Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-14
Latest Submarine Notes Ad-
missions Leave No Doubt
in Washington Of Response
biIiv for Sussex Disaster
COMMANDERS REPORT
CLEARS SITUATION
Details of Submarines Feat
Correspond Entirely with
Time and Place When tx
pIoSion Wrecked Steamer
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Washington, April lS.-The United
States is disposed to consider that
Germany, in the latest submarine
note. practically admitted one of her
submarine commanders is guilty or
torpedoing the channel steamer Sus-
sex. President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing today examined the official
text of the communication from Ber-
lin and are understood to have reach
ed this conclusion, although no an
nouncement was made.
What Germany Must DO.
Unless Germany should without
eouivocation admit attacking the YES
sci. which had aboard more than
score of American citizens, lhilct
adequate punishment upon the com
mander of the submarine, and in
other ways show evidences OF goou
faith. action of drastic nature un-
doubtedlv will follow. Details of the
policy to be pursued are expected 10
he formulated at the meeting of the
cabinet tomorrow.
Admission of Guilt.
The assumption of Germanys ad-
mission of guilt is founded upon the
marked similarity of the curcum-
stances surrounding the explosion
which damaged the Sussex and the at
tack upon Il steamer In the channei
described in the German note. Inc
date time and locations are pracuc-
allv the same. The damage done by
the torpedo fired by the submarine
and the explosion which wrecked the
Sussrx are Identical The course be-
! ing Followed by the Sussex ana the
,ecsel mentioned in the note are SIM
/ liar.
difference in Versions.
The only difference in the two ver-
sions. that of Germany based upon
. tba report of a submarine command
| er. and that of the United states
/ founded upon reports of the British
+, and French governments, affidaVlts
of survivors. and Investigations py
| American naval diplomatic ana con-
snlar officials is found in the de-
scription of the Sussex and IN the ue-
scription of the vessel attacked by tne
submarine, based upon sketch maze
bv the submarine commander whiie
| uecring through his periseope. IL Il
considered that the slight variations
! in the two sides of the case very wei
could be reconciled.
Following the receipt recently OF
press dispatches announcing that the
| German government flatly denied re
sponsiblity for the explosion whlcn
DESTROYED the Sussex, it is belleVed
the case the United States was pre-.
paring against German warfare woulu
have 10 be based upon the accumula'
tion of Illegal attacks rather thar
largely upon the disaster to the chan'
mel steamer. 1t now being revealed
upon lust what contentious and ar
guments Germany bases her denial OF
RESPONSIBILITY. the administration con
siders that the case of the Sussex Il
stronger than ever
Secretary Lansing today had near
ly completed the collection or eVl
dence in regard to the conduct OF SUB
marine warfare since the Lusitanii
went down statement of facts, l
was said, probably will be ready to Dc
brought to the attention of the Ger
man government within the next few
days.
Much of the evidence in the posses
sion of the state department regard
ing recent cases, has to do with TN
attacks on the four ships other thai
the Sussex mentioned in the German
note These were the Mancheste
Engineer. Englishman, Eagle Pom
and Berwindvale. The explanation
made by Germany of these cases arr
considered unsatisfactory. the Ger
man contentious not agreeing with tn
evidence which has been gathered D.
the state department