Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-09
ARE
ENCOURAGED BY
RECENT NOTES
Officials at Washington Gratified
Over Recent German Note A
on Submarines. 7
SATISFACTORY SOLUTION I
OF PROBLEM IS REACHED
Will Investigate Arming Of 1tal'
ian Liner Now in Port Of
New York. |

washington, jan. c'-'CI1So"Ao6Su
by the conciliatory attitude shown
by Germany and Austria in recent
diplomatic exchanges with the United
States, officials are considering re.
questing a definite and comprehen-
sive statement pledging not only Ger.
many, but all of her allies, to re.
spect, in the conduct of their sea war
fare, the guarantees as to the safety
of American life, for which this gov,
ernment has contended throughout
the entire submarine controversy.
President Wilson is being urged by
his close advisers to ask the Ger
manic allies for definite assurances
that no unarmed ships with Ameri-
cans aboard shall be destroyed until
passengers have reached q place OF
safety.
Like German Note.
Officials are particularly gratifed
over Germany's latest note on the
destruction Of the American ship
William P. Frye, made public today,
because of it's acceptance of the prin'
ciple that the mere placing of non
combatants in lifeboats before a
prize is destroyed is not a sufficient
guaranty of safety.
This concession, coupled with the
offer of Germany to pay indemnity
for the Lusitania victims and Ambas'
sador Won Bernstorffs assurances re-
garding the conduct of German sub.
marines in the Mediterranean, have
contributed greatly to the feeling
that a satisfactory solution of the en-
ltire problem might be near at hand
italian Liner Armed. ''.
Earon Erich Swiedinek, charge OF
| the Hungarian embassy, to-
day informally called to the atten:
tiOn of Secretary Lansing the pres.
ence of two mounted three-inch guns
on the Italian steamship, Giuseppe
Verdi, when she arrived in New York
Thursday.
while official information upon the
subject was lacking, it was under
stood that the charge has made in.
quiries as to what action the United
States, as a neutral, considered TAX.
| ing in the matter.
Lansing to Investigate.
Secretary Lansing was said to have
assured Baron Swiedinek that the
vessel would not be allowed to leave
the American waters before the cues:
| ton involved had been disposed OF.
Officials in position to be familiar
with the attitude of the United States
expressed the belief that the ship
would not depart until the guns had
been removed. ...
Collector Malone's report regard.
ing the presence of rifles on the Yer.
di states that the ship was navigated
by a civilian crew and did not, as
was unof1lcially reported, carry gun.
ners of the Royal Italian navy.
Protests to Eng land.
The United States has sent to Am.
bassador Page at London for presen.
tation to the British foreign office note
vigorously protesting against the Brit
ish authorities interfering with and
'censOring mails from the United
States to neutral European countries.
The note is understood to have al
ready been delivered to the British
foreign office.
Numerous complaints have been re-
ceived from American business men
and others that their mails destined
to neutral points in European coun-
tries have been opened by the British.
Americans Make Appeal.
The American Association of Com
merce and Trade, embracing the Am
ereiecan business colony Of Berlin,
today sent wireless appeal to Sec
retary of State Lansing and leading
congressman at Washington, praying
for action to assist Americans rep.
reseneting American firms here whose
business is paralyzed by British in.
reference with commerce.