Arizona republican., 1917-03-09
MAKES FULL DENIAL IT
 BUNSEN CHARGE
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 THE HAGUE, March (Nia London. March S.D--The statement made to The Associated Press by Sir Maurice de Bunsen, under secretary Of the British foreign office, on the subject of Bel sian relief. has elici;ed from the Ger man legation at The Hague the follow ing rejoinder
 First. all neutral ships in British ports. and likewise all relief ships, had 1ot five houis. but five times twenty four hours time in which to depart Whether the assertion is true that none knew of the extension of this period nay be left 10 public judgment.
 Second the two relief ships referred to are probably the Lars kruse and the ,Iuphrosine. IL is uncertain whether either was torpedoed. The Euphrosin, was sunk January 22. nine days hefor, the announcement of the blockade
 Third early in February the relief commission was notified that the Ger man authorities would require q list of ships and their whereabouts with a view to taking measures accordingly This was not received by mid-Febru- ary. hence it was evidently not per mitted by Great Britain.
 "t oUrth, the commission being unde. the patronage of America and Spain it is not clear by what right England Ias forbidden it to furnish such infor- nation to the German authorities The assertion that Germany might use the information either for treacherous pur- poses or for the tOrpedoing of reliei ships is wholly incomprehensble. Not moving the ports from which relic ships sail. the German admiralty can not instruct the submarine as. other wise English ships would be too mucl tempted to abuse the distinctive sign, If the relief commission"
 In his statement to The Associated 'ress March j. Sir Maurice de Bun. sen said that when the German wal zone was declared there was in Brit sh waters and on the high seas q lar. ger number of relief ships that hat iatled from American ports under Ger nan safe conducts absolutely guar .nteeing them against attack
 In declaring the war zone. said .Si daurice. Geimany explicitly cancellet | III her safe conc tets. giving only fei ours for the relief ships then in unitet | kingdom ports to clear for Rotterdam Another Bunsen Statement LONDON. March s-Sir Maurice d, | Bunsen. under secretary of the foreigI office. in another statement To the As sociated Press today refers to th, warning given to the American com mission for relief in Belgium that al Is ships must leave British ports b' | the evening of February 4 and asks:
 'Is that fair notice of cancellation If solemn guarantee by sovereign ! sDvernmen; i~ the shape of writer | safe conducts?"
 | But l have more information tha ! will astonish you" he continued. "Il 1 this German warning the commission was advised 10 send its shios by tn l Orth-aboEt route. wuere tLey Woul ! be safe. Yet. over a month later. ol March j. he Germans told the relic | commission they would be unable | ! ~rant safe conduct to relief ships d Rotterdam because they were unabl O declare that the north -about rout was absolutely safe from torpedoing. ! The under secretarys statement wa intended in some measure as a rejoin der to the statement issued by tn German legation at The Hague. an Sir Maurice protested that 1t was use less for the Germans to try to hindf the relief work
 Sir Maurice continues: Instead such shuffling. we demand before th world that the German goverumer shall declare whether or not 1t is tak ing steps to make possible to contin
 uance of the relief work. whether ( not it can control it's own submarines
 whether or not neutral ships can sa
 safely in the services of the commis
 sion by the route it Germany lai down for them at the beginning
 February. or Co declare that t va still unsafe at the beginning of March