Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-10

decline to attempt amy authoritative
statement of what the American gov.
erpment's attitude will be.
Although state Department oi,lcials
Are convinced there has been no VIC.
lation of international law in the at
lacks on Nantucket. they realize that
"a. prolongation of such operations In
waters adjacent to the United State
:. miSht result In serious Diplomatic
= Tissues.
1t 10 understood here that IL is Ia
discuss this feature that Secretary l.u,-
\ sing is going to Shadow lawn,
f! The secretary declined Tonight to
make any statement regarding his ;rip
7 or TO discuss the C-boat campaign
Officials would not admit that the
State Dcpa rtmcnt had reached :, deh-
mite decision regarding the legality Of
| tho U-boat activities so far reported,
B IL became known. however. that az.
of the evidence thus far collected by
= the Navy Department WAS regarded as
showing that none Or Germany's
! pledges to the Uui;-d States or her
( obligations under international law
? had been violated.
/ officials indicated that much infor-
(, nation had come IL navy officials
! which had been withheld III tho in
: tcrcst OF neutrality. Tonight "a warn
(, ing was sent to navy. commercial and
Ii amateur wireless stations forbiddine
: dispatch OF amy radio messages regard
L ing movements OF amy belliGcrent war
! ships.
1 ALI FACTS POSSIBLE
= WILL bs' >"t"n'
4 Ii WAS cmShasizcd that all the facts
4 possible regarding t-boat attacks
. would DE sought Each individual
ease. /, was said. would lie decided
I separately After n conference to-day
between Secretary Lansing and Sccre-
tary Daniels IL was announced that
Rear-Admiral Knight at Newport had
/, been requested 10 expedite a complete
repor, Of the submarine foray. AZ
! iidavits will he sought from officers.
r-innn and passengers of the ships de-
stroyed and from naval officers COM
'-mandine the destroyer relief notilla.
Whether The situation would he com
plicated by the new allied mcnoran-
dunn on Submarines. outlined III to-
nights cable dispatches as urging that
any underwater craft entering neu-
trail port should he detained there. was
another subject on which officials were
silent. rms communication mas nor
yet rcache" the State department. u
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SATURDAY
Tho danger 10 neutral submarines
Through being mistaken by belligerent
vessels limited at in The memorandum.
hyas suggested To the American govern
mcnt some time ago and every care
Mas been taken 10 keen American sub
marines out of waters where. mistakes
might arise
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eon'p'a'h' Oh ''"' score
SAFETY or PASSENGERS
:" Regarded AS IMPORTANT
,rhe safety or messengers ia re-
Earded us mn i,nportant feature pv The
Stute Dcnartmcut Counselor Polk re-
frrred u,Icstioncrs TO previous cores
pondonce Oh that subject with Ger
many In tha J'rva cusc ,bc berlin
government ,dn,ittcd Inn, Ufcbo,ts
should be depended upon only when
general conditions afford absolute Ger
tainty That the boats will reach the
nearest port"