SEA FRIGHTFULNESS AGITATORS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2894, 5 October 1916, Page 5

SEA FRIGHTFULNESS AGITATORS

VON TIRPITZ PARTY INTRIGUES Auslraliau-New Zoaland Cable Association. New York, October 3. A'United Press dispatch from Berlin states that it is believed the eftorts of the Von Tirpitz party to enforce the resumption of the ruthless submarine warfare against Great Britain will be defeated as the result of secret conferences of the Re|chstag Committee now being held. hope to compel.a public discussion .to be held when the Reichstag w convened again on Thursday, m spite of too noticeable caution among tho loraier advocates of ruthlesHiess. ) The National Liberal , Leader, Herr Basserman, says: "Tho question,of the renewal of submarining must be decided by the Foreim. Office, the Ministry of Marine, and the General Stafr. We wish to live in peace and friendship with America, but there is bitter feeling because American supplies or ammunition permit our enemies to continue the war." Herr jasserman- declares that Bncland is Germany's chief Piiemv, and hypocritically urges the TTnitod States' to move to restore tho freedom of the seas for the purposo of favourably influencinc; relations between Germany and America. . PIRATE BASES IN_MFFRAL WATERS A HINT FROM THE ALLIES. Australian-New, Zealand OaWe Asfoctation t London, October 3. The Allied Governments have addressed a Memorandum to tho Governments of certain neutral maritime States. It urgos that the principles of

■the' Law of Nations as applying; to submarines are affected by special and novel considerations. . Therefore, any place supplying a submarine warship far from ifca base becomes a. baso for naval operations. - THE ALLIES' SUBMARINE-"BAG" (Eenter's Telegram.) Paris, October 3. M. Pichon (the French statesman) asserts that over one hundred German submarines were "bagged" pr sunk during the past twenty months..