New Britain herald., 1915-11-13
TAITING FOR THE FACTS.


 warming the Ancona got, accord
 a statement attributed to the
 ander of the ill-fated vessel sent
 bottom of the Mediterranean
 Submarine alleged to have flown
 blors of Austria Hungary. The
 sea boat gave the steamer no
 to stop and many persons were
 while trying to make for safety
 e life boats, according to this
 n. If true, this means the
 States government has an-
 huge task on it's hands. There
 American citizens on board the
 ha, as far as is known. Many
 passengers were women and
 len, poor immigrants bound far
 ica. In view of this,> there
 to have been no good military
 for sinking the steamship.
 other version of the affair is to
 fleet that the Ancona attempted
 cape the submarine after being sd to stop. After the fifth shot
 carried away the chart house
 engines were stopped and the ha came slowly to a standstill."
 according to the account sent he Reuter- news agency to Lon
 Judging from this the captain
 e liner is at fault for endan-
 g lives for 1t appears that he
 have been trying to evade cap
 Yet, reports on the whole
 are so conflicting that it will
 re no little time to get the true, Ased story. The captain of the
 arine and the captain of the
 have, naturally, told stories that not match. But America will bass false Judgment on the perpe- pn of M this deed America will
 until the facts are brought out. it is shown that the commander he Ancona has given the truthful Ion of the whole affair, if it is bvered that an innocent merchant inc was sunk wilfully and without warming, if it is firmly established
 non-combatants were wantonly
 to their watery graves without be- allowed means of seeking safety, the United States of America |t assert itself; but not until then. rom the face of things. the An 5 seems to have been the victim blood lust. It will appear to the atient ones as if the American 1t of fair play has been dealt ther staggering blow. Evidence been presented to the effect that submarine which torpedoed the Iona was German and not Aus In, although she flew the colors of dual monarchy. The case of |ther Italian ship, the Cyrene, is d as proof of this. Attacked by ubmarine flying the German flag, Cyrene hoisted the flag of Italy ation not at war with Germany l then the U-boat changed to the strian flag and forthwith torpedoed Cyrcne That is bad material. When the great liner Lusitania car ng American men, women and chil. m, was sent to the bottom of the antic, the indignation of the Amer. n people knew no bounds. A note s sent to Germany declaring tha :h future acts would be construed "deliberately unfriendly." And thu aerican people have not forgotten s. 1t is to be hoped that tn, coma is not in the same class witt } Lusitania murder But if it is } Washington Government must ac srnptly and vigorously
 While final judgment cannot b. med on the case of the Ancona a $ time because all the facts hay, ]. been disclosed. it seems an es ,Hshed truth that Americans wer ong the passengers on the Italian amer and that some of them los .ir lives, all of which adds to th' and gravity of the affair to be seen whether the yes received warning, in contradiction what the commander has said, o lether she attempted to make a get Fays after being halted There ar any other points to be cleared III 1ore the United States governmen n take a hand in the affair. II IS matter, as in all others of lik port, we must trust to the in gritty of the men in charge of af frs at Washington, knowing ful all they will uphold the dignity o 6 nation, and deal in justice to a