On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 24, 22 December 1916, Page 5

On the Sea

THE CALEDONIA’S CAPTAIN. : “ ' ' - * " ? . ANOTHER BROKEN PROMISE. Bresa Association—Copyright, Austrac liau and A.Z. Cable Association. (Received 12.15 p.m.) Amsterdam, December 21. The Taglische Runcischaus referring to Capt. Blaikie, said the Government had finally decided that England’s armed commercial and ' passenger steamers are meu-of-war. Thus, tiie promise given to America, that before torpedoing these, the vessels mu»i be stopped, falls to the ground, STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS. \ TYPICAL GERMAN CONFUSION. (Received 1.35 p.m.) London, December 21. In the House of Commons Sir Edward Carson, referring to the reply of Germany regarding Captain fibulae, declared that Britain had not admitted the distinction of the rights of unarmed merchantmen and tlioso defensively armed. Doubtless, Germany aimed at confusing tire offensive and defensive, and was Acting with the object of inducing Neutrals to treat defensively-armed vessels As warships. Our position was that merchantmen had enjoyed from time immemorial the right to defend themselves from attack, visit, or search by the enemy by any means. Ho believed all the Neutrals accepted this view, which, moreover, was ■ embodied in the German prize regulations. He assumed the House that continuous attention would be given to protectively arming merchantmen.