THE ARABIC CRIME

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2568, 16 September 1915, Page 5

THE ARABIC CRIME

AMERICA DESIRES DISAVOWAL AND REPARATION CRISIS STILL DELICATE By Telesraiili—Press Association—Copyright London, September 14. A Router's message from New York states that Mr. Lansing has furnished Count Bernstorff with the . unanimous evidence of tlio Arabic's officers aiul survivors that the Al'abic was proceeding peacefully 011 hor course. Count Bernstorff undertook to send the evidence to Berlin. Mr. Lansing informed Count .Bernstorff that the United States desired a disavowal and reparation for American lives lost. _ - America's inquiry, into tho circumstances is completed, but action may bo delayed so as to give Count Bernstorff time to communicate with Berlin. Tho United States does no consent to any principle of arbitration on tho quesion involving American lives, but is willing to . arbitrate as to the indemnity if Germany gives an assurance that peaceful liners will not be torpedoed without warning.

The United States might also arbitrate as to whether the submarine's commander was justified in believing that the Arabic was about to attack the submarine. Officials consider the position remains delicate, and can only be cleared up if Germany foregoes her attacks on merchantmen. ■ NOT A CASE FOR ARBITRATION PIE-CRUST PROMISES FROM GERMANY. Washington, September 14. President Wilson has_ refused to discuss the Arabic case with Germany on the basis of arbitration. The Press suggests that German diplomacy is engaged in its usual practice of fooling President Wilson and his Administration with promises it does not intend to keep. TENSION INCREASING. The High Commissioner reports: London,' September 15, S.lO a.m. "Tho strain on German-American relations is increasing." CASE OF M. DUMBA ASKS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE. (Rec. September 15, 10.20 p.m.) Washington, September 15. M. Dumba, the Austrian Ambassador, will ask for leave of absence to enable him to report personally to his Government iii regard to _ tho intercepted dispatches referring to interference with Austrians employed in American munitions factories. GROWING DISTRUST OF AH THINGS TEUTONIC DUE TO RECENT DISCOVERIES. (Rec. September 15, 10.20 p.m.) London, September 15. The "Daily Chronicle's" New - York correspondent states that there is a growing' distntst of everything Teutonic, due to the discovery of a fire-bomb, believed to be German, on boaid tho Santa Anna (which was oil fire in tho Atlantic), and also to a German conin the Philippines for -using the protection of the American flag to undermine British rule in, the East Indies. PRECAUTIONS AT SYDNEY. AMERICAN SHIPPING CLOSELY WATCHED. (Rec. September. 15, 10.30 p.m.) .Sydney, September 15. All vessels arriving from and departing to America are now strictly searched. Visitors and the men working the cargo are not allowed oil board without passes. 1 A SHUFFLE OVER THE HESPERIAN GERMANS SAY THAT LINER WAS MINED London, September 14. 'A Berlin semi-official message states that it was practically impossible that a German submarine was responsible lor tho damage to the Hesperian (torpedoed while en route from Liverpool to Montreal on Septcmbor 4,' off tho Irish coast). According to the German war plans, no submarine was in that locality on September 4; moreover the ship was hit close to the storn, and the inference is that the explosion was due to a imno and not a torpedo. MISSING SAILORS REPORTED SAVED. London, September 14. 'A further sixteen of .the French linei fille de Mostnganem's crew have been saved.[The Ville de Mostaganem was sunk by a submarine on September 1. Twenty-one of her crow were reported as missing.]