The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
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United States and Britain Plan To Secure
Dutch and Neutral Shipping Which
Is Now Lying Idle ~

XXIASHNTON March lAssociated Press)- In brder that
w the neua of Northem Europe be reduced by
point where they will become politically economically
dependent upon Germany has upon
wider campaign ruthless warfare upon shipping plan
destroy shipping Allied irrespective its cargo
destination and in spite of the pledges given instances
Such charge officially a yeste
day BY the trade board the charge being backed by recital of
~, No FLAG RESPECTED
In accordance with deliberate pan directed against Norway
Sweden Dennak Holland and swtzerand Germany is attempt
ing prevent supplies Of any kind reaching those
from other neutral countries and sinking ships all flags wher
found The intention is the trade board
neuas with the fact that they look Germany
for assistance because the Entente the United States because of
the German submarine blockade cannot help them.
~ INCIDENTS ARE CITED
Incidents related of the destruction Of ships bound
Netherlands and of ships carrying supplies for Belgian relief
Spanish ship the Sardpero loaded with grain
for Switzerland This ship sunk outside sosaed
sa ss
cargo hostility toward both Switzerland and
Spain. ELst%2ls n = i" -
The Allies have guaranteed with 100000
tons Of cereals assuming that the safe conduct pledged such ship
by Germany would be respected the German proclamation
regarding this being explicit 1t is evident that Germany will
make every effort to prevent the carrying out Of their pledge by
the Allies regardless Of the fact that the promised grain to be
shipped in neutral bottoms and regardless of the pressing
ties Of the Swiss Z ,-- -- - ,AtHN
If necessary United the Allies may commander
million Of Dutch and other merchant shipping 1t
hoped that the offer exchange for the of the vessels
will satisfy Dutch and other nutrals will the
under which such will the danger Other
the taking OF the vessels lying idle port fully
atng the for them be undertaken reported that
the United States and Great Britain have notified the Netherlands
that unless its proposals accepted by next Monday
this country will take shipping which is available
In all Of the Atlantic ports there numbers Of neutral vessels
especially Dutch Norwegian and Swedish merchantmen that have
long been lying idle They seek charters voyages South
which do them
age through the danger The Embargo Law has also held
vessels These merchantmen the the Uni
and utilize needed transportation purposes
London dispatches said that such vessels of the neuras
might be taken by Britain will be insured armed with
rapid larger guns supplied with gun
those sunk would be replaced by the Allies after the the
the loss they would be for
the service OF their vessels while in
1t ANNOUNCED today that the from the United
States the European Allies will be increased by fifty
under plan arranged by the Hoover food administration and
sentatiyes oft Allied countries.
The arrangement that the Allies will furnish ships carry
the surplus Of the United States.
SMALLER MARINE LOSSES
Merchant marine losses of vessels of the larger type
for both France and Italy last week Neither of these
Of than $500 burden Paris
reported the loss of four vessels smaller type and Rome
ported the Itaap 1900 registry