The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-06

London Feb. 5~-"A paper block
sia' IS what the English newspa .,ers
"a u he German announcement OF the
e=ta hiishtnent OF q maritime war zone
around the Bu-s~h Isles. Notwith-
standing he ridlculc which IL heaped
dpen the German declaration. If or-
eupies the most conspicuous place in
the days nows, not even excepting
Toe Turkish effort 10 cross the Saeg
cana Prompt retaliation is expected
by the public.
ne government Is treating ne sit
9aFton with seriousness, and am official
statement II expected within o short
time The Westminster Gazette,
which generally expresses the views
of the cabinet. infers that the Ger
man people are suffering more from
The pressure Of our sea power than
We have hitherto realized. The pa
per adds
Same Effort for Five Months.
THE same effort for the past FIVE
months has been made continuou sly
against our warships and transports.
with results that have been almost
MI. From the military point of View,
III The Germans turn from legitimate
war tn the threat OF piracy IL ia
merely because in legitimate war they
have had no success. The use Of sub
marines against British merchant
men will no mere influence the ad
uatralty 10 scatter the fleet for sup
posed security against these sea raid :
ers. than did German mines and
zeppeiins. or the raids on undefeuded
coast Towns.
The Times calls the German
Bandesrath's insertion. in the foreign
affice's cortraband statement of a
clause seeking to exclude wheat and
-four imported from abroad from the
operation of the decree taking over
wheat and nous in Germany AZ a
between Great Britain and the United
States
The Pail Mali Gazette advocates a
more rigid application Of pressure" of
belligcrent rights, saying that by the
threatened action of the Germans we
obtain fun liberty of action"
The Evening Standard taunts the
Germans with their ina bility up TO this
time OF preventing the transport of
marines are absolutely useless when
any precautions are taken
German Press On situation.
Dispatches from Berlin show that
the press of Germany welcomes the
esta blishment of the submarine block
AIDE with the utmost satisfaction All
say ii is y blockade in the strict sense
VI tht trfih anu must ht IpUsiueTed.
The Abendpost says.
Neutral shipping is given time to
take refuge in safe harpors onfy
after measured period do all mer-
chantmen going 10 and from the
British Isles run into danger. Then.
10 be sure, men and freight. not only
on British ships. but under a neutral
ha@, are doomed to sink"
TIE Taglische Rundschau warns all
nations IN these words:
Let him guard himself who feels
Ike coming between u.s.
The Lokai Anzeiger declares that
F.ngland's own weapons are being
turned against her. The TagesbIatt
says that neutral powers will suffer
from the decree, bat in no such meas.
nre as they had suffered Mt the hands
of Great Britain.
A dispatch from Copenha gen quotes
Dr. Won iSethmann- Hoilweg, the Ger
man imperial chancellor. as saving.
England treats the United States
as besieged fortress Winston
Churchill wants 10 starve n people
numbering 10000, 900 in this barhar..
Gus fashion. Against this effort Ger
many Will use every opportunity /,
take revenge.
with reEard to the complaint shat
we are injarins neutral interests.
neutral powers have. NOT. protested
against Engfands action and they
must ia Ike the conseuuepces We COW