plan M TO CUT OFF OUTLINED ENGLAND PROPOSES TO SEVER ALL ARTERIES OF COMMERCE TO AND FROM GERMANY agrees agree to lift blockade in case nation certifies that ships ship flying tta its flag will not net carry goods to germany london in a formal proclamation a signed in council by the king and issued au ed front from buckingham palace great britain made known knon to the world on monday how site eho proposes oses to sever nil all the arteries of sen ben commerce to and aad from froin fl germany ermany dining buting the period of tile the war A an in Pre niler speech forecasting the order tho ilia term block ade Is not used and no prohibited irea area Is defined nevertheless the iho text of tho the order plain ung eng lands purpose seto to prevent conini ties lies of any kind from froin reaching or leaving germany during the war british officials rankly frankly called the movement a blockade the foreign of ice describing it as uti itri effective block rde nic differing from tho the effective block jules of history only in ili that ahat tho the prop my seized will not bo be confiscated out right but sold cold the proceeds evenou rilly going to tile the owners la in the lost last clause or of the pro proc clama taina tion Is the proposal most interesting lo 10 0 o neutrals this la Is a 1 lit flit agreement 0 o liri lift the ba blockade pelt atrie in ili case any na tion will certify that the ships flying its ling lag shall ahall not carry goods to germany or originating therein or belonging to tho the subjects of the german ein empire pire it Is notable that the order declares no intention to ships proceed ing to lo and front from the countries of ger manya allies austria anil and turkey tile the reason being no doubt that the measure Is aro avowedly wedly it ii reprisal against the deriman submarine warfare however a cordon of ships jwill bo be maintained to shut olt off tile tho of german Ger illan ports and regulate trade in ili the war zone yone although ships voyaging across he atlantic will it is IB said be balod before they reach the ahn north sea eca when it 11 neutral vessel Is held api upi ill in all cases except where hero there la is a false declaration or other attempt at cub falb ter fuge the chirgo only will bo be seized A copy of ilia he order in ili council was waa handed to the american fur for transmission to washington