citlly given notice that all enemy
 ships found in that area will be de
 stroyed, and that neutral vessels may
 be exposed to danger This is lu of
 feet a claim 10 torpedo al sight. with out regard to the safety of the crew
 or passengers. any merchant vesse
 under any flag As 1t is not in tn, power of the German admiralty tC maintain any surface craft in thes,