The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-04
CABINET MEETING FOR
TODAY IS CANCELLED
Conference Held by Executive
With Chairman Stone and
Some Members of Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
tBy Evening Herald Leased w,r.I

nouucom.Ht that th" government WIN
act in IA. newest phase ur the sun"
marine crisis brought on hy the sins'
ing ~ the Persia was made today N
the white HOUSE.
Secretary Tumulty issued tins state
mcnt Tor tn. president
The president and the secretary oil
state are taking every means p""Sihle'
To- obtain tn. full facts In this srhN'
matter an viii act just ssuon ~ the
information is obtained.
In the absence ol detailed ana
specinc information on which tp ha. "|
,h. next strp. Pr,sideut Wilson cu1c'i-
led the cabinet meeting which was Il"
have been held TO-DAY. put conferred
with Chairman stone 1ud SOM" m"m
hors Of the senate foreign relations
,ommi,tcc.
The president instructed Secretary
Lansing 10 bring immediately to the
Mhuc House any new information
shIrh came to hand dnd then pusi"h
nimself reading the official dispatches
so far received. and getting ~ '""'h
generally With thc situation
IN. administration b. depend nS
lprgol, on the inquiries winch Nin""S'
Sador PcniIeld has been instructed u"
muoc ~ Vienna aud he Information
winch con Suls are gpth'rlul elsewhere.
To- establish tn. uatuuthiN of the sun
marine which .e said O" hay" SUM-
the Pcr-ia
White HOUSE officials sa.1 both the
,.ult. ana IN, uou., would 70" kept
informed OF an important develop
mruts Iu The tur"irn situation. ni"'-
all. tbruugh conference between me
prr-ti,ut ana scutt, aud M huusc
leaders although f any dta7'c "'li"h
l., nk,a q .. pussinic ih"i 'N" pl'.'-
dent mas send q m'sm-' ,u '"nsI''.
There was nn Indication today "'
what the prospects were for ll'
Tinted states formally ocuuhinins
rulearia and Turkey "i iis p"~it'"n "u
tn" question of submarine Wotlhl'.
~ has boon proposed ,uaD such ac-
tiun should br taken .o that none OF
he central po,Vcrr bclIpcrcnts could
plead hack OF cillcal Information e.
Austria did ~ first lu m" Nucoua cas-"
The course of the tnitcd States ~
thai regard will hc developed definite
Is later.
It was disclosed TODAY. however
that SOM" time ago the United States
complete submarine correspondence,
with GERMANY WAS sent To- the Amer
ican diplomntir representative ~ Tur
Key and Bulgaria. ana also was deity
erred 80 ,hr diplomatic representative,
of those tive countries n Washington
The new submarine crisis was prac
,icnlly at "a s,gndstiil today while th'
government awaited exact details 90
The operations of Tcutonic suhmcrsi
blcs IN the Mediterranean.
There were evidences that admin
ls,ration Leaders. while not i'm the lcas
minimizing the dangers aud possihili
ties at the latest complicG ions hrough
on ny the destruction OF the line
crsli were anxious that the puhl
mind should not %" iuianrd iurthc
Will. the president aud his adviser
we're trying to suspold Judgment an'
AN the agencies uf the goNerHn"n
were IN motion to collect all the TACT
upon which the lcNt move may b.
made.
For tn, first time since foreign rola
iions became delicate durug the wal
President Wilson today conferred VT
the leaders of the congressional com
mitt"rs which icll with TIA. tuhl"t
and It was aitcrVurd announced tina
they were 70 be advised of the step
and developments IN the situation
This action met the appruhatiu
OF many sonuturF ana representative
who have been coutcndug thui B
such 4 serious situation a. the pres
out promises to become. Cungro'
should b" consulted Ia any WoF,
which maN ho made.
An expected attack ou the admins
ttatlon policy prof .pl was avoided h
hlsty adjournment r' the so1Nl
within ten minut"s after II assemble
and there was me- indication uf u uu
break in the house. \ meeting Of Nh
senate foreign relations committee u
morrow al which the subject wus o'
pcctcd To- come up was deferred unl
later In the weo.,. awaiting iWth"r u
formation. leaders said.
For the president Secretary T.
multy ISSUED u statement Ia the coui
u, rronis,ng that the Hdminisirati'
would act ~ soon ns the 'ull FAC
could hc gathered,
Al the white House and At the STA
department the tension of the ctit
NaN evident bui there was an htilo