| Show WILL GO 68 MAD HT T THEIR PERIL WILL BE SE ADVISED NOT TO TAKE PASSAGE ON merchantmen AT PRESENT united state states to adopt german view of op controversy Contro veni which may re alt suit in exchange of note notes with great britain washington tha united will adopt the suggestion of the oer gar roan man government and warn americana Ameil cans lot to take passage on armed mer chantlen chant men definite information that thil ie to the intention of president wilson and that an announcement to this effect will shortly bo made to the state de wax was forthcoming sunday night fr frenn an authoritative source in dil diplomatic somatic circle circles discussion centered on tho the probability of the preal dent taking this course end and its 1 a table consequences even the most opinion holda holds thai that the he re situation will involve this country in A controversy with great britain which may easily prove to be the most troublesome and embarras sine of any the united states has yet had to face lace no one conversant convere ant with the facts la in the case goes to far ae as to forecast anything more MOTO erious serious growing out of the controversy than a loss of for eiga trade but that the united states must expect to suffer seriously la in this respect if it the german contention coa aa to armed merchant marchant ment Is upheld by government ie Is considered inevitable by best informed statesmen this loss 1081 it Is to pointed out can be inflicted on american commerce by retaliatory measures which it must be expected the allies will promptly take if it the united states prohibits the clearance from its ports port of armed merchantman merchantmen merchant men tho the as maybe be 00 boint mt ed ad upon to reply by discontinuing ibe the entrance into na ports of all kinds of their merchantmen dented the use of aclid which no low carry almost all the foreign trade ot of the united states lie the seriousness of the loss 1058 may be bashy calculated |
