New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-20
o.oss Discusses the Posi-
bilities of War with
Germany.
SUGGESTS JOINT
NEUTRAL ACTION
o,,,;r Authorities Declare No
German Submarine or Mine
Sank Steamship.

q. Ministry OF Marine does not de-
80. Aefnitcly that the steamship Tu-
Is. vss torpcdoed. but from all evil
- IN IFS possession regards II as
...~slv probable. j. J. Rambonnet.
go of Marine. confirmed a report
-, affidavit had been made By the
s-., mate. the fourth mate and the
,..,,r. in which they said that they
white streak, which is only ex-
s,.,,.ble as the track of torpedo, ap-
..,.bi,r the ship. When the streak
.~.hs5 the Tubantia an explosion fol-
,.r,d The Tubantia, according TO the
a5,yi. had all but stopped when the
-,,losion occurred. The vessel was hit
.-;5sbip. aft on the starbOard side,
go, metres below the waterline.
I, view Of this evidence, Minister
p,-bornet declared that the only con-
.i,.ioY lef. was that the Tubantia was
.,roe5oed and sent to the bottom. ON
,.,." he declared, 81 regard II as nine
.,.,ine out Of a hundred chances that
ne was torpedoed."
Minister Rambonnet added that the
Ministry Of Marine was making further
.,vss,ieatioHs. a Rotterdam sSlving
.orpsny, he said. would begin work on
Monday with diving operations at the
.ro, where the Tubantia sank. with the
.ops o. establishing more definitely the
-..ure and cause Of the explosion.
War Talk Deprecated.
The press Of The Netherlands. in
sensing the sinking Of the liner Tu-
-s1,ia. refers TO the possibilities Of war
between Germany and Holland.
The Amsterdam "Hsndelsblsd," after
discussing the uselessness Of such a
conflict and considering the many ties
between tto TWO countries, adds:
Nevertheless, nothing would be
more damaging 20 our independence
end national existence than the convic-
non "a Ming ground that we are IN
uerared 90 shed our blood for the de-
trce 20 our rights and independence.
The "Haulel o.ad' does not believe,
however. - says, that Germany will
r'rto.j clear guarantees against
repetition ~ such an incident as that
f The Trrar'ta. and continues:
off .tc at-acs was made against the
riders NJ .ne German Admiralty we
epec, the submarine commander will
Sc. wra- p. rate deserves"
Tho "N.elwe Rot,erdamsche Cou-
vrr' says:
~ che German navy seeks a conflict
with l7 Fl. should say so. The German
government i- using the surest means
% hurting our national feelings
Suggests Joint Neutral Action.
The "VaierIaud" asks II the time has
not come for America. Holland. Argen-
ira. Brazil, Chill. Sweden. Norway and
Denmark f0 take combined action, "as
'felr interests coincide and there can
be- r1 doubt concerning their senti-
ue1t.. The South American repub-
.cs arc Interested. because the loss OF
tle Iurar-a cepr.ves them Of one OF
tho few remaining links with Europe
Tho "Eaderiaud' believes that joint
diplomatic pressure would convince
Germany that the present method Of
submarine warfare must be abandoned.
Second Engineer De Groot Of the Tu
Da.ta makes the statement that an
togr and q half after leaving the ship
10 saw submarine or foreign build.
ssr,- March 10 by wireless to Say
vale, ~. l....NO German submarine
could have been in the vicinity Of the
SPOT whore the Dutch liner Tubantia
vas sun. and no German mines had
been lard iu this region, the German
Admiralty announces. The official state
ue7t issued under date Of March 10,
says:
The Dutch Navy Department has
waited that. according 10 the sworn dec
larst,ors of tho first and fourth officers
s-1 lookout men ~ the steamer Tuban-
"a. tho course % torpedo was clearly
seen. a German submarine IS out Of
ne question Ir connection with the
sinking " the Tubantia, az the place
"'ere tfe accident took place Is less
man three miles from the Dutch coast,
~@hie1 means that this place is within
ne Territory declared 20 be not danger
ols for pprg by the manifesto Of
February 3, 1918. 70 is further stated
no German mines were laid there"
Baron Gevcrs. Netherlands Minister
70 Germany, has received no communi-
eaton fro" The Hague regarding the
steamship Iuoan'ia, nor any intimation
regarding tho cause Of tho sinking OF
ne vessel Baron Covers declared that
ne had not tic slightest reason 20 eX-
psc' anything savoring Of friction be
'Feen Germany and his government as
iesul, ~ the sinking Of the Tubantia.
" mine sank her nothing can be
cone. ' Baron Covers said, "and II she
Fss torpet,ei there will probably be a
Ir''fs' followed By an apology and
prompt er.t.cmcrt By Germany, which
% upright and just in dealing with
t-cl Uattcr.."