Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-06
NEW U-BOAI
ORDER WILL.
STAND As
ISSUED
Identification of Treaties Civ;
ing Nationals Nine Months
to Leave Hostile Countries Il
Be Proposed, Is Report
(By Associated Prezs.l

BERLIN, Feb. 4-(Via London, Eel
5)-Peaceful continuance of German
American relations after the departur
of the respective embassies at Washing
ton and Berlin in the sense indicated D,
President Wilson in his address to con
gress, appears to be very slight. juds
ing by all the information, some OF tn
highest authenticity. gathered by the AZ
ISOLATED Press.
1t was stated positively in high DO
htical circles that the German order
for the conduct of submarine war couF
not and would not be modified; that il
Germany the determination to enforc
the prohibited zone order was zhsoIut
and final and that The only security 70
shipping was in avoidance Of the prohih
tied zone.
Germany, so the Associated Press wa
informed, resorted to this measure AT
er the Shameful rejection by the eE
tente powers of peace overtures and. oni
after the fullest determination and q
the imperative weapon in defense OF 1t
threatened interests; Germany cannot re
linquish this weapon the only one prom
Using speedy end to the war-reluctau
as Germany was to take this stem.
The government had hoped that tn
United States would see it in this ngha
and was and is actuated by no animosit'
to the United States in its determine
ton. Germany therefore, so the higi
informant of the Associated Press cor
tinued, is very keenly disappointed AM
grieved by the terms of Mr.. wilson,
message, but the government ,cannd
-
il has determined. This official added:
I'VE can only hope and trust tia
American ships and American citizen
will avoid the danger zones laid down j,
the German memorandum"
The Associated Press learns authora
tatively that Germany will propose 4
Ambassador Gerard special reratifics
ton of the PruSsian-American treahel
of 1879 and 1912, allowing nations i
case OF war nine months in which d.
settle their affairs and leave hoStil.
countries. This step would positive1S
insure Americans in Germany and Ger
mans in America against internment i
hostilitieS break out and would prevenl
a precipitated exodus from either coun'
try such as was general in Europe whei
the war began.
A representative of the foreign OF
the Associated Press that the ancie1I
treaties between the United States and
Prussia were Stin in effect and cor|
tanned q clause, contrary to the uSua
rule, that they should not be invalidatej
by the outbreak of hostilfties. This of
ficial said that so far as he was in
formed Germany certainly would hoIi
to these treaties and that there would
be no question of informing America13
in Germany in case of war.
In official quarters there seemed 3,
be anxiety to reassure the few Amera
cans still here on the question Of tnternj
ment. Several of these Americans ar,
in a highly difficult position with n
prospective means of return to thl
United States except by the trans-SA
berian railway or possibly by a round
about route through Switzerland q
Spain and by Spanish steamers to Cuba'
Scores of Americans have applied sind
Wednesday for the necessary militari
permission to leave the country but thi
involves q delay of at least a fortnigh&
Others, including long time residentJ
whose entire interests are in GERMANY
plan to remain no matter what happens
Ambassador James w. Gerard til
morning received instructions to reques
his passports. ?
Ills plans LOT uepdIIbre are not "a
decided
United States Ambassador Gerard haN
practically decided to return to til
United States from a Spanish port. Tn
plan to have American interests take
over by the Brazilian minister has bee
abandoned and it is not known who wtH
represent America in Berlin after NJ
Gerard's departure. -
The news of the breach of diplomatic
relations between the United States an
Germany was made known here todat
through newspaper dispatches.
Ambassador Gerard was on his way
keep an appointment with Foreign Sc
rotary Zimmerman at noon today whe
an Associated Press corresponde1
showed him dispatches giving details
the presidents speech. The ambasSs
dor declined to make any comment Il
conferred with Chancellor Won Be1#
mann-Hollweg yesterday, but neithd
official had then any information in rd
gard to the presidents decision, an
their conversation was general in M
ture. The chancellor apparently askd
Mr.. Gerard to call in order to learn
he had any information as to his got
ernment's course. news of which Id
been eagerly awaited here