The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-22
ORIGINAL
DEMANDS
RENEWED
Note is Brief, Friendly in Tone But
Pointed; Report Of Vienna Ad.
miralty is Cited as Suf-
ficient Evidence
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 22.-The
United States will not argue witt
Austria any points involved in tn,
sinking OF the Ancona In the secont
American note to the Vienna govern
ment, made public BIZ the State De
partment today, when 1t was delivered
to Foreign Minister Burian in Vienna,
this government states that it must
renew the definite but respectful de-
mands made in its communication of
the 9th OF December"
This second note, extremely brief,
is friendly in tone. but leaves no doubt
OF the determination that Austria
shall make reparation for American
lives lost and punishment for the Aus
trian submarine commander whose
culpability is in any case, estab-
lished," ard whose act, details OF
which were given in the Austrian adj
miraiity statement, is held to be "wil
full violation of the rules Of interna-
tional law ard the principles Of hu
manity"
Addressed to Ambassador Penheld,
the note follows
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 10. 1915.
"You are instructed to address a
note to the Austro-Hungarian minister
OF foreign afafirs, textually as follows:
"The government of the United
States has received the note Of your
excellency relativesto the sinking OF
the Ancona. which was delivered at
Vienna on December Is. 1915. and
transmitted to Washington and has
given the note immediate and careful
consideration.
"On November Is. 1915, Baron
Zwiedinek, the Charge d'Affairs of the
imperial and royal government at
Washington, transmitted to the De
nartment OF State a report OF the
Austro-Hungarian admiralty with re-
gard to the sinking OF the steamship
Ancona. in which it was admitted that
the vessel was torpedoed after her en-
gines had been stopped and when pas
sengers we're still on board. This ad-
mission alone is. in the view of the
government OF the United States, suf-
ficient to fix upon the commander OF
The submarine which fired the torpedo
The responsibility for having wiltully
violated the recognized laws OF ma
tions and entirely disregarded those
humane principles which every bel
ligerent should observe in the conduct
Of war at sea.
In view of these admitted circum-
stances. the government OF the United
states feels justified in holding thar
the details Of the sinking of the An
coma. the weight and character OF tne
additional testimony corroherating the
aamiralty's report and the number oil
Americans killed or injured, are in no
way essential matters of discussion.
~The culpability Of the commander
in any case is established and the un-
disputed fact is that citizens OF tne
United states we're 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 com
mander of the submarine have been
ca long and so universally recognized
ard are SO manifest from the stand
point of right and justice, that the
government of the United States does
not feel called upon to debate them
and does not understand that the I'M
perial and royal government questions
or disputes them.
"The government Of the United
States. therefore, finds no other course
open to It but to hold the imperial ana
roval government responsible for the
act of the naval commander ana 10
renew the definite but respectful de-
mands made in its communication To-
the sixth of December. 1915. 1t sim
cerely hopes that the foregoing state
ments Of its position will enable tne