Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-30
Washington Believes Secret
Order Has Gone 10 Subn0a-
rine Commanders to Show
No Consideration,
SUSSEX INCIDENT MAY
CAUSE OPEN BREAK
United States Not to Accept
Apology, if Proof Is Con-
elusive That Channel Steam
er Was Torpedoed

10y noRnlua JouRrtl SPECIAL LsAsto wietl
Washington March - The ac-
cumuiatlun Of circumstantial evidence
indicating that Germany has engaged
upon campaign of submarine war
fare which mas no regard for the
rights Of American cl.lzens travelling
on merchant ships of beiligerent ma
tiOnality, the administration consld-
crs. has created one Of the most seri-
GUS situations which has confronted
the United states since the beginning
OF the war in Europe,
Every agency open 10 the state de-
partment tonight was being employed
III an effort to gather an unimpeach-
able array OF facts regarding the ex-
plosion which damaged the British
channel steamer Sussex, the sinking
of the British ship Manchester En-
gneer Englishman, Eagle Point, ana
the Dutch steamer Tubantia, and the
alleged firing Of torpedo at the
French passenger ship Patira All
OF these SHIPS carried American citi-
zens, and an apparently We're attack
Cd in violation OF Germanys recently
renewed assurances to the United
states.
MUN bItiiH War t07u's
The next step of the United state
Is said authoritatiycly to have been
determined upon. Unless Germany
In reply to the inquiries made 10y the
United states through Ambassador
Gerard, makes some statement TO
cause the state department to change
its present intentions, II Is understood
that all the recent aggravating ihcl-
dents viii be combined in one gen
eral formidable Indictment which Wlu
bring the entire subject to clear cut
issue
should Germany admit RESPONSE
bilitY for any Of the attacks and at
tempt To- satisfy the United States by
saving that a mistake had been mado,
offer to make reparation and To pun
ish the submarine COMMANDER the
issue would not by amy means he dls-
posed OF. IT Is regarded as certaln
| thnt the United states would not ac-
cept such an explanation ms satisfa2-
tory at least until time had shown
what punishment actually was meted
out Ia the offending submarine COM
ilnandcr and whether any value LONGER
could ho attached To Germanys
promises,
/ WIN Sccl, Conclusive Proof
In the event of Germany disclalm-
/ Ing responsibility for tile disasters
/ the United states viii proceed Wltn
/ its Investigations TO determine /" ils
own satisfaction whether the evidence
which now strongly indicates mat lhe
/ Sussex aud other ships were torpe-
doed without warning can be regard
ed as conclusive proof Win such
proof before II. the government prop
ably would act promptly ptllcials
refrain from discussing what the ma
,ure of the action would be
The very number of apparently I'M
warranted attacks which have occur
red recently is regarded by the ad-
ministration as particularly slBnhl
/ can't The number is said by "lll-
! einls to have disposed OF the theory
4 that the explosions might have heen
caused hy mines. Some of the cases
/ II was pointed out, have occurred III
localities where there is no posslplillN
of mine fields having been laid, pc
cause OF the depth of the water ana
j the distance from shore.
secret Order Given.
IT became known during the day
that the state department had heard
nnufficially the suggestion That Ger
man submarine commanders were
netinp under secret instructions, such
"a were advocated 10y Grand Admiral
von rirpitz to torpedo every neutral
vessel as well as hellieefent- owned
approachne the British isles. AS TN"
! fnited states was advised. the new
orders to submarines which went IN