Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-23
BRITISH REINSTATE
GERMAN BLOCKADE;
j. s. To IGNORE It
American Vessels Loaded with
Food to Discharge CargoeS
: Eight Others Are Being
Held at Deal, England,
Copyright 1919, by the Press Publish.
ing Co.
OTho New York WORLDLY
Especial cable Dispatch)

lSpt'lttl Ndble lDlSpdlCn.l
Paris. June 22.-The British all
mia)y has issued orders practically
reinstating the German blockade,
stopping an ships en- route to Ger
many and ordering all vessels to quit
German ports.
The order has brought about q
sharp collision with the American
food ana naval authorities, who i'm
medlately wired the fifteen American
ships now unloading in German han =
bors to continue To discharge their
cargoes and disregard other com
mands
The matter went directly to Presi-
dent Wilson and required immediate
action on the part of Herbert c.
Hoover, supreme relief director, and
Of Admiral Knott, in charge of Amer
lean operations in Europe.
No Explanations Made.
no explanation has yet been made
Of the British movement, which had
no support from the supreme econo-
mic council.
The stone-throwing incident attend.
ing the departure of the German dele
gates from Versailles has grown into
a diplomatic episode, directly bearing
on the making of peace. The TeutOns
seized on the demonstration 10 make
strong representations to the French
foreign office, and Berlin is using ii
hard as propaganda. Premier Clemen-
ccau sent an apology Immediately
after the incident and a further dis
ayoWaL one stone struck DR.. Mel
cher, another hit a woman. Both
painfully hurt
The two-day extension granted
the Germans was due to the fact that
the trip to Weimar takes forty eight
hours, which, with the return Journey
allows ouI ytwenty-four hours for the
Germans to consider the final text of
the treaty.
additional Time Given.
NJ. paul Dutasta secretary general
to the conference, who delivered the
tcvt to Herr Lersncr, said he was un-
able to make any change i'm the
terms but the German insistcnce was
such that NJ Dutasta jumped into his
automobile again and rushed back to
Premier Clemenceau. who telephoncd
to the Germans and to President Will
son and got his consent for the addi-
tiouN lime. NJ Dutasta Specdcd back
at seventy miles an hour, and caught
Count Won BrOckdorff- Rantzau before
the train left at the same time de-
iiVerinG Clcmonceau's apology for the
stouing incident.
The center of gravity has shifted
to Weimar, whence comes the whis-
per Count Won BernstOrff, who was
previously unacceptable as an envoy,
may not prove SO now. RantZau's
elimination would he pleasing to the
British. who made a strong effort to-
ward his recall after the first confer
ence with the Germans.
Signs Against Signing.
In spite of the confidence expressed,
absolutely nothing points toward the
Germans signing Instead, signs are
all the other way. The Germans
figure that if they refuse they will
not get a worse deal later than they
are getting now. 1t was admitted to-
day there had been frequent ex-
changes of ideas between the Ameri-
can and British members Of the vari
oUs commissions and the Germans,
according to the plan the World dis
patches outlined two weeks ago. on
that is based large share of the be-
lief that the enemy will sign.
The covering letter written by Phil
lip Kerr Premier Lloyd Georges sec
rotary, is considered here rhetorical
and disputative rather than forward
looking president Wilson's visit to
belgium is regarded as extremely i'm
pOrtant in measuring the present pop
ular attitude toward him.