The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
FACE DOUBLE BREAK
u. s. ABOUT TO END RELATIONS
WITH TEUToNIC POWERS
STIFF NOTE To AUSTRIA

Lansing Speaks Tartly to Hapsburs
empire, Saying Good Relations
Rest Upon Common Regard fol
Law and Humanity-Text Of Pro
: test on the Ancons-
Government officials are agreed
that the relations between the
United States and central Euro
pean powers, Germany a2d Aus
tria, present the most critical s1tua-
tion aimee the beginning OF the war.
\ A break in diplomatic relations
with Austria appears imminent. State
department officials are not hopeful
that Austria will accept the strong
demands in the Anccna note. Aus
tria's silence three days after the
note was delivered by Ambassador
Penfeld 10 considered cninous. It is
| indicated, too, in official circles that
the United States will demand the
recall of Baron Erich Zwsidsnik, the
Austrian charge.
Manifestations Of displessure by
! Germany over the dcm:nd for the re-
call Of Captains Boy-Ed and yon
| Papen, the two embassy attaches,
complicates relations with Germany.
It was learned that the dispete over
| the Lnsitsnia has been deadlecked.
1t was intimated that unless the Unit
ed States obtains from England free
| dom Of the seaa thers will bo re-
sumption OF German submarine war
fare.
The desire Of the United States to
| give the Austrian government suffi-
cient time to answer the Ancona note
is said to have delayed action looking
! to the recall of Baron zweidenik.
! Baron Zweidenik and Secretary Lam
sing had 4 twcnty-minute conference
at the state department. Secretary
Lansing said the Austrian charge had
sought publication Of the official cor
respondence connecting his name
with = plan to obtain neutral pass
ports for Austrian reservists.
It was insistently reported at the
state department that Secretary Ian
sing will instruct Ambassador Pen
| field at Vienna to demand the recall
Of Baron Zweidenik az soon AZ that
action can be taken without compll-
eating the pending Ancona negotia-
tions. Mr. Lansing also discussed
with Bason Zweidenik the activities
Of Alexander Nuber ian Pereked, Aus
trian consul general at New York. 1t
was the latter who received the letter
from Baron Zweidenik containing IN
structions to secure neutral passports
at small expense" to enable reserv-
lists to return home.
Secretary Lansing name it plain
that the United States has no inten-
ton OF forcing Captains Boyd and
Won Papen to leave the cohntry il the
reqnest for their safe conddct Is de-
MED. The secretary said the two at
taches would retain their official
status for reasonable time to COM
plete their work, 20 long As they re-
frain from further unneutr',l activity.
The next Of tho note, which was
handed to the Austrian foreign office
Thursday by Ambassador Penheld,
follows:
Department Of State.
W &SuluS lOu, OCS. v, 1S4o.
"Please deliver a note to tie min
lister Of foreign affairs, te1tually as
follows:
Reliable information obtained
from American and other survivors,
who were passengers on the steam
ship Ancona show that on November
7 submarine flying the Austro-Hun-
garian flag fred q solid shot toward
the steamship; that taereuron the
Ancona attempted to escape, but be-
ing overhauled by the submarine, she
stopped; that after brief period and
before the crew and passengers were
all able to take to the boats the sub
marine fred q number CT shells at
the vessel and finally torpedoed and
sank her whilo there were yet many
persons aboard, and that by gun nre
and laundering Of the vessel large
number Of persons lost their lives or
were seriously injured, among whom
were citizens of the United States.
The public statement Of tho Aus
tro-Hungarian admiralty has been
brought tc the attention OF the gov
ernment OF the United States and re-
ceived careful consideration. This
statement substantially confirms the
principal declaration Of the survivors,
as it admits that the Ancona after
being shelled was torpedoed and sunk
while persons were still on board.
The Austro-Hungarian govern
ment has been advised, through the
correspondence which has passed be-
tween the United States and Ger
many, Of the attitude Of the govern
ment Of tho United States as to the
use OF submarines in attacking Ves-
sells OF commerce, and the acQuies-
cance Of Germany in that attitude,
vet with full knowledge on the part
OF the Austro-Hungarian government
Of the views OF the government OF the
United States IS expressed in no un-
certain term to the ally of Austria
Hungary, the commander OF the sub
marine which attacked t e Ancona
failed to put in = place Of safety the
crew and passengers OF the vessel
which they purDosed to destroy be-
cause, it Is presumed, Of the impossl-
hi'itv Of taking 1t into port as prize
of war.
The government Of the United
States considers that the commander
violated the principles OF lnteTnatlon-
al law and OF humanity by sheiling
and torpedoing the Ancona before the
persons on board had been put in q
place OF safety or even given suffi-
cient time to leave the vessel. The
conduct Of the commander can only
be characterized as warton slaughter
OF dcfenScless non-com oat-
ants, since at the time when the YES
sci was shelled and torpedoed she was
not, it appears. resisting or attempt
ing to escape: and no reason ID suff-
cient to excuse such N stack, not
even the possibility OF rescue.
"The government Of the United
States is forced. therefore. to con-
clude either that the comm: nder OF
the submarine acted in violation OF
his instructions or that tie imperial
and royal government failed to issne
instructions to the commanders OF its
submarines in acco; dance with the
law Of nations and the principles OF