Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-10
THE SUBMARINE
PROBLEM MOST
DIFFICULT ONE
United States Uncertain as TO
Course in View Of Ger
many's Contradiction of
Overwhelming Evidence.

10y NoaNiHg Journal SPECIAL LEAeEo wtnrl
Washington, April s---The admin
istration expects TO be in position
within the next forty-oiRht hours te
determine what shall be the next stel
If the United states IN the situation
resulting from the numerous disas.
tiers which recently have overtake1
merchant ships carrying American
citizens
Secretary Lansing said tonight he
had not received official coniirma-
ton Of press dispatches announcing
Gormnnys disclaimer Of responsible
It's II the explosion which damaged
The SUSSEX. lie expects definite word
Of some Kind tomorrow AT the same
time he expects to receive a number
Of affdayits secured from survivors
Of the Sussex by the American cm-
bassies IN London and Paris
WIN Consider Evidence.
with these affidavits and official
word that Germany denies respon-
Nbility in the Sussex case before it.
the administration will be able quick
lr 20 determine the course the Unit
ed states shall pursue.
All the available evidence will he
considered bS the president and his
cabinet Tuesday.
While official expression of opinion
was withheld it was strongly intinat
ed tonight that high officials were of
the opinion that IT was doubtful at
this time @hether action could he
taken by the United States IN the
case Of the sussex in view Of the
German denial
Especial attention now Is being di-
rected at the accumulation of evil
dence regarding other cases which
the United states has been investi-
eating. OF these the case of Man
chester Engineer appeared to be the
most aggravating The evidence
shows that at least one Of the sur
vivors from that ship swears he saw
the periscope ~ a submarine Wheth-
er this declaration has been corrobor-
ated is unknown, the administration
not being disposed to divulge the
evidence collected.
Reports From Gerard.
Secretary Lansing. at his home to-
day. studied many documents and
kilograms regarding the Sussex and
other cases A number Of kilograms
from Ambassador Gerard, all de-
scribed az being highly confidential,
(
declined to discuss any lof them,
Among the documents are number
dealing with the SUSSEX and Manches-
ter Engineer as wen as the cases Of
the Engllshman, Eagle Point and
Rerwindale. all of which. The evidence
thus far secured indicates, were at
tackled by German submarines, and
which the German government has
been asked about
In the ease of the Eagle Point the
evidence Is said 10 show that the
ship upon captivating at the end of
a chase by German submarine was
torpedoed with members of the crew
still on board The position of the
American government il now and al
ways has been that when "A vessel
trying 10 escape capitulates. she
gains immunity from further attack.
President Considers Question.
President Wilson also worked on
the submarine question today in spite
of cold he caught Friday night
when the naval yacht Mayflower, on
which he WAS riding down the Poto-
mac river. ran into a severe SNOW
storm.
Whatever may be the result. of the
present situation between the United
states and Germany hints have come
to the state department that the con-
tinulng attacks on marmed mer-
ehuntmen win cause all hcllgerents
and probably some neutral merchant
ships TO carry guns when voyaging
through the war zone,
When final official word from Bet-
In on the Sussex case Is received tho
state department will decide whether
TO inquire at Vienna whether an Aus
TRAN submarine attacked her