Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06
|NDEMN|T|ES MENTIONED
The Note Is StrikingIy Similar
TO Germany's Last Reply in
the Lusitania Case and Once
Again Demonstrates That the
COOl-Headedness of Foreign
Office Prevails Over the Sensi-
tive Admiralty's Attitude.

Washington, Dec. @1.-Austra's re-
ply to the Ancoua note not only meets
the cardinal points of the American de-
mands but gives assurances for the
future which are considered moro sat
isfactorv in their extent than those |
which were given by Germany.
The fun American official view will |
not Ice known until after President |
Wilson has studied the Austrian reply |
which was received to-day from Am |
hassador Pcnfcld and was Immediately
dispatched to Hot Springs by White |
Huus" messenger.
DANGER OF RUPTURE PASSED.
It may be stated authoritativcly.
nevertheless that danger of "A rupture
uf Diplomatic relations has passed, and
the controversy now enters the same
stage as the Lusi,ania negotiations
with Germany ON even a more laVor-
able hasis.
Austria in the Ancona case has sub
scribcd to the principle that no ships Will
ho sunk, unless they offer resistance or
fec, without the persons aboard being
brought to safety This is considered ~
assurance that is farrcachinS and salts
factory.
Germany 'iiN H't w h''''"
liners until tho persons aboard had been
placed in boats. Tho designation liners
has never been cleared up and the Am
erican government does not concede that
placing persons in boats necessarily as
surcs their safety.
Points which Austria leaves for further
diplomatic correspondence are not consid-
cred of a nature to bring on a new crisis.
Chief among them are questions of fact
which affect Austria's responsibility for
what happened before the submarine COM
mander torpedocd the Ancona and their
importance il minim2cd by the promise
10 pay indemnity for Americans lost re-
Eardlcss of the absence of proof rs to just
how they met their death.
The mere statement that the submarine
commander has been punished for not
making allowances for the panic on the
ship undoubtedly will he accepted with
out question and without further inquiry
rs to its nature
NOT TIE ADMIRALTY'S VIEW.
One of the features of the case which
has attracted wide attention in officia
and diplomatic quarters is the apparent
similarity of the proceedings in the An
coma case with those in the Lusitanit
controversy In both cases, observer!
noted that the foreign office view tinall,
prevailed over those of the admiralt,
which in each case was hostile to tn
contentious of the United states.
The sinking of the japanese line
Nasaka Maru and the French liner Nill
DC La Ciotat after the second American
rotn was received in Vienna are &C
counted here on the theory that the Aus
trtun admiralty, holding out for It's sub
r1prjnc policy had not then issued neN
instructions 10 the submarine command
ev-.
Count Won BcrnstorGf. the German am
bassador conferred with Secretary Ian
sing to-day on the Lusltania case an
IT was said that while no communication
were passed, views We're exchanged an
1t was indicated that the promised SET
Element is not far off.
AUSTRlAS REPLY.
Austrias reply to the demands Of tn
United states in the case Of the torpedoe
Ancona was received to-day by the stat
department and the fun text was mad
public tonight 1t is considerably MOI
t,sn 1900 words in length There Is
marked difference in the translation frol
that of the version furnished by Reuter-
Telegram co. to the London press {
printed in the American papers Fr.da
morning, but the statements are identici
I'm substance The note holds to the ci
cumstance that the commander of II
submarine gave the people of the to
redood liner plenty Of time to escape h,
did not mako proper allowance for Il
ranic Of the passengers. It concludes
follows:
"Nith fun consideration. however,
This conduct of the commander. aimed
accomplishing the rescue of the crew Al
,assengcrs the imperial and royal IN
,inc authorities reached the conclusit
that he had omitted to take adequate
into consideration the panic That hi
broken out among the passengers whi
rendered difficult the taking to the boa
pnd the spirit Of the regulation that II
perial and royal marine officers ohuil II
In giving help to nobody in need, n
even to an enemy
.rTberSfore the officer was punished
occordanco with the existing rules, l
exceeding his Instructions
QUESTION or INDEMNITY.
"Tho imperial and royal government
tho face of this state of affairs does
lesltnte to draw the corresponding &C
cmsIons respecting the indcmniiication
American citizens affected by the slnki
Of the prize, but in this regard 1t maj
the following statement;
,The investigation into the sinking
fine Ancona could naturally furnish
ra.ertlnl poiut to show in how far
h ,jeht TO an Indemnity Is 90 be grant
American citizens. The imperial a
royal government cannot, indeed, e'