The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-06
President to Return to Washington Tonight to Take Charge Of
Matters Growing Out of Sinking Of British Liner Persia
on Which American Consul at Aden Arabia, Is Reported
to Have Lost His Life
LINER CARRIED MOUNTED CANNON
As Near as Can Be AScertaned Passenger Craft Had Nc
Warning of Attack--London Informed That About 100
Survivors Have Reached PortPosition Of Gun May Have
Important Bearing In Negotiations

washington, Ian. 4.--President VIII
son viii hurry back to Washington by
special train because OF the added
gravity of the international situation.
He will start this evening, or as soon
as arrangements can be made, and VIII
be here Tuesday morning.
A cabinet meeting will be held, and
a demand made on the central powers
for a shown down" on the submarine
question
In view OF the disaster to the Glendyle.
following the loss of the Persia, the
president and Secretary Lansing felt
that quick and vigorous action Is I'M
perative.
The mex demand will be joint one
and severe one in all probability 1t
will amount, II not to an ultimatum,
to something dangerously close It 1t.
The position Of this govern
ment will be in substance this:
"Wanton attacks by submarines
on lines on which American citi-
gems travel have been going on for
months. Promises Of future good
conduct have been made by you
only to be broken in some fashion.
The time has come when the Uni
ted States can no longer tolerate
this. A definite understanding
must be had once for all.
May Mean War.
The alternative will be breaking of
relations with the central powers, both
Austria and Germany, and possibly
gfS.. t.. Az fV-U
Is today seriously facing the POSSIBLE
ity not only of rupture with the CEN
trail powers. but Of being drawn into
the war. f#
While the situation today was de-
scribed by a high official as undoubt-
eddy serious, ii is still deemed possible
that prompt amends win be forthcom-
ing from Austria or Germany or BOTH
II they are both concerned in the re-
cent disasters.
Everywhere in washington in Off
cial and diplomatic circles and at the
capitol where congress- reassembles to-
morrow after the holiday recess the
situation was viewed as most critical
and fraught with grave eventualities.
May Put II Up to CONGRESS.
Chairman Stone, Of the Senate for
eign relations committee, conferred
with Secretary Lansing at the secre-
puL YVES
about the visit. Senator Stone admit
ted that the submarine crisis had been
discussed and that he expected to con-
fer with President Wilson on the lat
ter's return tomorrow. He said he die
not know whether the crisis would be
considered by the foreign relations
committee, lust vet"
There seemed to be a growing Inn
preston in official quarters that to-
morrow the president may call the con-
gress leaders together and acquaint
them fully with the situation.
Although the best the railroad Of
ficfals at Hot Springs could do was tC
promise to start the president home
ward tonight, White House Officials
, asked the railroad men to get a special
train ready to start from Clifton Forge
Va, for Washington this afternoon
calculating that the president could
! travel from Hot Springs to Clifton
Forge, less than so miles, by motor
The run from Clifton Forge to Wash
ington can be made in seven hours.