PIRATE WAR WILL CONTINUE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2751, 20 April 1916, Page 5

PIRATE WAR WILL CONTINUE

■ GERMAN STATEMENT TO .. . ; AMERICA AN ISSUE FOR CONGRESS BREACH IMMINENT . : — *' By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright i Washington, April 18. • Count Bornstorff has told Mr. Lansing that Germany under no circumstances would give up submarine warfare,- which was her retaliation for the British food blockade. Germany was, however, willing to make amends for' any violations of international law. President Wilson has decided! to'lay the whole submarine issue before Con- • gre'ss immediately. A breach of diplomatic relations with .Germany is noW'believed to be unavoidable.- • , AUSTRIA WANTS TO'KEEP OUT 1 London,' April '18'. '' The "Morning Post's" correspondent/ at Budapest reports that the negotiations between the United States and Germany are being eagerly followed in Austria and Hungary. Count Tisza is . vehemently opposing '.any. policy likely .to. load to a rupture between the.tiyo countries. The was discussed by . the Austro-Rungarian delegates who met at Budapest. They decided to take certain definite steps m Berlin in. connection with the situation: - Moreover, it is stated that should a break occur, Austria and Hungary will tako no cognisance of the rupture, and, will endeavour to continue friendly relations ,with the United States. \ ' " THE TONNAGE CRISIS . A SHIPOWNER'S VIEWS. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun".Services.) London, April 18. Mr. R. P. Honston, M.P. (head 1 of the Houston Line of steamers), writing, to the "Daily Mails," states: "Theshortage of British tonnage was so treat during March that of forty-nine steamers loading coal_ at 'Cardiff for Italy only three were British. The Germans are un- ! doubtedly' desperately attempting . a blockade of Britain! and that they are very active is shown by the number of our porta closed. I understand that they have standardised parts of submarines, and afe putting them out rapidly. It behoves the. Admiralty, to turn out- a - sufficient number of vessels to deal with these pests. The cost of food is bound to advance, and in view of the losses of British and neutral tonnage and the demands of the.-Allies for..British ship- - - ping, it is wasteful to use British ves- . sels." - . Mr. Houston advocates the requisitioning of ships in lieutral countries'.lik'e : £>I>ain, who .has seventy: German vessels ; lying in her waters. The proper course would be for the Government to inform - Spain that it unable to grant the use " Of our ships while German vessels'are idle in her ports. „