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Show CABINET WILL W CONSIDER 8ITUATION Washington, Feb. C President Wilson and his cabinet discussed today to-day tho possible effects on neutral shipping of tho German proclamation declaring as naval war zones tho water areas surrounding Great Brit-tan Brit-tan and Ireland and bordering the north and west coasts of Franco and a portion of Tho Netherlands. If tho Gorman proclamation, when officially transmitted corresponds in phrasoology to the roport which camo by wireless yesterday, It was suggested sug-gested in executive quarters that tho courso of the American government probably would be t0 lnqulro, first of tho German government what measures mea-sures of protection or convoy can bo expoctod by Amorlcan merchant ships passing through tho designated war zones to neutral ports nnd sec-ond sec-ond of tho British government as to whethor or not it has issued tho al-loged al-loged secret order permitting tho uso of noutral flags by her merchantmen. merchant-men. A denial by Groat Britain of tho oxistenco of tho ordor would be followed, It is understood, by an inquiry in-quiry of tho German authorities as to proof of their chargo. |