BRITAIN WILL NOT DISARM MERCHANTMEN.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 37, 14 February 1916, Page 5

BRITAIN WILL NOT DISARM MERCHANTMEN.

PRO-GERMAN AGITATION AGAINST ENTENTE SHIPS

GERMANY'S THREATS DOUBTED IN NEW YORK

A MORE SERIOUS VIEW AT WASHINGTON.

(Reed. 8.10 a.m.)

The Daily Telegraph's New York correspondent says it is understood the Entente will not accept America's proposals for disarming- merchantmen. Pro-Germans loudly assert that the only alternative is to warn Americans not to travel in armed vessels, and to compel such vessels to leave American ports within twenty-four hours after arrival. The correspondent doubts if the threat contained in Germany's latest note i s likely to succeed. The Morning Post's Washington correspondent takes a more serious view. The Note may cause serious friction with vessels of the American line whereon most Americans now travel which do not carry munitions. Germany will have no interest in sinking them and will devote her energies to sinking the Entente's vessels, feeling sure that America will not make serious trouble if people of belligerent nationality are murdered on belligerent merchantmen.

APPREHENSION CAUSED IN AMERICA

PRESIDENT WILSON KNEW WHAT WAS COMING

TO-MORROW'S RELATIONSHIPS

LONDON, February 13

GERMANY'S THREAT TO DECLARE WAR

(Reed. 8.10 a.m.)

The Evening News' Washington correspondent says the Austro-Ger-m'an Note has caused the gravest apprehension in admistrative circles. President Wilson kne wthe Note wa 3 imminent as C.olonel House told Mr. Wilson on the 25th January, o' Germany's decision, hence Mr. Wilson's remark on the 27th. "I cannot tell what America's international relations will be to-morrow."

Mr. Wilson realised the impossibility of distinguishing armed from unarmed ships on the sea. He was convinced that if another unarmed ship was sunk, diplomatic relations must cease, and the severance would ,be followed, so Colonel House inform©3 him, by an immediate declaration of war by Germany.

ARE NOT KNOWN

GERMANY MUST NOT BE HUMILIATED,

MUST RETAIN HER SUBMARINE WEAPON

LONDON, February 13

BUDGET COMMITTEE'S SHADOWY REFERENCE

Semi-official: Berlin's new memorandum on submarine war is published, also Hollweg's declaration. Expressing the feeling of the entire nation he said he could not allow Germany to be humiliated or robbed of her

submarine weapon

The Budget Committee of the Diet publishes the following resolution, adopted on the 9th. The committee would consider it injurious if the Government's attitude to America should restrict'the freedom to revive at any opportune moment, unlimited, and thereby fully effective, submarine war against England.