Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-22

the United States to Auatria's note on
the destruction Of the Italian liner An-
coma declares that the official admis-
sion Of the Austrian admiralty that the
liner was torpedoed after she had
stopped and while passengers stiil were
aboard. alone is sufficient for the
American demand for disavowal. repa-
ration and punishment Of the subma-
rine commander.
Secretary Lansings second note. al-.
ready probably In tho hands of the
Austrian foreign minister, and made
public here today, renews tho demands
of the United States and says tho de-
tails 60 which austria referred heF re-
ply to the first American communities =
ton, are in no way essention to the
discussion. 1t emphasizes that contin-
uance Of good relations between the
two countries depends upon the action
OF the Austrian government. The full
text of the note, which Is addressed to
American Ambassador Penfeld. fol-
lows: a4
"The government Of the United
States has received the note OF your
excellency relative to the sinking Of the
on Dec. Is, 1915. and transmitted to
Washington. and has given tho note
Immediate and careful consideration.
WiIful Violation OF Law.
"On Nov. Is, 1915. Baron Zwiedinek,
the charge d'affaires Of tho imperial
and royal government. at Washington.
transmitted to the department 1of state
q report of the Austro- Hungarian ad-
miralty with regard to tho sinking OF
the Steamship Ancona, in which Il waa'
admitted thAt the vessel was torpedoed
after her engines had been stopped
and when passengers were still on
bonrd. This admission alone ia, In the-
view OF the government OF the United
States, sufficient to fix upon the com
mander Of the submarine which fired
the torpedo the responsibility for hay
Ing wilfully violated the recognised law
Of nations and entirely disregaried
those humane principles which every
Soi:.ss:eat siiouii o55se1vo ssf IA tho seSa:-
duct of war at sea. In view Of these
admitted circumstances the govern
ment of the United States feels justi-
fled In holding that the details of tho
sinking OF the Ancona, the weight and
character of the additional testimony
corroborating the admiralty's report,
and the number of Americans killed or
injured are in no way essential mat
ters of discussion. The culpability OF
the commander Is in any case estab-
lished. and the undisputed fact is that
citizens of the United States were
killed, injured. or put in Jeopardy by
his lawless act. ,sE.ws
Not Open to Debate.
"Tbe rules of International Iaw md
the principles OF humanity which were
thus wilfully violated by the commando
er Of the submarine have been so long
and so universally recognized and ar,
so manifest from the standpoint of
right and justice that the government
of the United States does not feel
called upon to debate them land does
not understand that the imperial and
royal government questions or dis
putes them.
'"rhe government of tho 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 its communication
of the 6th of December. 1915. 1t sim
cerely hopes that the foregoing state
ment of its 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 con-
Germ for the good relations now exist
Ing between the United States and
Austria Hungary which prompted the
government Of the United States to
make them