The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-09
L. 5. l., NOT TO BE Ill RRiED
INTO FIGHTING GEi..u ~,
Complete american Probe Must Is
tablish Overt Act.-Principle ana
Right, Net Exrediency VIII tontrol
administration in Present Crisis.
(Pv F. r. SartWell.)

Washington. Feb. 6-The tnited
States VII determine CT its own re-
rronsibility, and On Investigations
made by American officials. Whit shall
constitute the covert act'' violating
Germany's submarine PLEDGES which
must precede open hcsti!ities with
Germany
The United States will not be hur-
ried into war CT account Of any nc-
currencn which full and complete in
vestigation does not establish AS the
overt act" fixed by President '.Nilson
as necessary before he will ask con-
gress to authorize the next STEP"
With these statements from the
State department. and the declaration
from the white house that "principle
and right. not eXpediency." will con-
troll the administration in the present
crisis, washington o. Q more settled
down to wait and rrcn2ra.
President Wilson anT his cohina'
Went over the international situation
at leneth today. They considered
r'ans for fill preparedness for any
eventuality and the causes which may
bring about an emergency.
After the cabinet meeting tie pres
ident's advisers declared that the sit
uation was UNCHANGED. and that there
was "no Improvement
One immediate problem had been
disposed of however The State de-
partment made ii clear that the death
cf Rich Wallace. colored killed IN
the submarine attack on the British
"prowisional coilier' Eaveetone was
rot tho covert act' that would plunge
the United States into the midst of the
seething European turmoil. 1t was
contrary to international law. was not
Of A nature to force the momentous
next STEP in the German crisis.
Tonight all Official Washin oton
trrred us ewes anDrehensivelv toward
the Cer~nar enhmarinn var zone For
- horre the full scone of Germany's
new declaration Of "rrthlessness" to
hoth be'lienrert md non.~a1 sH:~n'no
had been effective The Fre days If
grace allowed ne"t~al ch'n"'n~ "r,
clear the zone of shipping had expir-
ed
Administration officials feared that
any horr mioht h~ino forth t1'e re-
ro~t o. 'rrario>n. 1;rnc Ann~inan
p~nd
ident Wilson to the next step'' he
announced his Intention of taking.
While the death Of Wallace was dis
posed Of. and the situation relieved tp
that avtent. it was rnade clear TIA. 49,.
nov+ shin sunk in the war zone may
n~n-iIe all the essentials Of the covert
act" for which the nresiAent is await
in~ and which he is hoping will not
occur.
Whi'n Washino+or waitea. T wor1l-
ed The smoothly oiled war machin-
arv Of tho re,rblic continued to move
ranid1v toward comnlete aratiOrl.
Tho hig grim State, war and navy
''';'dine was overrnn with clerks, off,
tening the details Of emergency roi.-
. tine under the direction of cocrn+a-
rios I.areiro. pakar ard Daniels who
stayed at their desks long after the
usual business hours.
After the cabinet meeting SacTe-
tary ofiWar Baker conferred at length
with the president on military meas
Tyes but no announcement as "a the
details of tne conference was made.
The lid OF secrecy was continued cn
all army and navy movements. and
official censors were placed in charge
of all Information from the two de-
partments.
The questionable status of relations
with Austria was discussed at today's
c9binet meeting, but no announce
mont was forthcomine. Count Tarn.
owski. the new Austrian ambassador,
made 10 further effc~t to present his
credentials todav The Austrian en-
bassy staff. satisfied that the note
from Vienna adherine to the German
submarine declarations made a break
between this government and the
United States certain. prenared to fol-
low Count Won Pernstorff and his staff
out Of the country.
Austrian Note Secret.
The State department declined to
r'"ke public the text of the Austrian
note.
Count Won ~n'.->~ ~-'"' and his staff,
1t was learned at the State DEPART
ment today, will leave New York next
Tuesday on the Scandinavian-Amer
can liner Frederick VIII for Chris
tfania. Although the Christiania gov
ernment has ordered sailing of Scan
dinavian American liners susnended.
ARRANGEMENTS are under way for the
snecial triD which will carry Count
Won Bernstorff and bis party. amount
ing to nearly 200 nersons. The State