Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-22
SIR EDWARD TELLS
OF SILENT WORK
OF BRITISH NAVY
Continued From Page One)

Serious as is the danger. it should not
be exaggerated. Although Admiral
Jellicoe has been called to deal with
the submarine menace in place OF
Baron Fisher. as | urged last year-a
course which was possible before the
Jutland battle when we took the meas
of the German fleet still am of the
opinion that means should be found to
employ Baron Fishers fertile genius"
Colonel Churchill said he agreed that
merchant ship building should virtually
monopolize Great Britain's construc-
ton The chief object of the grand
fleet was an offensive, but the subma
rine warfare had largely thrown the
British fleet on a defensive attitude.
The former first lord of the admiralty
said he believed the submarine men
ace would be overcome and urged the
admiralty to discover some methods
for maintaining naval offensive
against Great Britains enemy.
The entry of the United States into
the war Colonel Churchill added,
would derange decisively the fearful
eauipoise between conflicting nations
which now existed. The present rela-
tons between the United States and
Germany, he declared, showed consid-
Grafton for neutral rights and human
ity would not so wholly unreWarded
and this was justification of the for
eign policy of Viscount Grey, former
secretary for foreign affairs.
The Official Gazette today contains
an order in council. dated February Is,
for tightening the blockade of the
countries with which Great Britain is
at war as a result of the German block
ade memorandum of January 81 and
similar enactments of other hostile
countries.
Whereas, these enemy orders are in
fragrant contradiction" the order reads
"of the rules of international law, the
dictates of humanity and treaty obi
cations of the enemy and render it nee
essary for further measures to be
adopted in order to maintain the eff
ficiency of those previously taken to
prevent commodities reaching or leav
ing enemy countries.
His majesty has ordered that the
following directions shall be observed
respecting all vessels which sail from
their port or departure after the date
of this order
First. A vessel which is encountered
at sea on the way to or from a port in
any neutral country affording means
of access to enemy territory without
calling at a port in British or allied
territory shall, until the contrary is
established, be deemed to be carrying
goods with enemy destinations or of
enemy origin and shall be brought in
for examination and if necessary for
adjudication before prize court.
\ Second. Any vessel carrying goods
with enemy destination or of enemy
origin shall be liable to capture and
condemnation in respect to the car
riage of such goods, provided that in
the case of any vessel which calls at an
appointed British or allied port for ex-
animation of her cargo no sentence of
condemnation shall be pronounced ex-
cept on the carriage of goods of enemy
origin or destination and no such pre-
sumption as laid down in article one
shall arise.
Third. Goods which are found on
examination of any vessel to be goods
of enemy origin or destination shall be
liable to condemnation"