THE ENEMY WAR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14235, 1 March 1917, Page 5

THE ENEMY WAR.

AMERICANS IN GERMANY. NEW YORK, February 20. ] Mr. . Ackerman, telegraphing froni from :Paris, says that the «hip treaty, which Herr Zimmernian (German Alin- \ ister for foreign Affairs) endeavored to ' negotiate tffith Mr .. Oelard, stipulated that (German ahip^ m .Aineriqau ports must not be forcfcji to leave unless they wei - e igiven pasgpoi'ts allowing them to go trf Germany or a neutral port. Mr Gerard told Germany that he would not even consider the proposal. x " For >nonttis censorship has been so rigid tha.t it was. impossible to report developments to America. Items censoi'ed included pro«Amepican speeches m tha Reichstag, • , anttrWilson, anti-Gerar-d propaganda. More than one correspondent wa* allowed by. the Press Bureau to write cables for them. Ger-

man cartoons daily depicted President Wilson selling munitions to the Allies and taking orders from John Bull. Before Mr |Lsbi'ard left- officials requested, him not to'-- allow correspondents to tele-, graph anything that" the German censor would not approve of. j Mr Ackerman reports that the Ger-" mans m B<»lgitinT -compelled ■- Mr Brand Whitlock to . lower ,the American flag on : the Brussels Legation, and: prevented his communicating with Washington. The Germans .now hold all American relief j workers prisoners, evidently hoping, according to Mr AckermaUjto frighten the United States and force her to neutrality.