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The Tribune .Ut'n 1
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1915.
/~v-.?t-> /~? V*X*'l' 'n ^es? 1 Sefc ?Itr, Veoark. Jer*>e? I It y
i ) .> t. v r.-> 1 *_vl Hobok-m.
Wee*? here Two i mi*.
Austria Persists in Submarine Policy; Break Near
WILLIAMS ENDS
HISP.S.ORDEAL
BY RESIGNING
Not Quitting Under
Fire. Commissioner
Declares.
LEAVES OFFICE
ON JANUARY ?*1
His Bank Accounts Scruti?
nized and Only Criticism
Gas Opinion. He Says.
. . avis, F Ser
i I '
Whitman yesterday,
t? '.?? uary .11
none:
. the afternoon.
b1 statement, in which
kf ??.J ha 1
?om the commission
Md rcl 'he practice of law.
It add at he felt he could with?
er*? st t) thout ?iung out
;hompson legi.?
i
"Nai
tee aai ?hTOughly into my
i ? -?. officia! and otherwise." he said.
??J ,\ bank account?,
?o :hat my i-come a? well at? my outpo
has hie1- ? rr-.i'-'nired. and the only
; to be directed t?>
'? in n pas rate
members of the com
Bitte? ?:><iZT>r with me, I hare am
? n of
Cser.
reaigaini
rsunt
the coBUii'^.i.ner was ask" 1.
"Not st ail," he replied, "but in .pita
If 1 thought that they were
?int to cet ?anything on me 1 would
U the lait rei fa."
FeeN \j?ainst Wood.
Thoie vhe have been close to Com
aiisioner Wlllian ?rert en the
MBjrr. s
.. on account of the seriou?.
? Thompson commit
' ?
a?mr>?-. - ''on
?Bssiener
?sou*. ?. brought
?:?. ist
lould
.
j)ro?p< ? ? *hat
Ik? leg ' would de?
hese ?
nous cha:.
:: la said t
?"
??? fa
?
? was de?
forced in
??7 ?*-.. - aada
a mi
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ti?
?
-
?
how
Is H< | U I tn.an Hoard.
ry SI, and
?
^f****-' ? rn?.r Whitrnat.
? . at el
?are of
spi '.^?r Hay
y ..
raus, to suc
?
:
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??? i said he j
'"?plated
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I
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a<
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tentai ? ?
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'?'-ful te Hll fr?en?!?.
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??aafcu.' "*'
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MUMPS BLOCK GIRLS ENTRY
Rbe < nn'L l'ass BUe Island with
Swelled Fare n ti i i til.
if little Misa Hildegards \
,lohn?on could have ?howri the immi
trration officiais a l'ttle gfwatet
B her pocltetbook antl n slightly
les? pronounced one in her pretty
theek? nil might have been well when
?he arrived yesterday on the Swedish
liner Stockholm. She brought Just $11,
era and tbe mum])?
Her bank roll ssonil 1er tt>
? he j oimc ? oman of fooi I
her parent? in Rie ' ii. It
ed still smaller when
. ! that Johsnn, ten. and
going with lier. The
itera will stay at Kllis Island
nd more monev for car
As the boy? were born in this
? ? have only to i
i -. h i ?. rele?
CARUSO, LAWYER,
TO DEFEND HIMSELF
lenor. Sued by Chauffeur, Dc
dares He'll Triumph in Neu
Role in Court.
The world know? Fnrico Carino ?s a
'. a humorist, s caricaturist and
a composer; his friends know him as a
-, and now the court- ere to
know him ai a lawyer. Mr. Caruso is
of lawyers, and some time next
week he is to appear In one of the city
??s own attorney to defend
himself m a suit for $1,000 brought
against him for breach of eontr.
bis former chauffeur, Vittono Fl I
Mr. Caruso was .-rived with the sum?
mons as he emerged from his taxi last
night at the Metropolitan, where he
WOI to sine In "Mfirta." He gave one
glance at the paper and rushed into th?
office of Press Representative Guard.
"hete is in
'eu- of last year, who
.000. He insists I have engog
? i ? . and I told him i'.i
day I arrived that I ?rani
this year. I want to walk! I v.
reduce! I will not b;. bulldozed I "
nd for Allie Seligsoerg," ad
Mr. Guard.
'No." ?nid the tenor f.rmly
is a (rood friend of mine. II? has tie
fended m? in many suits. Rut thi
suit I defend myself! I hove ban
enough of lawyer?. I ?hall be mv own
And I ?hall win!"
BERNHARDT SINKING,
REPLY PARIS SENDS
Condition "Not Hopeless." Says
Message to Film Company.
Mme Sarah Bernhardt la critically
ill, but her condition is not entirely
? ia, according to a m
? -lay by
tide picture company which has
ru! films of the actress. The
.-e reads ;
"Bernhardt sinking, but relatives
,-tate condition not hopeless, although
extremely weak."
The meeaegS WOI in answer to one
'rom here asking for a definite
tent concerning Mme. Bernhordt'a
it ion.
EVERYBODY GOOD IN PUTNAM
Grand Jur\ Irlailasfd Bereoea Model
Count*. Ha? No ( aaea.
Sut h a model is I'utnam lour.
md order that County Js I
.-.rd, of Cold Spring, hod
miss a new grand jury after it
was sworn in at Carmel yesterday be
- ' tO do.
?net Attorney U
? - . ? iworn, ann<
?
? -ids of the
.il hit by Is
?v iw. In con
i trill e
population, has two n
case? and a dozen other ft lot .
dispose of.
?- ?
GOLD BRICK BABY
WAITS IN BELLEVUE
Would-Be Foster Mother Rejects
Infant Asylum Didn't Want.
A? Mr?
treet. a s tor mother.
was yestei
. '- slghtl
and ar
ain attempt to And a child
i ?
?-.* macht eheroble five
year old girl under one arm.
, ?
ea.d ge as resol y te Mrs Breara.
"I'd like to." /altered the woman who
wa? '? ,? i a dauirhter. "Um,'
until J gs r>?ek t., the a?vl- ?
? e is a'1 rig! ' '
-
sa on ? ? trar'ed by n<
leaking
'a i,nul.- D
ingstei ? ?
? herfnin tO
. | are where the woman WOI
ait. ?ne bed disappeared
?
? ted. s . gift
11 eflelsM ref ised It
?,. ,, e
? /? .'/ . g ?<,t thu I Unan bUMS ?rli?L
LEAP FROC, ON THE OSCAR II.
The Rev. I?r. Charle? F. Aked and Jenkin Lloyd -Tcmes photographed on peace liner's rojrage.
FORD DESERTER
HAS TALE OF WOE
Arrives Here After Fleeing
Seething Peace Ship at
Scotch Tori.
? ?? on Ford's peace
en had it been ?
the well known
boi
? ly eml from
from th? storiei .?f petty warfari
'? rday by the first pear
. to return in safety. K..bert
B. B< rmann, who left a? official Eng?
lish rr.tir on the <>-car II, arnv I an
-tockholm, to which he fled at
? and.
'. war m th? j tuet pai I ? eeai
? ? i ? ? ? .. i. - . : ared
? flood of ?.
from nearly every 01
board left him a tl ibo il ">
? ' re.'I and prepare f"r trans
-..- .-..'. ! of a
chano to transfer to a boni rai
All wan peaceful among the pacifi
Hermann said, until the fateful
. Deeenshat 10. s. B. M?-( luro.
?if "The 1 Ma 1," read io
?
hat waa the begin
Ding of tue end. Hrother';.
battis and I
"f the pre
ibbles, was forced late
? ? ment.
The spiirk which started the fire was
a resci ?m up by a committee
compo lanl
? . Di CI - ? ? i Aked
ami Mri?. Joseph Feie, attacking Wil
- ? ? agi . o I So rag ever held a
enge to an angry bull
en to Mr. McClare.
'Heran-, of n,y previous policies,
.' >,' il pen .itii.l," was the
?,? cry, "I i-unnot he silent
? e f the Prei
bed." Be
? II.I not rememb? n Mr
. 'I, hut it l.? ??<??
'
I nrd Ont.. Kemain? .Neutral.
ol initial comebaeb Mi M<
? I? hu answering re*" .
;: was promptly
????iiri, Lieut? .i- ? I.???
?
; apei ' "ri ?
I he ?. thl I.' ~'; ' ?' ?
?
"ti on
v ? " urbed
M ? Mi
? . ? r'HniT'j; ?
II tie
?
that la, exeeot the hoel II"
? ? ! ?ha boys
' ? '.miste
? ? i i relie! b< cama mon ..
perfanetary. The devotees ol
: r,o? take the tune from
the r preparedness BffRts
i very boated mootlna. ead there were
of them, mean?, more statement?.
Btiaaan to re??l and send ap te
the wiraleei asea Ths mo?, stren ?
?)'?? argumeel i rrew, the
did the ?tatementi hsronsa. until ?t last
? .- was reeding tnoie
ds S ?lav
releas tolli mounted lo
i.-uttitnxuxl mm SM? I? aeiiiaiB I
BRYAN CANCELS PEACE
TRIP TO THE HAGUE
William Jennings Bryan, who
bad engage I passage to Bail Ibis
noon N the Hollaad America liner
Rotterdam, cancelled hi*, reserva*
dun yesterday. Rear) Pord'i pre?
matare reium is believed to he the
? aus,. ,,i Mr. Bryaa'a ekaags of
plans. He expected to ioin the
penee pilgrims at The Hague.
B n ?am ?- I
Miami Kla.. Dec. :7.?-William J.
Ilrun lo-night refusetl In talk.
"I-ater," he said, "I ni.n hue MSBS>
.hinr to aaj .-:i><>ut thla matter."
JACK THE RIPPER, 9,
SLASHES GIRL; FLEES
Yotng Terror Angered When
She Bumped Him on Street.
i let? ctivi searching the d
i
Street for a Jac-:
Ho di
carries a penknife. 1 "p to B ?
:.'ght h's only victim had
'. ?'irl
?
.'. .-st Pour
? . ?? some Hewing
her mother. A.? she was return
? iii'ie ?he bumped
oung "luid man."
"What do VOO mein?" he demandad.
"'I didn't 00 I you," Rose
replied "Let mi
McNernoy that
? i
her en thi I .? Persona hurrying
-
rugglinf '? lictine
right
rtor i no m N e w
iTorh Hoai Rose'a ?
er hoi
The ton r 1er wore -.
INQUIRY INTO GASOLENE COST
I . S. to Urtcrmlne \\ hether Anfl-Trn?t
\rt Has Heen Violated.
Waihingtoi . Dec 2. - of the
I lepiir I ?aid to ,!?-. thn*
II .| ri^e in the pnr of gaso
n i Is thi
? f the
Ko formal Bts have ri
'
sex
the i
, .mil. ? . ori the departments
ni at
INDIAN ARMY
LEAVES FRANC!
British Shift Corps t
Egypt, Is Report
ill London.
. n Dee. "~ i hi
ths Indian ?rniy from France for "at
r'.ei : of ad Ion" ares the n
.r.t feature i-r ths do] '
fur its the Brit i i-ernet
Whether the :,? i ? l . I action i
Egypt or Mesopotamia is not an
nounced.
In both these theatres there are pre
lUOUbly already considerable bodies o
Indian troops, to meet the threats o
invasion by the Cerman-Ied Turks ani
Vrahs. Britain,
? ion guarding Egypt, but th<
menace to the Susi i' nui
?:
two i-ampaigns are relate.!. .'
| British offensive in Mi-sopota
nr.a will keep a large force of Turki
OCCU] led "'il ?o prevent the assemblinj
of a greater army at Aleppo, the bai<
for a (?erman-Turco invasion of Egypl
if such a campaign is possible.
On the Tripolitan border, west of
Suez, the threat is also growing. Tur
i-iaims that - besar*- ad
?ig aiong the Egyptian roast have
ths.Bi ? " iruh, to
which they retii November
ing Arab fore.' had con
? retn st from Sollum, M?t> ?
lum. The B
War iiffree announced to-night, i I
the! the man Arab force I
had been operating near Materuh wa?
u**Hi-ked on Christmai Day and die?
1 by the British "with trifling
?os? to our troops "
Tigris Battle Kage*.
In Mesopotamia the Turks ar? car
ryirg on a vigorous attack again?* the
British peeitiom ?* Kit el Amara. The
\v,ir OSes here admita that the enemy
BUCCeeded in entering the norther
lien sf one of 1 ' its, but declares
lies ? ? ? ? en- driven ?Jt
a?nin
I *he fare sf these ene- ??? i ?
4 nl.ti.i'il on pu|e .*>, rultimn 2
The Banker Nation
French fman? <?* .mre* ? m.ittrr ol th?" eroaeal intenreal
tn Amar? ?an buatrreaa mm. As France mceita th?* huge
problenmi o? th?- ?war, s<> th?- d.inprr of hravy strain upon
our tin.in r- ig ?tradily fin rrasfd
Yves Guyot
? ,f ; \ |i ?. oroi |oe et Fi mci?ti
is ihr hrst httrd man ?tl Franc? to krrp Americans
poster, on the banking situation as it rxnts thrre- ^ ou
will understand tins < I? arly if you will rrad his article
to-day on i'af/r I I
?he tribune
Pint to Lu? the imth: iowo?Beltorlsto- i?P?ftl<n)montt
LLOYD GEORGE
ISSUES THREA
TO QUIT POS
Will Resign l nie:
Conscription Is
Ordered.
DRAFT ISSl E
SPLITS CABINE
Some Members Haver
Fight Opens in Com?
mons To-night.
London, Dec. 28. Thai
i codings of the British Cal
asa going smoothly :
?r a tWO hours' s
' i; yesterday i ?he Cou.
.'i1 '.vas obliged t" sdjourn until I
day. no decision havinir be
reached arid tin n hav;
revealed grave /lifTerences >/f opi
ion.
"The Times." Parliamentary c
respoi dei I ??- ?? - that tt. i
is undeniably delicate and may 1
come critical to-day unie?- han.il
with firmness end deci
"The I?aily Mail" assertl 'h
Andrew Bonar Law. Secretary f
the Col .1 Lord Kitchen?
e W;i' Minister, bars not y
n ail" their position clear, while
. oui', First Lord of the A
n iralty, resolutely opposes conpt
ion, in which he is supported by
majority of the ministers. B
David Lloyd George, ths Marquis
Lansdowne, Karl Curson, Sir F re
???ick Smith, J. Austen Chaniberlai
Walter Hume Long and the Karl
Selborne ach?cate Immediate cor
pulsion.
Mr. Lloyd Ceorge. "The Mail" sdd
before the sitting of the council mat
his position clear tO Premier Asquit
in a message intimating that unb'i
Mr. Asquith's pledge to married m?
tes! woes he eoul
. member of the go^
ernmenl
Predict New Election.
The "Morning l'o**," squally wit
the "Time*" and ths " ' I > a 11 y Mai!"
all eonscrtptlonisi pai*-*-- iocs th
possibility of several Cabinet
the Other alternativ., ?
eral election.
"The Morning Telegraph" sad "Th
Chronicle," anti-compulsion organs, *r
n!.?o spprshensiva ai a get
eral election. "The Chronicie" editOI
iaily protests aj-a.ns' "intrigase i
wire-puilers. who contemplate the d.
perate and mad expedient of a gonert
election a gambler's plunge, wblc
might entail disastrous consequences,
and points out how, by merely Witt
holding iti usent to the I'arliamen
am! re?: ti tion hills, the Hou M a
Lords o ' lections snnvol iah;
. . ? lince, Ifl then''
ths Parliament bill, which pr
; fe for ? tgl '. months, ths pn
liament would expire by the c?fluxion o
' ?? ? nr the end of Jar.'
Miing the people who make
comparison with America during th
' War, "The Chronicle" argue
Lineoln'l action II not o precedent, be
conditions were different. Lin
coin was distracted by wholesale deser
Is recruiting was stimulatei
by sxtravaganl bounties.
"The Chronicle" adds: "Our volun
tary army in one year exree.led in n.im
ber all the men rsernlted by the Pi I
rnment in 'ire fo:-.r )ears o
?>..tr. and that Without draft? tt
f..rce them or bounties to bribe them '
<,rc?. Tee, Mej tjuit.
The Parliamentar) iltuation con
fall ' ?? easj rumors, and wmi
rhar g ' ibinet are being widel]
: of. Ther.- > - - ; b i ! 11 y tha
,s.r Edward Grey'a health may compe
him to ieave the < ahmet, although h<
attended to-day's meet.!.*.
The ludden return of Winston Spen
cer Churchill *o England likewise li
the bast? of many rumors. Mr. l.loyc
Osorgs reci ved a greet ovation from
the holiday crowd when he arrived ai
Downing Street for the (ahmet meet
inp.
later, however, Mr. < hurchill re?
turned to his regiment :.i Fiance.
it ?hat
Derby's rerru>
been a failure. of the
?
-eve'
Par: i taken a I on ol
rhe m
"The Times'?" military correspondent
is frankly skeptical i
? -*. Although the Allies
8,000,.1 men in the Held, opposed to
their adversarios' S-OOfl sdvan
H- been more than overcome, he
raaintaina, bj the auperior itretei
position of the Central Powers during
the Rrsl : ear of the war.
I i 'ahmet i?
at anee snnoontwd 'lie conscription sd
tea plan to reopen the 'ig'nt on the
Mght, when
the Dardansllsi and Halkan failurei
\?til be again brought up fi<r .!
Mon.
\ ??, ? .,- ! date for the Premier
?hip. in COBS the Aooulth ministry la
forced . ut, emerged to-doi in the pcr
? l ord * ursen of Koolostou, hold
ing the p..?t of Lord of the Privy Seai
in the present (Hhinet.
1 ,.r.| CnrsOH mr. ultimately hernme
a stronger contender than Lloyd
? irorge, owing to the opposition to 'lie
latter that la sure to develop among
?he Conservative? Among these the
Munitions Minister il Infer | hated for
th? increased lases on lone hs Btro
. budgi I s bile ' Bsseellor
mi the Exchequer.
KINO OFFERS VENIZELOS
PREMIERSHIP. IS REPORT
I'sri?. Dee. ,'s.?The Sal?nica cor?
respondent ?>f the "Temps" learns
from an eminent member of the
\cnl/ellst part> ihst ei-Premier
\ enizelos had an Inten le? with
King I onstantine at the house of
I'rinre Nicholas s fortnight ago, at
which the King asked M. Yeniielo?
if he Weald ???n?ent to take office
again under ?he present cirrum
slanres. M. \ eni/elos is reported
to !ia\e declared :
"i accepted the PremleraBip ?hen
Serbia ?as iatad and ?hen ?e
lould l^e sa-.ed our?el>es ?Ith
her. .Now that Serbia is crushed, it
la to,, late to app!> m> palicj SSM
<easfull>."
\rcording te ihm ???rresponder?!.
the cer.sor? suppressed all mention
of this inter? ie? and ?topped the
teltrfraaM of the foreign ???rre
spondenti alledlag to it. Rut in
spite o? .ill ereeaetteaa the aewe
?prend and the government thought
il BSCSSesri te publish a denial.
80 DIE ON LINER
SUNK BY U-BOAT
French SteamerTorpedoc-d
Without Warning in
Mediterranean.
Lut . . .". bight? .1 is ?ere
lost when " It i ?.mol \ ?lle de
la ' lotet wai torpedoed and ?'.ink with
out w the Med.terranean on
December "4. awarding to an anrmunre
" ristry of Marine
to-dey. l h.- mr ron ver.- picked np
by an Eagiiah iteemer and landed a'
Malta
Five otl ra?s<aaed
la? . tour sunk in the M?diter
in and one beached near the mouth
Thames, further nark the te
?. -ii of th?- A"s?r-'. lirrms
mai ?no campaign between dbraltar
ntui Suez. The crew? of all the vessels,
With the exception of Ihi.ty person?
?till missing from the Belgien steamer
Ministre Heornnaert, have been saved.
The ?tatemen! of the Preach Hind
try follows:
"The steamer Ville de !a Ciotat WBS
torpedoed and IOBI on the 24th ? ths
rnt.ear. by any enemy subma?
rine, witheat wanting. A majoritv of
tssengera and ere? were picked
up by an English steamer. Detail?
have not beer. received "
The Villa .ir- 'h Ciotal wa? rtturr.ing
from the Far East, and was due to ar?
rive at Mai m to day. According
.. the American Consul at Malta, there
wars no Americans on hoard. The ship,
.'-. was torpedoed without
warning at 10:15 o'clock on December
21, and sunk in fifteen minutes.
The rescued were picked up by a
Moai liner after they had been in ?mail
boats for two hours. The torpedoed
ship, the consul reported, was on her
way from Japan. China and Hawaii to
The lost includeil one
Woman, a Brat cla*s passenger, a ?tew
less ar.d two rh ildren.
Tv.e Villa '!<? 'a < iotat was one of the
largest ef the -teamship? sur.k recent?
ly in the Mediterranean. Her gross
tonnage was 6,878. She was 487 feet
long and 50 feet beam. She was built
at I.a Ciotat, France, In DH92, and w>>?
OWHed by ths Messager e? Maritime?,
of Marseille?. Shi was last reported
on her arrival at Seigon, Indo China,
on December 1, on a voyage from Yoko
'o Marseilles.
The ?inking of the British steamers
Hadley, ? .777 asas groesi ths CoUinp*
ham, 518 tot ? ten 1 ?ddo. and
the Belgian * liaistre B?serBaart
i ?? '. " day, The Km
bla, 1,178 tona, wai '" I it the
mouth of the Thames.
The Hiaiatra Beera?*ei1 was a vessel
ef 4.21," tons gros?, leal reported as
having arrived a' Lei ? :> I '.n Novem
ber 2-1 from La Plate. She wa? built
at Newcastle in 1907 at. I wa? owned by
the Royal Beige Argentine Company, of
Anvers. Lloyd'i reparti that thirty
member? of the crew were saved
Th" carfjo of the steamer Yeddo.
bourd for Boston ami New York from
itta, wai value.! at more tl aa
12,000,000, although its .'vact nature
? known ? res com
mended I iptail ISrennan and car
ne,'. :? freen officers and aeree
m e n. r ! i wai
i' i , . -he had on
boar.) a large am ?. ns, tea and
.
VIENNA MOB*ATTACKS
PALACE, SAYS REPORT
Protests Against Squandering of
f-ood at Christmas Affair.
!." i, Dec. 27 An Amsterdam dis
patch te 'he Kxrhange Telegraph Com?
pany says that, according to report?? in
? ? ? a. the palace of Archduke Ste?
phen o.' Austria was attacked Christ
ma? r.iglr t". a mob armed with pitch -
ind a\es as a protest agani't the
squandering if food SB an elaborate
tainment
rhl police disponed the rioters, but
several stones crashed through the
windowi, damag ng loverai pictures.
Dreaden report? say that food not?
occurred at Ch.mtiitz on Christmas
Da> Women marched m proeeaaion
'.> th?- Town Hal!, c'amoring tor food
n' reasonable price? ar.d lasaahlag arin
,'oia -?. The police forced the WOmen to
? ? 'hem being icvere
injures!. The Chemnitz Social
?'.iteh. a a? lUppl. .
for mentioning the affray.
VIENNA SEEKS
TO PROVE ?. S.
FORCES BREAK
Priendl} Tone Called
Attempt to Shift
Blame.
YASAKA (i()l
NO WARNING
But Proof That American
Was on Board Is Not
Yet Established.
i h, I'n, M - i '?
w si ii fton, Dec JT. Inspirad
itatements fresa Vienna that th-?
Austrian replj to the Ancona nota
will lu friendly in ?pint are t>e
lieved by officials here merely to n
? thai Anstria will attempt to
put oil this country responsibility
for the break which continued il?
legal activity of Austrian subma?
rines m the .Mediterranean bring?
closer.
The ??! ? to-day of the sinking
.-i' ?M French liner Ville de la ("io
tat and confirmation from official
sources of the report that tho
Vasaka Maru was sunk without
warning were ,*onstrued as meaning
thai Austria is making no real ef?
fort to meet the American demar.ds.
Such an attempt by Austria to shift
the blame for a break will fail, of?
tmals Sf ert, declaring positively
thai Vienna cannot induce the?
I'rnted States to enter into any long
diSC-SSioa "f the SMS or to accept
any compromise. It is now realized
that Austria will make every effort
ivir.cp not tirjy her own people,
bat the rest of the world, that this
. nment is at fault in the issuo
provoked by Austrian act?. Hut, it
?s insisted, in so clear a violation of
international law, this government
Il prepared to face that respOt -
If Vienna fails to meet the
n*an demand?.
Expert Reply Thi? Week
At the Stats Department th.s a'ei
noon it wa? stated that th? reply from
Austria WOS SXpsCtSd this week. Th?
Inspired press report? are taken t.. ?
diente that her reply will offer ?om?
eoaeeseieee anil attempt to open th?
way for further discuasion. It is not
. f. believed that Vienna will makt k
offer of arbitration, ?ine? Baron 7,wie
d.nek, her charg? here, ts understood to
have been informed by Secretary I-an
Bg *hat such an offer could not be
accepted. She will, if i? supposed, offer
indemnity r'er any Americans lost and
offer to enter into discussion of the
law involved.
Neither of these ofers would satisfy
this government. Nor will the United
States permit tho rt,<o ?,, he made the
subject of informal discussion, as wa?
done with the Arabic case, officials in?
sist. Karon Zwiedinek has been at?
tempting to find ?orne compromise on
which the two government? might
agree, and has called on Secretary Lan?
sing several times tor that purpose, but
has been informed, it. is unrler-'ood,
that nothing short of full compliance
with the American demands would sat?
isfy this government.
In Herman circles a distinct incresse
>f pessimism was noted to-day. A men
in touch with both Teuton embassies
outlined the situation for The Tribune.
"If the 1'rr.ted State? intend? to in
sist on exact compliance with It? de?
mand? there i? no hope of an agree?
ment." he said. "The Austrian govern?
ment cannot meet any such demands
Her people are touchy, and she ?s an
old antl very proud government Sha
will not be at all inclined to j-it? wav
te demands which she cannot under
stand, and which were, in the fr-t
[l'.ace, couched in terms a!ir.
log.
Rreak Mean? Little.
"I think the re?: trouble ? that
- . ?rumor* has ary particular
to foar a break in relut ona ?nd
both ha', e good reasons for wishing '?,
.. be .-tending
?' rm ly for thi U hat ha- the
its* to lose by a break?
There is no change of war. ?ince she
net get at Austria. There are r.o
important commercial relations, and
?here are will continue to be han
? :.rough (iermany. And there are
very good reason?, in American politic?,
why the admini.tration cannot appear
to take a weak stand.
"Austria is In the same situation. She
has no important intere.t* here. Th.
chief intercourse come- through th?
heavy migration of Austrian* '<> this
tountr). and this Austr Is eould be ??'.??!
r.. previ ' her political aituatien
?S sui-h t>a: she cannot, either, I
to appear to her people to be taking a
weak international atoad.
"So. with good reason? wh>
should refuse to Compromise and en
rea-on why either ihould ''em a bre?is,
il the chance for compromise 1 St,
rar as I can BOO, 'he dim thing either
government Is Irving to do is to put th?
: ?? p..risibility on the other. That game
ennnot be '?.'"i up very long It wa?
verj different when the strain was with
German] I hen both nations hud good
?ling * rupture," ?
? M this, goveranaei
. ,1 o i |i*) take up ai
of Austrian l?bmsrins *
Uvit) just at present increased to-d?|
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