Show Steamship Companies Companie to Continue Service NEW E YORK Yon F Feb b. b 5 Tat r.-Tat That the German German Getman Ger Get man admiralty communication declaring I the waters water around Great Britain and ud Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land including the entire English channel chart chan nel rich a war zone after r February brar IS IS I would have r e no effect on the movements of ot steamships between een bt Now ow Toik and BritIsh British British Brit Brit- ish and French Fench ports was waa M the general opinion expressed by representatives of ot shipping companies In statements made public toay today Almost without exception It I was announce announced an an- flounced that tha t there would bo be no se pen pen- of at sailings alter ater February 18 IS B By sofas come agents agent here bare It was admitted that there was WR a n possibility of ot serious risk but no ono one was wan p Inclined to believe le e that there won was OJ anything In the present situation situa lion tion ton which would call for diplomatic ac action acton ae- ae tion ton br hr b nu neutral n tal governments nt saM said sM Cr Charles e l P. P 1 Summer of ot the Cunard lne line I Our n wilt wi go 1 on ns as 5 usual with with- S out an any fear oar of or such ouch action acton as Is threatened threatened threat threat- t- t ened by the Germans There Thero Is Ie nothing I at ut this time to call cal for the cancellation of or nov any of or our sailings A representative of ot a Fench French line lino rondo mado a similar statement I I am much Interested In this new move of ot Germanys Germany's said Harold Sanderson Saner San- San deron derson er on chairman of ot the board bord of at di directors dl- dl Il r rectors cor of ot the International Mercantile Marino Marine company compan Such action acton was waa not altogether unexpected but I do o not oot think Us its Is effect erect will wi be Important There Thoro will wi no doubt be he other submarine raids such n as that that off of Liverpool last lat week wee but it I will wi make no difference LI Liverpool will willbe willbe wi be kept an open ope port ort Proclamation Unexpected William Wilam Van al Born Dorn Dm of or the Holland Holland- American line said I I havo have had no Instructions from tho other othor side elde tlde to postpone an any of ot our sail sail- logs ings IDs arid and such orders would certainly hv have come coma cre If I the situation were tied regarded as 4 dangerous In Holland loland I I cant can't s say aa- at this time said eald Philip A. A S. S Franklin president of or the Atlantic I Transport line lne and a n director of or tho the In In- In I national ct-national Mercantile Marine what ef i i feet this Is I Ukel likely to have havo on the tho transAtlantic transAtlantic trans trans- e- e Atlantic lines for lor tho the proclamation Is la unexpected unexpected un- un expected and it Its Is full tul Implication and actual force may not be seen at once j I dont don't see that this new pronouncement pronouncement pronounce pronounce- ment means anything more mor than thon what I we vO arc alred already facing said L. L L W. W Wai Val I ther of or th tho thi Scandinavian American line I for tor British w waters tel an and the tho neighboring seas have havo been In a state of ot war front from the beginning |