The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-10
Placed on Wires Yesterday Az
ternoon. and VIII Be Given
to Public Friday Morning
NOTE NVOKES LAWS OF
!. NATIONS AND HUMANITY
Future Now Rests With Ger
many-Must Yield or Break
of Diplomatic Relations 10
Inevitable

Washington, June 9.-The note
Of President Wilson 60 Germany,
wfzch ocasioned the Withdrawal
Of William J. Bryan from the
cabinet, went forward TO its desti-
nation this afternoon. Il win be
published In the newspapers Of
Friday morning. by which time,
IL In calculated, 1t win have
reached Berlin.
Regardless OF the result OF Presi-
dent Wilson's renewed demands upon
Germany to make her submarine
operations conform to the principles
of international law and humanity,
1t 10 felt that the document La almost
certain to take . large place In the
history OF the United States. As the
cause Of cabinet crisis. and q new
turning point in the career of Mr..
Bryan. it is regarded as of great i'm
portance whether II proves to be the
prelude to unfriendly relations with
Germany or not
Consideration of the Yemarka BILE
situation existing In this country,
partly as result of the importance
Of the issue with Germany and partly
because of the turmoil II seems likely
to occasion, led the President and his
advisers to agree on the earliest pos
sible publication of the document. 1t
was desired. however, that sufficient
time should be allowed for the note
to reach Ambaesador Gerard at Ber-
lin for presentation at the German
foreign once in order to avoid all
charge of a lack of due courtesy to
Germany. Friday morning was
chosen az the proper time for its
publication In this country, and Ger
many may make IT public simuitane-
ousiy.
Invokee Law OF Humanity.
While the details Of the note are
being guarded carefully, officials have
permitted 1t to become known that
the chief feature Of the communica-
ton Ia q second summons to Germany
to state her intentions as to the OBJ
servance of the principles OF interna-
tionai law and humanity which this
government has invoked for the pro-
lection of American life and property
on the high seas. Such contentious
Of Germany as to alleged facts In the
I.usitania case as the President felt II
was proper to discuss are disposed of
in the note, Germany being politely
told that the United States. Is salts
fed that she has been misinformed
as to the Lusitania- The tone OF the
note liz most friendly, every effort
having been made to make the ex-
preston of the United States position
as little offensive to Germany as pos
sibie.
Administration officials say that the
future now rests with Germany. The
action of the President in letting Mr..
BRYAN leave the cabinet rather than
abandon the course he and the rest
of his advisers agreed on as proper,
was pointed to as certain to have
the effect of stiffening the stand OF
this government.
Ii is felt that now all uncertainty
as to whether the President will stick
nv his original position of the SUBJ
marine issue has been removed. The
German government has 1t In its
mower to decide, according to opinion
here. whether there shall be con-
tinued friendly relations between II
and this country.
Germany Must Yield.
The United states most certainly
does not wish break and all Ger
many needs to do to minimize the
danger of rupture IL to make con.
ceseion Of some sort which VII!
furnish a basis on wnicn the onIteo
Sfs tea can. with self-respect, continue
II discuss the issues with her. 1t she
ignores in her next note, as she did
In her last, the high principles invok-
Al nv the President, II Is felt that
there will be but one course open 10
this government. that OF severing re-
lations with Germany.
The news of Secretary Bryan's resiE-
nation In openly counted on by ofncials
here to do more than any note couio
possibly do; that IL. awaken Germany
10 the realisation that President VIII
sor means what he has said to GER
many. II has all along been felt here
that Germany did not appreciate the
ser,ousness with which America viewed
tina issue: that Germany was making
~. mistake Of assuming that the
rYnited states was 30 anxious to avoid
troubIe that II would forego tnsistence
unon its rights In the face OF MT.
Rryan's resignation, however. II seems
certafn that the Germans Will be COM
v,nced that President Wilson IL to be
reckoned with. That 10 why y y more
than ever the opinion here that Ger
|! m. .ny in her next note must cast the
die az to the future relations between
ne two governments. ,s.s.s..'. \ ss 2. Z g
Germans Sun Opetnistfe.
| Tn German quarters here today there
va. exhibited q tendency to dismiss
MI. Bryan's resignation AZ having
nohiug 10 do with the German issue.
II was pointed out that in any event
the German Ambassador, whose duty II
n to keep his government Informed OF
lthe attitude OF this Government. had
his last conversation not with Mr..
Bryan bit with the President himself.
ana that he could not well be under
anay mieapprehension ~ 20 the Presf-
aert,s ytews or jntenttons.
So fat ~ the German quarters here