The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-07
BREAK With
AUSTRIAP0SSIBLE
Austrian Note Holds Little 1t Any
Hope That Break Between U. 5.
Vienna Govt. Be Avoided.
BULGARIA AND TURKEY FOLLOW
American interests in Bulgaria and
Turkey May be Jeopardized-Fut'
Preparations Made for Break =

WASHINGTON, D. c. March G.
The Austrian note declaring adhesion
to the general principles of unrestrict.
ed submarine warfare holds out little II
any hope that break between the Unl-
ted States and the Vienna govern.
ment may be avoided. 1t was cOnsld7
cred probable that the course of the
United States toward Austria might
tentatively at least, be determined at
today's cabinet meeting.
Austria's efforts to substitute Tor
the individual warming every mer-
chant ship is entitled by international
law to receive before being torpedoed
a general warning to all vessels not,
to enter the barred zone cannot be
accepted by this government. Fur
thermore, the United States contends
now and always has commended that
neutrals aboard enemy merchant ships
are entitled to safety.
One position of the communication
which undoubtedly will not meet with
the approval of the United States is
that having to do with defensively
armed merchant ships. Austria's de-
claration that armed merchant ships
are to be regarded as pirate vessels
which may be destroyed, was regarded
as being specially significant in view
of the intentions OF the United States
regarding armament forgits merchant
shipping. "5e- a#i gsg hsAE5 .Bs,.,
q Notwithstanding the 81, perplexity
created in the minds Of officials, by q
portion of the Austrian argument, the
extreme reluctance felt here for a
break with Germany's chief ally and
the fact that Austria also does not de-
sire it, will assure the note most
friendly reading and every effort will
be made to harmonic the relations or
the two governments If it can be done
without a surrender by either.
A break with Austria probably
would be followed by one with Bull
garia and Turkey, jeopardizing Ameri-
can interests in those countries.
Ambassador Penfield, at Vienna, I'M
der instructions from the state depart
ment, has made full preparations for
q break if it comes and for the with
drawal of the native Americans and
consuls.
The Austrian Reply.
LONDON, March 6-10:30 a. m)
An Austrian memorandum referring
to the note on the Ancona case, says
that it strictly adheres to the assur,.
ance already given"
At the same time Austria calls at
tention to the fact that at the time
Of the Ancona incident it stated that
it reserved the right to bring up lat
er for discussion international ques-
lions which arise in connection with
submarine warfare" The memoran-
dunn then adds:
,!4If the Austro. Hungarian govern
ment now refers to this reservation
and briefly discusses the question OF
the sinking OF enemy vessels to
which that note refers, it is guided by
a desire to show the American govern
ment, that now, as heretofore, 1t strict
~ adheres to the assurance already
given and endeavors, by clearing up
that important question, because 1t
touches the laws Of humanity, to avoid
misunderstanding between the monar-
chy and the American union"
The reply of the Austrian govern
ment in the second American note in
regard to the sinking of the Ancona
contained the following paragraph:
"The Austro-Hungarian government
can positively concur in the principle
that enemy private vessels, so far as
they do not fee or offer resistance,
shall not be destroyed before the per-
sons aboard are secure.