The armament of American merchant ships—The sinking of the Laconia, February 26, of other ships with Americans aboard, and of American ships—Austro-Hungarian aide-mémoire on submarine policy, March 2—Refusal of the American Government to receive the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador designate—Declaration of a state of war with Germany, April 6
[222] The Consul at Cork ( Frost) to the Secretary of State
Cork (Queenstown),
March 28, 1917.
[Received 9 p.m.]
[Received 9 p.m.]
File No. 841.857/438
[223] The Consul at Cork ( Frost) to the Secretary of State
Cork (Queenstown),
March 30, 1917.
[Received 8.20 p.m.]
[Received 8.20 p.m.]
File No. 841.857/443
[224] The Consul General at Marseilles ( Gaulin) to the Secretary of State
Marseilles,
March 30, 1917.
[Received March 31, 9.35 a.m.]
[Received March 31, 9.35 a.m.]
File No. 841.857/448
[225] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Turkey ( Elkus)
Washington,
March 31, 1917, 4 p.m.
File No. 124.67/13a
[226] The Minister in Denmark ( Egan) to the Secretary of State
Copenhagen,
March 31, 1917, 2 p.m.
[Received April 1, 9 a.m.]
[Received April 1, 9 a.m.]
File No. 763.72/3613
[227] The Minister in Denmark ( Egan) to the Secretary of State
Copenhagen,
March 31, 1917, 4 p.m.
[Received April 1, 9 a.m.]
[Received April 1, 9 a.m.]
File No. 763.72/3620
[228] The Ambassador in Austria-Hungary ( Penfield) to the Secretary of State
Vienna,
April 1, 1917, noon.
[Received April 2, noon.]
[Received April 2, noon.]
File No. 701.6311/272
[229] The Consul at Liverpool ( Washington) to the Secretary of State
Liverpool,
April 2, 1917.
[Received 1.50 p.m.]
[Received 1.50 p.m.]
File No. 841.857/456
[230] The Secretary of State to the Diplomatic Representatives in all Countries
Washington,
April 2, 1917.
File No. 763.72/3637a
[231] Address of the President of the United States Delivered at a Joint Session of the Two Houses of Congress, April 2, 1917
April 2, 1917
Reprinted from the Congressional Record, Sixty-fifth Cong., 1st sess. (vol. lv), p. 102.
[232] The Ambassador in France ( Sharp) to the Secretary of State
Paris,
April 2, 1917, 5 p.m.
[Received April 3, 4.30 a.m.]
[Received April 3, 4.30 a.m.]
File No. 300.115Az7/1
[233] The Consul at Cardiff ( Lathrop) to the Secretary of State
Cardiff,
April 4, 1917.
[Received 7 p.m.]
[Received 7 p.m.]
File No. 841.857/458
[234] The Consul at Cardiff ( Lathrop) to the Secretary of State
Cardiff,
April 4, 1917.
[Received 8 p.m.]
[Received 8 p.m.]
File No. 857.857/119
[235] The Ambassador in France ( Sharp) to the Secretary of State
Paris,
April 4, 1917.
[Received April 5, 8 a.m.]
[Received April 5, 8 a.m.]
File No. 300.115Az7/7
[236] The Consul General at Genoa ( Wilber) to the Secretary of State
Genoa,
April 5, 1917.
[Received 9.30 a.m.]
[Received 9.30 a.m.]
File No. 300.115M69
[237] The Consul at Cork ( Frost) to the Secretary of State
Cork (Queenstown),
April 5, 1917.
[Received 2.15 p.m.]
[Received 2.15 p.m.]
File No. 841.857/461
[238] The Consul at Hull ( Hathaway) to the Secretary of State
Hull,
April 5, 1917.
[Received 8.15 p.m.]
[Received 8.15 p.m.]
File No. 841.857/462
[239] The Ambassador in Turkey ( Elkus) to the Secretary of State
Constantinople,
April 2, 1917, 8 p.m.
[Received April 6, 6.10 a.m.]
[Received April 6, 6.10 a.m.]
File No. 763.72/3680