The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL MOVE DELIBERATELY
Hopes For Peace But Realizes That Germanys Course Is In
toerabIe to Any Great Nation 49, Utimatum Would Not
Surprise Neutrality-suspicious. Will Be Informed of Case
When All Facts Have Been Obtained.

Washington, Aug. 23.-official
announcement was made at the
White House today that as soon
as all the facts regarding the Ar
able are ascertained our course of
action will be determined.
Washington. D. c.. Aug. pa
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin ask
ing If the German government had
received an official report on the
sinking Of the White Star liner
Arabic. The ambassador, however,
was not instructed to ask for one.
It was officially stated that the
American government is not yet at
all sure of the facts and considers
It's information very f~ragmentary.
Secretary Lansing said the sit
uatlon was exactly as it stood Sat-
urday; that no steps had been
k other than to get accurate in
formation as to what had taken
place.
From the fact that Ambassador
Gerard was not directed to seek an
explanation, the inference was
draWn that the state department
has decided to let the German gov
eminent initiate any explanation
1t may have to offer.
In the view of the state depart
ment no points have been estab-
l1shed beyond doubt regarding the
important questions Of convoy the
change of course Of the Arabic just
before the torpedo struck, and
other essentials.
apparent delay in securing affi-
dav1ts by the fact that the Arabic
survivors left Queenstown almost
Immediately upon landing.
The American embassy will be
expected to find survivors and OBJ
tain their statements, which may
be slow work.
Washington. D.. c., Aug. 24.-Tf
conviction grows in Washington .toda
that events are heading rapidly towar
severing Of diplomatic relations wit
Germany and the converting Of congress
in extra session.
Unless there are unrevealed fact
about the sinking Of the Arabic whic
when disclosed, will afford the Germa
government a certain of tech
meal defense for Its course, it is clea
the danger of a rupture is extreme.
Is fully realized here that it is create
than in the exciting days following tt
Lusitania's sinking.
The government Of the United State
has about reached the stage where,
Germany is to persist in sinking Ameri
can noncombatants on the seas with
out warning, then note writing mu.
Few in Washington questio
this.
Have Stories of Sinking.
The administration continues to be
the attitude Of waiting for full light @
the facts. The full tex of the aft
davits obtained from American SUI
vivors of the Arabic at Queenstow
has been transmitted by Ambassadc
Page, and the president and Secreta1
Lansing await those. Also the versio
Of the facts which Ambassador Gerai
has been directed to obtain from Bel
lin Is desired.
In case it is fully proven that tt
Arabic was sunk under circumstance
that make it deliberately unfr.endl!
then, according tic officials close to tt
president, the administration will a
with force.
Official Reticence.
Whether this means abrupt SEVERN
Of diplomatic relations with German
the handing of Ambassador Won BerI
storff his passports. and the recall
Ambassador Gerard. or whether til
arrangement is to send a brief stat
ment of its position once more to Be
line and, before breaking off relation
L rE.