The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-22
lRIi TO COMPLY
D NOT ALLOW BREAK WITH
KCLE SAM OVER ANC0NA
Ill SATISFY DEMANDS
SONS Close to Official Representa-
ives Of Teutons in Washington
\ az Issue Will be Settled Satisfac-
toriiy to Requests Of United States
NO Desire to Break.

Unofficial information has reach
ed Washington that the Austrian
government not only recognizes
the gravity Of the issue created by
the sinking Of the Ancona, but VIII
eadeayor to avoid rupture with
this government, and that Berlin
Is endeayoring to persuade the
Vienna government to adjust the
difficulty.
A dispatch from Vienna received in
Geneva by way Of Buchs, Switzer-
land, and sent to Paris Wednesday,
states that President Wilson's note
to Austria regarding the Ancona in
cident has produced q profound i'm
preston in government and political
circles. The note is said to be repre-
sented by minority.
It is generally believed in Vienna,
says the dispatch, that Austria, viii
give satisfaction and will pay an in
demnty, especially as she has large
interests In America. Baron Won
Burian, the Austrian foreign minis
ter, has called a special council to
discuss the matter.
Baron Erich Zwiedinek, the Aus
trian charge, spent forty-dye minutes
at the state department N conference
with Secretary Lansing over the An
coma case, The conference was held
under an appointment sought by
Baron Zwfedinek.
At its close neither participant
would comment on what took place.
It was made plain in state depart
ment circles, however, that nothing
was discussed but the Ancona case.
a. report that Baron Zwiedinek had
asked for his passports was officially
denied and regret was expressed that
such runaor should gain currency.
In quarters close to the German
and Austrian embassies tbere is evil
dent COINCIDENCE that the Ancona is
sue viii be satisfactorily adjusted,
and that there viii be no. break in
relations between the two countries
In 8 Trustworthy diplomatic quar-
ter the suggestion was made that the
Austro- government prob
ably would respond to the American
demands with an explanation that II
the submarine commander who sank
the Ancona shelled the vessel after 1t
had stopped, following a chase by the
submarine, he had exceeded his
authority, and that on such a basis
the Vienna government would dis
aYow the act, punish the commander,
and make suitable reparation for the
lives OF Americans lost.
In the same quarter it was sug-
gested that thu Vienna government
might find it difficult to say that the
submarine commander had disobeyed
orders, because no orders had been
Issued covering the rule of conduct
to be observed with respect to the
treatment OF merchant vessels after
they had been stopped, but that,
since there was nothing in the in
strEctions given to Austrian subma-
rine commanders that would permit
them to make such an attack after a
pesseI had stopped, the act could be
dfsaEowed as having been made by
an officer exceeding his instructions.
Such an answer-that is, one quail
flied with an "if''-would be diSap-
pointing to the United States govern
ment. According to the unofficial
information reaching Washington, it
appears to be the idea that such a
response by the Vienna government
would be calculated to open an op-
portunity for discussion between the
two governments over the facts and
thus avert an actual break in rela-
tons.
In any event, It is asserted in
qdarters close to the embassies Of
the Teutonic allies, the Austrian gov
eminent will not break relations with
the Uniter States ann Will endeavor
to make a satisfactory answer to the
American note, and if there is rup
ture the responsibility will rest upon
the United States.