The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-06-08
New Note From American Gov
ernment Is Very Plain.
WILSON POINTS OUT PASSENGERS
AND CREW MUST BE REMOVED
Herman Officials Express Belief Crisis
Over the Lusitania Has Passed Dam
ger Point.

washington President Wilson's
note to Germany will be cabled to Am.
oassador Gerard Monday night OF
early Tuesday, according to word from
Inc White House Sunday night.
Ihe only reason for the delay, il
was said was the presidents desire to
make the phraseology of the note SO
explicit and unmistakable as to leave
no room for doubt or further argu-
ment concerning the position of the
Untled States gOvernment-that the
right OF visit and search must be ex-
creased and passengers and crew of
nnarmed ships transferred to a place of
safety before any prize is DESTROYED by
belligerent warships
Officials familiar with the contents
OF the note said it was forceful re-
iteration OF the principles expressed
by the United States in it's note of
February 10, when the American gov
ernment announced that it could not
admit the right of the German admir-
alty's proclamation of war zone to
infringe in any way upon the right
or neutrals to travel anywhere on the
nigh seas on peaceful merchantmen
and that the German government
would be held to ''strict accountable
lty" for any violations of American
rights.
Suggestions have been made to the
president that the recent note from
Germany offering regrets and repara-
ton for the torpedoing by mistake of
the Gulflight be cited in the new note
as proof of the American contention
that without visit and search the iden-
tlty OF vessel cannot be established
and the lives of neutrals safeguarded
The commander of the German sub
marine which attacked the Gulflight
reported that he did not see the
american flag until "the moment of
firing the shot," Whether this idea
will be included is not known.
There may be some further discus
sion OF the document with legal Off
GERS of the government Monday but
1t is expected to be put in cipher and
sent on its way to Berlin Monday
might.
President Wilson went to church
Sunday morning, took short auto
mobile ride in the afternoon and spent
the evening in his study still at work
on the note. Secretaries McAdoo and |
Houston called during the evening.
In German quarters the optimism |
which has bee apparent since Count |
Won Bernsdorff, the German ambas-
sador, talked with President Wilson
continued Sunday, the impression be-
ing given that the road to an under
standing was much clearer than it
had been since the Lusitania was de-
stroyed
The belief constantly is expressed in
German quarters that the crisis over
the Lusitania case has passed. 1t fire.
quently is pointed out, too, that the
present correspondence over neutral
rights may lead to a general discus
sion OF the subject of the freedom of
the seas and some German officials
nave suggested that out of the ex-
changes of notes with Germany, fol-
lowed by further correspondence with
Great Britain on neutral rights, the !
way may be opened even to the max
ing of peace.
Attention for the present in official /,
quarters is fixed upon settlement of /.
he difficulties that have arisen be- !
ween Germany and the United States !,
and talk of making peace in Europe :
S heard much less now than mont. .
ago