Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-21
ls;dent and Cabinet Rree to Maintain Origi-
 nal Position.
kCISS BREAKING OFF OF RELATIONS
|ther Germany to Be Told That less She Yields to Demands of S. Diplomatic Relations. Be
 evered Will Be Decided Friday.

lon and the cabinet discussed for
 hours today three tentative drafts
 he proposed reply to the latest
 han note, and agreed upon certain
 Ions of the document.
 De question stil Ito be decided is
 liner a paragraph shall be added
 hing Germany for the last time
 unless she yields to the demands
 bis government the United States
 adopt a more vigorous course
 she has hitherto employed. The
 fnative is to withhold this decla- bn of purpose until the next con-
 ication.
 be action contemplated is the king off of diplomatic relations
 Germany. If this were done, Rassador Gerard would be recall hnd Ambassador Bernstorff would provided with safe passage to
 nany. This state of affairs would |inue until Germany had given the lssary assurances that American
 and property would be safe fded under the recognized rules hternatiolal law.
 pG note will be further considered he president and his advisers dur the next few days. and will proba- |be given it's final touches at the net meeting on Friday.
 be state department expects to
 it to Berlin by the end of this Cabinet Unanimous.
 De sections of the reply which E agreed upon today were dis Jed only briefly, as the president
 members of the cabinet were plmous in their views of the sub B with which they dealt. These ions are devoted to a short re- ement of the legal and moral or Unitarian arguments of the presi- Us first two notes, and convey
 original ideas in more vigorous Iuage than was employed in the T communications.
 ne three tentative drafts agreed the point that Germany has fail- 10 either affirm or deny the con- ctlon of international laws as
 down by the president and had I'd utterly to affirm or deny that
 was amenable to the higher laws insisted upon by the sident.
 nere seems to be no question that note in it's final form will assert,
 put Germany on notice, thAt the led States will ignore as irrele- the German assumed policy of mpting to force the United States 'egard the issues between this ltry and Great Britain as insep- 'le from the controversy between
 United States and Germany. re is every reason to believe that admlnistration is determined to atain it's original position, that issues between the United States
 Germany and the United States
 Great Britain are to be handled pendently and under no circum- ces shall the questions be con- d with each other.
 alority Favor Strong Language. rom what has become known of proceedings at the cabinet meet u can be stated that the majority non favored the intimation to many that if she did not subscribe and in writing to the 1ls'ons of international law gov ng the preservation of human life merchantmen, the United States ald tell her that she could no ger be dealt with under interna- a, a, law, and this government lu withdraw it's diplomatic repre- auVes from Berlin. The effect Of notification was not under-esti- eu ny the members of the cabinet,
 oy the diplomatic officials who acquainted with the turn of ae breaking off of diplomatic re- ms }, With Germany was discussed !, the viewpoint that of itself it le m not give any additional safe lu 10 merchantmen, American o1 ,Iwise, traversing the German narine war zone. The opinion
 expressed, however. that if such ,ssestlon were made it would have effect on Germany and ~ .As succeed in forcing her to ac'