The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-12

HolIweE. the Imperial chancellor pre-
! r,ul,-a, nd in the ReichstaG ronlmltte'
the news that a relentless SnpiilarN'i
campaign would begin inln1cdinteiy az"
read 10 the commi'te" m" text OF wv
memorandum on the prohibited zcnc and
tho note TO the United S'ateS--docu'
mcn,s which reached thu American EN-
bassy only several hours later.
There WAS therefor" no opportunity
or an occasion, "a in tho da.'s ot tN'
Susscv trouble. for any negotiations I,
preyeut the crisis or an attempt 10 Sta'f
,,tt tho coming. break with the two coln'
tries. There was no rhanc" thiH tln'
for discussion with tho chancellor or HI
interview with the Emperor. such rs
served tn save the day at the time OF thc
0'' Germans pismayed
Nothing could be done except IN re-
port TO Washington the dcvelonm"ntS
which appeared in the press ~ the
world before the embassy dispatches
had started from Berlin and await the
anticipat.d explosion
This came IN the shape OF rupture
of relations earlier lhan eFoh Amer
cans had expected and certa tnly with
a pronnntn.ss which astonishnd and per.
hans diSnAyed the German official
world, prepa red though II was FOR en-.
,ryctir American action by reason OF
the definite warnings in the sussex cor
reSpondence.
ruthless summarizing was preceded by
.x,auded deliberations As to the name
which should be given II. tho question
OF it's relative efficacy and the thor
borne trade to Entente countries enter
Ing Importantly into The prnnlem
Whether the new campaign should be
launched as a formal blockade or given
some other uamc. the number 81 avail
able submarines. the extent Of tho. ter
ritory TO be covered and the efficiency
nr tho individual submarines. all hau
their boa ring upon the selection or the
name. since i blockade. If 1t were de-
clared, would have To com" ur 70 tne
rcnuIremcnts Of rnaSohahle effective
ness If inconvenient neutral protests
were to he avoided.
Apnarcntly the decision was against
thr use Of the word ':blnckade," though
,hc f;crmsn term "see spcrre." LITERAL y
sea closure."i Is susceptible OF tranSla,
,inn as blockade" and the Associated
Press after consultation with ICrnlhn
language experts used this translation
in his first dispatches after the an
nouncrmcut OF tho submarine campaign
was made.
The correspondent was informed tnf
following day that this translation was
moi correct. Tho admiralty objected 10
its use and furnished the correspondent
with tho term prohibited zone as the
proper English equivalent. The cam,
raicn now is known by this term ana
the German newspapers lately have been
combating the theory that IT Is Il BLOCK
ado in the international law sense OF
the word.
Just what results the German experts
except from the campaign is uncertain;
hui in conversations in German naTa!
circles, the belief was expressed that II
it succeeded in raising tho mnnthiF
sunkeu tonnage to a million tons. In: ad-
ditjon TO having n deterrent effect on s.
600 Don tons of neutral shipping plying
to british ports. the campaign would et-
feet it's object by not more than two
thirds Of tho available submarines since:
owing to the nature Of the work and O,
submarines. the boats must spend nj
least a third OF their time in port re-
hitting and repairing or on their way 70
and from the cruising grounds.