South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-22
u. S. REVIEWS DEMANDS
IN NOTE TO AUSTRIA
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case established, and the undisputed
fact is that citizens Of the United
States were killed, injured. or put
in Jeopardy by his lawless act.
The rules Of international law
and the principles OF humanity
which were thus wilfully violated by
the commander OF the submarine
have been so long and so universally
recognized and are so manifest from
the standpoint of right and justice
that the government OF the United
States does not feel called upon TO
debate them and does not under
stand that the imperial and royal
government questions or disputes
them.
The government OF the United
States therefore finds no other course
open 10 il but to hold the imperial
and royal government responsible
for the act of it's naval commander
and to renew the definite but re-
spectful demands made in its COM
munication of the sixth of Deem
Der, 1915 It sincerely hopes that
the foregoing statement of its posi-
ton will enable the imperial and
royal government to perceive the
justice Of those demands and 10
comply with them in the same spirit
OF frankness and with the same con-
Germ for the good relations now
existing between the United States
and Austria-Hungary which prompt
ed the government Of the United
States TO make them.
(Sigaed) LANSING"
The official optimism made its ap-
pearance following the receipt OF
cablegraTns from Ambassador PEN
field at Vienna and Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin. Both diplomatists
reported upon the evidences of feel
ing which followed the receipt OF
the vigorous original note of the
United States on the AncOna Incl
dent. 1t was believed that the cable
grams indicated a more conciliatory
attitude in both Austria and Ger
many than has been generally sup
posed 10 exist. One of the ambassa-
doris is said to have reported that
Austria has begun a thorough inves-
tigation of the report Of the sub
marine commander whose vessel
sank the AncOna.
Seek Graceful Way out.
1t was believed there that the
Austrian investigation had been un-
dertaken with a view to discovering
facts or circumstances which would
allow Austria gracefully to subscribe
10 the principles of submarine war
fare for which the United States
contends. State department officials
were disposed 10 regard the reported
ordering of the investigation as of
favorable significance at this time
Baron Zwiedinek, the Austrian
charge, called at the state depart
ment Tuesday and discussed with
Sec'y Lansing the contents of the
second note TO Austria on the An
| coma case. While this note has not
yet been made public, its contents
are known to the Austrian charge.
Lusitania Case Not Halted.
The state department took occa-
sion Tuesday TO deny reports that
the Ancona controversy had halted
efforts on the part of the United
States and Germany TO arrive at an
amicable settlement of the Lusi-
tania case. This denial discredited
another report that Germany's in
fluence was not felt in the efforts TO
relieve the strained Austrian situa-
ton.
Sen. Stone of Missouri. chairman
of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee. conferred with Sec'y Lansing
| at some length Tuesday on the for
eign situation generally and the
Austrian controversy particularly.
The conference aroused considerable
discussion in official circles Expect
ed bitter debate in congress over
foreign relations and the POSSIBLE