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president Immediately began work on
Secretary Lansing later. The note will
go 10 Vienna within the text few days.
Close study of Austria's reply to the
american demands that there should
be a disavowal of the act of the sub
marine commander in sinking the An
American lives lost, and assurances
that the incident would not be re-
peated, did not reduce the gravity will
which officials viewed tho situation.
The note will request prompt nc-
quiescence in the original demands OF
tarv Lansing announced. Austria failed
to meet.
1t was said that, while the United
States. would not go into a detailed dis
cussion. it might give some of the facts
which Austria. requested.
From an authoritative Teutonic
source am the information tina the
Vienna government had no desire of
being the cause of severing diplomatic
relations between he United States
and Austria. 1t was said hat il the
second note left an avenue for ii, the
foreign office probably would see fit
to agree to all the demands made by
the United States.
Baron ZweidinelS, charge OF the
Austro-Hungarian embassy, conferred
WllII COUNT Won lJcTnSCOTII, the Ger.
man ambassador, today and soon aft
erwaid had a conference with Secre-
tary Lansing. The charge was under
stood to have received more instruc-
tions from his government. The We
racity of at least OF the Americans
saved from the Ancona, who made an
affidavit, is being attacked.
Secretary I4ansing's memorandum
sent to the president contains excerpts
from ~affidavits and that was taken to
Indicate that the new note to Austria
will give some of the facts requested
by Vienna.
Text Of Note.
The full text of Austria's reply to
the American note on the sinking Of
the Italian liner Ancona. as made pub
lie today by the state department. fol-
lows:
Part One.
American Embassy, Vienna. Dec. -.
1o15.-secretary of State. Washington.
Following note received from minister for
foreign affairs noon today
In reply to the much esteemed note
No. 4.161. which his e~xcellency. Mr.. Fred
eric CORTLAND Penfield. ambassador ak
5 Taited States ana Of pl Amegtea. 1iyee Of the ne
him in the name of the American governs
ment under late Of the 9th inst. il tho
STEAMER Mae'ae q ance ens f fhs n9de or .ns .t1 pren
lin1inary to a thorough. meritorious treat
ment OF the demand, has the honor to
the government Of the United States con-
S1sa"i 3 o aafissasa 81 the IL se saS@a9 rhs CON- com
! which the demands addressed to the inn
periai and royal government appear to
be expressed. might we'll have Warranted
the United States should precisely specify
the actual circumstances of the affair
upon which it bases it's case.
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cntation of the facts in the case in the
aforesaid note leaves room for many
doubts and even il this presentation We're
orous legal conception were applied to
the judgment of the case. it does not in
any way sufficiently warrant attaching
war vessel. or to the imperial and royal
The. government OF the United states
upon whose testimony 1t relies and to
whom it apparently believes It may at
tribute a higher degree Of credibility than
royal fleet. The note also fails to give
any Information whatsoever as to the
number, names and more precise fate of
the American citizens who were on board
OF the said steamer at the critical mo-
ment.
However. in view of the fact that the
Washington cabinet has now made a pos
tive statement to the effect that citizens
of the United States of America came to
grief IN the INCIDENT In question:, the I'M
perial and royal government is in prin-
ciple ready to enter into an exchange of
views in the affair with the government
of the United States.
It must, however. in the first place,
raise the question why that government
failed to give. juridicial reasons for the
demands set forth in its note with ref
erence to the special circumstances of the
,'ncr CT events upon which itself
refused an exchange of correspondence.
which it has conducted with another gov
m In other cases.
Part Two.
The imperial and royal government 10
tho less able to ollow the Washington
cabinet on this unusual path. since 1t by
no means possesses authentic knowledge
OF all OF the pertinent correspondence of
the government Of the United States. nor
is II of the opinion that such knowledge
might be sufficient for 1t in the present
case. which, in so far as It is informed,
is in essential points Of another nature
than the case or cases to which the gov
ernment Of the United States seems to al
d The imperial and royal government
cabinet to formulate the particular points