The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-15
White House, State Depart
ment end Congress Leaders
" i'll onfer on Final Action
AFFIDAVITS CLlNCH
AMERICAN CONTENTION
Belln Nut Give Something
Moe nan EMIT romIScs
Now II 1t would Avoid Dlr-
lo.natlc Rupture

Washington. April iI.---Thc
f9lb'Eo4 la, i .,.s,,ty that The
,har;tc ocI ana s-Cpc OF tine new
no.. to neanI:ns in the sub
naiiBc roN..o.c.>y shoLIu Dc
agreed upon Lctweeil the White
House. the sIa<c Department and
Co. .,IonaI leaders. y confer
CnsC foi this purpose probably
viii tn held WITHIN The next forty
{ .@ht hours.
II j. believed senator Stone and
Repre- sentative EIood, cha rman
oI The senate and House Foreign
Relations Committees, will be
summoned to the Nmtc House to-
morrow afternoon. after PrCsi-
tiCUf Wilson and secretary BanS-
ing have considered the aifidaSitS
and special reports which arrived
at New York today ON the steam
or NJ. Paul. This evidence, which
relates to tho case OF tho Sussex.
will he digcstcd and submitted to
stone and Flood, II was said, to
obtain their opinion a. to its
value : evidence that the Sussex
was attacked by submarine. They
will he shown also all other evil
,lcIEe the government has In the
sussex and other submarine cases.
vi reports indicate the cas-
against Germany has been made
anal, by this government rad that u
fCutat Nc decision has iSccn reach
rtI to inform Germany In the
forthcoming note that tho United
~inteS considers Germany has
Violated her promises tn this coun-
trl.
German Grew Gave Facts.
1t was positively said at the Stat
the note 10 Germany vii
,ot be an ultimatum, and that II vii
make no threat Il was emphasize
~ Mr.. Lansing today that no actio
whatever would be taken until thi
has all the facts in hano
out il was regarded as significant ina
Ne also confirmed reports that Frenc
and british forces captured on Marc
: n German submarine. the crew Q
which had furnished the French au
horities with the name and numhe
~ the submarine which attacked IN
Sussex.
Has F~ilcd 10 Keep Pledge.
IL WAS intin'ated NJ the state
Department that tho note to Ger
many will state substantially the
following:
That from, the evidence sub
united by the allied governments
and Germany, the United states Is
iusti6ed i'm concluding Germany
has failed to make good the as
surances given by Ambassador
yop RerustorfY in the Arabic case
rcspccting attacks upon liners.
o That this conclusion war
rants "a request for new, comprc-
henstye and final assurances.
3. That friendly relations can
not be maintained without sn'isuat
observance OF pledges.
4. That IL Germany can arrive
at different conclusion. the
United States win rccelvc and
consider II.
3. That "a evidence of Amer
ica's good faith. this government
presents to Germany the complete
testimony In tho cases upon whicH
this country bases Its action.
G.. Tint Germany will undrs-
stand II She cannot successfully
combat this governments posi-
ton, the United States will expect
the same action by Germany as
WAS demanded Of Austria in thu
Ancona case.
-fhe-e -as some disposition In OF
ncial circles today to critic re tn
President for determining upon tn
>ourse he would pursue in the sui
marine controversy before "onsu'tin
Congress. 1t was said at the Capttc
the impression there was general tina
when the Gore resolution Was up i
the Donate and the McLetnore resolu
lioA,in the House that President Wi
son promised to take Congress In nj
coAAd ence and advise with II hefor
announcing a critical decision in In
controversy.
At the State Department II Wa
said that II 1t Is decided to break wit
Germany Ambassador Gerard woul
be recalled but passports would no
be handed to Bernstorf nor would
request be made for his removal from
the United States It was saia TIL
would have the effect of throwing tn
for further actiol oil
the Imperial German government.
Evidence Arrives.
New York. April t4.--Guarded b.
Sir Charles Allom. of the British for
fCantinued on Second Paxe.l