Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, The Lansing Papers, 1914–1920, Volume I

865.857 An 2/75a

The Secretary of State to President Wilson

Washington, November 22, 1915.

My Dear Mr. President: I enclose a memorandum⁷⁰ of the information which we have in regard to the Ancona case.⁷¹ It seems to me that it is very unsatisfactory as to detail and definiteness. We have made other inquiries in regard to the case both at Vienna and Rome which I hope will throw more light on the subject.

The Austro-Hungarian affairs in this country are in the hands of the Chargé, Baron Zwiedinek, and we can communicate with him whenever the time seems opportune.

I also enclose an editorial from the New York Evening Mail⁷⁰ which seems to me is very sensible and shows that some of the papers at least understand the difficulties which the Department has to face in a case of this sort.

Faithfully yours,

Robert Lansing

70. Not printed.
71. For correspondence previously printed concerning the Ancona case, see Foreign Relations. 1915, supp., pp. 611–658, passim.
70. Not printed.