The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-10
Cabinet Will Meet Tomorrow When Lusitanla
Incident Will be Discussed and
Some Plan Outlined.
INDEMNITY WILL PROBABLY Be ASKED
All of the Evidence Must be Secured Before
Anything Definite Can be Done IN
This Most Serious Proposition.

The belief was growing among gov
eminent officials that the president
would make further statement con-
corning the Lusitania affair before the
Philadelphia mass meeting OF 1000
aliens he Is to address tonight. 1t was
thought, however, that anything ne
says will be entirely incidental SINH
lar to the broad general statement
from the white house Saturday night
No attempt is made to deny that he
ia most anxious for public support and
the California legislatures recent
adoption Of a resolution on pledging
itself to stand by the president was
exceedingly gratifying to the white
house.
1t was thought the executive would
select the opportunity presented by
the Philadelphia meeting to urge
Americans to maintain their attitude
Of sane elaboration, RETAINING from,
attempts to force the gcver1msnt'E
! hand in q matter demanding the ex-
tremest tact and Judgment.
Aside from this, the main talk to
the aliens was expected to consist OF
an outline Of the principles and
courses which should govern newly
made American citizen in all matters.
Inasmuch as Secretary Garrison has
deemed the situation too interesting"
to leave Washington on his southern
river and harbors inspection trip, the
opinion was growing that the president
would abandon his voyage to New
York next Monday on the yacht May
flower. This would necessitate HIS
absence from Washington Saturday
afternoon and would keep him at sea
all Of Saturday night, Sunday and
Sunday night, and though he would
be in communication with Washing
ton by wireless. persons close to him
said he does not care to be away from
the capital so long.
A talked Of break In diplomatic re-
lations by the United States with Ger
many was regarded an improbable step
unless the latter should adopt an I'M
yielding and at least semi-unfriend-
ly attitude toward American repro
sensations. Seizure of German ship
ping in American ports was another
thing that persons close to the prest-
dent deemed an unlikely course.
Reports that the British govern
ment failed to take the proper steps
to protect the Lusitania and that mis-
management was responsible for the
heavy loss of life on the liner. were
not considered to affect the principles
of the controversy with Germany.
though officials naturally were per.
sonally interested in them.
The German embassy continued to
be closely guarded. Sundays an
onymous threat that it would be blown
up, was not taken very seriously, bit
it was admitted that such an attempt
by an irresponsible individual, would
not be unlikely under. the circum-
stances and the authorities we're deep
ly concerned in preventing It.
Diplomatic representatives Of other
neutral governments continued to
watch the administrations policy
closely. Nothing indicated an inten-
ton on the latters part to depart
from its rule Of Independent action.
The view was taken. however, that
the whole neutral world as well as the
United States, had naturally deep H.
terest in President Wilson's handling
Of the present case and there was
disposition to furnish these foreign
observers with all information it was
safe to give out and already at the
governments disposal.
It was widely believed that the less
er neutral powers would be guided
largely by Americas action.
SLdIe uepdI LIuellI OliCidlS EeLeiiou
with regret to Consul FTost's message
from Queenstown that it must be as.
sumed persons not listed as either
survivors or identified dead are miss
ing and almost certainly dead"
This had already been taken for
granted. however, so the cable caused
no surprise.
No Guns on Board.
NEW YORK, May 10.-Germany's
charge that the Lusitania was an