The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-23
Reference to Correspond
ence With Germany Left
Out of Document.
NO BREAK THREAT
OR HARSH WORDS
Hopes Austria "Will Per-
ccivc Justice of Demands"
and Comply.

W.sulSGroN, Dec. 22.--Austria is
expected 10 reply to the second note OF
the American Government on the
sinking Of the Ancona within two
weeks. strong intimations to this ef-
feet were given at the State Depart
ment to-day. when the text OF the note
was made public.
II was explained that time limit
might have been included In the COM
munica,ion but for the uncertainty
always existing as to the length Of
time required TO transmit messages
back and forth between the United
states and Austria.
Late this evening the State Depart
ment received a cable despatch from
.AmhS ssador P.nfield at Vienna stating
that ne had resolved the note and de-
livercd IL to the Austrian Foreign
Office yesterday.
The new note TO Austria serves no
t!ce- that The United States Will not
discuss the circumstances OF the sink
ing of the Aucona or the legality Of
the attack and that 1t will not furnish
Austria a bill OF particulars. AL the
demands contained in the first note
are reiterated. Yet the new note.
while conveying AN impression OF
finality. IS clothed in Uilder language
than the first one.
Although stlll insistent that the
Austrian Government denounce the
sinking Of the AnCona, punish the
submarine commander and make rep
nration for the American lives lost.
the communication as viewed here
lacks the hrusqueness OF the previous
one and omits altogether the refer
enc.s to which the Austrian Govern
ment took particular offence, con-
cerning the correspondence between
the United States and Germany on the
submarine issue.
Tho latest note Is free from such
expressions as "barbaruus." "abhor-
rent" "wan;on slaughter" and "out.
rage" which We're contained in the
first.
Mild Words May Bring Reply.
In State Department circles and
quarters close to the German and
Austrian embassies the feeling is
manifest that because of the mildor
language employed Austria may find
n means Of replying which will pave
the way for an amicable settlement.
Although il II questiona ble whether
her next note will be- an outright COM
pliance with the demands Of the United
states. 1t is stlll thought possible that I.
she rcpudiates the Austrian Admiralty
statement, upon which the United States
mainly relies In justification OF this coun-
lry's demands, the way might ne opened
for "A discussion OF all the circumstances
OF the affair.
In the note made public to-day there
Is still the broad intmation that failure
on the part OF Austria to comply with
the demands Of the United States will
lead 10 Il severance of diplomatic rela-
tlons between the two countries. There
Is. however no direct threat of such a
course on the contrary, the hope is ex-
pressed that Austria Will perceive the
Justice OF those demands and "comply
with them In the saTs spirit OF frank
ness and with the same concern for the
good relations now existing between the
United States and Austria Iingnr,
which prompted the Government OF tho
United States to make them"
"In other words" said an official OF
tho state Department to-day, Though
the demands are stlll there. clear and
unmstakable, there may be In the new
note more consideration for the sensibll-
tiles of Austria"
II Is understood that Baron Zwlcdinek
IN his informal conferences with Score
tary Lansing has indicated that the
brusQue tone of the former note made II
impossible for Austria 10 yield without
deep humiliation to herself.
Austria Admitted Facts.
The position OF the United States as
set forth In this second note is that the
statement OF facts upon which this Gov
crnmcnt relies were not only admitte
In the official report of the Austrian
Admiralty but were not disputed IN
Austria's reply to the first American
note. For this reason, says the note
published to-day, the United States can.
not consent to a discussion OF the cir
cumstances
It does not. however. suggest that such
discussion would be refused II the Ad-
mlralty's statement were 'repudated and
Austria offered to show by evidence
collected subsequent to the Admiralty
statement that the circumstances were
ilt such as then described. ON the con-
triry, the impression prevails In official
rirclcs here that in such event the United
states would have to disclose the other
proofs upon which it relies
A. the situation now stands the United
states In this second note Informs Aus-