The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
ALL OF EUROPE NOW REALIZES THAT NEW
 MOVE IS VERY CRAVE
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opposition, and hail the chancellor s words with warmly patriotic expressions. Most of the journals declare almost without exception that they hope the United States will understand Germany s position and approve it as thee surest and quickest method of bringing about peace but all emphatically warn against attempted intervention or mixing in by the United States.
 Vorwaerts is the only newspaper to call attention to the fact that this in1- portant decision was reached by the leaders of the empire without consult Vorwaerts and the Tageblatt are only two morning newspapers that breathe dis approval.
 The decision has come says the Lokai Anzeiger. From today our C-boats have free path; intrue British style we have declared Anglo French Italian waters a war zone. The entente seeks by all means to destroy us, to make us its powerless slave, and so we must use. all means under our control to avoid this shameful destiny.
 We hear confldentially," writes George Bernhardt in the Vossische Zeitung, that the American people to whom our inner most req sons are set forth in the newest note, will understand our motives If the United States earnestly desire. peace they must see that, in the very nature of things, the way chosen by Germany is the one that leads most quickly to the desired end. The United States now must show whether they are genuinely neutral toward the European struggle.
 New York, February 1.-Forrner Pre- mier Asquith, speaking to his constituents at Ladybank said in reference to the Ger man submarine campaign that 't is inn possible to dispute the gravity of the sit uation.'' He added that the navy has been supplemented by other measures such as the arming of merchantmen, ac- celeration of new tonnage and allocation of the tonnage recourses of the allies. v He said these were being used with the special object of countering the German campaign
 London, February LA Reuter- dispatch from Madrid said the Spanish minister of the interior on communicating to the newspapers the note of the central pow CTS regarding their new naval measures appealed to them, in view of the neces- sity of preserving their neutrality and on account of the gravity of the situation to observe discretion. The minister said hc feared that when the purport Of the note became known disorders might oc- cur.
 Amsterdam, February 1.--(Via Am sterdam. m.)---"Germany' new blockade measures constitute for Holland per- haps the most serious event since the outbreak of the war;" says the Nieuws Van Den Dag. "If these measures could be applied fully they would ex- pose all goods in transit at sea to such risks that our industry would be par alyzed entirely and the feeding of our people would be menaced very scriously.' 8 M
 Copenhagen. Denmark February I. tVia London.)--The Politiken, gov ernment organ, comments as follows on the German note:
 Europe is now in that last period of the war wherein, it has been pre- dicted that neutrals would meet their greatest difficulties. The new German measure against England creates very difficult situation for Denmark but it may be hoped that the govern ment which has brought the country thus far safely through the flames of war will be able to guide Denmark safely also through the last period.
 The violence of the methods now used by the belligerents presages that the end is near"