Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-10
Note of Insistence Finally
Finished and VIII be
Cabled Today.
MANY DIPLOMATISTS
FEAR DEVELOPMENTS
AuStro-German Embassy
Shows Much UneasineSS
Over Resignation.

%XTASHINGTON, June S,-The pol
w icy of the United States toward
Germany-an insistence on the OBJ
servance Of neutral rights and the
safeguarding of the lives of Ameri-
cans on the high seas-was deter
mined finally today at a cabinet meet
ing
Secretary Rryans resignation had
leen submitteu and accepted when tho
neeting convened and he took little
part in the discussion. The note which
IS to be sent to Germany tomorrow
was read over for the last time to the
cabinet by President Wilson, Sugges-
tions of some minor changes were
noted by the president
The resignation OF Mr. Bryan, whose
advocacy of a course that under no
circumstances would involve the
United States in war spread the inn
preston that the president and his
cabinet had decided firmly That the
rights of the United States must be
upheld in any eVentuality that may
arise. While no inkling as to the con-
tents Of the note was given it is under
stood that an unfavorable reply Will
mean the severance of diplomatic re-
iations with Germany and that at
lacks on Americans thereafter might
lead to even graver complications.
Foreign Diplomatists Interested.
The effect on the general situation
of Secretary Bryan's withdrawal from
the cabinet was the subject of general
comment everywhere. Foreign diplO-
matists interpreted it as significant of
a forCeful course on the part of the
United States. They We're busy with
their code books and cablegrams to-
night, advising their respective gov
ernments of the cabinet changes and
its significance.
On AuStrO- German quarters, where
there has been some confidence that
Secretary Bryan's influence for peace
would make impossible a rupture be-
tween the United States and Germany,
the resignation of the secretary caused
much uneaSinesS.
In other official and diplomatic
quarters the view was held that by
accepting the resignation of Mr.. Bryan
the president had demonstrated to
Germany his earnest intention of Sc
curing reparation for the loss of
American lives on the Lusitania and
q guarantee against other violations
of American rights.
Awaits American Note.
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
Lansing early in the day to inform
him that although the embassy quar-
ters had been removed to Cedarhurst,
J.. l., he would remain here indefi-
nitely to await "A copy of the Ameri-
can note. Later in the day Mr. Lans-
ing announced that the German em-
basSy had transmitted two more affi-
davits of persons who claimed to have
overheard people say there were guns
on the Lusitania. Mr.. Lansing indi-
Gated that the affidavits were not re
garded as of importance. The depart
ment of justice has investigated the
evidence given in all the affidayits and
has definitely decided that there were
no guns on tn Lusitania.
The report Of this investigation came
10 hand today and is believed to have
been one Of the things which delayed
the American note, The president en-
phasized to callers early today that
there had been no intentional or un-
necessary delay in preparing the docu-
ment. He said many suggestions had
been made by Mr.. Bryan and others,
but that the general character Of the
note had not been modified. This was
interpreted later as meaning that the
cabinet situation had been disposed Of
last week and that the delay subse-