Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-10

stSsdfncials In the United States probably
II,ss.N'in go home on a Swedish or Nor
ssf;$cgian passenger steamer Definite
for their trip will bc
fsrhadc tomorrow by Swedish Minister
ssfEkensren In conference with State
sstsfepartment officials. Tonight Mr.,
;S,.Ekcngren had not been authorized
tis formally by his government TO take
$tsovcr Austrian interests here, but he
giisYNpected his request FOR such on-
u. Aoriza,ion TO be granted within few
:ishours
t2SAUSTRIkN INTERESTS
s.n. MUST HE TURNED OVER
~: American ambassadors. ministers and
sisoonsular officials in France. Great Brit
sisS.n. Russia, Serbia. Japanese. Greece.
HIM orocco and Egypt will stand ready
fS,ste turn over Austrian interests. which
Esfhe United States has represented in
SsiSosc countries. 90 whatever nation the
TSAustrian Foreign Office shall indicate.
liz. The United states. by the break in
Affiliations is relieved OF the care of
tSsjirobably 100000 war prisoners.
s Ia. Aus,ria's break with the United
5IsStates undoubtedly is the prelude TO a
sss..dsclaration of state OF war. sixty
40 two days elapsed between the break
ss.ihg relations between the United states
az And Germany and the formal declara-
SsSon of state Of war. How many
t,sfrhys Will clapsc before Germany's chief
nsSlly enters /, state OF war with Ger
~ rhany's newest enemy VIII be decided
~ entirely by circumstance. Tho dplo-
l.~n,atic history of civilization and the
sssnecedents OF centuries show state
I'LL war invariably follows break in
ss-sfIfl omatic relations between iirst SO
powers.
Quite aside from this, however. Aus
ria has subscribed. even IL only
demically. TO Ccrmanys campaign OF
ruthlessncss. although she has not car
4. ried il out against American interests.
Beside that. Il is considered that it
would be quite impossible to have
abroad in the United States on a
friendly status the diplomatic and con
Z. sular agents of Germanys ally.
AUSTRIANS CONDUCT
ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA
Anti-Amercan propa sanda conducted
Sby Austrian agents, under German
direction. has been less offensive
and scarcely less effective than the
German l.oDaganda itself y clean
break between the United States and
Austria some time ago recognized
as tho logical development.
1t Is quito possible. however. that
between tho forces OF the two govern
ments, unless Germany. carrying FUR
Their her domination OF the Vienna GOV
crnmcnt should force it,
!, is understood that. while many
OF the Austrians viii return nome,
probably on Dutch ship. some may
be sent 10 points in South and Central
America. One or TWO, probably. Will
be sent 10 Mexico rrn edalely.
Minister Ekengren. OF sweden. who
probably viii take over rho affairs
OF the embassy. denied himself 10
callers after the Austrian charge de-
manded his passports, but later con-
ferred with the charge. and arranged
for the transfer OF interests. and the
state Department announced Sweden
would take over Austrian interests.
The Austro-Hunsarisn government
maintains twenty three consulatcs in
the United States and its insular pos
sessions. all OF which will be closed.
Among other places, the consulates are
located at Pensacola. savannah. New
Orleans. Galveston and Richmond.
DESInI:D 70 MAINTAIN
FRIENDLY RELATIONS
Tho departments statement fellows:
ION March Is. the department in
formed the American ambassador in
Vienna that this government was sin
ccrely DESTROYS Of maintaining friendly
relations with Observation-Disclosures. and
in order TO accomplish this would be
willing to 80 as far as il properly
could.
I'm recapitulatin2 tho Who'll, oues-
,ion for Ambnss4dor .renh.ld's rmid-
ancc IN his dis. .S.fon Of Tie matter
with the Austrian Foreign ONcc. N"
department pointed ont that the Aus
TRAN note OF January 81. declaring
almost tho same submarine danger
was declared by Germany. was
received on the same day that Count
Tarnov:ki arrived IN Washington
that II had been explained TO Count
Tarnowski that this government could
not possibly receive an ambassador
from Austria and ~ the same time
dismiss The German amba ssador unles.
The Austro-IIuuEaran government
could recedc from tho position taken
in It's submarine soto. that Count Tar.
nowski had agreed. and suggested the
opening o! CONVEX sationS in ;hf hone
THAT some solution might be found
that the department had tnervupon ir-
structcd Mr.. i'cniI"id TO ask Tic AIstro-
Hungarian government for ~ re-stat~.
ment OF its position. that the Austrian
i'B'!. itittNcN from vienna III Il t:lc-
gram dated March contained TIC ioi-
lowing statements.
The entire declaration is essentially
nothing less than 1otihcation 10 thu.
effect that no merchant ship may
navigate The sea zone accurately de.
fined in the declaration; anr That
the imperial and royal government IS
however. unable to ACCEPT responsi-
bility FOR the possible loss OF human
life which may, nevertheless result,
from the destruction OF armed ship4
encou1'eTcd ii the Enclosed zones
Moreover II may he remarked thar Aus
tro-Hunearian submarines arc oper-
ating only in tho Adriatic aud in the
Mediterranean. ana that therefore =
Drejudicing Of American interest by
Austro-Hnngarian men OF war is hard
Z ~ TO be feared
tPHOLDS PRINCIPLE SET FoI,yIt