Bisbee daily review., 1916-11-02
Many Complicated Issues Rise Out of Sinking .of British Merchantmen With Loss of Six Americans.
REPORTED TO HAVE
 LYNCH GUN ABOARD
Also Reported Engaged in Ad- miralty Work Recently-Lan- sing Says U. s. Will Hold Germany to Promises.
(ey Review Leased wire)

w O-NF -NO'- IL NO conflicting clements have appeared in the destruction of the British ship Marina by a German submarine. with the loss of American lives, that the incident threatens to fall into a tech nical discussion rather than a clean cut issue of whether Germany has violated her pledges to the United States.
 Details Lacking
 It became apparent today. both from the attitude of the state depart ment and from foreign dispatches. that much which is essential to de- termination of responsibility remains undisclosed, if indeed, the United States, Germany or Great Britain is in possession of the full facts.
 Want German Version
 It appeared certain no movement would be made by ts-Urite9 Stetes until the German version of the affair as well as that of the destruction of the British ship Rowanmore by shell fire with endangering of Americans, has been obtained.
 Bernstorff Asks Details
 The only positive developments
 today were the action of Count von Bernstorff, the German ann
 bassador, in asking his govern ment to forward full details by
 wireless and the issuance of statement by Secretary Lansing that the investigation would be in no wise delayed because there
 is political campaign in prog ress. This was Mir Lansing's statement:
 Case Will Be Rushed
 "The fact that a political cam- paign is in progress will in no way effect the practice of the de- partment in negotiating and in making full investigation of cases of this sort We shall do it as we always have with as much celeri- ty as possible.
 U. S. To Stand Pat
 "I wish also to make another statement on a matter which has
 been brought to my attention. The question has been raised as
 to whether the policy of the President or the department in regard to submarine warfare since the Sussex was sunk had
 been changed. l wish to state emphatically that there has been no change in any particular"
 Ship Reported Armed
 While they await full details. two facts attracted the atten- tion of officials. One was the an nouncement that the Marina was armed with a finch gun mounted a. stern: the other was a news dispatch from London. the language of which was regarded as significant. It said: Tt is regarded here as quite prob able that the American state depart ment will make still further inquiries with the object of determining def nitely the status of the Marina. While it was said that she was under pri- vate charter when she was torpedoed it appears that the vessel may have been engaged in admiralty work not long before" This was generally construed to be a reflection of some indication of doubt in London over whether the ship was entitled to the immunities of a peaceful merchantmen. The United States government. however. never has altered its policy of regarding merchant ships, temper arily in admiralty service. as mer- chantmen. still. unless they have been actually taken over by a belligerent nation and manned with naval crew.
 Guns Again Issue The question of the Marina's arma- ! ment, however. is likely to become |
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