The joint Scandinavian Note to the-Central Powers, published on Wednesday,
is much stronger in its tone than might have been expected, and protests vigorously against the barring of certain' zones to neutrals. The Note flatly pronounces the blockade " to be contrary to international law. The anxieties of the- Scandinavian Governments • are aggravated by the fact that- the zones declared dangerous will be exclusively watched- by submarines, and the illegality of the measures announced will be all the greater if, as seems indicated by the warnings' of the Central Powers, they are to be applied without distinc- tion to all ships entering these zones, and consequently to those not bound for enemy ports, but on the way from one neutral port to another. The three Governments conclude their protest by making all reservations with regard to the loss of life and material damage which may result from the measures taken by Germany and Austria.
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