New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-07
Passports Are Held Up

trict Headquarters OF police which IS
charged with viseing passports 10 go
abroad. officials Of the passport de-
partment refused TO wise passports
until the holders were able to show
steamer tickets 10 America. On the
other hand, the police in the nam
residential district are accepting re
turn TO America as an adequate rea-
son for departure, but are insisting
that the customary interval of fort
night for military investigation oil
the application cannot be waived.
The Foreign Office, to which the
American newspaper Correspondents
in a way are accredited, has shown
every disposition to facilitate the de-
parture of such correspondents as
wish TO leave with Ambassador Gerard,
expediting the formalities for the I'M
mediate departure Of such fsmilles as
are leaving Immediately. 8,
The Foreign Office has expressed
the desire TO have as many American
as possible remain
after the departure Of the ambassador,
to maintain unofficial relations be-
tween the two peoples as long as war
is avoided,
The remark of German woman TO
an American woman, a stranger 10
her. who happened TO be standing in
the same food line this morning-we
want TO show that we are not bar
riansn-apparently is the keynote
with vast majority Of Germans.
Americans Want to Stay
Several newspapers, in their accounts
of the scenes az the American Embassy
to-day. Law particular stress on the TACT
that a majority of the Americans here
annear to desire TO remain in Germany,
regardless of what happens, and point
ouf that this certainly will be possible,
as Germans bear individuals not the
slightest i'll will and are far too self
contained to permit any rowdyism or
demonstration against Americans.
DIR. Karl Helfferich. Vice Chancellor
and Minister Of the Interior, gave the
following interview to-day 10 Nor
wegian correspondent:
1--WE consider submarine warfare 70
be an effective means OF shortening
the war and breaking once for ali Brit,
ish tyranny on the seas. IL is true that
neutrals will have 10 suffer in some re.
spects, but do they not suffer already
You can be sure that the difficulties
caused 10 your country by our subma'
rine war will be little compared With
those caused by Great Britain.
ASK your countrymen by what bru-
tai methods Great Britain coerces Nor.
wegian ship owners 10 carry contra
band and how with all means she
strangles the Norwegian fishing indus
try, as we'll as paralyzes Norwegian
industry by holding back coal.
eve shall DO everything TO diminish
these difficulties. We know that the
coal question is most important for
you. Notwithstanding the dificultics
from which we now suffer in regard to
transportation, We shall help you as we
can.
"As 10 the submarine war, there is
no way back for us. We shall go on
in the way which we have chosen 10
the end, and we are convinced that
later neutrals will be thankful TO u.s."
Some of the papers refer with more
or less surprise 20 the reports from the
United States that German ships IN
American ports have already been con-
fiscated, and draw no hopeful conclu-
sions from this act, If the reports are
verified.
The announcement of the diplomatic
breach came as total surprise to the
Bourse, but did not cause panic.
Stocks III general were considerably
weakened, but TO overwhelming offers
tended TO entirely unsettle the market.
Potash and other "war babies" suffered
least, though they declined, while ship
ping stocks were harder hit and mining
stocks and oils suffered somewhat.