South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-18
United States Will Insist That
Principles of Submarine
Warfare Have Been
Settled.
WILLING TO ACCEPT
AMY NEW EVIDENCE
Responsibility of Break Must
Rest With AuStria-0ut-
line of New Note Ap-
proved by President.

WASHINGTON. Dec. IS. Re
sponsibility for any break i'm the re-
lations between Austria and the
United states must rest with Vienna.
This was made very plain at the
state department today. The re-
ioinder to the unsatisfactory Aus
TRAN reply on the Ancona Will not
be an ulumatum.
Couched in language Of unmistak-
able frmness. IL will reiterate the
demand for disavowal and will make
it emIfatically clear that the United
State, cannot discuss the principles
Of submarine warfare at all. This
has been settled for all time in the
foreign relations of the United
States as result of the CORES
pondence with Germany.
But. so far as the facts in the
Ancona case are concerned, if Aus
tria has any new evidence TO offer,
it will he received by this govern
ment for consideration.
The new note will be completed
by Sec'y Lansing and sent forward
not later than Monday. The outline
of it was approved by Pres't Wilson
today and it's reduction to diplomatic
language is being carried on by the
secretary. Officials here are un-
changed in their views of the Sc
robustness of the situation. They
insist that only a complete recess
sion by Austria from its present po-
sition will prevent a diplomatic
break.
TeutOns Are Cheerful.
Yet in Teutonic circles here today
an unexplained feeling seems to ex-
list that friendly relations between
the two countries will not he sun
dered, as the result of the present
negotiations. No reason was as
signed. but at the embassies the be-
lief was expressed that a way out
would yet be found.
The United States will inform
Austria at once:
First-That this government de-
mands that Austria forthwith shall
/ give adhesion to the principles gov
erning attacks on merchant vessels
and liners by warcraft, as laid down
in important particulars from the
declaration of London.
SecOnd-That the United States
will not discuss new evidence or
statements alleged TO be facts, un
/ less Austria shall first lay the basis
I for discussion by subscribing 10 the
laws governing submarine warfare
as laid down by this government in
/ its notes to Germany.
Must BE Agreed.
Third-That il would be a reversal
OF the proper procedure and con-
trary to all legal maxims TO con-
slider facts or evidence. old or new.
unless the parties TO the controversy
I are absol Itely agreed on the prin-
/ ciples Of law involved.
Fourth-The United states there
fore reiterates its demand for a
disavowal of the act of the sub
marine commander in sinking the
AncOna. and denunciation of such
a method Of warfare.
II was stated today on good au-
thority that the United States will
say also that it appreciates the ex-
pressions OF regret contained in the
Austrian note, but regards them as
Irrelevant at this stage of the pro-
Ceedings
The official text Of the Austrian
note was received at the state de-
partment at l o'clock Friday morn
ing. Confidential clerks of the de-
partment at once took up the task
OF DECIDING the communication.
They managed 10 get it completed
in time 10 send il to the white house
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