The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-19

and to whom 1t apparently believes II
may attribute higher degree OF
credibility than to the commander
OF the imperial royal fleet. The note
also fails to give any information
whatsoever as TO the number,
names. and more precise fate of the
American citizens who were on
board OF the said steamer at the
critical moment.
Wants to Exchange Views.
However. in view of the fact that
the Washington cabinet has now
made positive statement to the eff
feet that citizens OF the United
States of America came to grief in the
incident in question, the imperial and
royal government is in principle ready
TO enter into an exchange Of views in
the affair with the government of the
United States.
1T must. however. In the first
place. raise the question why that
government failed to give judicial rea-
sons for the demands set forth in its
note with reference to the special cir
events upon which 1t Itself lays stress
and why In view thereof it refused 10
an exchange Of correspondence which
II has connected with other govern
ments in other cases.
Unusual Path.
The imperial and royal govern
ment Is the less to follow the Wash
ington cabinet on the unusual path,
since 1t by no means possess authentic
knowledge of all OF the pertinent cor
respondence of the government Of
the United States. nor Is 1t OF the
opinion that such knowledge might
be sufficient for II In the present case
which. in so far as 1t is Informed is
in essential points of another nature
than the case of cases to which the
government OF the United States
seems to allude. The imperial and
royal government may therefore
leave ii to the Washington cabinet to
formulate the particular points OF
law against which the commanding
officer of the submarine is alleged TO
have offended on the occasion OF the
sinking of the Ancona.
The government OF the United
States has also seen fit to refer to the
attitude which the Berlin cabinet as
sumcd in the above mentioned CORE
spondence. The imperial and royal
government finds In the much es-
teemed note no indication whatever,
of the intent with which this refer
ence was made. Should. however.
the government of the United States
thereby have intended to
Epress an Opinion
IN tho tt1lnnrio1 and rnrn1 pnynrn-
meat with respect to the judicial con-
sideration of the AFFAIR in question
this government must. In order to
preclude possible misunderstanding
declare that AZ n matter of course II
reserves to itself full freedom of
maintaining its own legal views in
the discussion of the case of the
Ancona.
In having the honor OF recourse to
the Kindness Of his excellency, the
ambassador of the United States OF
America. with the most respectful re-
quest TO be good enough to commune
cate the foregoing TO the American
government and on this occasion to
state that the imperial and royal
government. in no less degree than
the American government and under
all circumstances most sincerely de-
plores the fate Of the innocent vic
tins of the incident in question, the
undersigned AT the same time avails
himself OF this opportunity to renew
the expression OF his most dis
tinguished consideration to his ex'
cellency the ambassador.
/ "(Signed) Burian,
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