The sun., 1916-10-09
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rotary Lansing said TO the German Gov
ernment:
at has become painfully evident to II
that the position which II (the United
States G~iovernment) took at the very
outset. Is ineyitable-namely. the use of
submarines for the destruction OF an
euemy's IL of necessity. be-
cause OF the very character OF the ves-
sells employed and the very methods of
attack which their employment of course
involves. utterly Incompatible will the
principles of humanity. the long estab-
lished and i~ncon,rovertible rights of
neutrals and the sacred immunities OF
non-comhntants."
In his last communication to Germany
on submarine warfare Secretary Lans-
Ing. IN referring to the German reply on
the sussex case. said:
The note OF tho Imperial German
Government under date OF May 4. 1916,
has received careful consideration by the
Government OF the United States. 1t IL
especially noted as indicating the pur-
pose OF the Imper,ai Government rs to
the future that II is prepared to do
its utmost to coniine the operations OF
the war for the rest OF its duration to
the fighting forces OF the belligerents."
Apparently. instead Of following out
this practice the German Government
has decided to extend its submarine
operations against merchantmen to the
proximity OF American shores.
As printed exclusively In THE SrS to-
day. the real object OF the l. boats visit
was 10 bring the submarine campaign to
American waters and to Initiate a cam
palEn To- strike at the munitions and
grain shipments TO England and gen.
orally affect shipping. This news was
known To- a few Of the foreign attaches
Yesterday and OF course at the German
Embassy. Some inkling Of IL Is under
stood to have leaked to the State De-
partmen', but II was hoped until the
last that tho fcport would prove un-
founded.
when TIVE Sun correspondent in
formed acting Secretary Polk yesterday
that the German submarine C-53 had
actually arrived at Newport Mr.. Polk
plainly indicated tina. the news came as
II distinct blow. lie showed at once
that he regarded II as OF the very
gravsst Importance and hurried out to
inform the President of certain develop
ments In the situation and also to let
Secretary Lansing know IF the news.
The question OF policy Will he taken up
10y the President and the state Depart
m-rt tomorrow. The first move will be
for the state Department to obtain as
quickly MS possible the details of each
case. a procedure which will be facili-
,ot.d Inv tho f,c, ,h,, I-nI,ed states
naval yess,Is have hoen rushed Ia tho
some Of the distressed ycssels
Messages have b..n coming into the
Navy penar;ment with great Frequency
throughout the day from Rear Admiral
Knight. in command of the naval dis
trict at Newport. Secretary Daniels
when seen this morning said he had
all nyaloh,c be,aus Iatsr ,bis h,,l,..
TN w,s mad. rubli, nj tho Navy ne.
rar,nent,
&c" I.sn,tch yas rccalyed fro,, Al
ui,al Eu'rh, s,vIr, mai tho T. : :
Jarvis and other Jos,roycrs had ,ef, fnr
the vicinity az Nantucket shoals Ilph,
vessel lu answer 10 : q : c,us"
Aside from tho Immediate issucs in
yoIvcd ,horo o. a,sn tho ,c,r a,non, ~.
ncI,ls ina, tho nr.scpce M . c.rran
submarine co,iI,a e., American tsrri-
,oriaI waters A. ,hero 4. more th,n ,hs
ma hont as .usnoc,ed MAJ ra,.. no.
nleyirr oues,iors n, ren,rau,v ava /,
lac, n MOS, serious ISSUE would ho ra,sad
~ IN. nnor,,ions ~ carm,n s,hn.rs,
b,cs were carried on 40 near Amarican
rn,,s a nr,o,oam, q ~a,.,o,n,n d"
bln,kadc ~ "
A. tho ou,so, or IN. war ub., Auiod
cruisers rovcreJ IN Now york % cio.s
that comrerce was i,pnedeJ tho STATE
penar,mon, tbrouch A. ,,ryar ro,issJ
Grro, Hritain and Er,ncs ~, ,ts nhiac.
lions ana Tho warsbins usr. a, oncs
moved further out 10 sca
ualt n dozen Sims des,roved nrac.
tIrally within sigh, Of tho shores ~ ~
United states while American warsh,ns
lowered near 10 take on the victim.
aroused renor,s OF German bases and
conyoys
ono rcnewed renor, was ,ha. ,arrs
ouarti,lcs of fnol oil Mad hee, sui,
m.r,.d AZ noi,,s In ,ba Cuif ~ Nsxico
~, ,ho co.'s, or Noino ,rd on i've "a.
rnd,,, cons, -, coniec,ure which WIS
oann,auv aoco,,.d % om,rg ,h. ,,os,
i5koiv nos.ihuitIes vas ,hat ihe suh,na.
80 49, 4. "a y,
n~,ar,har, smhn,ar.jhIos -, ,he Dnuts ch',
in,I "na puannn 80 inadnd ai,h ,or
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