Show AUSTRIA ANSWERS emerian NOTE APPROVES unrestricted SUB SLID MARINE WARFARE inaugurated BY GERMANY declares that neutrals Neu traia are Ros responsible pons for losses they suffer by entering territory where W war Is in progress Pro oresa london the am ambassador basea at Vic vienna inin line has beat handed ilia reply of ilia austrian government to tho the american noto note inquiry no na to tile position of ilia austrian government in regard to unrestricted submarine warfare according to a vienna dispatch to routers on march 0 6 by way of amsterdam the reply declares that neutrals are responsible tor for losses they stiffer buffer by entering territory chero operations erat ions ore taking place tho the american note which was dispatched to vienna february 18 asking specifically whether tile austrian assurances inces given following tho the sink till ine of the ancona and ilia alio persia lind been nullified fled and tho reply says buys that whatever attitude attl tudo tho ilia washington cabinet may inq tak na as to individual questions ions raised liere here tho ilia austro hungarian government la Is in ili accord with tile american government la in regard to tho protection of 0 neutrals rals against endangering their lives tile memorandum then ten maintains tint neutral have to 0 boar bear all they stiffer buffer by choro warlike op orations aro are taking pince rights lights held supreme after it lengthy discussion of tho tit british blockade which it declares Is illegal ilia memorandum continues mhd principle hint flint neutrals should enjoy in war times tho ilia of at tile iho frood freedom orn of ilia sons seas refers only to neutral vessels anu not to neutral persons persona aboard enemy vessels tho the reply further contends that belligerents lige rents are entitled to doelder for themselves what measures should ile bo taken against an enemy in fix sen sea trat rattle and concludes in such cases neutrals neut fals have no other interests Int oresta arid there toro fare no other legal claim than that a belligerent inform them in time atmo of ft a prohibition directed to an enemy so BO thiet they can avoid entrusting their ives and alic lr goods to enemy yes ids gals adhere Ad hereto to assurances an austrian memorandum referring to tho the noto note on ilia ancona caso says saya that it strictly adheres to ilia assur already given at tile samo same time austria calls at to tile alio fact that at tho the time of the hie ancona incident it stated that it reserved tho ilia right to bring up later inter for or discussion difficult international questions which ariso araso in fit connection with submarine warfare tho the memorandum then adds it if ilia austro hungarian government now refers to tills reservation and briefly discusses tho ilia question of 0 the iho sinking ot of enemy vessels to which that noto note refers it Is guided by a do biro afro to show allow ilia american government go veril that now as heretofore it strictly to tho ilia asBurn assurance ileo already given and endeavors by clearing up that important question because it touches tile tho laws 0 of f hu humanity MR n to to avold between tho ilia monarchy and tho the american unton union tile tho reply of tho ilia austrian government to tho ilia second american noto note in regard to ilia sinking pf af tho the ancona contained tho ilia following paragraph the austro hungarland gov government 0 rement can positively concur in ilia principle that enemy private Ye vessels Bools so tar far OB as they do not fleo or offer resistance shall not ho be destroyed before ilia persons aboard oro are secured |