New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-07

s. The ruthless submarine war
poiICS tho imperial German govern
ment.' 49,, ....;,... Ito df,lo-
a,;c correspondence between Wash
,na,ton and Vienna concerning the sub
,nsrine attacks in the Mediterranean
an tho Ancona and the Persia, which
lod nm TO request by the United States
,overnment on October II, 1917, 20
snow whether the pledge given by Aus
tria in the Ancona and Persia cases
Is to be interpreted as modified or
withdrawn by the declarations Of Feb
ruary 10, 1916. and January 81, 1911
Ancona Pledge Renewed
an reply" says the report, "tne Aus
trian government in an aide memoire
Of March 2. 1917, after reviewing the
illegal blockade measure Of the Allies.
stated that sit now as heretofore firm
ly adheres to the assurances given
by It" in the Ancona case.
"The Austro-l Hungarian government
also stated that Austro-Hungarian sub
marines had taken no part in the sink
ing Of the British steamers Secondo
and Welsh Prince, and that the assur-
ance which it gave the Washington
Cabinet in the Ancona case and renewed
in the Persia case, has neither been
Withdrawn nor restricted by its declara-
ton oil February 10, 1915, and January
81, 1917
"The Austro-H Hungarian notes en-
deavOr through legal argument TO
show consistency between these assur-
lnces and its declaration. In this way
the Austro- Hungarian government
A III n
inquiry. but in it's argument it sub
stsntially adheres to :he declaration Of
January 81, 1917, for it states that
the entire declaration Is essentially
nothing else than a warning 20 the
effect that no merchant ship may nsyl-
gate the sea zones accurately defined IN
the declaration and that the imperial
and royal government is, however, I'M
able 10 accept a responsibility for the
loss of human lives which, neverthe-
less, may result from the destruction
of armed ships or ships encountered
in the closed zones
Tarnowski Not Received
in view of this acceptance and
ayowai by the Austrian government OF
the policy which had led 70 a breach
of relations between the United States
and Germany, the government OF the
United States found IL impossible to
receive Dumbs's successor, Count Tar
nowski.
"Many vessels have been sunk in the
Mediterranean the area in which Aus
trian submarines operate-by subma-
rines which carried no flag or mark and
the nationality Of which was unknown.
A great many Of these undersea craft
are believed 20 have been Austrian
submarines or submarines commanded
by Austrian officers or supplied from
Austrian bases or by Austrian means.
"0n April 4, 1917, the American four
masted schooner Marguerite was sunk
by a submarine thirty-hve miles from
the coast of Sardinia. 1t is believed that
the submarine was Austrian.
Before war was declared between
the United States and the imperial Ger
man government, it was minated TO
the United States government that II
war should be declared by the United
States upon Germany, Austria Hungary
would be under obligation TO break of
diplomatic relations with the United
States Consequently. after the dec
laration Of war on April 6. 1917, the
Austro-Hungarian government in
formed the American charge at Vienna
on April that diplomatic relations be-
Hungary were broken, and handed him
passports for himself and members of
the embassy"