The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-02
washington Awaits With intense
Interest Announcement Today
BY Premier Asuulth Details Of,
Scheme H. Extend SpsFatioS
COMPLICATED QUESTIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO ARISE
Should Shipping Of Neutral Ma
lions Be Declared from Ger
man Ports American Maritime
Interests VIII Be Affected
! tA..ociated Prom by Ted,r.l wIr.l,..l

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tAssociated Press by Federal wirslsssl
wv AsHINGToN, March l. Tho
w greatest possible interest IS
hcipgs taken hers, ofacially and othei.
wise In the suggestion iraplied in tho
informal notiacation given 10 the rep
ressntatives Of the neutral Powers In
London by Sir Edward Grey, the Brit
ish foreign secretary, that "a complete
hloskads a 10 be inausprated Of; the
GermarA Austrisu and Rnriish coasts.
;,,TAs statement Of the RritiAh foreign
rainistsr that the Allies hold themselyes
at liberty. "a shut Oh ALI communities
tom .hs sea with csr-any q and her
allies. and prsvsnt the ingress and
saesa Of the ships Of all nations. what
ever the nature Of, their cargoes. IRON
German, Austrian and Turkish ports, n
taken. here To- mean that a blockade
ynpnecedsnted, in history 10, about to
heldpelnred, ny, sEt T. MI i
4 y ,AsQUITH WILL. INFORM !
Thsa the carrying out Of such .
blockade u liable 70 involve tha bring.
Ing cup Of q number Of excsedingiy
IainRltcatsd questions Of international
isw Is the opiniOn expressed hare by
officials, who are awaiting with intense
esssrness for what Premier Asqui.h wilil
say today In. parliament on the ques-
ton concerning which Sir Edward
crey,s words 81 Saturday have prs; :
pared the world. Premier Asquith Is
expected to give the. details Of the
IIsn. Of blockade which n Il believed
Great Britain, France and Bussia have
Geeided to attempt. a SO ,t.
II, a inti-rated by the foreign main,
igtef, the shipping Of al neutrais Is
to be debarrsd from German ports or.
prevented from carrying goods OF what
ever nature to neutral ports FOR Ger
man consiginees, American interests viii
be seriously affected, especially the In
forests Of the American shipping com
ranfss and the Southern cotton plant
ems. . lsis% G
,RELIHF suPPLIEs INVOLVED
IRE question Of the Shipment Of re-
Iisf, suppIies TO the Befgtsrs IL also
iHycived, and the British pronounce.
rent expected today ts awaited with
the keenest interest, 5s5s
\ In making his announeenent on Sat
ursay, SIR Edward Grey stated that
ne action Of the. German adr.iralty IN
attaching merchant ships. bound fo-
RSiiish. ports, sinking them BIZ subma-
nra attacks. makes he action 70 be
tfkep for an absolnte blockade Of Ger
many necessary and justihed. The Al.
les ara, prersred. hoxsyeF., he stated.
To, pledge themselves. that there win
be. no sinking OF nertral ships bOnnd,
t2r Germany. and ATTEMPTING 70 nm
tho b,ockade before the safety Of the
passengers and crews has .heen sats
rrtrsed whateyer action may -
taken IN respect to blockade cunning
yesse-s. there win be no eudangerihe
Of the lives Of the citizens or subjeess'
Of neutral states. "A. wv eb ~
REGISTRY IS SUsPENDED
Nothing further has been learned
here Of the seizure by a French errissr
of,the steamer Dacia, as, reported IN
press dispAtehesi which NO siti.e