THE NEW PHRASE OF SUBMARINE ATTACKS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14126, 19 October 1916, Page 4

THE NEW PHRASE OF SUBMARINE ATTACKS.

BRITISH PAPERS' VIEWS.; .j. The' Times,', tliisGussing the hew TJeriman submarine campaign, says : — "\Vhile. in theory this new- phase -of 'the submarine war ma-y be represented as a long-dis-tance/blockade, of the British Isles, >a measure which is utterly inadmissible in international law, it amounts in practice! to a pacific blockade of the American coast. Such blockade is a form ol coercion occasionally adopted in time of peace Uo bring a. wrongdoing State to reason. The main issiie sterns, to lie,. ,bet>yeen the .GQyerjim,pntis' of t,l]ie. United t Stat«s and' Germany, : ,bsJ> .there may be iniportant^ saibsidiary issues, if the U53 received assistance in American waters or information/' enabling her to 4aniage British shipping. The <)nly explanation for the destruction of the Dutchi steamer Bloomerdijk seems to be the general de■site on the parfc of, the Qerman commander to r^h amok. America's representations to Germany are likely to be urgent and unequivocal." The Daily "The A;l---li^s are, ijofc, concerned with the mayi issue between the United States, and Germany. From its very.'hatuTe, 'it demands instant solution. American.commuraeati^fts are being cttt, and her ekports"sent to th'Q -bottom of ,tbe nigh Air this is taking place outside the war -,ioii9, whi'fih Germany prScliimed eightee^v month's ! ago. Germany evidently is attempthig to establipih, precedehtf wl\ich ; \yitl enable her, to tise neuttal bases for attacks on Allied ti'ade. .