"New York Times" Comment On Situation New York, Jan. 17.
"The British Government's reply to the protest of the American Republies is a courteous but firm insistence that Britain cannot forego her legitimate belligerent rights" in the proposed zone, writes the "New York Times" today.
"The proper course now," the newspaper adds, "is for the American Republics to approach Germany regarding the safety zone, to discover how far Germany might be willing to restrict her war operations in American waters."—Reuter.
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