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Show RIGHT TO ARM CONCEDED. United States Cannot Approve New Teutonic Policy. Washington. The United" States, it was said by high authority at the state department on Tuesday, concedes con-cedes that the entente allies are within with-in their rights under prevailing international inter-national law in arming merchant ships for defensive purposes, no matter what condltons exist on the seas. Consequently it . is admitted that should the alies decline to adopt the American suggestion to disarm merchantmen, mer-chantmen, founded 'primarily upon a desire to save the lives of innocent non-combatants, this government can not announce its approval of the intentions in-tentions of the Teutonic powers to torpedo without warning after February Febru-ary 29 all armed vessels, although various high officials are convinced that the position of Germany and Austria Aus-tria is justified. |