The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT [ ASKS GERMANY FOR ExPlANA- TON OF SINKING OF WHITE STAR LINE STEAMSHIP ARA BIC.
CONFERENCE IS TO BE HELD
PRESS OF COUNTRY LOUD IN ITS USED BY GERMANS IN DE STROYlNG OCEAN GOING VES- SELS.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22.- Both President Wilson and Secretary Lansing are anXiously awaiting reply to the recent note cabled 10 Ambassador Gerard at Berlin, asking for an explanation of the sinking of the White Star liner Arabic. They are also awaiting the requested re- port of the disaster from Ambassa- dor Page. at London.
 It is understood that as soon as the note to the ambassador at Der lin is answered. and as soon as they get the report from Ambassador Page. the President and the secre tary of state will hold a private conference
 INQUEST IS UNNECESSARY.
 QUEENSTOWN. Aug. 22.-In view of the fact that the cause of the sinking of the White Star liner Arabic is Well known, it has been decided that an inquest into the affair on the part of the govern ment is unnecessary. All of the survivors of the boat while they did not see the German craft are certain that the Arabic was sunk by a torpedo from a submarine. Their opinion is corroborated by the officers of the Arabic, who exam ined the plates of the boat where she was struck by the German mis- sile. before she went down.
 TAIRTY-NlNE PERISH.
 QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 22,-A re- vision of the list of the names Of those who were drowned, the miss ing and the survivors off the tor nedoed White Star liner Arabic, shows that a total of 39 persons lost their lives when the boat sunk. according to an official statement given out here last night Of this number, twelve were cabin passengers, six were in the steerage and the remain der were members of the crew. The names of approximately 375 per sons are on the list of the survivors.
 IN FIGHTING HUMOR.
 OYSTER BAY, Aug. 22.-News- paper men who visited Theodore Roosevelt last evening to get his opinion on what would be the result to the United States of the recent sinking of the White Star liner Ara bic were taken aback by the ve- hemence with which the former president denounced the German submarine policy. He states that in view of the warning that had been delivered to it when the Lusitania was sunk, the German government took direct slap at the United States in sinking the Arabic He counsels the summary dismissal of the German ambassador and prepara- tion for immediate action.
 EXPLANATION ASKED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22.-- Through Ambassador Gerard, at Der lin, the state department has asked the German government for an eX- planation of the sinking of the White Star liner Arabic. He is asked to communicate with his superiors in regard to the incident as quickly as possible.
 CONCERNING ATTACK.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The edi- torials of the leading newspapers of this city condemn the sinking of the Arabic as wanton act on the part of the German government, in Q uncertain terms. Some of them state that it was an act of defiance, committed for the purpose of arous- ing the United States to action while others claim that this country should take action at once, as all friendship between the two nations has been forfeited by the action of the Germans.
 Other papers point out that the attack was made when the boat was leaving England, and for that req son it was very unexpected. They state that there might be mitigatins circumstances in the fact that z boat was going toward England from the United States, but that the at  tack on the Arabic was made 1T defiance of the warning issued b,
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