Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-29 | Page 3 | Urges Sinking of All England Bound Ships

Urges Sinking of F MI England Bd Bound Ships I BERLIN via Jo London nd on Feb 29 George B Bernhard In In in-a in a leading article in th the g calls cans for o othe the destruction of all ships ships' bound for England land whether armed or not lie He points to the seizure by Portugal of German ships ship's which h h ho says probably probably probably ably will be used under the Portuguese Portuguese Porta- Porta guese flag to carry foodstuffs to Eng Engo land The writer fears also that many German German German Ger Ger- man ships ship's now lying in South American Amen Ameri can harbors may eventually be employed employed em em- for the same pu purpose pose and asks and asks S Shall we wethen then let these ships quietly pass which as unarmed English merchantmen mer mer- cross the ocean We W v shall have hare to do so If we wa hold to the phantom phantom phan phan- tom torn of torpedoing only armed m merchantmen men mer r- r and of sparing neutral ships in all cir circumstances s. s