The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

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President had arrived IN Washington
from mis- honeymoon a rev hours pre.
v1ousiy ana han taikeo Win Secfe'a,.
Lansing over the telephone IRON ,ns
WnNe HOUSE Onc'Ais VINO recs.,.o
slmSief expressions issued Irom theWn,o
House Immediately Following the s,'k,ns
OF the Lusitania IN May, 1910, ,ook car
tolexptsin that inc promise 10 sc. u'u
not necessarily imply "a promise 10 preak
ON diplomatic RELATIONS WIN any VI '"e
Teutonic Powers. :.
The statement was issued party, "
Ia understood. because OF reports tnat
C?ngress. which reconvened to.day'
wevld discuss the situation perhaps
Attack the Administration TOT fa'iure 10
pursue a more orastic pohcy.
IN tne course OF tne n'orhihs anu oe.
fore Ccnersss was caIed 10 0'oe. az
noon, tnc PRESIDENT SEM ior Cna,I,"a1,
stone OF tne .enatc rore'sn i.cia.'ono
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o tne oon'n,.'ees. y u wou.u n.ep Wv"
sSvlSen as w. s''u''Ion ueNe'ype' 49,.
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sentiment In
A. tho r.pi,,, to-day ,hors w,s mani.
Tasted a degree of anxie,v ancns Demo.
ctnt,c as we'll as Repub,,ran members
Of the SENATE, which Of itself viii on
action. Opinions In the upp.r branch ap-
pear to diner as to the course that the
President ouRht TO pursue. but there
~. y. L. nu,s,sh.n ...ins, .m ac'
ton which viii force II diplomatic break
with any OF the Powers at War.
or Immediate concern. 40 state De-
partment officials said to-night Is the
CORRECTION or all Facts relating to the
blinking OF the Persia. for II Is on THIS
basis thai the American. Government
Will have to determine where II Will
turn In. seeking satisfaction for the
Killing OF Robert ". McNeely. the Amer
lean Consul who went down with this
vesvel. Al present, OFFICIALS pOint out,
there is no positive evidence that the
vessel was attacked by a submarine and
none at all to SHOW the nationality OF
the submarine. II a submarine was re-
~0ponsihle.
all the reports thus far re-
eeived from American Consu's attribute
70 survivors the statement that the Per-
eta was torpedoed. the only basis for
this 40 Tar presented, ofteials say. is
the assertion OF Second Officer Bromley
that he saw the wake Of "A torpedo. AL
though Instructions have been sent TO
the Consuls nj Alexandria. Cairo and
Malta to obtain affdaNits from all sur
asss.s. M a. al -.s ,a 90 x.AA
occurred, all reports ~ far received.
II is stated. agree in stating that no
submarine was visible.
nrAp""""'''s nara 70 Tux
Therefore. officials Observe. IL the in.
ouIries now being made .t Vienna nv
Hmbassador pentieId hiring OH, a claim
nv Austria tina, none of her submarines
ga -resron.Ible and similar inouirIes Inv
Amsr,can rep~r.sen,.t,yes AT The othe,
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Waited s,,,.. IN .,t.pn,,py "a 6x -.
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circumstance tha, in recent weeks Aus.
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.eIha..onaI IA" Aus,,is Will y rs
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Waited states Goyernm.nt ia now ponoer
irr namely. whether n merchant yesse
carrylnr armament IL entitled to i'm
nnunity from nttack without warning
!.
In high State department quarters to
night emphasis Vas laid on the fact tina
the case OF IN" Persia IA the nrst 4
arise wherein this question ngures. Al
though at the outset OF the Lusitanii
dispute Germany sought defence be'ih.
me cnarse mat 'he ,unaroeI Was arWeo
" was az once proved os por' o"ce,s n
Ne" Iotk 'ha' she was noa' ahu az 'eas
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