Arizona republican., 1915-12-29
Unofficial Adyiccs Indicate Austria's Forthcoming Reply to Ancona Note Will Not Meet Demands of the United States
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 WASIuNGTO&. Dec. 2S-Unoffic.aI
 adNiceS received today confOrmed with
 intimations from abroad that Austria 3
 forthcoming reply to the Ancona note
 will fail to meet the demands of the
 United States and Teutonic diplomat
 lie circles here tonight were authori-
 Jatively represented as being prepared
 for a break in diplomatic relations be- tween Austria and the United States
 Various developments. il was agreed .miEht avoid such an cyentualitv. but none of the counter proposals. which .it has been intimatcd tho Vienna for .ei@H office might advance, have been .re-arded Sp far as coming within Sec
 reJaiN Lansing's renewal of the de- .mands for dislvuwal reraration and punishment of the submarine comluau- der who sunk the Aucoua with the
 loss "t more than d dozen American
 Hives.
 TAv situation. after bciu- dormant .uearlr two weeks. iS again beginning to talk" con the aspect of a. crisis. Tn" status qf the ue-otiations of the Unit led states over tho submarine warfare .aGalnSt merchantmen. not with Austria IaIoue. hu, with the Tcutonic powers as allies. is commanding attention. Al though Germany has given the United States assurances that she win conform | to the principle of visit and search be- lf"re attack. officials believe the prac- !tices against which the United States SD vigorously cynterded are being car iried on now by her ally. Austria. It ! has been charged that the Austrian submarines are m some instances fur HisEed bv Germany. and are some times officeved and manned by mem ] hcrs of the German navy. Such a sit !uation, it is believed pointed out. lamounts to practically 9 defeat ot the lFubmarine negotiations becomes a fac tor in the situation. T. is admitted that 1 tine United States scarcely can re- quirc AustrIa to conduct submarine lwarfare in it's relation to the rilItz !"f neutrals in a manner different from tthat permitted to Germany.
 1 Germany has admitted her ohli-a- ! rion not to sink liue'S without -iviag | twarnip2 and mai,me provisions for the safety pf passengers and crew pruviG- ling there was no resistance So far Inc agreement has been reached as tc 1 the exact meaning cf tine word liners 1 The Germans hold il applicable to ves- ! sels carrying passengers alone and ply ' tiu- between certain ports ou regular ! ' ! has been that the term i6cIudcs any merchant ship helonliu= t" a regular steamship line.
 | The demand of the United States [ iuH"n Austria in connection with in, Auco1a case is broader than any Ger ! man admission. being based upon the tC"ut"ution that international law. The ! Hague conventions, and the dcclar- Iation uf London all require varuina before sinking g. vessel and the ae- tsurdnCc of the safety of the passengers land crew. even when the vessel is ol | Iheiigerent ownership and where she tdoes not comply with German ideas o' ! the term liner. The Austrian Goyer1 { Imcnt has not admitted any such obIi lEation ana recent events iu th. Ned 1 ilteraucan indicate that her submarir, ] commanders arc sinking merchantmer i iwithout warning and without inquiry iaS to whether they carry neutral pas | IsenGerS.
 ! S" far n" explanation beyond that of i military necessity has been offered fol ! tContinUcd on Page r~Eal