SENATE "FILIBUSTERS" UNEASY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3022, 8 March 1917, Page 5

SENATE "FILIBUSTERS" UNEASY

(ATTEMPTS TO "EXPLAIN" Austrian/note to americ ,- Washington, March (i. Owing to the'intensity of public Ibe "IJlibii-.ti'rinjr" Senators are now explaining! that limy did not in!"ml In kill America's armed neutrality. Senator l,nel'_'n' reintroduced the IVII. liui was ruled out on n point of order — Aus.-X.Z. Cable Assn. CHINA AND THE TEUTONS ALLIES , DIPLOMACY AT WOliK. ' , . London, Mareli 6. In connection with l,ho situation in I'eldnt',, it in learned that the Allier. are oFosely co-opnratinr. in advising China. ('(invßi-Ratior.s are proceeding in connection with financial 1 assistant in Hip cvpiil of a liroacb of relations;

with, Germany. This will probably take the form of a postponement of the Boxer indemnity, and a revision of the Customs tariff. Loading people in China favour a severance of relations, but there aro technical difliciillios in the way which tho President desires to overcome beforo assenting. Tho Cabinet Ijas resigned, and several Ministers liavo left for Tientsin. JCH'orts nro beiuf; made to effect a reconciliation. —Router. ZIMMERMANN HECKLED ABOUT MEXICO Amsterdam, March (i. ■ In the Reichstag, tho Socialists severely criticised the Note regarding Mexico. Dr. Ziimnermann (Minister for Foreign Affairs) justified it. Hβ pointed out that he had been repeatedly blamed because ho did not endeavour to win new allies. Hβ conld not explain the leakage of the letter in AineTica. He urged that the Reichstag should await Cnnnt Berustorff's return to Germany before accusing him.—Aub.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH AUSTRIA ; ' REPLY TO THE UNITED STATES. ** . Amsterdam, March 6. The Austrian reply to tho United States declares that neutrals have no ridits, apart from being informed of the nature of belligerents' measures, so as to euable them lo prevent their subjects travelling on enemy vessels. Neutral subjects must tako the conscqheuccs if they travel in tho prohibited zone. Austria-Hungary will welcome tho co-operation of 'Washington to project life by warning Americans accordingly. Tho Note alleges that tho British violations of international law wore the starting point of the unrestricted'submarine policy, which Austria-Hungary endorsed. ' ■ , . . ,',.,,. New . York, March 0. After the first reading ot the Atistj-n-Hnngarinu Noto, members , of the Government wove inclined to interpret it as an effort to placatn Washington and Berlin. President Wilson's attitude is not yet officially known, but circles usually in his confidence thinjj ho will not break off relations unless AustroHTinsarian submarines (.'omrait attacks.—Ans.-N.Z. CaMo Assn.