Show BERLIN DEFENDS ARABIC SINKING Liner Liller Declared Transport as asI asIt asIt I It t WI Was as Carrying 11 Many any Coolie War ar Workers Tf 1 Berlin Nov 23 A A period of complications complications com corn may again bo be impending In German-American German relations Germanys Germany's conduct of ot submarine warfare ha has brought forth an abundant crop of or American inquiries of oC which Joseph C. C Grew the American charge recently has filed no less than ten ten five five of or them todo today Six remain to bo be ans' ans answered In Including Including In- In eluding tho the cases on the Ule Marina l on which a number of at Americans appear to ha havo vo been killed and the tho liner Arabia Ar-abla the tho sinking of ot which th the American government So declares appears appealS to be bc inconsistent l with tho promises of or orthe the Gorman German government regarding tho the treatment of ot passenger liners Germany Germ in the tho four tour cases In regard to which replies already have havo been made was found to have fairly convincing convincing con con- answers which It is believed d dma ma may put quite a different aspect on affairs It is 18 pointed out here for tor ox- ox ample that according to testimony of or her hor own passengers erl the Arabia was armed and used her cannon that th the tho sea was smooth and that other vessels vessel were near It is argued that tho Arabia having on board a large lame number mum num her ber of ot coolie oUe war workers should be regarded reg as a n transport State D Department Silent Wash i NOV 1 23 Increasing 33 Increasing frequency frequency fre fre- quency of or attacks by b- German submarines submarines sub sub- marines s upon American vessels or others oth oth- ers III'S bearing American citizens with tho the consequent necessity of or repeated Inquiry in inquiry inquiry In- In at Berlin for tor facts has led to 0 Uw tho adoption of ot a policy of ot silence on the J i art t of or the state department Officials let it be known toda today that such a a. course ourse was wa's considered necessary because bo- bo cause most of the tho cases investigated developed no violation of or Inte international a. law aw and premature discussion lon was vas likely to stir up useless t 1 in I the United Baited States State I |