Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-05
President Wilson Is Seeking
Full Information Regarding
Sinking of Steamer Persia
and How Il Occurred.
0FFENSES GRAVE X
BECAUSE CUMULATIVE
Continued Destruction of Yes
sells, Contrary to Interna-
tionaI Law, Causes Serious
Apprehension,

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washington, jan 4.--lhere was no
lessenng Of the tension in The new
submarine crisis today with presl-
don, xylso,,s ro,,,, 90 tho Vvhi,a
., - 20 ~
house 10 'ohe peisoi'a' V""'s' VI ''''
SITUATION, hut there were marked M
dicatons of the presidents intention
Ia nroceed carefullv and deliberately
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" Tue h'Nt sup i'i ''S "'''''S S''"''
ed relations.
To Proceed Cautiously.
At the state department. the hope
was expressed that there would be
opportunity 10 settle the CRISIS ahlca-
bly, and II was stated that the Amefl-
can government believed that Aus
tria's assurances in the Ancona note
were given in good faith. TWO points,
II was emphasized. must be cleared
up before the next move Is made. IL
must be established whether the
British liner Persia actually was tor
pedoed, and, if so, what was the ma
tionallty of the submarine
Tumulty Issues statement.
Precedent WilEOn 4 firSt act on his
return was to issue statement
through Secretary Tumulty promising
the country action just as soon al
the full facts in the Persia disaster
can be learned.
Secretary Lansing ordered the con-
suls at Alexandria, Malta and cairo
to obtain affidavits and at once cable
summaries Of their contents
Until that information is obtained
or until Ambassador Penfield reports
some result from his inquiries TO the
Austrian government, the situation
Will be at standstill
Ncxt Sten Considercd
Noanwhilo tbero 10 d;ecussion of
what stens the limited states may
talTa ~ mako clear 10 the central
nowers and their allies the extent to
which !, ovnectc to bold them respon-
,a;hle for s,hnarina onerafions in
,ioio,;an or intarnationat lnw
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=, raaaiiad ~, on, sat of officials whn
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;',t,a1 t,,it,, Auetria
vo,es ~ other Teu,op Allies
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mere copies on the submarine eoife'-
ponuence WIN GerhiahN.
Inc latest ueVeiopiheh,s OF WV III
SIS ior the iirst tline prousnt .no
president INTO conference WIN the
heads OF tne cohBfessiohal committee
on Foreign relations ana alscioseo
tnat they are TO ne ihiofiheu VI '"c
coming steps.
Specch-making Feared.
Administration leaders were uneasy
today over the prospect of an oppo-
sition attack in the senate on the adj
policy, hut that fear was
relieved when the senate. after being
in session ten minutes, adjourned inn
respect to the memory Of the late JUS
tice Lamar. he house showed no un-
easiness and the day passed over with
out speech h-making which the admin
istration feared might further inflamc
the public mind.
Al Most Critical Staec.
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