"RETALIATION THE SUPREME LAW OF EUROPE”

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 8986, 8 March 1915, Page 5

"RETALIATION THE SUPREME LAW OF EUROPE”

"Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services. LONDON, March 5.. The Washington correspondent of "The Times" states that comment in the United States press regarding the British boycott of German trade is almost without exception unfavourable to the Allies. Papers hitherto friendly now declare that the Allies have followed the example of Germany by making necessity their'only law. It'is recognised that Britain desires to be humane in executing the new policy, but that does not alter the essential fact that both the Allies and Germany have finally .got round to the same point, and that retaliations are now the supreme law in Europe. The correspondent thinks that the outburst, though disheartening, must not be taken too seriously; much is due to the form in which the British declaration was cast. It would have been better, in view of American opinion, to have announced the blockade of Germany. GERMAN NEWSPAPERS DELIGHTED. The German press is delighted with the American answer to the German Note, but declares, however, that whilst England arms merchantmen Germanv cannot delav to examine ships. FEARS OF DUTCH TRADERS AND SHIPPERS. Dutch traders and shippers are very sombre, fearing stagnation and severe curtailment of trade.