The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-30
DEMANDS PROMPT ACTION
FULL TEXT OF SECOND NOTE
TO AUSTRIA ON THE ANCONA
CASE.
United States Government FIatly Re-
fuses to Enter Into Discussion of
Evidence.
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Washington.-The United States
contends lin its second note to Aus.
tria on the Ancona case, just made
public here, that the official admis-
sion Of the Austrian admiralty that
the liner was torpedoed after she had
stopped and while passengers still
were aboard, alone is sufficient for
the American demand for disavowel,
reparation and punishment of the sub.
marine commander.
The text Of the note which Ambas.
sador Penfeld was instructed to de.
liver is as follows:
Department Of State,
Washington.
The government Of the United
States has received the note of Your
Excellency relative to the sinking of
the Ancona, which was delivered 1T
Vienna on December Is, 1915, and
transmitted to Washington, and has
given the note immediate and careful
consideration
On November Is, 1915, Baron zwie-
denek, the Charge d'Offairs Of the
imperial and Royal Government at
washington, transmitted to the Depart
ment OF State report Of the Austro-
Hungarian admiralty with regard to
the sinking Of the steamship Ancona
IN which 1t was admitted that the YES
sci was torpedoed after her engines
had been stopped and when passengers
were still on board This admission
alone Is, In the view OF the govern
ment Of the United States, sufficient
TO fix upon the commander OF the sub
marine which fired the torpedo the
responsibility for having wilfully vio-
lated the recognized law Of nations
and entirely disregarded those hu-
name principles which every belliger-
ent should observe in the conduct OF
war at sea. In view Of these admitted
circumstances the government Of the
United States feels justified in hold
ing that the details Of the sinking Of
the Ancona, the weight and character
OF the additional testimony corrobor-
at1ng the admiralty's report, and the
number Of Americans killed or injured
are In no way essential matters OF dis
cussion. The culpability OF the com.
mander is in any case established, and
the undisputed fact Is that citizens Of
eihS ohiIOu holhIOo WClS hlIlGu,
or put in Jeopardy by his lawess act.
The rules Of International law and
the principles Of humanity which were
thus wilfully violated by the COM
mander Of the submarine have been so
long and so universally recognized and
are so manifest from the standpoint
Of right and justice that the govern
ment OF the United States does not
feel called upon to debate thehm and
does not understand that the Imperial
and Royal government questions or
disputes them.
The government OF the United
States therefore finds no other course
open to it but to hold the Imperial
and Royal government responsible for
the act Of It's naval commander and to
renew the definite but respectful de-
mands made In It's communication OF
the sixth Of December, 1915. 1t sin
cerely hopes that the foregoing state
ment Of it's position Will enable the
Imperial and Royal government to per-
ceive the justice OF those demands
and to comply with them in the same
spirit Of frankness and with the same
concern for the good relations now
existing between the United States
and Austria Hungary which prompted
the government Of the United States
to make them LANSING.