Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-16

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clearly give the actual circumstances
upon which it relies. AS can be easily
recognized the representation of the
circumstances contained in the note
allows numerous doubts and gives not
at all sufficient reason for blaming the
commander of the submarine and the
Austro-Hungarian government even if
the representations prove correct in all
points and judgment in the case is
based on the most rigorous legal in
terpretation.
The American government also
omitted to indicate the persons to
whose statements it refers and to
whom it apparently believes it must
attribute a higher degree of trust
worthinesS than to a commander of
the imperial royal navy.
Exchange of Opinions
AS to the number, names and the
details concerning the fate of the
American citizens who. in the critical
moment, were aboard the above men
toned steamer. the note does not give
any explanation. But in view of the
fact that the Washington cabinet now
has given a positive declaration that
at the above mentioned incidents sub
iects of the United States came to
grief. the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment in principle is prepared to enter
into an exchange of opinion with the
American government. But in the first
instance it must raise the question of
why this government refrained from
iuridically motivating the demands
stated in its note with regard to the
special circumstances of the incrimi-
mating incident which are especially
pointed out by the American govern
ment and in the place of such mott
Nation mentioned an exchange of cor
respondence which It had with another
government ABOUT another affair."
Want Further knowledge
"The Austro- Hungarian government
is the less able to follow the Wash
ington cabinet in this unusual attitude.
as ii in no way possesses a knowledge
of all the correspondence having refer
ence to it, The Austro- Hungarian gov
ernment also is not of the opinion that
this knowledge could be sufficient for
the present case, which, according to
its own Information, is materially diff
ferent from the case or cases to which
the American government apparently
is referring. Therefore the Austro-
Hungarian government must leave il
to the Washington cabinet to draw up
the individual legal maxims which the
commander of the submarine is al
leSeu 10 nhNe violated Wnen SINKING
the Ancona.
Expresses Sympathy
The American government also
thought it advisable to point out the
attitude which the Berlin cabinet in
the before mentioned exchange of cor
respondence had taken. In the highly
esteemed note the Austro- Hungarian
government finds no support for this
course. If the American government
should have intended thereby to ex-
press an opinion as if precedent ex-
lists for the present case, the Austro-
Hungarian government, in order to
prevent Observation-Disclosures must de-
clare that it, of course, must preserV e
full liberty to urge it's own legal inter-
pretations during the discussion of the
Ancona case"
The government expresses to Am
hassador Penfleld full sympathy for
the victims of the Ancona sinking, says
the correspondent.
The other evening newspapers of
London contain no editorial comment
on the Austria nreply, but their head
lines indicate the trend of opinion
"Evasive pleading" is the Evening
Standards estimate. The Pail Mall
Gazette's headline is "Audacious Re-
ply to the United States.' and that of
the Evening News Austria Flouts
America"