Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-06

London March 6. - The American
ambassador at Vienna has been handed
the reply Of the Austrian government
to the American note inquiring as to
the position OF the Austrian govern
sanent In regard to unrestricted subrna-
rine 3 waSfsYe. according 70 . Vienna
s5I !. = hzto leeutsrss Va Atastsrdsi1,.
sThS fepjy dec1Aras that .neut11b are
responsible for Losses they sufker In en-
ferinx territory WHARF, warlike opera
tiDns are taking place.
The American note, which was ois-
patched to Vienna on Feb. Ii, asked
specifically whether the Austrian as
surances given following the sinking OF
the Ancona and Persia had been NULL
fled. The reply says that whatever po-
sition the American cabinet may take
to questiops raised here, the Austrian
government Is essentially in accord
with the American government in re-
gard to the protection against endan-
gering lives"
The memorandum then maintains
that neutral subjects have to bear
losses they suffer on entering territory
where warlilke operations are taking
place"
S After discussing the British block
5ade. the memorandum continues:
soThe principle that neutrals should
enjoy in war times the advantages OF
the freedom of the seas refers only to
neutral vessels and not neutrals aboard
belligerent vessels"
The reply contends that belligerents
40 Shnrnco1vna
( what measures should be taken af'a!nss
an enemy in sea traffic and concludes:
"In such cases neutrals have no
other legitimate interests and there
fore no other legal claim than that a
belligerent informed them In time OF
prohibition directed to an enemy 50
that they can avoid entrusting their
lives and their goods to enemy ves-
sells"
Text Of Reply.
The text of the reply is quoted in
part as follows in later Vienna dis
patch:
prom the memorandum Of Feb. IS,
of the American ambassador, the
Austro- Hungarian foreign minister
has concluded that the Washington
cabinet, in view OF statements made
Feb. 10, last year and on Jan. 81, 1917.
by Austro- Hungarian government, is
now in doubt regarding attitude which
4 Austria Hungary will henceforth OBJ
serve regarding the submarine war,
and as TO whether the assurances
given by the Austro Hungarian gov
ernment to the Washington cabinet in
negotiations about the Ancona and
~ hon y,,11iHoH
~ the aforementioned statement. The
Austro- Hungarian government is ready
to make clear definite statement that
these doubts may be solved.
Accuses Great Britain.
.sWhen Great Britain Joined the war
against the central powers only a few
years had elapsed since she, in a
union with other states, began to lay
the rules for modern naval law. Soon
after there assembled in Holland rep-.
resentatives of the great powers to
further in the work OF The Hague
These efforts aimed at nothing less
than the mutual establishment Of
principles Of right which even in war,
times should embody the principles of
the seas and the safeguarding Of in
gterests of neutrals.
.sNeutrals were not to enjoy these
d benefits for long. Hardly had the
united Kingdom decided to enter the
war until at once it began to break
Down the barriers Of international law.
( While the central powers had declared
that they would observe the declara-
stion of London, Great Britain threw
4 overheard this important provision.
/ IN An endeayor to cut off the central
pcNefs from supplies from overseas
she ENLARGED step by step, the list Of