Show USE OF LIBERTY OF ACTION RESERVED IN DEALING WITH BELLIG ERENT submarines ok american merican government refutes refuse to ac capt contention of allies that neutral neutrals must deny rine rines use of Hart harbor icis washington the american memo on use of neutral waters by hy belligerent submarines the text ol 01 ahins chic was made public by the state department wednesday night declares thy the alii 4 have failed to show why euch such vs tassels sels should be denied en ell trance to neutral ports and that no circumstances hae hate been set forth rendering render lne the tha usual provi provisions no of in ter national law inapplicable to under water craft the united states reserves corn belligerent lete liberty of action in dealing with belligerent submarines no specific mention of the deutsch land and is made in the memorandum al at though the allied I 1 Is understood to have been prompted by the failure of the united states to con elder older that vessel as having haying any char ni aking her status different from that of the ordinary merchant pian inan the memorandum originally sent to Ir france rance great britain Drita tn luisia and japan august 31 in to their memorandum cf of august 22 later was sent also to italy and dortu gal while the allied communication wan was published some time ago the american reply was not given out till wednesday when the recent activities seemed to make a public statement of the governments post tion imperative president wilson and secretary of 0 state lansing discussed in detail at a shadow lawn wednesday night ger man submarine attacks on merchant men sunday off the new england coast the conference lasted until late at night and will be continued it was indicated by officials that the tile facts so far collected through govern mental agencies haven disclosed no grounds for drastic action by the united slates states government because of the attacks themselves no evidence has been found that international law has been violated by the german submarine or submarines it vias aa under stood hb however ever that the president and secretary lansing dAlE discussed cussed the akis dom dorn of pointing out to germany the inadvisability of operating her submarines in proximity to the internal lional waters of the united states |