Evening journal., 1915-05-12
american Note IS
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was caller Monday and Tuesday and |
was looked for again today. The rep
resentatives Of neutral countries, all !
OF which were said to be closely |
watching the American course and |
prepared to follow the American lead,
we're likewise much in evidence.
May Permit Dernburg to Stay.
II was whispered. too, that the de-
partment was worried over the vocal
activities Of Herr Dernburg as an adj
yocate in this country on the Kaiser's
behalf Stories were numerous that
the Washington government planned
steps to secure his departure from the
country. These could not be verified
and well informed men inclined to
doubt them. They admitted he was
looked on as a disturbing element. but
the department was said to feel. in
view OF his high standing and person
ally fine qualities, Il would not only be
serious strain on relations between
Washington and Berlin, but would be
interpreted as an aifront to American
/
If he should be ousted.
In any event. II was predicted,
possible action would take the form of
state Department request 10 Am
bassadOr Bernstorff or to the Berlin
foreign Office that he leave the United
States; the affair would not be ham
died through the immigration bureau,
as in the case of an ordinary undesir-
able alien.
To Just what extent the Navy De-
partment was interested in pending
events it was hard to say.
The Atlantic fleets trip through the
Panama Canal had virtually been
abandoned. but this decision was not
mentioned in connection with the
European war situation. IL would OBJ
viously be undesirable in any case. It
: was remarked. for the feet TO be cut
in two by canal slide and 1t would
/ be still worse TO have a dreadnaught
stranded I'm the big ditch. This being
so, the department did not seem to
consider the question Of the desirable
ity or undesirability of keeping the
warships in the Atlantic in view of
present European conditions, II SEEM
ed unwise to send them through to
the Pacific anyway.
War Department Inactive.
At the War Department not sign
of unusual activity was visible.
President Wilson, to all outward in
dications, was taking everything
quite as a matter of course, except
that he was more constantly than
usual in his study.
This, however. was signihcanl
enough. His advisors said there was
not development in the international
situation which he was not handling
personally. The amount of work he
: was doing, they asserted. was enor.
nous and some fears we're expressed
that he would break under the strain
OF this. however. there was no sign
he looked and acted in perfect healtf
and spirits.
SO far as exigencies permitted 4
was evident that he was trying e
maintain his usual routine of worl
and pleasure Both for the beneh
OF his health and for appearances
sake il was understood that he deemed
Il wise.
OF the abandonment of the New
York visit, to review the feet, how
ever, there was no intimation.
Councillor lansing of the State De
/ partment. who In Secretary Bryan
place, saw the newspaper men RELATIVE
I 10 the Presidential announcement
could hardly have been more reticcni
The communication to Germany. h
admitted was being prepared. but h
" said he could not state whether
would be long or short. what il woulI
contain, what matters would be re
j fered to- how II would be expressed
or when II would be transmitted.
~ Department officials said they kney
: nothing OF report that guard o
&c coast artillerymen had been sent TO tn
Dover, n. j., government powde
mills. They stated, however. tina
there. as over all government ware
). houses and factories. a guard was Gus
Is tomsry. They thought it was poss
IL bic Il might have been changed b
/ some subordinate authority. but II S,
il was purely routine matter.