Show I I I PRESIDENt A W Al OFFICIAL O F Fl CIAL HE REPORTS P OR 18 Wilson and All Othe 0 Oth hey l lI i Administration X ti n v. v Officials Gials R Realize ze Gravity J of Sit Situation and Wil Wit M Make ke No Decision Un Until til fil Complete Detail Deta h hAre Are in Their Hands 20 WASI v Aug Secretary Lansing announced he had instructed the embassy sy at London and the American Amen Ameri can consuls in the vicinity to fo gat gather affidavits from Amen Ameri Aine Americans i cans on board the Arabic WASP WASHINGTON i Aug ug 20 The 20 official details upon w which ich Pr President President si dent Wilson will decide whether the sinking of f the White Star liner Arabic w was s an act deiber deliberately deliberately ateY uri unfriendly Y to the United States were still lacking today Joday and meanwhile the tha president andall and ana all ail other admi administration ion officials als while rc realizing fully the gravity of tho new ew situation be between W en th the United States and Germany w were r their mInds open during the tho hours which will bo bo required for tor assembling assembling as the official evidence they are think about these 1 points Whether any AmeriC Americans Americana ns have been boen lost oat and whether tho the Arabic actually was torpedoed torpedo d without warning arning Whether the Arabic by having b been n convoyed con on tho the of ot be her v r g had hall under International law lawf p partaken of t the character of ot her con convoy con convoy voy oy and waived her right as a Q noncombatant non non- combatant Whether by proceeding to tho vicinity vi of tho the steamer which had md j just st previously pre been torpedoed tho the Arabic's commander Introduced any any qualifying circumstances by violating vio- vio lating the thc rule rulo of ot the British admiralty admiralty alty which forbids a n. ship to risk it Itself It- It self b by attempting to assist an another ther which has been torpedoed 1 Rescue Justified A view prevailed that an attempt by the Arabic to succor those on another an another another an- an other torpedoed ship was Justified and andas was as not affected by the British admiralty rule which was tas made mado as us a matter of ot policy for tor warships and was not a n. matter of or International rl Ight ht Whether the tho Arabic's Arable inov move movement movement move move- ment toward tho the might be Interpreted te l as ns an attempt to linn inns the he submarine is another point to be bo developed d. d Secretary Lansing refused to discuss dJs dJs- cuss these or any o other features of ot ho tho case There is no attempt In official quarters to minimize tho the situation confronting the president president-it InvestIgation tion ion develops a violation of ot American rights in defiance of ot th tho last note to Germany German which Rive give notice in final terms that another sinking like liko that ot of f the would be lie considered d dan an n act deliberately unfriendly M Ma Way Cly Sever Relations The prospect of ot severance e of ot diplo- diplo Continued on an n page pago S 2 f. f h r AWAITING t S' S Continued from P page gC 1 lf tlc e with e forward Germany again but It was waa understood t It If such luch UPon It a course should bo be do- do would not ed immediately early Wilson to left lett the Whito motor to lt hi hilS th the and motor back cap capital this evening When a. a de he l problem nt ats at's It is Is the habit to seek eeck preel- preel ding gh often orten O ly t o Official the countr Country side elde S received and dl dispatches PAtches had no Independent they gave gayo tho fruits rely tran In Star the tho repOrts ot of thUl ul decide line The United 11 ot Its Its' ow Its Course upon th tho oWn e Report p. p forwarded e. e |