Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-26 | Page 3 | Italy is Balking at U. S. Stand on Disarmament

nAY IS BALKING AT UI U. Si S. STAND ON j r Teutonic uto c S Submarine Issue Quiets Down in t ng ss Congress WASHINGTON F Feb Fb b. b 26 With the apparent quieting down I of 01 the tile situation in hi congress the I crisis shifts back to tolie the lie negotiations between Secretary Secre- Secre I I tary ary Lansing Lansing- and Count v vo vo Bernstorff ii-Bernstorff n I Lap Lansing ing said today there was wall no Intention Intention in- in I of transferring the negotiations lons t to Berlin to be conducted be- be l Ambassador Gerard and the Jerlin foreign office as was intimated in n dispatches published abroad and reiterated Q that the state t te department had jad hear heard 1 l nothing more from Germany ort ott n its request for a declaration that the new submarine campaign would not be in Ia q violation of pr assurances as- as for the tho safety of f Americans trav traveling lh g on ii unresisting liners The situation In c congress apparently is s being held in check by the administration adminis- adminis ration leaders while President Wilson remaIns firm lit iri his determination to on on the rights of pf Americans t to tp travel ravel pa on ships armed for defense only From From- German sources come s that th the T Teutonic governments were inspired to issue their new notice by the American circular note to the allied powers proposing disarmament of merchant f ships and the tho German belef belief be- be lef lief Is that that- the allies will not accept the he American suggestion From British sources comes the I positive statement that the British government at least has not rejected the he American suggestion but Is consulting consulting con con- suiting her allies S The The- Issue Issuer Is complicated by the attitude at at- attitude of the Italian government and the he presence at itt New York Tork of three armed Italian merchantmen Although Secretary Lansing declined to o tell teU the name of ot the replying power it t was learned that It was wal Italy and th hat t the reply was argumentative rather gather than conclusive It was pointed out that Italian liners lInera give pledges not noto notto notto to o use use their armament except for de defense defense defense de- de when clearing from American ports