The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-21
ASKS
THE AUSTR|ANS
TO GIVE PLEDGE.
PRESIDENTS COURSE
IS NOT MADE KNOWN
Expected Mr.. Wilson Will
Come Before congress
Next Week. .

WASHINGTON. Feb. 30.-An-
other cabinet meeting passed to-
day without an announcement con-
cerning the crisis with Germany.
High officials said after the
meeting that there had been no
development of Importance and in
dicated that President Wilson had
not made Known his decision as
. TO when his next step. would be
taken.
Members Of the senate who talk
ed with administration OFFICIALS
during the day. gained the impress
SIGN that arrangements for the
Presidents appearance before Con-
gress probably would be- made ear
ly next week.
Apparently only the President
knows Just what he will ask or
Congress but it is generally as
sumed that with the session about
10 end he. will seek authority TO
deal with any situation which may
arise as q result of the unreStrlcl-
ed submarine campaign.
At the stale department. 1t was
said that the situation continued
10 be as serious as II could SnoTt
of war. The department received
after the cabinef meeting de-
spatch from Consul Frost al
Queenstown. announcing the Sink
ing by shell fire OF the NorWc-
cian steamer llalheattie. wi IN two
native Americans in her crew. me
cCasul said the Dalbcattie stopped
at the first shot but that the SUP
marine continued shelllpS whl!e
the shin was being abandoned ana
offered no assistance 10 the. crew.
After being on the sea IN their
boats for about eighteen hours,
The men were rescued.
This is one of q number or IN
stances in which reports 10 the
department tell Of violations or
urIItrat rights and endanEering oil
neutral life. All available lntor-
nation about such cases is beng
assembled for the president;
Secretary Lansing would not
discuss the situation with Austria
either before or after the cabinet
meeting. He would not comment
on the "aide memoir handed TO
rhe Vienna government by Ambas-
sador PenfieId asking specifically
wherhrr Austria had repudlated
her pledges given the unlter
States after the sinking OF the
Ancona and the Persia.
LONDON. Feb. ~. 2:45 p. m.-t,red
rick &. p-rti.ld. American hinhasSado
y Vienna. lS said by Reuters AmStrr
lam correspondent. 10 have delivered |
h.. Austru-tluugitrtan foreign ininlst"i
r.nI,rst for = clear and final dchnitio
+ Austrn-Hungary'S attitude regardln
.l,hnarin" warfare. The Amsterd;I.
says that according 70 a tGts
ram from Nirnna Mr.. P"nticld nanGt
N aid. rucinotrr" today To the forclE
,, ,,iuiSiCr requesting clear and final IN
nrmaIion as to what standpoint IN
ustrn-uuugarian government has rs
autn,I r,.gardtuG submarine warfare an
,.hnth"r thr assurances given on thc ..
.aSinu Of tn" .Nnc"na. and Persia Incl
lcn,s are 10 h" regarded as chanGco
Th. foreign ministry. tho despatc
.ys will submit the aide memoire' I
ihnroIrh examination and then max
EuIiHwjnr is tho text ot the Aid
N.rurir as forwarded by Reuters Am
t.. rdan correspondent:
In Not" M. /. lG7 of December 3,
1915 the American government lald
dn,yn The points OF view whereby II
WAS Sultlth ItSit'IlAAt 49, 60 49,
nt submarines in naval war. THESE
nuintS Of view wcr" on an earlier
occasion clearly expressed TO the
German government and tho United
StatrS government was of the opin-
ION that the hungarian gov
eminent replied with not" No. 5.I35
ri Decemhcr il. 1915. wherein it de-
..Iarcd il had neither adcquat" know
ledge Of the exchange OF IDEAS
which had taken plsc" between the
tinted States and Germany nor was
of thu. opinion that even complete
knowledge. would suffice for judS-
rncnt in regard TO the Ancona Incl
dent as thu. questions arising from
this incident bore Il different char
actor.
"N.verth"lnss the AustrO-H -Hungar-
i:,a foreign ministry declared in
note. No. 5.94a OF December u. 1917:
as regard the principle set up in
yh.. very esteemed note thar encmy
privat" ships provided they do not
tlr. or offer resistance should not
h.. destroyed before the passengers
are placed in safety. the AustrO-
uunEa rian government Is In 4 posi-
t:u.4 u assent in tn" main to this
rl.w IF tn" Washington cabinet"
After the sinking by an Austrian sui
marine uf tn. italan steamship Ancon
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