The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-04-12
AUSTRIA SEWERS
RELATIONS WITH
UNITED STATES
Bulgaria and Turkey Expected to
Follow.
U. S. TRIED TO STOP MOVE
state Department Announces Dipio-
matte Rupture and Efforts to Avoid
It-PenfieId Called Home Be-
fore Action Was
Taken.


Washington, April 10.-Austria-H Hun
gary, under he pressure of Germany,
has severed diplomatic relations with
the United States.
Baron Erlck Zwiedinek, charge daft
flares of the Austro- Hungarian en-
bassy here. called at the state depart
ment and asked for passports for him
self and the embassy staff.
Almost at the same time q dispatch
was received from American Minister
Stovall at Berne saying the dual mon
archy had broken off diplomatic rela-
lions with the United States in Vienna
Sunday. 1t is presumed this was done
by handing passports to American
Charge Grew. American, Ambassador
Penfield, who had left Vienna on Sat
governments action.
Spain Takes over Affairs.
BY prearrangements Spain will take
over the diplomatic and consular inter-
ests Of the United States In Austria
Hungary. All Austrian consular agents
with the diplomatic mission, as was
the case with Germany.
Australia Hungary has asked Sweden
to take over her interests In the United
States.
Up to the time Charge Zwiedlnek
asked for his passports no similar &C
don had been taken by Bulgaria and
Turkey, Germany's two other allies,
and their representatives here disclaim
having any knowledge of the intention
of their governments. 1t is expected
here they will follow by breaking dip
tomato relations.
Austria's break with the United
States undoubtedly rs the prelude to a
declai alton of state of war.
200 Americans In Austria.
About 200 native Americans are
thought to be now In Austria Hungary,
with perhaps another 1900 naturalized
Austro-Americans most of whom may
prefer to stay In their country of
birth. officials here expect no difficult
sies to be placed before Americans In
Austria. and that all the American en-
Oassy officials will be permitted to
leave without restraint or inconve-
uience, owing to the decidedly friendly
feeling that Austria has shown despite
German pressure.
v. s. Tried to Avert Break.
The following announcement In re-
gard to the break In relations with
Austria was made by the state depart
ment:
'On March 18 the state department
Uniformed the American ambassador In
Vienna that this government was sim
cerely DESTROYS Of maintaining friendly
relations with Austria Hungary, and In
order to accomplish this would be
willing to go as far as 1t properly
could.
'In recapitulating the whole Ques-
don for Ambassador Penfields guild
ance in his discussion of the natter
with the Austrian foreign office the de-
partment pointed out that the Austrian
note Of January 81, declaring almost
the same submarine danger zone as
was declared by Germany, was re-
ceived on the same day that Count
Tarnowski arrived In Washington; that
1t had been explained to Count Tar
nowski that this government could not
possibly receive an ambassador from
Austria and at the same time dismiss
the German ambassador unless the
Austro-Hungarian government could
gecede from the position taken In Its
submarine note; that Count Tarnowski
had agreed and suggested the opening
OF conversations In the hope that some
solution might be found that the de-
partment had thereupon instructed Mr..
Penfield to ask the Austro-Hungarian
government for statement of Its po-
sition that the Austrian reply, re-
ceived from Vienna in telegram dated
March 2, contained the following state
ment:
"The entire declaration is essential
ty nothing less than a notification to
che effect that no merchant ship may
navigate the sea zone accurately de-
6ned In the declaration
Austria Refused Change.
"And that tAe imperial and royal
government is however unable to ac-
cept q responsibility for the possible
loss of human life which may never
theless result from the destruction of
armed 81 ps encountered In the In
closed zones. Moreover, 1t may be re-
marked that ro-Hungarian subma-
zines are operating only In the Adriatic
and In the Mediterranean, and that,
therefore. prejudicing of American
interests by Austro-H Hungarian men-of-
war is hardly to be feared; that the
kernel of the Austro-Hul carian state
ment was In these quotations because
the Austro-HungarioD government up
held the principles set forth In It's note
Of January 81, at the same time stat
ing that the prejudicing of American
interests by stro-Hungary was
hardly TO be feared that the Aus
TRAN reply was apparently given out
officially In Vienna and thereby as
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