Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-05
CELEBRATION WILL RULE
 PERSIA
 CASE
President Wilson Resumes Di- rect Control; His Action Awaits Comprehensive Re
 ports on Steamers Sinking.
AUSTRIA BELIEVED TO
 EXERCISE GOOD FAITH
Much Importance Attached to Question Whether or Not the Persia Used Guns; Teu- tons Acts Hasten Action.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Tension in the new submarine crisis is undimin- ished with the return of the president to assume personal charge of the sit uation, but indications were that the president would proceed carefully and deliberately before committing the United States to next step in the al- ready strained Teutonic relations. The state department expressed the hope of an opportunity to settle the crisis amicably. He stated the United States believed that Austtia's An coma assurances were given in good faith He emphasized that before the next move was made it must be es- abolished whether the Persia actually was torpedoed and the submarines nationality
 Latest developments brought the and foreign relations committees into conference. This disclosed the fact that they will be informed of coming steps, ofwhich course the senators and representatives, expressed their appro- val. In the back ground of the whole case lies the continued destruction of ships after the Teutons had given as surance that passenger ships would not be attacked unwarned. This phase of the situation rather than the Per sia case may become the ground of the next move.
 The presidents first act on his re- turn to Washington was the issuance of statement through Secretary Tu- multy promising the country action as soon as the full facts of the Per sia disaster are learned The presi- dent then directed Secretary of State Lansing to gather more information from the Persia survivors through the consuls. Until this information is ob- tained or until Ambassador Penfeld reports the result of his inquiry in Austria, the situation will be at a standstill. Austria's plea of ignorance of the official outcome of the subHa- rine controversy with Germany has caused some officials to favor taking action to forestall a similar plea by other German allies. when the United States has finished with Austria
 It is disclosed that the United States already has delivered to Ameri- can diplomatic representatives to Turkey and Bulgaria. and to Turkish and Bulgarian diplomats here copies of the submarine correspondence with Germany Administration leaders un- easy over the prospect of an opposi- tion attack in the senate on the ad- ministration policy were relieved when the senate adjourned, ten min utes after converting to respect to the memory of the late Justice Lamar The house showed no uneasiness.
 Indications of the administration's intentions to proceed cautiously was seen in the indefinite postponement of tomorrow's meeting of the senate foreign relations committee, where the subject would have been discuss ed. Back of the determination to be deliberate, officials say there is no in tention of acting any less firmly and promptly if facts so warrant There is an intimation that the United Statesmight decide the sinking of the Persia was without justification if no attempt was made 10 use guns aboard If the crew attempted to use the guns the United States might consider the of the submarine justi- fed.