Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31
RECENT U-BOAT
ACTS PUZZLE TO
us. AUTHORITIES
Difficult to Bunch Attacks
Involving Americans,
as Data Come In
GERARD DELAYS REPLY
vAsHtNGTON. March 81.

WASHINGTON, March 81.
President Wilson and his Cabinet dls-
cussed again today the crisis wnlch IlaS
developed with Germany as result Ti "
Kaiser's apparent renewal OF ll'es"s Su ,3
marine activities. With a mass vi w
dence at hand. the Cahinet laGeu a,ie..,,,a a 20
what muddled problem. Plahhlnb
handle the recent outbreaks In the EnRIsh
channel as one issue and not take inc IN
cident nm separately. Administration OF
ncials today find that this may oe u'l-
hcult .....,, ,,.i,icb
An,erirsn Iiycs were ieopardi2ed. IL Us
understood the Eagle Point was noat ,h
tbe service Of the English Admiralty t".
r,nsltshnan IL will he probably cohtoh"tu
bv Germany. was attempting 10 eSy'pe
ana the sussex IL is already dcrla'eu ny
German officials, was the victim OF a 'll,'lS 'll,it
ana no, "A submarine. What VIII he salu
Of the Manchester Engineer is yet 10 oe
seen. ,...t,,,,,,.
In the face OF these points the President
and Secretary OF state Lansing are nor
ing TO obtain i'm the next few days from
American Consuls abroad suiiici'ht eN-
dence ON which to base definite cohrlu-
ions Absence Of word from Ambassador
Gerard. in reply to suggestions ihat ne
obtain informally from tW' 't' ''''''
Government information 1t may nave con
cerning the recent disasters mas 'o''-
tributed to the difficulty. ...,,,,,,
Not single communication "'S No'us
through from Gerard since he was directed
70 learn whether Germany accepted re-
nponsbility for the attack upon l'ls 'l'"'
,eI steamship Sussex. There mas ne'" NV
interruption in the cable ana "Hl'lalS "I'
,nizgled AS to why he doea not report al
though the suggestion is made t'at ''el-
MANY has asked that he wait Il reply TO
Ills query until all submarine commanders
report. .,..,,
A strong belief exists i'm congressional
circles that President Wilson wlI' aNpear
before Congress next week u" rrl'4.' .,n @
and ask support for planned ac'loh III u'e
submarine cases.
senator stone and Representative
Flood chairman Of the Senate ana houst
Foreign Relations committees, dlStuss'u
The general international SITUATION Nv
length with Secretary Of state Lansing
today. 1t was later explained ny Seh"-
TOR stone that the conference was III
every way informal and that no arrange
n,ents vet had been suggested for bringing
the submarine situation to the attention
of Congress.
THE hands nj the United states are
fled until all of the facts are secured.
tho senator said at may be a week
vet before Ambassador Gerard can get
ali of the facts Meanwhile we will have
TO mark time
The Senator very frankly said that the
situation on its face seemed very serious
Austrian and German sources were
plainIv troubled today over the imme-
diate outlook However. there was Il feel
ing in evidence there that this Government
can expect Germany to meet its wishes
IL its marine officers shall be shown III
fault. As a high official put 1t. Germany
Is too big nation TO violate solemn
nIerlges with consent" And German naval
discipline is such, ii was pointed out, that
IL a German officer is shown at fault he
will be punished no matter what his
rank or connections