The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-27
NO ARBITRATION OF
ANCONA CASE BY US.
This Government Will Reject
Any Such Proposal, II
Made by Austria.
OFFICIALS HOPES RISE

WASHINGTON, Dec. c6.-Austria's re-
civ TO the second note OF the American
government Of the summarizing Of the
italian liner Ancona is expected to reach
washington early this week. Despite
the confident feeling In many official
ouar,ers that Austria will attempt to
s,tlsfy the United States the commune
.s,Ion is being awaited with keen In
,er~st.
In the absence Of any official fore
,,s,s from Ambassador Penfield at
yienna, officials Ct The state Depart
ment are not prepared to believe that
Austria will submit a nj proposal
muesting the reference Of h confer
+ .nce to . tribunal of al bitration. should
r,ch a proposal om.. however. It IL
s.ld In well Informed quarters hat 1t
will be rejected.
In It's controversy with Germany over
me sinking Of the 1Iusitania the United
states never entertained the idea Il sub-
hitting it's contenticns and Gern,any's
nosi,ion to arbitration. It being tho po-
alton Of the United States that there
could be no two sides to the issue II
vas making
F~orestRI1cd such . Proposal.
In the second no,e To Austria on the
A,cona matter this country by declining
To discuss the legality of the subma rine
commanders action ss described In the
Austrian Admiralty = statement prac-
tcally f~orestalied any suggestion on the
part Of Austria that the question OF
i,eality should be submitted to arbitra-
ton.
There is still a belief In many quar-
tiers. however, thnt Austria. with rea-
scnable prospect OF success. might seek
TO avoid direct compliance with the
American demand by repudiating her
admiralty statement and Offering ma
.sr,al evidence TO show that her orig
ina, version Of this attack was erron-
sous.
As the United States has emphasized
N It's second note the reliance II places
on this Admiralty statement II Is re-
earded as likely tnaI. In the OF
a formal reputation, this country would
have TO consider any contrary evidence
fJonitted.
OF the most hopeful character to
American officials a been the per-
ss.ent press reports from both Germany
and Austria that the authorities at
Vienna wish to avoid a break with the
United states.
beyond these reports officials here soc
ire influence of Berlin. which Is known
% be trying to prevent a severance OF
Diplomatic relations or the part of her
ally that might presage a similar break
between Germany and the United States.
Yasaka Mari Case.
REGARDING these reports as being more
Or less inspired. many officials here are
not disposed. In the light OF what little
Is known. 10 permit the reported SUBJ
marine attack on the Japanese liner
Yasaka Maru TO make them too pessi-
nistic.
While perplexed owe the statement
tAat the Yasaka Maru was torpedoed
without warning these officials are at a
bse 10 understand why. IL such were the
case. all passengers and members Of the
rrew were able to escape The DISPOSE
ton here is to give Vienna the benefit
o. the doubt until official reports are re-
ceiyed from diplomatic and consular
representatives instructed TO make In
quiries.
At the japanese Embassy Tonight II
sss stated that no official reports what
ever have been received from Toxic or
sry other source regarding the attack
On the Yasaka Maru. Such reports, how
EVER, arc being awaited with interest