Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-03-21
DUTCH VESSELS ARE TAKEN
BY j. s AND GREAT BRITAIN


...'I' NHI' ..H. t'0' N' '''F ''. tft'
tIah Water aI add another ao0.-
f0u or 600 600 tons 10 me allied
urrchanf fleet
President Wilson author1ed to-
.rIrlt Tho f1II1RlnR statement
I Fof some months the inlied
states and Tho entente allies have
'ean roud IrfuR negotiations With
.hr Dutch government with me ODE
. rDf ~ concluding o. general rpm-
|mar.aI agreement
"a .er, clear statement ~ tho
character no these negotiations was
|made 0n March o. 20 the Dutch
parliament bg H Excellency. the
minister of foreign affairs of llol-
land hs appears from the state
Imnui the discussion proceeded upon
Tho baas 0f fpo fundamental pro-
4 position. namely mat tho nited
states and tho allies should faclli-
tate the importation into Holland nf
f1ndaHff and other gpWmOd.tief
Required fo maintain their economic
ITO and that holland should re-
store heI merchant marin" 90 a
normal condition ~ activity
go Ras tho task of mo neroiia-
iturs 100 develop specific applica-
|'Iuu 10 fhes" propositions which
auuId boo a.rrpishI" 20 tho govern
mrui. .Dn.orno1
Early boo January 1918 tho no
gDfIaf0ra came il 600 understanding
which Nas embodied Boz q tentative
/ agrrcuen, which was submitted 20
fhn Fpttrnmeuta concerned bon ordrr
that 10 aDD,ptsb.. b. mith' bo -'i.
Ued. ur " lr1rs uitl'# 'oautrr
p-uposal mis' hr mad"
The negotiations becoming
prolonged me Dutch delegate proc
posed u order that their ships
might .nouar hr pat into rrmunoro
tive service. ihai Dutch tonnage D.
ug HIr n American waters should
with certain exceptions bo immo-
1i1trE .hariorrd 90 the luiicd
I Estates lUr periods mot exceeding
Nuoiy DAYS This proposal VAS &C..
.euird ns tho United states govern
mont and 900 January 90. t4l. tho
Dutch minister u Washington hand
90 tu tho secretary of state of tho
United state. e note expressing the
terms 90 tho temporary chartcring
agreement aud his governments
acceptance thereof
This agreement provided. among
other things that $50 900 tons ot
Dutch shipping ahould AZ the discre-
fIuu ul fb, utod States be- cm-
uioyod partly iu me service OF Bel
Fiau relief ana partly for SWitzer-
land un safe conduct 90 Cetie.
Frame" and that for each ship sent
t0 Holland iu the service OF Belgian
'elioi q corresponding vessel should
leave Holland for the United states
Two Dutch hip lu tho United
states ports with Olrgoos OF food
|siuilH Wrr" POO proceed 10 Holland,
| similar tonnage being sent In eN-
change from HOLLAND io the United
States Tor charter as la the case ~
lthrr Dutch ships lying IN tho
nited States ports
The agreement was explicitly
temporary iu character and. being
I igucd io mcot an immediate sit
.uaiiuu prompt performance was Of
the us4purr The Dutch govern
mont 8i once disclosed. howcyer
THAT 30 Ras unwilling or unable IN
Icurry ont roo. .hartorinr agreement
which 10 had itself proposed The
Thirst IH.Irp of rho United states was
.'I secure go once shipping as con
It"mpmtpd Hf tho agreement 10
TRAN port fu switzerland foodsiuffs
much needed by tho state one diff
uDult after another was raised a.
uustpou, tho rhlrcring OF Dutch
'shirs for Swiss relief and although
fh' reason Ras never formally ca
pressed Dr. $40. generally known that
/ th' Dutch hip owners feared lest
fh"ir ships should be- destroyed hy
|Grrmlr submarines oven though on
Ian errsui ul mercy. and though not
.fratrrsfur any of tho Foagallcd dan.
ger comes proclaimed by tho Ger
imam government That this fair
Nas uuf wholly unustified has un-
happily been shown hy The recent
Tact of Oh, German government in
'kukirr rho spanish ship Sardiuoro.
Itut..1c tho danger zone when car
Trying s cargo of grain Tor SWitEer-
bud and af'rr inc submarine com
|mnudpr had asr.rtaiuod this fact hy
Tan inspection of tho ships papers.
lu respect of Belgian relief the
Dutch government expressed It's
inability ip comply with the agree
.W.ui uu 'he ground that tho Ger
Imam government bad given Holland
" understand that % would forci-
bF prevent fh" departure from Hol-
.aHI uf fhH corresponding ships
hhI.h under fHt agreement even felt
f.nlt unable fU secure the Two ear.
Ilusa ol foudsiuH. which under tho
'..rrswrrf if H8- permitted to secure
brcr her. sUn f.r German gov
, uw0rf interviewed aud threatened
|'u DESTROY fhn equivalent Dutch
Tonnage nH.#U under tho agreement
Uses fn leave HOLLAND for tho Init
led State.
Nearly iNn months have elapsed
-. frr making of tho temporary
fhirt'fiur agreement. and the pro-.
posed general agreement has lain
.atru longer without reply 0u tho
|plr OFF Hoilnd Meanwhile. the
German threat. have grown morn
'ri0'erf with yioe to preventing
nF permanent agreement and 81
ifor. Hl HOLLAND fu violate any tenn
ilUrr. agreement
br March through Great Hri-
rsir nrn p.upo.sl expiring GA
fhn 18TH Ras submitted u H0I-
land g. rrUh Hs. He.u received.
(which sHi'e Sol f-rf unacceptable.
lmisi' under other conditions have
l-"rt.. ts basis fn- future nego-
tiaH.us Uuf fha event. OF which
o. Hats alluded bad served to dem
frafraf. IHr.I.....|r chat No have