Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-03
REVIEWS WILSON'S FOREIGN
POLICY AS SERIES OF SHIFTS
Presidents Changes of Mind in Submarine Policy Cited;
Americans Still in Peril

for killing Of American on Falaba
while Wilson ignores incident.
April % = American steamer Cush-
ing attacked by German aeroplane,
while Wilson continues silent on Fal-
aba.
May l = American steamer Gulf
light disabled by German submarine,
at cost of three American lives, while
wilson continues silent on Falaba.
May - British liner Lusitania
passengers, including ia Americans,
perish; Wilson still silent on killing of
Americans on the Falaba and Gulf
light.
May 10 - Wilson speaking in Phila-
delphia says there is such a thing as
being too proud to fight
May 11-Wilson amid storm of dis
approval of ito proud to fight" speech
says he was not referring to Lusitania
tragedy.
May IS - Wilson sends note to Ger
many asking satisfaction for the kill
ing of Americans on the Lusitania
Falaba and Gulfiight and saying that
ne VIII not omit any word or any act'
to safeguard American rights on the
high seas.
May 17-Secretary of State Bryan
confers with Austrian Ambassador
Dumba, who Immediately reports to
central powers that administration will
not back up Lusitania note.
May 25 - American steamer Ne
braskan torpedoed by German subma-
rine; crew and ship saved
May 2S Germany expresses regret
for killing Americans, but contends
Lusitania was auxiliary cruiser carry
ing soldiers and ammunition.
June = Germany offers reparation
for Gulflight deaths.
June - German ambassador OBJ
tains consent of Wilson to delay pend
ing dispatch of DR. Meyer Gerhard to
Berlin.
June Secretary Bryan, fearing
war with Germany, resigns.
June = Wilson. in note greatly
moderated in tone following Bryan's
war alarm, urges Germany to safe
guard Americans in its submarine war
zone.
June % - British merchantmen
Armenian sheued in flight by German
submarine; ten Americans killed after
surrender of ship; incident ignored by
Wilson.
July - British steamer Orduna
carrying American passengers, assail-
ed without warning, hit effectually by
German submarine.
July Fl - Wilson informs Germany
that further disregard of neutral rights
will be deemed by the United States
deliberately unfriendly."
July 25 - American merchantmen
Leelanaw torpedoed and sunk by Ger
man submarine after crew debarks in
lifeboats.
August Is - Won Bernstorff assures
Lansing torpedoing of passenger ships
will cease.
August 10 - British liner Arabic
torpedoed and sunk without warning;
twenty passengers, including two AM
orleans. killed.
September 1 - Germany promises
to sink no more liners without warn
ing and safeguarding lives of passen-
gers.
September - Germany saws Ara
bic intended to ram submarine
September 8 Germany saws at
tempt to torpedo Orduna was a mis-
take.
october - Germany disavows act
of submarine commander in sinking
Arabic and agrees to pay reparation.
November - italian liner Ancona
torpedoed and sunk by Austrian sub
marine with loss of eleven American
lives.
December - Wilson, in brusque
note, demands satisfaction by Aus
tria.
December Is - Austria disputes
American version of Ancona attack.
and absolves submarine commander
from blame.
December 10 - Wilson in rejoinder
stpikingly softened in tone expresses
hope that Austria will comply with his
demands
December 29 - Austria replies thai