The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-20
No Attempt In Official Quart
ers TO Minimize Gravity Of
Situation Which Confronts
Administration.
OFFICIAL REPORTS
ARE BEING AWAITED
Many Difficult Points Are Be-
ing Considered In Connec-
tiOn With Summarizing of
White Star Liner.


Washington, Aug. 20.---The official
details upon which President wils,1
will decide whether the sinking OF the
White Star liner Arabic was an ACT
de- beratoiy unfriendly to the United
States. we're still lacking today ami
meanwhile the president and all other
administration officials. while reals.
ing fully the gravity Of the new sit
uation between the United States and
Germany. were keeping their minds
open.
President Wilson left the Whi.1
House early 20 motor Ia Philadelphia
10 visit h.s occulist and motor oack
to the capital this evening. When he
has deep problem. Il is the prcSi-
dcrt's habit to seek seclusion. often
riding through the country side.
only two Official dispatches had
been received and they gave the
fruits OF no Independent invesilxa-
ton. merely transmitting the repots
OF the White Star line. The United
States will decide its course upon the
reports of It's own officials.
Ambassador Page Forwarded a
White star report that the ship WAS
torpedocd without warning and Vice
! Consul Thompson at Queenstown
! made similar report. Neither ac-
counted for Mrs. Josephine $. Brug-
uiere aud Dr Edmond Wood. the two
Americans still missing
While officials are keeping their
minds open during the hours which
will ht required Cor assembling the
ehicial evidence they are thinking
about these points:
Whether any Americans have been
lost and whether the Arahio actually
was torpedoed without warning.
Whether tho Arabic. by having
been conveyed on the beginning Of her
voyage, had. under International Jaw,
pnrtakcn of the character OF her CON
voy and waived her rights rs non
comhatant
Whether by proceeding to the yic-
irity of the steamer Dunslcy which
had Just previously been torpcdood
tho Arabic's commander introduced
any qualifying circumstances hy vlo-
lating the rule of the British admir-
atty which forbids ship 20 risk w.
self by Sttcmptins - assist another
which has been torpedoed
\ view prevailed that any sttempi
hN the Arabic ia succor those on an-
othor torpedoed ship was justified ano
was not affected hy the British ad
| miralty rule which WAS made a. q
matter of policy for warships and VA
not matter of international right
Whether the Araoic's movement to
ward the Dunale, might be Interpret
ed as an attempt 10 ram the suhma
rino Is another point 10 he developed
Secretary Lansing refused 10 dis
cuss these or any other features o
the case
There Is no attempt In official quar-
ier= to minimize the situation con
b fronting the president if inVcstisa
i tion develops violation OF Ameri
can rights in defiance of the last not
q. Germany which gave notice IN hna
terms that another sin6ing like tha
, Of tho Lusitania would Doe confldero'
an act deliberately unfriendb'
b Tho prospect of severance Of dip
- iomatic relations with Germany agah
cnmc forward, bur b. was uaderftoof
, hn n such a course should De de
p cidei upon. il would not immediatell
; Dee announced