The Arizona copper camp., 1917-02-03
RUTHLESS DETERMINATION
On PART Of KAISER CREATES
ANOTHER CRISIS; ALL EUROPE
WATTS WILSON'S ANSWER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Diplomatic
relations between the United States
and Germany may be broken off within
the next forty eight hours, as a result
of Germany's announced intention to
resume submarine warfare without
warning on merchant vessels, thereby
adding to her long list of affronts to
the civilization of the world
President Wilson is studying the sit
uation carefully, and has as yet given
out no hint as to what his action will
be- There are indications in official
quarters that a note has already been
sent in reply to Germanys announce
ment, but no intimation has been made
public, or to the members of the presi-
dents cabinet, as to what his course of
action will be-
1t is the concensus Of opinion that
diplomatic relations with Germany will
be broken off in the event such a policy
as has been outlined is carried out
German Freiehter scuttIed
The German freight steamer Lieben-
fels, in Charleston harbor, has been
sunk in 30 feet of water, scuttled, it is
believed by her own crew. Officers of
the vessel refused assistance from tug
boats while the boat was sinking and
refuse to talk about the matter.
Close Port of New York
The port of New York is closed
every evening for the night, this meas
ure being taken to prevent the escape
of interned German liners The orig
inal order has been somewhat modified,
but all vessels leaving port are stopped
by the torpedo boats stationed at the
entrance of the harbor doing neu-
trality duty
Germany's Views
Two opposing views of American
hostilities have been allowed to pass
the German censor. The first was that
the harm the United States could do
Germany as an active enemy was no
greater than as neutral supplying
munitions and loans to the allies and
that the crippling of the allied shipping
would be the turning point of the war.
This apparently is the view now
adopted The other view, known to
have been held by some high officials
here, was that Germany might in des-
peration seek to involve the United
States as an actual enemy on the
ground that her Influence at the peace
conference would be a generous one.
Officials here, stunned at the sud-
denness of the German action, do not
hesitate to revail their disquietude
over the mental unpreparedness of the
American public for what may be
coming.
Germany astounded the world this
week by announcing that beginning
February 1 submarine operations
would be unrestricted, and that mer-
chant vessels and lines would be tor
pedoed without warning if they en-
tered certain zones fixed by decree OF
the kaiser. The waters so indicated
completely surround Great Britain and
extend along the coasts of France and
Italy all of which countries Germany
is determined to starve out by a block
ade such as the world has never seen
The principal object of this measure
is, of course the reduction of Great
Britain to famine rations by shutting
off food supplies and thus bringing
the war to a quick conclusion.
Announcement that Germany hac
torn up all agreements with the United
States not to sink vessels withou
warning, and had reverted to her ruth.
less policy which was abandoned only
after the Sussex case, came like flasl
out of a clear sky. For weeks in
spired dispatches sent out from Berlil
had been leading this government t.
believe that Germany had definitel!
decided against a resumption of sub
marine warfare and that Won Tirpit
had been denoted because of his bruta
campaign. 1t now appears that th
reason for his dismissal was just op
posite, that he did not carry it ia
enough.