Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
Washington Insists Upon As
suranCeS Regarding Future
Conduct of Submarine War
fare by the TeutonS.
LATEST POSITION
BELIEVED MENACING
Central Powers Are Believed
TO Have Negatived Promises
Made Before 10 LuSitania
and Arabic Cases.

[Hf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED NHEl
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE United
States in its submarine controversy
with Germany will accept nothing
short of a fun and complete agree
! ment covering all the points FOR
which it has contcnded as to assur-
anees that the warfare in the future
VIII be conducted in accordance with
the established principles of interna-
tional law
In announcing that fact today See
retary Lansing let it be known that
the state department. considers Ger
many's declaration of its intention to
sink without warning. after February
20, all armed merchant ships of the
entente allies to be Inconsistent with
the assurances previously given this
government by the Berlin foreign Of
flee
Settles Lusitanla Case.
Tho tentative communication de-
signed to end the Lusitania case, still
in the possession Of Secretary Ian
sing, will not be formally accepted
until such assurances regarding the
future are given, although the COM
muicatlon insofar as it relates to the
Lusitania itself is acceptable.
State department. officials also con
slider that the Austro- Hungarian
memorandum regarding armed ships
is not IN accord with the assurances
given by that government in the ne
gotlatlons over the sinking of the
Italian steamship Ancona. CoEse.
quently final settlement Of the An
coma case, once postponed because os
the doubt regarding the circumstances
Of the sinking of the British steam
ship persia, probably will be with
held until Austria gives similar as
surances to those now requested from
Germany.
Modification Necessary.
The views of the United States were
explained in detail today by Secretary
Lansing to Count Won Bernstorff the
German ambassador. The ambassador
was informed, it was indicated at the
state department that the United
States desires the German declaration
regarding armed merchant ships to
be modified.
Later in the day the ambassador
sent long dispatch to his government
explaining the position and require
ments Of the United States. It was
the ambassador informed
his government that the United States
wanted particularly to know whether
the assurances previously given in tho
Lusitania and the Arabic cases still
were in force.
Tonight it was stated omphatieally
in Teutonic diplomatic circles that
the Berlin foreign office would not
modify the declaration of intention
10 sink armed ships or inform the
United States the previous assurances
we're still binding unless Great Britain
should give assurances Of some kind
hat Il submarine which warns 4
British steamship, armed ostensibly
or defensive purposes would not be
'ired upon.
In this connection it was explained
It the state department that the Unit (
d states considers unarmed merch-
mt ships ana ships armed for oeieh-
I'VE purposes 10 be IN ldehtlcatly the
anne CLASS Furthermorc' 1t IS held
lial the Word liners was employed I
the previous assurances from Ger
many regarding the cohduct OF sun I
Murine warfare lhcludes irelBht as
ven as passenger shlps
Not Suggested ny America.
II was declared at the department
nat at no tlme mad suggestions been I
made to the German government
fAlch WVuIu nave ltu II 10 ISSUE It's
itst memofahuum- inns answered
ldteheh's maze ny German Officials
NAT the American memorandum to
ne entente ailies suggesting modus
Nehdl Tor the uisaIhlihg OF merch-
NJ sh'pS was the direct cause oil Ger