So I am in the safety point, guaranteed was March 1. The statement says, "by that time all German submarine would have possessed its rights in regard to these vessels, even if the safety from mines could not be guaranteed, shippers having been warned on February 9 that the danger zone had been mined extensively. For the same reasons, the statement says, until March 9, relative security, meaning safety dependent on good fortune, will apply to the channel to the upst of Denmark through which Dutch transatlantic shipping must pass."

The Amsterdam Lokal Anzeiger expresses deep regret over the sinking of the Dutch vessels by German submarines, but says the sinkings were due to the British Admiralty having refused to permit the departure of the vessel in accordance with the concessions recently made.

The Amsterdam Lokal Anzeiger, however, explains that the German naval attaché at The Hague, only communicated the concessions to Dutch ship owners three hours previous to the expiration of the naval limit, when it was impossible to get instructions to England in time.  Therefore, this newspaper says, "Great Britain is blameless." 