The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-08
WILSON MAKES
BOLD STROKE
Asks All HeutraIs 10 Sever Re.
IailOns win Germany
WOULD UyliE MORAL FORCE
Efforts For Peace Not Abandoned by
President Even In Shadow OF War
Steps TO Protect American Cities
and Property AGA ms, Attack Act
lively Contiruc--hmerican Ship
Housatonie Not illegally Sunk

lively Cortiruc--hmeriean Shi
Housatonie Not illegally Sunk
WASHINGTON Fsb S-Reside
breaking off illrmatie relatcns ait
Germany, President ilson ha
made bold st'o e to irn2e the mora
force of all Other nedtral ceuutrle
along with that cf the United State
In the interest OF peace,
The president has suggested to al
the other noutrals that they break OF
diplomatic relations with Germany a.
the United States has done, and hat
instructed all American diplomats il
those countries to report immediatel!
how the suggestion is received.
Still hopeful that Germany will no
ruthlessly sacrifice American lives ol
rights, the administration is await
ing developments, but leaving moth
ing undone to prepare the country
for the eventuality OF war.
Invitation to Neutrals
The presidents invitation TO neu-
trails to follow his action was con
tained In instructions to American
diplomats to announce the break with
Germany to the governments to which
they are accredited. 1t was con-
tanned in the following note:
you will Immediately notify the
government to which you are accredit- :
ed that the United States, because OF
the German governments recent an
nouncement of its intention to renew
unrestricted submarine warfare, has
no choice but to follow the course laid
down in its note Of April 18, 1916
(the Sussex note).
1T has. therefore, recalled the
American ambassador to Berlin and
has delivered passports to the Ger
man ambassador to the United States.
Say, also, that the president is re-
luctant to believe Germany actually
will carry out her threat against neu-
trail commerce, but If It is done the
president will ask congress to au-
thoiize use of the national power to
protect American citizens engaged in
their peaceful and lawful errands on
the seas.
The course taken is, In the presi- |
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with the principles he enunciated in
his address to the senate Jan. 12 (the
address proposing world league for
peace).
He believes 1t will rake for the
peace of the world II other neutral
powers can find 1t possible to take
similar action.
Report fully and Immediately on
the reception Of this announcement
and upon the suggestion as to similar
action"
still Hoping For Peace
Thus, 1t becomes apparent that In
he shadow of war the president mas
lot abandoned his efforts for peace
md as the first step has moved 20
lirect the moral force of the neutral
world TO compel Germanys return 10
n observance Of international law at
ca.
The danger that broken diplomatic
elations between the In ted States
nd Germany will develop into a state
I war is by no means minimized BY T
resident Wilson's course and neither .
g nor other officials of the govern
tent are abating the preparations ior .
ny eyentuality.
Steps to protect American cities y
nd property against attack by foreign
are day and night going
'rward actively, although silently.
reparations to prevent the disabling >,
German war bound ships IN Ameri- >,
IN ports are Icing taken, but they =.
e unannounced. :,
News that the American steamer ~
ousatonic had not been sunk with y
i proper warning and that no lives
d been lost dispelled a cloud wEich
reatened the storm to follow the
rst overt act" against the United 10
ates uEder the new war zone or DC
r. an
About the Ambassadors ca
definite as TO Ambassador in
rard's departure from Germany was TO
II is presumed that as sfl
IN as he can obtain his passports -,
IN the Wiltelmstrasse and assemble
suite and al American consular
GERS In Germany he will go TO some -. r.
Ioining neutral state, probably Hoi-
d or Switzerland. and prepare TO -.
urn 10 the United States. ~
,ount yon Bernstorif, the German -,
bassador here, continued his prepa- - -,
ions for turning over the embassy