The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
Dual Monarchy Not Cou-
cerned in Controversy
With Germany.
NO REASON Is SEEN
TO PUNISH CAPTAIN
[. :. to Send Details With
q Demand for Sat
isfactiOn.
WHAT HAD GERMANY
. TO DO WITH REPLY?
Washington Believes Pres
ent Case May Have Bear
ing on Lusitania.

wAsaiSoroN. Dec. is---An..rlas { 70
ply 90 the Ancona note az outlined N
the unofficial reports to-day from AM
sterdam and London IL wholly tusatis-
factory TO this Government. n can ~
said however. that the United States
will not sever diplomatic relations with
Austria without q further exchange ~r
notes.
Assuming that the published cx-
cerpts from the reply ara accurate.
officials of this Government hold that
Austria has ruised certain questions Of
fact which the United states VIII have
to answer.
This will be done in n note inform.
| ing the Austrian Government Of the
precise basis of the American demands
| and reiteratirg tho demands them
selves. A. the same time IL will b..
clearly intimated. in what will pract,-
cally amount to an ultimatum. tina.
unless satisfaction is at once forthcon-
ing. or proofs are submitted thar th.
American Government has been mis-
informed by the Austrian Admiralty
as to the circumstance OF the attack
on the Ancona, diplomatic relation
will be broken.
! From the standpoint OF the AmerI-
can Government the only proof which
Austria can submit to contradict the
American statement az tn the circum-
stances Of the attack on the Ancona
would he a reputation of Austrias
own original version OF the incident as
set forth in the official announcement,
Of the Austrian Admiralty issued
/! shortly after tho liner was sunk.
! According to this version tn. Ancona
| at the time she was torpedoed had
/ stopped and some OF her passengers
were still on board. All else bearing OF
the Case the American Government feels
| Is iinriater.al.
Ia IL Germany's WOrkf
One feature of the situation create
by the Austrian note IL particularly pus-
zling TO Washington officials The Ques-
| tion was hcng asked on all sides
How much has Germany had 20 d.
with tho Austrian reply
The belief here is that Austria urould
not have acted contrary 70 teruarv's
| wishes IN this matter. II GERMANY has
approved the Austrian reply. what about
the Lusitania case? the belief had pre-
vailed here that Germany WAS rcall'
desirous OF settling the lMsitania COZ
troversy and that she would usc NC
good offices IN bring about a yiedinr
by Austria in tho Anconn case.
Now. however. II Is pointed ont ths
IL the United States IL compNlle-i 10
break off diplomatic relations with Aug
trta the matter OF a settlement Of the
Lusitania incident will quickly ne forced
| to head II IL argued that this GOV
eminent could not AFFORD to take action
of this character toward Austria and b
| satisfied with less in the case OF Ger
| many In the event Of the latter Govern
ment failing TO meet the long standing
demands OF the State Department for =
@isavowal and reparation.
Al any rate Developments in the
Ancona case are expected to be followed
quickly by action one way or the other
IN tho LustAnia case. II Austria Yields
| in the Ancona case Il IL expected that
Germany will do likewise az regards tho
Lusitania. hut II Austria continues to
stand out against the demands of the
United States and forces break the
fear Is expressed hero that the ruptur.
| may extend to Germany.
I'm my opinion" said one high Admin
istration official to-day. sit makes not
the slightest difference what other cir
cunIstances attended the attack. II the
Ancona WAS torpedoed while she was
standing still with passengers still, OF
board the submarine commander COM
mitted an act contrary TO every princ-
Pile Of international law, even though
previously the Annna may have tried
10 escape,
Therefore, unless Austria. ,s prepared,
as II does not appear that she is from
the press outline OF her reply. to prove
that her Admiralty statement was wrong
anything short of q compliance With tho
American demands would he an evasion
pure and simple. In such event nothing
would remain for this country Ia 90 but
to Insist on a compliance or break of
! relations"
OHitiais OF the State Department made
no secret of their disappointment. From
German Embassy quarters they had been
led to believe that Austria's reply woulJ
he favorable. or at least propose some
thing in the way Of a definite basis OF
negotiations which tho United states
could accept.