Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22

I tlon 70 meet a state of war are gong | forward. The principal activities cen- l ter in the navy where far-rea ching preparations are being carried on to
 deal with the submarine menace | whether it is to be met in the war
 zone about the British coast, or at the
 gates of American cities.
 No Definite Army Plans.
 The army's plans are in a less def 1 mite state because of the uncertainty as to what part it will be caled upon
 to play. General staff plans to fit several contingencies have been work | ed out. however. and every step that
 can be taken in the present situation 1 Baker conferred with the president l but the details they discussed were | not revealed.
 Operations of German Submarines. The possibility of Germany extend ing submarine operations to the Atlan- tic seabcard has not been under-esti-
 mated but it is recognized that when she extends her warfare from the comparatively limited barred zone to the three thousand miles of broad At lantic she so effectively weakens her starvation blockade of England f.lat announced object of t'e campaign of ruthlessness will now of necessity he abandoned. At the same time the submarine menace to shipping will comparatively decrease.
 Next to war. the attention of the American government is upon ere other - the internal situation in Ger many With a military censorship screening the history-n1aking events transpiring within the German en,- pire and equally screening iron, tbe German people the full meaning of events in the world outside. the real condition of affairs in that country guardedIy reflected in despatches from abroad, commands close attention.
 Murmurines of Revolt in German
 Murmurings of a revoI against auto- cracy, embo'deued by the revolution In Russia; reports of food riots in Ber lin which are said to hlve necessitaied withdrawal of troops from the fighting lines; military successes by the en- tente on The western front and in Asia Minor; the submarine campaign fall ing far below the efficiency predicted for it. lead to the belief among officials here that possibly before congress can assemble to meet the situation fIe world may be confronted with an en- trely different set of conditions.
 All Military Preparation Necessary.
 While it has been generally assrm ed that any aggressive action by the United States against Germany and in cooperation with the entente allies would be purely of a naval character. | designed ito aid in the extermination of submarines and raiders preying upon com merce, state departTnent officials declared today that this country mi:-ht | cake, any and all military mea sures | deemed necessary to make effective it's i protest against Germany without act ually entering into a formal political l alliance. Even the sending of an ex- oed1tlonary force to Europe. it vas | held, would not obIieate this country to all the details of the allied pro- 1 gramme.
 Army Could Be Sent to BeIqiun.
 Officials say that an army couId properly be sent to Belgium. for ir- stance, to help in the restoration of | that violated territory and to throw | Americas influence in real and prac- | neal way Tn the side of international |! law and order.
 The possibility of a large bond issue to provide credit for some of the allies who need it most in their campaisn against Germany was suggested at the capitol today in the conferences of members Of congress still in the city
 Allies Greatest Need is Credit.
 It was pointed out that the allies now and they want. most | of all credit. The armed neutrality | status at present in force is held by the international law experts to pre- sr war nor peace. it involves the coun- try in continual n1isunderstandinss with both sides. T. is said to leave the 1oor open for unlimited litigation with Germany after the war. Tn that status he United States still is technically l. neutral and might be held responsible 0y Germany for any unneutral acts ]; committed here. With an actual rec 1gnition a. state of war. this difficulty would disappear.
 Moreover, Automatically the Unit d States is in a most extraordinary situation, semi-hostile to the central powers and yet not aligned with the lilies. The government is not taken nto the confidence of nations with which it formerly communicated most { rec1y. Especially is this so as to the { Tar East. about which the govern nent's inforn1atton is very meagre
 Hopes that this government will be ] Lble to take a leading part in the H. innate peace conference as a neutral ave vanished and the belief is grow ng that only as an active participation will America be heard on the great question guaranteeing future peace. y: