Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-13
BLOCKADE over
BALTIC RESULT
OF RIGA ATTACK
Britain Demands That All
German Ships on Baltic
Return to Home
5 Ports.

standing repeated demands and re.
monsfrances on the part OF the allied
and associated governments, been so
long delayed. that the German gov
eminent now claims to be PRACTICAL.
" poweriess to enforce them.
at is difficult not to believe that
their long delay has been designed.
calculated as it was to lead to the
very results which the German gov
erument now affect to deplore. 1t
seems. indeed impossible otherwise
to explain their refusal to recall
General Won De Goltz, who has
been their official instrument IN
creating the present situation IN
coen defiance of the representations
ef the allied and associated gov
cfnments.
Deliberately Sent Back.
.Whv was the German recall,
thrice demanded refused? Why
was he (Non Der Goltz) after be-
ing summoned to Berlin only re-
Gently. sent back deliberately to the
scene of his atrocities, except to
complete r1der order OF his Office,
the organization which now affords
to the German government the pre-
text that the troops hitherto paid,
clothed and transported by them,
passed out of their control!
"Has General Won Der Goltz
acted contrary to their instructions:
II so, why has not his insubord'-
nation been punished either by Tor
NAL dismissal or in some other
way?
''IJness some more satisfactory
explanations of these matters, than
those hitherto afforded arc given by
the German government, the allied
and associated governments cannot
grant .he contention that the Ger
man government have. as they as
.ert. continually made the most en-
ercetic efforts to withdraw the Ter
man troops from. the Baltic states.
ACCORDING to recent information
received from Letvia. the situation
has suddenly become more grave on
account of the offensive taken by
Gcrmaa troops on October 8. Other
troops have been violating the
Courla aL-Le,tish neutral zone and
have bomtarded Lettish positions
by arinorei trains, air bombs and by
robson gas. They have threatened
the CITY of Riga and brought about
the formation in Courland o ia Ger
man-Russian government opposed
10 TIL ioyal government already es-
,ablished
Determine to Aid.
.In view of this situation. the
allied and associated governments
maintain the principle of the full re-
sponsibil;ty of the German govern
ment in the carrying out OF the
evacuation of the region, and they
mean to maintain the integrity. OF
the coercive measures announced II
the third telegram of September II
as long as the4evacuation has moi
been undertaken and pursued with
III desirable celebrity. However, for
The purpose of encouraging the
execution OF the operation and the
lending assistance. the German gov.
eminent, the allies and associate
governments expect to send alice
representatives, whose mission
should consist of (a) receiving from
the German government information
regarding measures decided upon BY
il as we'll as in proposing measure
which the mission itself may deem
advisable; o. in exercising ON thu
spot, and with all power of actor
effective control of the execution o
said measures. The craftsmanship o
this allied commission should b.
vested in the general Office appoint
ed by the allied and associated gov
ernments. Only when the genera