The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-02-02
UNITED STATES
facing Crisis
CsRRMANY LAUNCHES POLICY or
UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE
WAR TO STARvE ENEMY.
PEACE FOR PEACE FADE
diplomatic Relations ISetwcsn Amer
S lea And Teutons May he
Severed.

Washington. Jan. S1.-Germany
has declared unrestricted submarine
warfare.
A starvation blockade OF England.
the like of which the world never
has seen, was announced to the word
to-day in notes delivered to Ameri-
can Ambassador Gerard in Berlin aud
, 10 the state Department here by
Nrount Won BernstoriI.
Thus begins the long-feared cam
.paign of ruthlessness, conceived by
Won Hindenburg, it is said here, on
. magnitude never even contemplat-
xied by Won Tirpitz.
~ Severance Of Relations.
Again the United States faces sew
erance of diplomatic relations with
Germany with all eventual POSSIBLE
tiles President Wilson's repeated
warnings OF "a world a-Hre" and
Secretary Lansings verge of war
statement are being recalled in the
capital tonight with feelings OF ap-
prehension and misgiving.
Germany's action is the super-cris-
Is of all those that have stirred the
American Government in two and a
half years of world war.
Talk OF peace and means of pre-.
serving the peace of the world has
gone glimmering. President Will
son. incrodulous at first when the un-
,oiiciDl text of Gormany's warning
was brought to him. at once called
tor the official document which had
Just been presented To Secretary Lam
sing by the German Ambassador.
Mr. Lansing absolutely refused To
make any comment. President Wilson
began at once II careful study of the
document.
No Action Yet.
President Wilson went To bed "a:
II o'clock tonight after spending
the evening alone in his study with
copy OF the German note. This
apparently disposed of suggestions
that some action might he taken be-
fore morning,
The President saw no callers. but
is understood to have used the tele-
phone freely As far as could be
learned no plans have been laid for
him to so before Congress. as he did
TO announce the sending of the Sus-
sex note threatening to break OF di-
plomatic relations.
The President has the task of de-
Gliding what shall be the course of
the United States. Three imme-
diate steps appear among the posi-
bilities Tho United states might
soiemnly warn Germany against a
4 violation of her pledges, II might be
decided that the German warning Is
sufficient notice of an intention To
disregard those pledges and suff-
cient warrant for breaking off diplo-
matte relations; IL might be decided
To await the results of the blockade
and determine the course of the
United States as the actual operations
develop.
Confession Of Weakness.
on almost every side Germany's
drastic action is interpreted as an
open confession of the effectiveness
of the British food blockade. II is
regarded as n determination to strike
back i'm kind. German officials in
the United States estimate the food
supply on the British Isles will last
month.
Admittedly. the plan Is To carry
starvation TO the doors OF England
with swift. staggering strokes, as n
fulillment of Germany's announced
determination to use every weapon
and agency at her command to end
the war quickly. She counts on the
operations of an unheard Of number
of submarines to deliver blows to
bring England To her knees within
sixty days. One German official here
predicted to-day the war would be-
over In month.
Conveyed to the world ms her an
aver 10 the refusal OF the Entente
A Allies TO talk peace, Germany's la
' test warning says:
From February /. 1917. within
barred zones around Crest Britain.
france. Italy and !" the easier"