New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-10
KAISER DECLARES
VARONPORTUGAL
Action in Berlin Due to
Seizure of German
Ships.
NEW FOES ARMY
$4,000 STRONG
nsclaration Complains of Insults
and Says Republic Considers
Herself England'S Nassal.

Berlin. March by wireless 20 say
-rs y. Yl.-Gormany declared way
=, Portugal ST $50 p. m. YESTERDAY, and
aided bis passports 20 the Portu
sssse Minister us.
'sTbe German government therefore
...si8ers herself from TINS tine no
-, with the Portuguese government,
!. the conclusion OF tho deciaratlof
t.,ded to-day by the German Minister
!. Lisbon 10 the Portuguese govern
r,n, and IN Berlin 10 the Portuguese
@ aT5e German declarations" saws
T., overseas News Agency. "empha-
'.,ss the fact that this step was made
s,cssssrv by the recent Illegal seiz-
20, OF German ships i'm Portuguese
.o,ts which Is the gravcst sort OF
s,es,b OF neutrality and Of ~ecial
.-,s.;ss. Germany therefore Is obliged
% Eve up her former attitude % for
b,s,arce. which she had maintained
bsrause Of Portugals awkward stu
s,ion.
German Grievances stated.
The declaration enumeratos a long
.,-,os Of breaches Of neutrality Dy the
po,tuguesc government. such as tho
admission Of free passage 70 English
,roops through the colony OF Moran
bioue the permission given 10 ing
TX men-of-war 20 use Portugues 50
ats for time exceeding that given b.
cher neutrals. the permission given the
English navy 20 use Madeira as a 1aval
base actual engagements between
Portuguese and German troops on the
i-ontier Of German Southwest Africa
,rd Angola. and frequent insults 20 the
German nation by members OF the
Portuguese Parliament, who were
never reprimandcd.
The declaration further points on,
hat the seizure o! German shlDs ~
Neutral Portuguese ports on February
, was an act against the law and the
,res,ies concluded between Germany
and Portugal.
~Tbc declaration states" continues
he news agency. that according 20
no treaty between the two pationc
me seizure ought 10 have been pre-
tejed by AT agreement regarding the
orce 10 be paid the owners anu tina;
The seizure was only justihable in case
Of public necessity in Portugal, where
IS the tonnage Of the ships was cvi-
IDENTIFY larger than that needed =
remedy the scarcity OF the tonnage 81
por.ucars Disposal Il IS further
stated that the Portuguese govcrnmer
id not even try 10 enter into com
municstion with the German owners
90 the German government.
Action Was Provocative.
The Portuguese government. o}
sess acts. saws the declaration
openly gave evidence that Portugal
considers herself highlands vassai, for
vtom highlands interests and wishes
irt paramount in comparison over
cher considerations. The Portuguese
Uvernment seized the ships IN a fash
On which must be considered as al
-,ernstional provocstion Of Germany.
The German flag was hauled down
% board the ships and the Portuguese
'sg with the war emblem set, While
he sdmirals ship fred a salute.
Regarding the events for the last
',v days continues the news agency
rs,ement, at is further known that
On February - the German Minister
70 Portugal protested against the IL
.sgsl seizure Of ships in Portuguese
potts. Nevertheless the Portuguese
government declared semi oflciaily n
Lisbon newspapers that there mad been
10 German protest The Portuguese
Minister Of Justice. n Parliament, also
denied the existence OF German pro
est The Portuguese Minister OF For-
'gn Affairs declared on his word o.
sonor 70 a member Of the taft OF the
Italian newspaper m Secolo' tina. Ger
many had entered no protest.
The German Minister asked for g
notification Of the seni-ofic isl decls-
naon, but without success. II was
oily on March that the Portuguese
Minister IN Berlin handed 70 the For
,.C osiee 8 Portuguese note denying
ne justice o. the German claims. a
copy Of this Portuguese note was sent
the German Minister at Lisbon TO-
seiher with instructions 20 transmit
ne already quoted declaration 70 the
portuguese government"
Cltimatum Was Ignored.
The rupture between Germany and
PORTUGAL was brought about b. Tie
si Of Portugal in requisitioning Ger
nan merchantmcn which had been ia
Nrned IN her ports. Following the
,eizure Of these vessels Germany ad-
o'sssed an ultimatum 20 Portugal de
handing return Of the ships. So far
sc.ed.
there have been frequent report.
Hst Portugal wss about 20 declare
Va With Germany because OF hei
Vea,y relations With Great Britain
ealch bind Portugs, 20 place 10000
toops a. the disposal of Great Britain
ven required. Immediately after tn
"a, began the Portuguese Congress
-slcec that the nation would cooper
N WIN the Entente Allies whenever
.aN step seemed necessary. Early in
es var there va hghUng betwcer
SSsrnan and Portuguese troops II tht
'yb,.eguese colony Of Angola.
o'tagal e the thirteenth nation q
t' ne wsr. Her regular army con
- o. 10000 mon with 10000 re
80. She Is credited with 4 tota
ao!e strength Of about $4,000
her navy 10 % cOmparatively
,.flg.ole strength. consisting princi
-. o. I've second class cruiser snC
gonooats and smaller craft.
.,a' accession % Portugal 20 The
- o' nc Allies addg 83s,442 squsr'
ct % me worlds belligerent terri
80 uis consisting Of 34.254 sQuar'
~ N Europe, 752, 800 square mile
= Afrlcs, s,s72 square miles In Al;
az 7ls square miles for the Azores
'eros lslsnds and Fuuchsl
&c colony % Angola is adjacent Z,
yn nouthwest, and the colony o
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