Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-16


S Of American lives
7 No official word has reached tzz
state department today thar the
Austrian reply had been delivered =
American Ambassador Penfield btsz
the news dispatches containing exs
eerpts were taken IN official auafz
tens as sufficient evidenee that fEza
re5oinder is on its way to WashIne.
ton.
Vague In Many Respects.
From such part Of the unofficss4
text as is contained IN the news disz
patches, officials considered the repiss
vague in many respects. bur tfeT
were not prepared to decide whether
that was caused by the translation.
The suggestion for am exchange 81
opinions. the virtual request for 4 HI34
Of particulars Of the American CON.
plaint against the action Of flae saDz
marine eonmander. and the prnpos4f
tor = discussion OF the facts sre<s
clear 4 forth. however, in the nfl-|
oAElni sext. and officials Of the etaz1
9ep4rlmenf who have knowIeaee -
It's policy in the crisis unheaita( IS i:
dssiarfa thai AL would DC REFUSED
was made clear that the EIrli q
states does not propose 10 enter inzz6
2 diplomatic discussion wiaich #osslA
nave possibilities OF being prsz9il 3 =
almost fnde1uftEly.
The outline of the reply was dfsat,-
pointing because some American of77-
Gals had been led to believe ~ nrs-
dictions from Germanic Quarters THAT
Il would be favorable. or at least
would propose something which ti,8
United States could accept.
As Secretary Lansing based tlze
representations in his note uuon fhe
Official statement of the Austrian
admiralty itself. American of7iciafE
are at a loss to understand wherx
there is much room for discussion 81
dispute Of facts.
News from Vienna recently that fka
submarine which snnk the Aneona +
missing. led some officials to neIieVe
that new element had been intro
dnced into the dispute, which has
promise OF carrying some point. 1hat
point, however, seems TO have been
disregarded in Austria's S answer SO Tar
as officials can Judge from the IN
official text received here
Based Protest ON oasciai Report.
American officials believed thar ta1<-
ing as a basis the official admission e
the Austrian admiralty that tbs
Ancona was shelled. torpedoed arza
sunk while passengers still were
aboard. there would be little room fer
discussion Of Secretary Lansing's con-
tention that the commander violatsa
the principles of International iaw
and humanity and that 1t was
''wanton slaughter of defenceless r,ous
combatants.g
Officials pointed out today that :
thoroughly unsatisfactory and unre-
sponsive reply from Austria would
bring diplomatic relations between
the two countries to crisis befafe
the closing words Of Secretary Ian
sings note which declared that good
relations between the two countries
rest upon common regard for iaw
and humanity" and that Austria. ap-
preciating the gravity Of the Case
will accede to its (the United Statesl
demand promptly"
Demands Made by {. s.
Specifically the note demanded de
nouncing the sinking Of the Anoona a.
an Illegal and indefensble act, the
punishment Of the commander who
'.perpetrated the deed and the pay
ment OF an indemnity to those Arnnrlz
cans who suffered. The note sfandE
as the most vigorous of all the Amer.
lean correspondence of the war. and
vas not equalled even by the note
at the close OF the submarine eontrg-
versy with Germany.
Austria's diplomatic relations with
! the United States since the recall 81
Ambassador Dunlba for his connee4
tion with plots to cripple Americas
munitions plants, have been rnaiua
tanned by the embassy here with
/ Baron Zweidinek as charge u aaaireE
! Baron Zweidinek had no official dis6
| patches from Vienna. but after read
4 ing the news dispatches he went To-
the state department and conferred
with Secretary Lansing. Previously
the baron had inquired what the at
titude Of the United States would he
toward an unacceptable reply. To
| dav on the basis of the news df4-
patches the charge and the secretary
discussed the situation informali<
Baron Zweidinek spent only a few
minutes. with the secretary and r.
turned to the embassy.
BY the Associated Press.
| LONDON, Dec Is t6.2z q. n. If,e
reply OF the Austr0- Hungarian COW
ernment to the note from the LifiiEe&
states. relative TO the sinking pf the
steamer Ancona by an Austrian sub
marine. was handed to Fredeffrls {'.
Penield. United States afnbassadof IL
Vienna. on Tuesday. according to 1|
dispatch from Amsterdam to Reukaf'e
Telegram Company The ceffe8pens
dent quotes from the reply as foiIo#ss 4
s-The note says that from tle af4rlo1
/ ness with which the 9nXeruzuarf a.
the United States believed It ought 81
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