The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-13
Further Developments Depend
Entirely Upon What Dual
Empire Does With Demands
in Regard to Ancona.
BARON zwIEDINEK rs
CALLER OF LANsING's
Break in Diplomatic Relations
Will Follow Failure of vi
emma to Make ReparatioD
for Submarines Actions.

Washington. Dec. t3.-Baron Erich
Zweidinek charge Of the Austrian
embassy had conference with Sec
retary Lansing az his own request
When Il was over Secretary Lansing
said the general subject OF the An
coma coso had been discussed and de-
clined Ca answer any questions what
ever
Further action hy the United states
IN It's demands on Austria Hungary az
set forth IN "A communication regard
Ing the sinking 81 the Italian liner
Ancona, the text u which was puh-
lished today, row rests with the Aus
trian government
The note clearly Indicates that a
break In the diplomatic relations be-
tween the two countries will follow
failure Of the Austro- Hungarian gov
crnment TO redress the acts OF the
submarine commander. which are de-
ciared To bee Illegal and indefensihle.
week almost probably will be given
Au-trin Hungary 20 accpde to the
American demands
Barun Zweidinek charge Of tho
Austro-Hungarian embassy. informal
~ discussed with secretary Lansing
the American note regarding the
sinking Of the Italian liner Aneona.
which makes formal demands on his
government for disavowal punisb-
ment Of the submarine commander
and repuration for the Americans
who lost their lives In the disaster
!; was believed tah 1.-THE charge de-
sired further Information regarding
the wishes OF the United States gov
ernmcnt
Secretary Lansing would not dis
Cuss the conference further than To
say that the general subject had to do
with the Ancona incident. Baron
Zwcidinek was equally reticent.
From other sources. however, came
/ the Information that the charge. who
requested the appointment with See
rctary Lansing, had no Instructions OF
any kind from the Vienna foreign Of
| flee and that he acted entirely on his
own initiative.
I In official diplomatic circles IL was
believed that the charge was follow
| ing the example set By Count Won
I Berstorn during the days when the
I Lusitania controversy was In a crit
/ ical stage Baron Zweidinek was said
4 To have attempted To secsre an in
7 dication of what action would be
taken by the United states should
! Austria decline 20 accede 20 the views
OF the United States or In the event
Of the reply being unsatisfactory.
Baron Zwcidinek was also repre-
sented as being OF the opinion and 20
have told Secretary Lansing that, II
the facts in the case were as the Unit
ed states had cited them in the note,
the Austro- Hungarian government
would without doubt accede to the
demands
He was said to have no indication
of what tacts IN addition 20 those
published by the Amstro- hungarian
admiralty had been gathered By his
government Neither WAS he said to
haze had any Indication OF when a
reply would be- mede a. the note, ns
of what would be its contents. The
reply will come through Ambassador
Peuficld at Vienna, the note Itself
haying been transmitted through that
channel
a. was understood that Baron zwie
dnek also asked secretary Lansing
what he could de- 30 alleviate ths
tonsoness OF the situation. informa-
tiou was not available a. 10 what re
ply r any Secretary Lansing hod
made 90 the inquiries.