Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-04
cxigencies or are prepared to mee them as they arise.
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 Nav Yards ago !aSed lmmeiiately all tha machinery Q. tho government was st in w~'jou to safguard the national interests ami further prepare the country fAr tAa unprecedented and mawo0toua sjtu1- tion in which it pow finds itself
 Secretary Daniels i&auc5 an o,de barring all but officer@ and mon f"nn naval yards. ships aHi stations. Orders to safeguard hDerjean porje were issued through thc treasury de 1artment to customs collectors ar he coast guard service. Net unmiad- ful Of the possibility of disturbance by German sympathiEci#. official said steps had been taH2n to meet the situat ion
 All Realize GrayT, of Action. At the capitol news of the prcsi dents decision came like thunder bolt Everywhere thcte were nXplcs. sions Of support ard aHpro6aticn ttl- ministration leaders iH the senate. who had talked with thc president last night. were not surprised t were deeply moved by the climax. One of the first to near tho news was Senator Lodge Of Massa ahuscttS Republican, of the fo9eign relations committee.
 Gan that be truo?" c fairly shout- cd. Il dr1 not belieVa the president would do it. thought thcra would be another note. I'm win him." the senator eHlnhatically declared, pound- ing bis desk after a nloment'S hcsH tatOn.
 'Now we'd better see to it that oui' marines prevent the lisnlanting of any more German shiEs in our hat- bOrs''
 Vice President Marshall notified ,o arrange for joint session of con Srcss, said:
 Tt is sincerely 10 be hoped that this necessary break will not drag the United States in,o the war. There are limits, however, to endu.'- ance beyond which no self .respectin2 nation can go. This government can not permit the defiance of all laws of civilization by any nation to pass un- challenged"
 Ti'l'naEi Fayors It.
 Senator Tillman chairman of the senate naval committee said:
 I'm mighty glad Of it. I was n favor when l heard Of the note first of telling Mr. Bernstorff to pack up his duds and go home to his barba- rians. We will do the best we can and have no doubt that we will live Up to our past record in taking care of ourselves. We don't take any passes from anybody !n go anywhere we please on the seas. Congress ought to unanimously agree to back up the president to the limit just like we did McKinley.'
 "lt was the only thing that could be done' said Senato.. Chamberlain, chairman of the military affairs committee.
 T thought last night that this would happen said Senator Fletcher.
 Bernstorff 9ltuch Affected.
 Count von Bernstocff apparently was much affected. When the infor- nation came to him hls eyes mois- tened and he said to a correspondents Of the Associated Press:
 I'm so sorry. However, l have cx-- pected it. There was nothing el SC left for tho United States to do. l wonder how l am to get home'
 The ambassador and other officials of the embassy seemed to feel this morning that the break was inmin- ent. although they said they had no definite Information that it was com- ing. The first question asked by Count von Bernstorff Of his caller to- day was whether any definite action had been taken.
 Confirmation of the information quickly was obtained and then the ambassador informed Countess von Bernstorff of the news.
 Berlin Expected Move. Upon returning, he explained how sorry he was that the break had to come and added:
 Fl am not surprised. My govern ment will not be surprised eithe". The people in Berlin knew what was bound to happen if they took the ac tion they have taken. However, l have simply been here to carry out the orders of my government. I have no official information either from my government or from the United States since l presented tho note which brought this about" Attaches of the embassy were called to the ambassadors office i'm mediately afterward and told what had happened. Many began prepar- ing to remove their personal effects The embassy itself quickly became silent. The clicking of typewriter 1 ceased and clerks stopped working to talk of possibilities of war and how they were going to get back to Ger l many.