The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19
American Reply VIII Go For
ward in Few Hours and viii
Be Virtual lltimatum
SECRETARY LANSING
FRAMING PAPER
Under Principles Contended
For by This Country Passen-
gers on Uparmed Ships Must
Be Put in Place OF Safety

"H~"a-o "' ny. a'afa
must Nl' Il "o"h .f aip'"hiash ~
taaaus' III e"s@n the tnitcd states
ana mat country VIII Le severed
.'ts = ~" decision Mh'ch ffcsi-
"ehi Wilson Is "ndef9a""" I" nave
na.h"a to-day
hft'Fuhg All tic elhlitcf-pr"'
p>at- ~ct tofth ny thc vienna
soser'nnient Tor discussion OF
Tue Ant'ha ahaif. "A new mote VIII
ttr sthi 70 su~tras, "ithin tis next
a"ft>-c&h' hours, winch (" all M
I. NJ ana tirfo@er VIII hc an ui-
thnatun
fai~ move was d"eide1 upon after
NJ president ana hls advisers ale
st'd 10 nave reaHhed the eoncf'Sioli
that tfIe reply ~ the Austrian govern
sf@fd e" the "ia' american note vas
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.stsfs essi"H ~ hHe - '1fiis1"h' - t'H N''e
'esAll's ~ the submarine AtNAck, nor
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Nt' vi F"'t'' 1'tts 3p"h Nh}Sh Afe
F'4iss tt"H d'tit"t97 we're Hi"o'-
ietFfI Nc AGAIN t9 IA" 4act taat
ssas american government fts1s KS
faSe pf'hfipaiiH upon Austria 5 owl
"htaiss'"ila as 4" TIE character OF me
ahAeN' l1e note row g pe sent ~
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nh admission Aastiaa SaitNot Wlth pro
rF@efN ASH 9''F 6As1assioh OF the eNs~
dSht@'
WIS f~ittfate pcmaHu~.
ne Ate"f'eab goNefnnient VIII
thefetofr he forced 10 re.tefate ~ de-
taaha aad insist upon prompt ce'n-
.saaf't~ u the good relations net~eeh,
III. TWO countries axe Z" continue.
~" tenants arc
- haf ms Austrian government
Isnonnce The Smelling ana sinking OF
the AnConA white persons were stun
an board as Illegal aud tndefensihle-
z~-That she make PREPARATION TOR
he American Ewes that were lost
3-~That size punish the commander
of the Austrian submarine who per
petrat@d the deed.
Great emphasis liz laid in State De-
partmeut circles on the fact that the
Etatement OF the Austrian admiralty.
issued shortly after the incident oc-
surred. confirms the understanding OF
the American government that the An
cona, while at standstiH. was forpe-
Hoed and sunk with persons still on
board 1t was Oh this statement by
the admiralty thar the United States
based it's original demands, and IL
ia apparent now that the only way
by which Austria can escape compli-
Rnca with the American demands with
out bringing about au immediate rup-
suse IN diplomatic relations would be
for the authorities At Vienna to re-
|1,udiate ne admiralty settlement, and
offer to present ibGing evidence
that its official version Of the act
WAS Inaccurate. III Austria adopts such
ii course there may pe hope of avert
ing a crisis, but If She continues to
kstald hv the original admiralty state
hncnt rupture seems almost newt
3ahfe according to the Washington
rtew
Quotes Ausfrin.s Own Report
In this connection. significance is at
kached to the fact that in making pub
HE today the official text of the Aus
hrian replv. Secretary of State Lansing
also gave out the official text of the
AuatrIan admiralty statement as trans
Knitted 70 him by the Austrian embassy
hast month. The statement, as sent
hy wireless. was as follows the words
lin brackets being inserted by the
Wa saington correspondent TO make the
meaning clearer:
.sOficisl Austro- Hungarian admiral
Nv reports fthaD foreign press spread
false reports about sinking Ancona.
which took place as follows Submar-
me fired one shot before steamers
prow uppn which steamer lied fun
-oeed according tiol order 900 ltal-
kss, .ntb.rltiaS y-nich INNS Flee or