Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-08
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EUROPE FEAR
WILSON plan ! | !
Spain, Holland and Scan
dinavia Refuse to Break
With Germany.
MAKING PROTESTS
BUT STOP THERE
Madrid Government Believes Il Can
Render Greater s.rvic. !. Repre-.
sentative Of United States in Ger
nany-Washinston Gives Up Hope
Of Preventing Break With Austria
Brazil Warns Germany.

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formally declines to accept President
Wilson's suggestion that she break off
diplomatic relations with Germany. It
was received today at the state de-
|partment. ss
The Netherlands government. thru
the legation at The Hague, formally
has declined to accept President Will
sons suggestion that it follow the
course of the United States and break
on diplomatic relations with Germany.
1t was also said that the Netherlands
government has made protest against
unrestricted warfare at the same
time negotiations had been opened
with Great Britain for the reduction Of
its mine field.
Spain Protests Vigorously.
Spain, It is known, protests vigor-
ously against the new submarine order
40 violation OF international law and
an invasion OF neutral interests.
Having taken over the American
interests in Germany and being best
equipped diplomatically Of the re-
manning neutrals, Spain is anxious to
prevent 9 break If 81
Spain made an arrangement some
time ago with Germany for the safe
passage Of enoug y Of her merchantmen
vessels to prevent % commercial panic
ElYtthan the c1alntf.y alus German has
|WithdrAwn that arrang ge1nent with the
understanding that ships bound Tor
England shall return at their-own
peril. .s.si IL n, IL
Germany is dependent on Spanish
vessels and has demanded exemption
on the ground that she never has car
ried munitions OF & 81
70. Break Wt.n Austria Too.
Austria has not as yet Withdrawn or
modified her note adhering to the at
|titnde OF Germany. The probability
that break with Austria could be
avoided now Is remote. Her strict adj
hesion to the principles enunciated by
Germany to this government makes
her position practically the same.
Officials who have been hoping that
q break might be avoided wiz give no
intimation why a definite announce
ment is not made. This is to indicate,
however, that the small hope remain
ing Is being carefully watched.
spain Defines Attitude.
Madrid, Spain. via Paris, Feb. s.
Premier Romanones and the Duke of
Alba, minister Of the interior, met the
minority leaders at a two-hotir con-
ference today and asked their support
ITO the immediate passage. Of NUM-
Iber OF measures, including a credit Of
l, ,O00, ,O0G pesetss fer public works.
Among the projected bills is one for
the reform Of the foref4n banking
service, another for the nationaliza- \
Mon Of interior loans and one for the
substitution OF tax on profits Of
privileged enterprises instead of the
present tax on war products. Refer
ring to the Spanish note to Germany,
the Pairio Universel declares the
whole country is unanimously in favor
OF maintaining neutrality, but that att
titude does not exclude action i In the
defense. OF national interest.
mo country could renounce Its right
to that defense, !" says the paper. "be-
fore the note OF the central powers
without, at the same time, abandoning
Its neutrality. The two ideas are In
compatible. No one wants to abandon
neutrality, but no one wants to aban-
don the dignity Of Spain before the
caprices Of foreign powers.
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