New Britain herald., 1915-07-10

and that the blockade policy hal been failure. Tn view Of this an, nouncement officials werelnot inclined to attach much weight to the star walton argument.
 The view that Americans on board beliigerent ships were entitled to no more protection than neutrals would be on land in war zone was vigor- ously disputed by ofIiciaIs. who point cd out that Jurisdiction of the belli- gerent on land was complete. while the high seas are Jointly owned by all nations.
 N Proposals Will Be Rejected.
 The only definite proposal made by. Germany to change the present sta- tus- the suggestion that four enemy ships could sail under the American flag if neutral passenger Iaclilties proved inadequate-was considered certain of rejection because, aside from other considerations of princl- lsle involved, the United States could not und ertake9 to guarantee any in ,terference with the lawful shipment of contraband from it's shores to any of the belligerents. Not only IS there no federal statute which could be in voked in this connectionrit it was point ed out, but it always has been recog- nized as a Fundamental right of merchants in neutral countries to trade in contraband, the burden being upon the belligerent to capture the cargoes on the high seas. Officials wondered today what influence had caused the German government to completely disregard the American point of view There were intima- z iIYns that in Berlin official quarters the belief prevailed that in the United States public sentiment was divided since MT. Bryan s resignationand that Gfhe separation of passenger and COD N AAtraband traffic was favored here as Ia means of compromising the issue. Official Text on Way.
 The official text of the note was to- cay probably somewhere between Eopenhagen and New York on its way to the state department. The first word that came to the state depart .sn ent today was that Ambassador Ger ard hadI late yesterday, notified the telegraph office at Copenhagen that it N as on its way to the cable.
 Offlcials thought the first sections uxuld begin coming through tonight. 4Tha Hast note from Berlin took thirty hours to reach washington. It will take several hours to decipher the Atext after 1t arrives.
 sent Tn Five Sections.
 Shortly after noon today Ia message dated yesterday came from Am bassa- dor Gerard saying the note was being despatched in five sections and that the last would clear from Berlin last night. @
 No Comment by Wilson.
 Cornish, N. H., July 1o. Presi- dent Wilson was in communication today with Secretary Lansing and 1 Secretary Tumult at Washington re- garding the latest German note on submarine warfare,
 After the president had been told of unofficial versions of the text of the note he made no comment. It was said that he would study care fully the official text as soon as he l received it, and in the meantime I would maintain a strict silence on l the entire subject.
 Upon his return from an early
 morning game of golf President Will
 son was informed of the publication ] in American newspapers this morn ing of the text of the note as cabled t unoficially from Berlin. He immedia- 1 tely communicated with Washington
 and remained in his study at Harlak i enden house until lunch time consid-
 ering the situation growing out of the note as well as other official business.
 Bryan's Comment on Reply. T That Gernlany has indicated a desire ! tt reach q satisfactory und derstandins
 ir this situation =
 I This was the only comment made I last night by William J. Bryan, forrne e, I secretary of state. after he had heart the summary and salient paragraph.