Show I Diplomatic Complications Complication Are Arc Feared at Washington Washington Oct 0 So 50 So much de depends de- de s upon upon President Wilsons Wilson's decision I regarding the tho German submarine submarino operations op op- op- op orations In tho the western Atlantic and there ther aro are so many possibilities that t unforeseen complications ma may develop I as the U-boat U campaign proceeds s that I officials here decline to attempt an any authoritative o statement of what tho I attitude of or tho American government will beI bex be I x Although state department officials I aro are convinced that there has been no violation of ot International law lav a thus far Car farI farIn I In the attacks off oCt Nantucket they ther realize that a a. prolongation of ot such op operations operations op- op In iii waters adjacent I to the thet t United States would be bo fraught ht with I man many potentialities out of oC which serious serious seri seri- ous ens diplomatic issues might arise It became known after a conference between Secretary Lansing and Secretary Seer Secre tary tan Daniels that all nIl of ot the evidence thus far ar collected b by the naY navy department depart depart- 1 ment was regarded as showing that none noire of Germanys Germany's pledges to the United States or her obligations under International law had been violated I Officials indicated that much Information mation had come conic to nav navy officials which had not ot been made mado public because because be be- It aid vessels Tonight Tonight Tonight To To- cause c might ht enemy night a warning was ag sent Bent out to nav navy commercial and amateur wireless stations stations stations sta sta- sta- sta along tho the coast forbidding dl dispatch dis dis- patch hatch of an any radio met messages es regarding regard regard- I 3 ing movements or of any belligerent war warI I vessels Whether the situation would Woud be complicated complicated com corn L by the tho new allied alliod memorandum memorandum r dum on submarines outlined In to tonight's to- to 4 nl nights night's hl's cable dispatches as urging that 4 any an- underwater craft entering a n neutral neutral neutral neu neu- port should be detained there was another subject on which officials were l silent clIent This communication has 1118 not j vet Yet reached the state department department- Officials Officials Of Of- ficiala have considered cardul carefully the i subject It discusses however and are I 1 4 cp expected to take with ith an any suggestion sug sug- estion that t American neutrality was wa-s W UJ violated by Ly the course of oC this government govern govern- meat ment In its treatment of ot the German merchantman Deutschland or the German Ocr Ger j ji It man U 53 which called at Newport 14 Sunday The Tho danger er to neutral submarines F through h being mistaken b by belligerent J t Vessel hinted at in the memorandum 5 was suggested to the American goj government gov gov- some time ago no nn and amid in consequence con con- I sequence e every care has haR been taken to I j keep e p submarines out of oC waLK waters wa wn- LK where mistakes aristakes e ml might ht arise Time The V British embassy unofficially warned i the e government O that German war submarines sub sub- oc o marines s ml might ht find their va way over o here t ti without difficulty tt Th The Possibility that German Gorman subi sub- sub i marine marines have havo a temporary base of op op- op- op opI I CI 4 cr on this side aldo of or the Atlantic j i was another topic in official discus discus- J ye J zion slon on At the department of ot Justice It ii i was as E said cl thero had boon been no evidence of oT lien ucb a 0 baso base in AIn American lean waters |