Show WI II zer an an and Spain aln II Refuse e use U S j r i jr r i t ti Appeal to Break With J J Wll WILSON N DEMANDS All RP REPORTS RT ON N SINKING TO I D NT I I AT NC Kr 11 a IVea lIW lo to The WASHINGTON Feb 6 Information G.-Information that Switzerland nd and anti Spain will not adopt Wilsons Wilson's suggestion that that in the interest of world peace other neutrals follow the lead of the United States tej and break off diplomatic relations with Germany w was s t received cei ed here today So 50 far as is known th this is the first response By John Edwin Nevin International News NeVIS Service Staff Correspondent I ASHINGTON- ASHINGTON Feb The 6 The United Stat States s. s anxiously l WASHINGTON w today t tod d y f r for oe r thereal re l d developments v en 91 of the tIli German rm nt thief ii C pf unrestricted d submarine warfare The five days within which neu neutral ral vessels could get out of the prohibited zone ended at t midnight Today if the German intentions intention are carried out as planned all aU vessels no matter what their character plying the waters wafers waters ab about ablaut ut England France or Italy except in a very limited area ar are sui subject jest to instant instants unwarned destruction r President Vilson Wilson has directed that all reports and rumors rumors rumors' of infringement of American rights shall be reported to him immedi atel He has directed that officials shall refrain from fron discussing such incidents or outlining possible le plans of action and 1 he lie has told the state department which in turn turl has passed the word on to its ifs diplomatic agents everywhere that any ally reports of the sinking of American vess vessels ls without warning arning or loss of American lives on vessels of an any nationality sunk without warning shall be completely and im immediately immediately immediately im- im mediately Investigated The president will take no snap map action and anil there thero will willbe willbe willlie be lie no hasty jud Judgment ment If IC possible any further break with Germany is to be avoided But so soon oon as oa a concrete instance of or violation of oC American rights rightson on the high seas semel is substantiated he ho will go before congress in joint session and ask for Cor authority to protect such 1 rights anywhere and anil in any manner II with the full tull strength of ot the army and andna na navy V The Tho state department Is investigating the tho killing of or Richard Wallace a Baltimore Baltimore Bal Bal- resident and member of or the tho crew of or the tho British h steamer The British official report 50 says that Wallace was killed 1 in a long boat In I which he and oth others rR were escaping from Crom the vessel castI which had been shelled Officials are going ahead cautiously inasmuch as the fact that the shelling shellIng- took place both before and during the thc time that the crew was getting of off the I boat boot would indicate it is iM believed ed that hat th the either resisted a n. signal ignal to stop or was trying to escape Consul General Skinner in London hn has been een I directed to send semI forward a 0 complete re report report report re- re port of ot the status of or the vessel and tho the death of oC Wallace Meanwhile e this I government go has suspended judgment I I REPLY AWAITED The United States still was awaiting toda today a reply from President Wilsons Wilson's appeal to neutral nations to Join with this country in breaking off diplomatic relations with Germany as a 3 protest against a 3 violation of oC international law bw lawin in Iii her new submarine warfare It as was stated that there would bo be ho hono no an announcement announcement announcement an- an whether such replies were favorable or unfavorable at this time Administration officials were wore recalling recall recall- In big ing the speech made mad by President Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son to the Gridiron club in February a year ago today as Indicating the attitude attitude attitude atti atti- tude of oC the administration against ng any hasty action At that time the tho president president dent d declared that whenever the Impulse Impulse Impulse Im Im- pulse arose among Americans to settle I an any international controversy In inn 1 short wa way it would be bo well to remember that lint this had not been the policy of Ameri Amori- American can statesmen of or the past Americans h ho he held never nc have o been heen either rash or cowardly but hut have ha followed fol- fol followed fol tol- lowed lowell tho the course COUlse that was for 01 the best of all nil mankind Under such a policy it would be no was pointed out there o mo move b by this country until unquestioned unquestioned unquestioned provocation IrO has hils been given I CIL CALLS ON DANIELS Representative e W. 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S Green of oC Massachusetts today tony called culled on Secretary Secre- Secre tnT tarv Daniels and on behalf behal of or Assistant Se- Se Secretary of or State Phillips Phillip head of or tho the Mechanics Foundry and Machine compan company company com com- pan pany of or Fall Fan River offered the use of ot the iho plant to the government in case of ot war Specific denial de wa way was made nettle by hy the state department today tollay of a 3 report that sill all Americans had been heen ordered out of G Germany Tho The administration has not changed chang tho the original Instructions sent ent to Ambassador Gerard to iso advise Americans to leave and to make snake it plain that tho those e staying did l so 0 on their own responsibility The United States will decide for tor itself on evidence gathered by American American American Ameri Ameri- can officials what constitutes tho rho overt act which President Wilson has lias told congress lie he will consider sufficient sufficient suf suf- to ask congress for authority to take the next step should it be necessary necessary necessary essary against Germany This was made very cry plain by state department officials today It was explained that the report of the entente or German governments would not be accepted or sought The United States will pIa play a lone hand baud in this connection Ambassador RIano of at Spain visited S Secretary Lansing at at- noon at-noon noon and it was understood that ne he a presented to the state department a copy COP COPat of at the Spanish Span Spans ish protest to Germany against her new submarine plans The ambassador dor refused to discuss his visit and andI I Secretary Lansing was equally cen cent t. t Both the navy and war yar depart 1 ments means toda today had tad in effect a n general censorship on preparations News regarding regarding re re- re garding vessel movements now goes I through the hands bands of Lieu Charles Belknap Jr while tho the war department depart- depart I ment news is O. 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