Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-06
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SUGGESTS
BLOCKADE
Renewal Of Submarine War;
fare Against Certain Of the
English Harbors Is Policy
Now Advanced in Germany

Berlin. Oct. "a submarine block.
adc OF certain English harbors was
suggested 10 the government by sey-
eral leaders OF the Won Tlrpltx fac
tion. advocating n resumption OF sub
marine warfare, II was learned today,
The Won Tlrpltx supporters offered
this suggestion as compromise. They
urged that such q course would be
In accord with the chanceiior's an-
nonnced determination OF prosecutin x
q vigorous war against England and
would cut OF English food and am
munition supplies without endanger-
Ing the livcs or property OF neutrals.
The government Ia not impressed
by the suggestion and there Is no
present indication that II will be put
into force. The wrangle between the
Won Tirpitxltes and the government I
newspapers continues without abate-
ment. but the conviction Is growing
that the efforts to overthrow the chan
celior are doomed TO failure aud that
there will be no change In the per-
Honnel OF the government during the
war. Americans believe reports that
new crisis In German American re-
latlons threatens are without foun-
dalton.
The present reichstag fght appears
20 be the nnal effort OF the conserva-
tives. wealthy industrials. annexation
lists and agrarlans to get control Of
the government Their allies are
lobbying and using every effort to
overthrow the chancellor. but
Bethmann-Hollwcg appears stronger
today than no did last June. when
the night on him was started.
The government is showing no
weakness, but Is grabbing the bull by
the horns, Foreign Secretary Won
Jagow daily receives leaders Of each
party. explaining his position conf
dentlally. vice.Chancellor HelKerIch
does the same.
A trusted German ofiiclal. ono Of
the best informed men here. who
knows ths United States and Ameri-
can sentiment well. declared conf
IDENTITY to the United Press today that
tho present political explosion will
not bring the downfall Of either
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg or
Foreign Secretary Won Jagow. Neither
does Il forecast a resumption Of reck-
less summarizing. as some neutrals
seem to believe. no said.
"But some Americans fear that the
submarinings may commence again."
no was told. Americans travelling
In Germany are told by business men
that summarizing should be resumed" ="
1T would be insanity for the gov
-ernment to resume the former sub
marine policy Just because the wild
Tages Zeitung Zone Of the most ener-
getic supporters Of the Won Tirpitz
policy should demand H." the Ger
man ofliciai replied. IT would be
insanity to invite the whole world to
enter the war against Germany un-
less there was absolute proof that the
war could be ended Immediately with
q German victory.
~ DO not believe half the people
OF Germany want tho submarine war
resumed. Even II there was change
in tho chancellorship, the ncxt chan
ceilor could not change the govern
ments policy without guaranteeing
that hc would win tho war by so do
Ing. The whole object Of tho war 10
TO end II. No ono should bo 40 Wild
an to want 70 night with two-edged
swords and pistols In each hand, whom
no would iniure himself moro than
his enemy. 4.IG
my own opinion 10 that suomarin.
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