Show ACTION DELAYED IN MARINA CASE t V I. I r u. u S. S S Will ill IT Await A Reply ReAlY to Request for or German Version Ver- Ver crI cr- cr I 1 sion sign o of I Incident f I Washington 1 Nov XO 2 Conclusive 2 o l r donee dance as ns to whether G Germany f ed cd her pledges to the United States In sinking apparently apparent without warning r tho rho British freighter ter Marina l with the loss of or six Ix AmerIcan lives Is not expected expected ex- ex L. L department before by the state tho the latter part of oC next week Secretary Secre- Secre tar tary Lansing Lansing- tonight said was coming In slowly and that ati at nt i r l' le least st a week was expected to elapse before beCore full tull evidence would bo be at hand Even though all aU Information desired and American from from British sources source ors hors ors of oC the tho Marina 1 were at hand any any action netlon b by tho United States government government gov- gov would be delayed pendIng Germanys Germans reply to tho the official request for tor her of or tho Incident In previous pre instances whore such euch a request re- re re- re request quest has been made mide a a. week or more moro has elapsed before the attacking subi submarine sub- sub j I i- i 1 marine has come como In and eral several days da s further urther ha 1 have been needed to collect and andI I transmit tho Information American of officials of- of In England have ha sent only a few cw dispatches in tho the last lat twenty tour s hours not Including any affidavits or summaries of or affidavits R S Secretary Lansing explained that the state department held that German Germanys Germany's j's js s pledges not to sink merchant ships without proper provision pro for Cor the safety safet I of or persons on board applied to merchantmen merchantmen m-cr- m mer- mer armed for defense defenso as well asto as asto asto to unarmed vessels German Germanys Germany's s last specific word on armed ships however how how- ever er was tas her ner memorandum announcInG announcing announcIng ing that the they would bo be treated as war vessels and the fact tact that the Marina carried a Inch 7 4 gun Is expected to toI topIa I pIa play a conspicuous part In the ox- ox changes that will wilt follow tollow I If C it Is es established os- os t hed that she was attacked without with with- out warning |