Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-10

] I dSt ollcJ i in American harbors because of fear
 that they will be sunk if they pass i through the war zone is one of the questions being given careful con ] sideration. As far as could be learned | today there have been no reports 10
 the government of serious consequent
 ces to industries but such reports are I expected and the enforced idleness of 1 the merchant fleet is subject of growing exasperation.
 Resent Treatment of Gerard. i Some resentment was expressed in administration circles today over what | was construed as an implication of ' bad faith in the request to Ambassador Gerard that old treaties between Prus- . sia and the United States be re-affirm- ed. that such action was necessary to make certain the rights of Germans | in this country guaranteed under these treaties be secured. It was reiterated that the American government fully intends acting according to the spirit of the treaties. While the treaty actually was abrogated by passage of the seamen's law with a conflicting section, the government here looks
 upon the pact as at least furnishing the guiding principle under which it
 will act
 Neutral Action PIeases. The administration is understood to be highly gratifed by the action taken by many of the neutrals in pro testing with varying degrees of firm ness against Germany's new subma- rine policy. While none has so far followed the lead and suggestion of the United States by breaking of diplomatic relations nevertheless the expression of sentiment was said t be the chief object desired by Presi- dent Wilson in his action.
 There is no expectation here that
 she will modify her plans or relent
 sufficiently in her action Of them to
 allow even the present dangerous sit
 uation to continue. In a sense. of
 ficials feel that every submarine com
 Sander virtually has been entrusted
 with declaration of war against this
 county
 The open issue as to Germans treat
 ment of Ambassador Gerard which
 has caused much ill feeling here. ap-
 pears to be cleared up. While off
 cials have had no word from Mir. Ger
 ard since he reported through Copen- ! l,;- Iai delayed, they accepted press dispatch es. today as to arrangements for his
 leaving tomorrow.
 Officials maintained absolute silence on Mir Gerards detention until today, when Secretary Lansing authorized the foreign statement.
 'I am very loath to believe that the German government Intentionally is 1 detaining Ambassador Gerard in Der lin on any excuse whatsoever.
 should be very much surprised if such ! a course had been taken
 The subject will be considered ! closed, so far as this country is con cerned, if press dispatches are borne , out and the ambassador is allowed i to leave Germany. Nevertheless 1 disagreeatle impression has been ere ated here
 ! Final arrangements for the depart ure of former German officials on the ! Scandinavian liner Frederick VIII via Halifax for Christiana were com ! pleted today by agents of the compa ] ny and the state department. The i United States. at the suggestion of both the agents and Count von Bern storfl. asked specifically that the trip 1 e made via Halifax in order to avoid the German war zone on the route
 via Falmouth or Kirkwall, and the 1 British and French governments, in ! granting safe conducts to the former
 German officials. acceded to that re ] quest, out of courtesy to this country. T Only about half as much tonnage
 as during each of the past three days
 was reported sunk in Lloyd's dispatch
 es received at the department today. l Whether the sudden drop was due to
 better British patrolling. armament or destruction of submarines is not
 known. The figures for the next few
 days, however, will be watched with 1 the dcepcs, interest as indicative Of
 whether the German attempt to
 starve out England can be successful ! Some officials believe that while the
 date during the tirst week or so ma! . touch the minimum essential to the | Germans, it is apt to fall of just a.
 the first submarine campaign fell of
 with the perfection of methods of dc | iense.