The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-16
Reply to Germany $.
Challenge That She viii
j Destroy Her Commerce
No Concessions
To Be Looked For
Most Drastic Blockade Ever
Ordered Is Intended to Starve
Out Great Germanic Peo-
pies

Washington, March f5.--Promux-a-
orders In council by which IL is in
Tended to make effective the
proposed policy Of cutting Ger
many of from all trade with the rest
III the world. brings to head tho
ker'eas is4ac~ raised between the
lntscd state. and the allied govern
Hef,.s ats this drastic policy.
tsse British orders have put an end
~ all hope entcrtai.icd by this gov
,rnmcni that the new policy In actual
craeaste might not hc a. drastic a.
faa- Indicated h; ne earlier state
mcnt. The orders C~onstit"'c. too nm
sntss arabtc answer to- the American
proposals made jointly To Germany
bad Great Britain. oci.ing to u metii-
haiion of their respective policies.
md also IA reply 10 the American note
.n,niir! addressed to France and
.scai Britain last week regarding the
letaiis of thcIr proposed policy.
ne tasn1tE of these orders ny Great
fssstaiu III ans that &c United States
b Hi nayr % face the unlawful mari
me policies az nush England and
3ss.many without possible relief. for
;feat Britaina stand against any i'm
,cetatsuna % food to Germany de 2.
Istroys Al hope Of inodiaeat ton OF
The Kaiser war zone proclamation.
\ Hopeless situation.
While II Is presumed that formal
Replies to both United States com
3nunicafinns will he forthcoming from
Great Britain. the orders in council
rake Il Enthusiastically clear that no
|.cncessions need I've looked for in
These communications OFFICIALS to-
.ght we're prepared to admit that the
British orders make the situation just
hhout az hopeless as could we'll Ice
ma gined tn regard TO any prospect
Tor preserving freedom of trade with
Germany.
Undoubtedly lodge general protest
against the british orders. There is
Rft;le hope, however, that anything
Substantial can be gained by such pro-
est particularly In View OF the re-
heated statements emanatiug from
London that the allied governments
kre quite prepared for the receipt of
Rigorous protests not only from the
Knitted States. but from ali neutrals.
Notice has been served. practically.
That neatrais may protest until the
bows come home. bu; 1t will do them
ho good Until the United States or
DtHeF hEutTAlS- are FEFfSi ga w ttiuA
home sort OF pressure to bear upon the
Alliee. other than that of diplomatic
correspondence, protests will be OF
little avail
Text of Orders In Council.
s.Whereas. the German government
has issued certain orders which. iu
S,.olation of the ,usages of war. pur-
,ort TO declare that the waters sur
Founding the United Kingdom are ~
military area in which all British and
killed. merchant vessels will be de-
ktroyed Irrespective of the safety and
kho lives OF the passengers and the
rews: and in which neutral shipping
Win be exposed to similar danger IN
Kew OF the uncertainties of naval
warfare: and.
"whereas. In the memorandum ac-'
rcmpanyinF the, said orders. neutrals
hre warned against entrusting crews.
passengers or goods 10 British or AL
ted ships, and.
ssWhereas such attempts on the part
81 the enemy to give to his majesty
U,ont,nued on Second P~2s,