THE GERMAN BLOCKADE
LORD CHAS. BERESFORD'S VIEWS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received March 29, 11.10 a.m. LONDON, March 28. In the House of Lords, Lord Clias. Beresford said he did not think our captures of submarines were equivalent to the German output of new boats. He predicted a world famine for the next three years, and believed that Germany had more men and food than we imagined. The Foreign Office had too much power over the Navy. He stated that the losses through the blockade of British, allied and neutral vessels for February were 281, or 505,000 tons, and for March to date 255 vessels, or 420,000 tons. The losses would be worse in the longer days and calmer weather. Lords Hylton, Emmott, Lansdowne, and Finlay emphasised that it was impossible to blockade neutrals, unless they were prepared to go to war.
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Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13448, 29 March 1917, Page 5
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