The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-19
WILSON
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h,ie tVuhy TeNtdIeu tHe NleuHH gov
crnment's denial that the facts In the
case as presented by the United
States. even II correct. warranted any
blame for the disaster being placed
upon the commander Of the Austrian
submarine, which destroyed the An
coma.
The United States, II was said. will
relterate in the new note that such n
position is opposed to all rules OF
recognized International law. The
note undoubtedly will deal at length
with this declaration OF the Vienna
government and legal arguments ana
presidents to dIscredit 1t will be pre-
sentcd.
All Information Necessary.
The note will convey to Austria
Hungary all the information the gov
ernment thinks necessary, according
TO the opinion expressed tonight by
officials. They declared. however.
that 1t would not enter into any ex-
tended discussion of details.
The document was represented as
being n long one. After giving some
OF the facts Austria Hungary desires
II again calls particular attention TO
the statement issued by the Austro-
hungarian admiralty and will, 1t was
said, virtually state that the princi-
pal complaint of the United States Is
based upon admissions contained in
that document. In the statement IL
is admitted that tho Ancona was tor
pedoed by the submarine while some
persons still were aboard.
No Time Limit.
All these points and demands made
in the first note will BIO reiterated and
II is believed, no room Will be left Tor
further arguments or negotiations.
The note will not. 1t was authorita-
lively stated, fix time limit within
which Austria Hungary must comply
with the American demands. but WEI
make 1t clear that the final word oil
this government has oeen spoken anu
that Austria Hungary must decide
promptly by its actions whether dip
lomatlc relations between the two
countries shall be severed.
While firm in tone the communlca-
ton. 1t Is believed. will not be rs Wig
orous US the first note. The United
States was represented by officials as
desiring to continue Its present rela-
lions with Austria Hungary II posi-
BILE. However, this government Will
not in any way recede from It's de-
mands, nor will 1t permit any such
apparent procrastination as the Wen
ma foreign office exhibited in furnish
ing a reply to the inquiry for details.
made soon after the Ancona went
down.
To Give Specifications.
That the United States will pre-
cisely specify the actual circumstanc-
es upon which 1t bases its case" as
requested In the reply, was believed
in official circles to be practically as
sured. 1t was said the opinion was
that Austria-Hungary was entitled to
such specification IL 1t desired 1t.
President Wilson spent several
hours today at work on the note.
should questions regarding it arise
before 1t Is started over the cables
to Ambassador Penneld. Secretary
Lansing Will communicate with the
president at Hot Springs. Va, where
he is to spend his honeymoon. If
necessary the secretary may go to
Hot Springs to confer with the presi-
dent
The cabinet, having discussed the
second note In general way at It's
meeting yesterday. Will not, it was
said tonight, have another opportun-
ity TO inspect 1t before it is de-
spatched.
The full text of Austria's reply to
the American note on the sinking OF
the Italian liner Ancona. as made
public today by the state department,
follows:
american embassy. Vienna.
Dec. Is, 1915.
Secretary of state,
Washington:
Following note received from min
lister for foreign affairs ut noon to-
day:
In reply to the much esteemed
note number 4l67, which his excel
lency. Frederic C. Penfield, am
bassador extraordinary and plenipo-
Tertiary OF the United States of Amer
ica. directed to him in the name Of
.he American government under
date of the ninth instant in the mat
ter of the sinking OF the Italian
steamer Ancona, the undersigned.
preliminary TO thorough. meritori-
Gus treatment OF the demand. has the
honor to observe that the sharpness
with which the government of the
United States considers 1t necessary
to blame the commanding officer of
the submarine concerned in tn eaf-
fair and the firmness in which the de-
mands addressed, to the imperial
and royal government appear to be
expressed, might well have warranted
the expectation that the government.
of the United States should precisely
specify the actual circumstances OF
the affair upon which it bases its
case.
Room for Doubts.
AS it Is not difficult to perceive.
the presentation OF the facts In the
case in the aforesaid note leaves room
for many doubts. and even if this
presentation We're correct in all points
and the most rigorous legal concep-
ton were applied 10 the judgment OF
the case, It does not In any way suf-
ficiently warrant attaching blame 10
the commanding officer of the war
vessel or to the imperial and royal
government.
The government OF the United
States also fails to designate the per-
sons upon whose testimony 1t relies
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