The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-20
Washington Hopes Outrages
Will Not Be Re-
newed
BERLIN TO MEET
AMERICA HALFWAY
No knowledge Admitted of
a Note to Great
Britain

Washington, ID, c.. May 20,-ln ofiicia
quarters the feeling prevails that sub
marine warfare by the Germans will
never be renewed in the way it was be-
ing conducted before the Lusitana went
down. This feeling, or hope, or whatev-
er one may call it, is of course not based
on any official information from Berlin,
but is predicated on the feeling that Ger
many intends to meet the United States
more than half way. There ia small
expectation among men who are close
to the situation that Germany offhand
will yield her alleged right to conduct
submarine warfare in any way she
pleases, but the expectation now is that
the German answer will leave the whole
subject open for further negotiations
and probably promise to hold off the sub
marine until final adjustment of all the
questions affecting the rights of neutrals
shall be determined. To be sure this
is all the merest speculation.
Official information was received here
yesterday that Germany's reply to the
American note will not be completed
for at least week and probably win not
reach Washington for at least ten days,
it is now known with some definite
ness that Germany will indicate her
willingness to have her submarines act
toward all merchantmen Just as destroy
ers or cruisers would, giving ample time
for passengers and crew to leave, pro-
ylded merchantmen are unarmed or ii
passengers and contTaband traffic are
separated. The position is looked upon
with some favor here, provided it is sug-
gested as temporary arrangement and
does not involve the REIMBURSEMENT by
the United States OF the rights of its
citizens to travel anywhere on the high
seas on enemy or belligerent unarmed
ships.
There is an insistenee on the part of
the United States, however, that the |
principles of law and humanity express |
ed in its note must be recognized and adj !
mitted by Germany, and that any inten- |
ton to destroy American lives on the
Lusitania must be disavowed. That the |
United States will stand firmly on the |
principles set forth in its note has been
conveyed indirectly and informally to I
Germany since the communication itself /
left here.
Officially no additional information
was forthcoming yesterday as to plans
of the administration with respect to
further representations to Great Brit
ain. The secretary to the president, Mr..
Tumulty who returned from New York
yesterday after an absence of several
DAYS. said that he stood bv the state
ment he made in New York the other
night, which was TO the effect that he
did not know of any prospective note
TO Great Britain. The facts with rel
spect to such note seem to be as fol-
lows. At the time the Lusitania was
sunk the state department was assem-
bling material for another note TO Great
note may possibly have
been written.
The communication proposed to call
attention once more 10 the failure of
Great Britain TO take proper notice OF |
The refusal OF the United States to ac- ,
sept the British order in council and
10 set out with 6rmness and with full !
ness the attitude Of the United States !
N regard TO the maritime rights of emu !
rails. li
The sinking of the Lusitania with
oss of so many American lives, together q
with the attacks on other ships. some \
If them American. with the resultant
oss OF life, in the estimation of the !
government, 50 overshadowcd the Brit I
sh situation. that the note 20 Great Brit !
in then under consideration was laid ]
side. As 10 what has been done With Z
he note or about Il since May u Is not y
.nown generally II seems TO BE- fact. I