The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 3, 1917, Page 1

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT? Shall capital punishment be revived in this state? Out of Olympia comes the startling information that serious heed is being given towards re-establishing in this state the barbaric idea of “legal See page 3. executions VOLUME 19. SEATTLE, WAS | THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE | H., SATURDAY, THAT ‘DARES _To FEBRU AR) 3, 1917 rU. S. BREAKS WITH GERMANY PRINT | THE NEWS ONE CENT on x \his passports at 1:57 P. M. and Gerard was called home. b the future, said: “If American ships and American lives should in fact be sacrificed * * * in heedless contravention of the just and; reasonable understanding of international | _ law and the obvious dictates of pescr ng te I shall take the liberty of coming again be- fore congress to ask that authority be given! me to use any means that may be neces-| sary for the protection of our people in the prosecution of their peaceful and legitimate | errands on the high seas. I can do nothing| less. I take for granted that all neutral governments will take the same course.” At the conclusion of the president's i WASHINGTON, lows : announced to this governr itral nations that ¢ present month other robs wary, t it is clearly my duty to ¢ from both sides of the house. Upon reaching the capitol the president inde ou the: tnt of Abe toot was escorted to the speaker’ s room. furem OF tne Siahing ee Vee Zener Several secret service men accompanied |*0#*" steamer Suswex by a Ger him. The galleries had filled rapidly and at and :45 there was not a vacant seat. Even the diplomatic and executive gal-| | whic h 4 % the consequent { several citizens « who were pas this govern: ent addressed a nota to the im perial German government, in leries were jammed, diplomats and attaches |?"'"! | German, kovermment. i crowding even the steps. At 1:50 the members of the supreme court filed into the chamber in a body and ime took seats in the first row at the left along « with the senators. ation | Recalls Ultimatum he purp: nt is still fal governm in to prose riminate aaginst vessels of commerce the use of submarines, without egard to what the government of and war nless ] It was the first time in memory that they 2 United Siawes must consider have dignified the house with their presence. |0° ioternational iaw and the uni Chief Justice White was the center of the (20))" [foomuized, Tlcrates of hw > group. At 1:55 members of the senate en- {ii States is ot last forced to tered the house chamber. |cor to Pursue a govern Chairman Stone and members of the) foreign relations committee were given place | in the front row. a Every face showed deepest anxiety. ‘ When the president was announced there| 5 ~=s- was. an outburst of applause, punctuated with| fs cheers from the democratic side and also| _+ ‘rom the galleries, but the demonstration ;,.; as shorter than on the occasion of previous | ‘presidential addresses. F As the president entered, all members of |, ment should now immediately declare and effect an abandon. ment of its present methods of submarine warfare against pas- senger and freight rrying vessels, the government of the United States can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the German em- | pire altogether!’ Germany Gave Her Promise “In reply to this declaration, the man government gave this gov t the following assurance German government is red to do its utmost to con the operations of wat for the rest of its duration to the fighting m and it woule regard to the use of submarines against he was greeted with tumultous cheers 10 pass thru certain des ignated areas of the high seas, t attention congress {government believes itself now, all your WILSON MAKES GOOD SUSSEX ULTIMATUM IN GERMANY REPLY Feb, 3.— The! president's ale fol: | “Gentlemen of the congréss* “The imperial German government on the 3st of Janu-| 1 rie all shipping t and to the governments of after the first day of with secking a policy before, to be In agreement with the government of the United States. ‘"Phe German government ed by this idea, notifi States t forces orders In destructic recognized such ¥ bat the have received the ot by on thont saving ships attempt to r offer resistance.” the United German following accordance with the genera principles of visit and search merchant ve internagonal sels, both within and with pa declared a pls, law, ‘OF aval war sunk without human guid: | naval} TRAINS WH STANDS. Be Wilson, Before Congress, Calls on All Neutrals %o Follow His Action in Dismissing Bernstorff BY ROBERT J. BENDER, United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 3---Diplomatic relations between the United States #\ and Germany are severed. German Ambassador Von Bernstorff was handed The Seattle Slar A » A few moments later President. Wilson appeared before congress and j informed congress of the action that had been taken, and, looking toward | Sunday, winds; 44 LAST EDITION Weather forecast—Tonight and rain and fresh southerly continued mild temperature, Lowest temperature |ast night at4an High yesterday—45, at 5 p, m. many recalled. developments. duced by Sen. Thomas. in American ports. on short notice, says: Re giniick Today Diplomatic relations with Germany severed. Ambassador Bernstorff handed his passports. Ambassador Gerard and American consuls in Ger- President appears before congress, announcing these Resolution for half billion dollar bond issue intro- All visitors to navy yards barred. Eight war vessels held at Bremerton, while the Pitts- burg leaves for San Francisco. ’ squads watch all German ships interned German Consul Ohrt at Seattle, preparing to leave “There may be no need to go further than a severance of diplomatic relations.” “PLANS FOR ARMY OF 2 MILLIONS IN YEAR ARE MADE WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.— Four plans of immediate action in case of war with Germany have been worked out by the general staff of the army, it was learned today. They involve: ‘But,’ it added, ‘neutrals cannot Using the regular army and expe® that Germany, forced to! WNational Guard as nucleus to fight for her existence. |, for! train an army of 2,000,000 a the sake of the neutral interests,! year, sending no troops to Eu- rastrict the use of an effective! rope during that period, ob: sapon if her enemies are permit-| taining passage of a universal 1 to continue to will military service law and call- of warfare vic s the] Ing out the first three classes of international law under it. demand would be in| Extensive establishment of or » with of | training camps in every state. neutrality and the av! Putting American munitions nt is convi plants and other factories to work nt of the iink | furnishing supplies and munitions making suct , know-|for an army of 2,000,000 men and ing that ciple of from whatever quarter it violated th the U. S. Sends Reply “To this the government of the} accepting, ani sly feels it n takes it | U.S. replied on the 8th day of May, of course, the assur. en, but adding government of the | vecessary to state that it| for granted that the im supreme court. The president greeted Speaker Clar and Vice President Marshall with drawn| face and turned to the house. There was! just a trace of a smile as he acknowledged the welcome of congress when Speaker Clark announced: “Gentlemen of the 64th congress, I pre- sent the president of the United States.” But it was only a flash and as he began’ . reading his face set again in the grave lines that had marked it as he entered the cham-|Pe? ber. j American consuls in Germany were to- day ordered to leave with Gerard. Cabled instructions have been sent by the day. ds upon Grmany. for an eventuality. k| Ea in the United ‘Bois Ambassador | Von Bernstorff said today. Sen. Thomas introduced $500,000,000 bond resolution in the senate. United States officials took possession of | prize steamer Appam at Norfolk today. Friendly relations between Germany and| the United States are definitely at an end. Whether or not there is an actual declara-| |tion of war on the president’s action de- This country has made all preparations The preparations have been going on for weeks it was learned to-| Announcement of the president's | state department to Ambassador Gerard at decision reached yesterday was held up in Berlin to get all Americans who wish to leave order that all last details might be care out of Germany. d to. } Switzerland has taken over Germany’ sglattende ” (Continued on page 2) lly been | | ,|to send any of the 4 |fact that certain passages in the} forces of he tb gerent hereby | perial gove nent does not intend his cabinet also filed in and took seats ad~ (005.1 i0" cies ot ine seus lo, inply. that. the mnintenanee of joining those occupied by members of the| t principle upon which the German its newly. ant rounced polley. ta in| | to converting other ries for this work It would be futile my men say, Europe, Rassta lost $0,000 officers in the first ten months of the war, jthey said—more than the total | strength of the United Staes army General staff plans cali for 100 army divisions of 20,000 each, Fifty thousand officers would be needed. At present there available. Youths reaching the years of 18 are 6,000 officers 119 and 20 the first year would be called. ch year 1,000,000 boys reach each of these ages. One third of them, it is estimated, are unfit physically for military ¢ leaving about 6¢ This would be le at once, be and staff experts lieve they would insure an army of 2,000,000 in a year and 4,000,000 in two years. The plan suggested is that of Japan, which has sent no troops to Europe, but has defended its own waters and has pr 1 steadily for any porsible trou This, It is safd, is the logical plan for the sent army to! United States. any way contingent on the course |ctosea intentions of the entente al- or result of diplomatic negotia tions between the government of the U. 8, and any other belligerent governments, notwithstanding the | imperial government's note of the fourth instant, might appear to be susceptible to that construction, “ ‘in order, however, to avoid any possible misunderstanding, the government of the U. S. no- tifies the imperial government it cannot for a moment enter- tain, much less discuss, a sug- gestion that respect by Ger. many naval authorities for the rights of citizens of the U. 8. upon the high seas should in any way or in the slightest de- gree be made contingent upon the conduct of any other gov- ernment affecting the rights of neutrals and noncombatants. Responsibility in such matters is single not joint; absolute, not relative.” To this note of the 8th of May the imperial German government made no reply On the Sist of January, the Wednesday of the present week, the rman ambassador handed to the secretary of state along with a formal note contains the & memorandum whiten following statement yerial — government, not doubt that the will | un . of the t derstand the situation upon Germany by the lies’ brutal methods of v their determination to destroy the central powers and that the gov ernment of the U, 8. will further realize that the vow openly dis- 8. | | | ployes lies give back to Germany the free dom of action, which she reserved in her note ernment of the U. 8. MECHANIC. MAKES EFFORT TO SINI UL S. DESTROVE PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3. was made to sink the U. S. torpedo boat ¢ stroyer Jacob Jones at the League Is navy yard here today when a mechan master on the vessel opened the soaceclall At the navy yard officers refused to d cuss the affair, but it is known a man is und arrest. —An e SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. § it 4 cefficials and secret service agents in San Francisco are understood be watching closel ch en. J. Franklin Bell, co rmy today, but Was not at once dec LONDON, Feb News of ified London tr w Hu y for overt acts WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—T josed to all visitors today until SAN FRANCISCO, Fe as jubilant capitol, President WASHINGTON o from the re further notice manding the Western department America’s break with Germany eleg > Evening papers sold furtously Immediately upon returning to the Whi ary Daniels into his office for a conference by Germans, State, War and Navy building was rom Washington reached of the led The American colony Wilson called Secretary Baker BREMERTON HAS | ‘8 WARSHIPS; NO VISITORS TODAY addressed a cn gor | — |cation by wireless Friday. Undoubtedly the sudden return lor Capt. Coontz was caused by the strained condition in Washington, D.C. There | ployed are at th © eight war vessels 4 |B on Saturday 1916. |The Pittsburg was ordered to leave ‘Under these circumstances,| Altho Capt. Robert E. Coontz Ve ! o'clock for San Francisco, 7 jermany will meet the illegal commandant of the Bremerton navy | The other vessels are the Mary measures of her enemies by forci-| yard, would not say he had received |!and, Boston, Pe; Albany, Cons bly preventing after Feb, 1, 1917,/formal instructions to place the/¢ord, Marblehead and Saratoga. in @ zone around Great Britain,| yard on a war basis, every, indica: |— aie sicsQrig ies France, Italy and in the eastern |tion and activity pointed to such an| Mediterranean, all navigation, that |act Saturday of neutrals included, from and The last visitor to the yard wa (Continued on page 2) CLOSE NAVY YARDS: WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. navy department today iss The ed or ders to admit no one into any na station of the United States but em This is taken as a precau Guards have been tions tionary nfeasure. trebled at all st } un Truxton, on which Capt, Coontz and | m “4 board made a trip about the Sound search of possible submarine! tes, Were in continuous commun} “WILSON YIELDS TO ENGLISH on Friday Beginnin no civilians save those sdmitte ander the ban It is known that the yard and the embers of the Helm investigating INFLUENCE," SAYS KLINGER “President Wilson has given away to English influence.” This was the statement of Fred Klinger, president of the German-American alliance, of Seattle, today. “However, we will remain loyal to the United val to our obliga id Klinger. “We de | | plore the situation that has arisen. There is no justifica- tion for the Unfted States breaking diplomatic relations, and probably declaring war with Germany, Germany is fighting for her very existence There is no question but that President Wilson has finally given away to English influ- ence in this crisis” » shops and yard| ADVERTISING MANAGER'S DAILY TALK ‘Page 8 aturday aplete ormation MORE THAN 1 gee COPIES DAIL