Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-18

expose German women and children
to a death Of starvation as in the
World War.
Complete Blockade Proclaimed.
The Fuehrers policy which gave
German economic access to food
imports from large parts of the
world, and the securing of large raw
material reserves thanks to a unique
series of victories of our armies,
frustrated the British plans. how
ever. The present rulers of Eng
land know this. They nevertheless
do not dare to admit complete fail
ure for their policy to their own
people, but are proclaiming war to
the last.
In view of this self-destructive
British attitude the Reich govern
ment establishes the fact that not
Germany, but the British Isles, is
the beleaguered fortress today.
The unsuccessful British attempt
to Starve German women and chill
dren through a hunger blockade is
answered by Germany with the COM
plete blockade Of the British Isles
here proclaimed.
Germany Is convinced that, with
the announcement of the total
blockade of the British Isles, a
further decisive step has been taken
towards termination of the war and
removal of the guilty people at pres
ent In power in Britain. The SUI
preme command of the German
armed forces will make the utmost
use Of the favorable strategic situ-
alton offered by German domina-
ton of the continental coasts from
Biscay up to the North Cape.
"Action In Interests Of Europe"
Germany thus acts in the inter-
ests OF the whole of Europe for,
after 1t has been realized in London
that starving out Germany is i'm
possible, Britain tries to extend the
hunger war to other European
countries like Norway, Denmark,
Holland. Belgium. France. Sweden,
Spain and Portugal Britain even
tries to cut off from overseas sup
plies countries which have nothing
whatever to do with the war. like
Japan and Soviet Russia, under the
pretext that Germany might pos
sibly profit from such imports.
The rapid forcing OF England to
her knees and removal of the people
at present in Power in London is
consequently the foremost task for
the sake of the whole of Europe and
other neutral countries concerned
While some countries like the United
States and Argentina long ago have
declared the waters surrounding the
British Isles war zone and have
forbidden their ships, airplanes and
citizens to enter these dangerous
zones, other countries have not yet
taken the same step.
Germany, having repeatedly
warned these states not to send their
ships into the waters around the
British Isles, has now again request
ed, in a note, these governments to
forbid their ships from entering the
Anglo German war zones.
All Vessels Face Attack.
1t is in the interest of these states
themselves to accede to this German
request as soon as possible.
The Reich government wishes to
emphasize the following fact: The
naval war in the waters around the
British Isles is in full progress.
The whole area has been mined.
German planes attack every vessel
Any neutral ship which in the flu
ture enters these waters is liable to
be destroyed.
The Reich government in the fu-
ture declines all responsibility with
out exception for damages suffered
by ships or injuries to persons i'll
these waters. BY keeping their ships
completely away from the British
Isles neutrals on their part will help
to avoid complications and end the
war soon.
1t will thus. moreover, be made
more difficult for Mr.. Churchill and
other men like him to create in fu.
ture any new so-called Athena
cases, in other words to let ships
of third state be sunk by British