Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-12
GERMANY KNOWS
WAR MUST COME
Berlin Convinced That
Only Hope Is to Postpone
but Not Evade a Break.
DESIRE OPEN WARFARE
To Tcuton Capital, Breach
Has Been Opening for
Several Months.

COPENHAGEN. via London, Feb.
ll.-o5:2S p. mD Little hope or ex-
pcctation prevails in Berlin that war
with the United States is ayoidable or
that a modus vivendi reconciling the
policies Of the two governments can
bc found.
There now is desire on the part
of the authorities and a vast bulk
of the people to avoid actual hostility
I'm any way consistent with the gem
cral lines of the present submarine
policy, but only in such way Ac-
cordingly. Instructions were given. SO
the Associated Press has been reliably
informed. to submarine commanders
before they started on their February
mission. To- take the safe side when
neutral vessels, particularly American.
We're IN question. whenever possible.
Enemy merchantmen, when rocog-
niZcd as such, were ordered to be
sunk at sight. but neutral merchant
men were to be warned when such
action, In their Judgment was con-
sistcut with the object of the cam
palgn and the safety Of their own
ships.
But One Way out.
n was realized. however. after no
stand taken by President Wilson that
these orders could only be palliative
and only defer, not avoid. an ultimate
break Also, that II President Wilson
stood by his announcement that the
act of hostility. casus belli must
come soon or later-prubably sooner
ON account of the number OF Ameri-
s.t.t
was the discretionary nature OF in
structiOns to submarine commanders
who were informed that while the
careful course toward neutrals was
recommended and desired, they would
no longer he subjected to punishment
for departing from their former pro-
oeduro ~ warning. II they found this
advisable.
1t is considered that the only pos
sibility of the avoidance of hostilities
would result from "A modification of
its standpoint by one or the other side
and, so far as could Toe judged from
the positive declarations OF Alfred
zimmerman. the German minister OF
foreign affairs. and other officials be-
fore the Associated Press corre-
spondcuts departure from Berlin,
there was no probability that Ger
many would give way this time or
abandon the campaign now started.
First Facts at Hand.
From neutral cable office IT is
now possible to tell the story of the
development of the present crisis on
which the most rigid censorship has
been applied by Germany.
To the observer in Berlin. the ap-
proach of the crisis had been plainly
and definitely evident since the re-
lection of Germany's peace overtures.
Information as to Germany's definite
decision 10 start a sharpencd subma-
rine war and even the form 1t would
take. namely blockade of specified
region Oho the idea of "a prohibited
zone" was later substituted for that
of a BLOCKADE al the request of the
naval authorities who anticipated
formal rejoctions under the blockade
rcgulations), was received by the As
sociatcd Press almost on the day fol-
lowing Ambassador Gorard's speech
on American German good relations,
delivered at the banquet of the Amert-
can Association of Commerce and
Trade early in January
Planned on Birthday.
A week later it was stated that
fun decision on the situation had not
been reached and that the cam
paign would not be launched until
after further consultations with Ger
mauys allies and the receipt of cer-
tain information from Count Won
Berustorff and Count Won Tarnow'
respectively German and Austro- -itun-
snri3n ambassadors 10 'ne Oul'e9
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''cN . "S ,', M'i t,.,...,, ,, d s,,brarine
campaign of "a so-Collcd ruthless type
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NusII O,I .',"'' ,ho Gor,,nn ernne-
h'auI tVIs Vt' ~. ,i,C ,io ,.en"i"inl prss.
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Con>orS Were busy
The consors, however, shut down
tightly ON any definite statements OF