Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-11
LATEST GERMAN NOTE
PLACED IN HANDS OF
MINISTER Won JAGON
Un' GeTmanys Reply Is Received Other International
RroDems Will Be Held In Background = Engand NAV
naSlf1 Answer 10 American Protests Relative To on
ping Neutral Merchantmen Text Of Note Given
(By John Edwin Nov,r ,

II Il
NCui'eu Press Staff Correspondent ,
washington, June ll.-Until Gcr.
many 8 reply to President Wilson, "a -
lo'nder delivered at the foreign offiec
III berlln today, is received. no odditiaa
Ut International problems will La
pIvssoI TO solution. The protest 70 tbo
a'lles because Of interference y;tL rp
american shipping is not vet comnloted
una acting Secretary Of State Tnns;n,
o"'iY''u "o. tnls afternoon that IL might
time. ''''o" Ior some
That Great Britain may forostou mi.
move by the United States by rcniyinr ,e
70 inc original American protest ogaings, ,s
Ine n brtlsh order in council was oiso % in
u,e"ted by Lansing, II il undcrsiond
Nlr Edward Grey, the British forc;,,n
minister prepared the data fnr sucbs -
reply some weeks ago but tha, Il,
'l''., answer mas been held up because of tbe
negotiations in progress between Wnab.
lngton and Berlin. "'"
lhe cabinet meeting TODAY wos o,l,.
V routine nature. The presidcnt nn3
nis advisors are pleased by Tho fnvnr
ople way IN which the press reeeived tho
new uermon note, Privately tbo ytn,,
ot the cabinet members was tLot tho
mote would be acceptable 10 ocrmon,
"u 'nu' such concessions would bc |
nude nude as to result in a complete agroo.
meht IN the near future. e'''
a majority Of tho nowspapors ond
nnuhy OF former Secretary RryanIa
J trends are wondering why he conjd No.
sslgn the reioinder in view of tbo faot
'not ne stood sponsor for preyious com
~ nulllcalions couched in much mora dras
.'c terms He declared no rosigno5
'alher than sign the note forwassdoJ Io
v perhh put did not explain the amos.
'on raised today Rumors TINT tbo ,
lo'e was changed after Bryan resiqnpd +
VIZ uehled by Lansing today. This I
9u'u not nave happened, il was point n
"a our, because Bryan was in offieo nm. n
y y the note was actually started 10 Ber. i
~ was learned TINT after Brvor boa A
'Agncd, but before he saw tbo noto ror A
'e Iast time, President Wilson mndc {,
'lne ehhnges in the wording Of tbo oI
Otc, But the notifications were not Il
lII'eleht TO cause Bryan 10 Withdraw M
~ resignation in view of tho fact tbnt ia
Ie president had rejected bis maior NJ
commentators submission OF iho u
,'ntH m issue to an arbitration ann. to
l'"on, warning Americana agsinst TO
ayeling upon bollgorent sbipg onJ III
o"'p'tlnB the transportation Of muni ll'
i1o upon passenger carrying yesscs
npiore tne cabinet meeting Secretary
'nS'ng hotiiied the president Tint ne IA,
d no departmental business roapirin, fen
Nhuefhilon and that az he VIVA ople in,
Ilng ns premier he would not aitnpd cnI
session unless his presence wns dc. sta
rd, Tie president invited Lnnslng thu
attend The acting secretary re-, sci
,n''l ana snt at President Wilson "a rec
IN during the session. nnD
Ihe flll text Of the note follows. for
iihe Secretary or State nd interim viz
the American Ambnssndor Ia nor stii
Department OF State. Wasb for
, june y lOl6a American Ambas gov
or Befln' YOu are instructed IN for
Eyer te1inally the following npte
lhr minister Of foreign affairs, mei
IN compliance with vopr n,oot sos.
y request ! did not fail to trans. 9ffI
TO my g~crnment, immediately Uni
. lheir receipt your note Of Nav dutI
u reply 10 my note Of May 10. ana erui
'upPlomenlary note Of june hGp'
'nR forth the conclusions. so far for
.ehehed by the imperial German
'Ihmeht concerning the ntineks "a, O.,
american steamers Cushing and or .
flhciple Of Freedom Recognized ,sa,
am now instructed BY my nav. sa
ieht to communicate the follow Iv
IN reply. ' ~
lhe government Of the Initial m
'' notes with qualification the|tinn
recognition by the imperial Ger nsnt
government In discussing the H.
a. the Gushing and tho uulf IN
, OF the principle OF the freedop,
j paris or the open sea 10 neutral ii, w..
hgd The frank willingness of the XIX,
ilhl government TO acknowledgc t'''
meet Us liability whore the fnst ,IhYul
i'hrE upon neutral saipa (which ,
by gernnp t,.s.e. ""J nV5llc nizr
is saGsfnctor,i, m ~ ~ vessels OF Of Of
government Of the United Stater Vhn,
40 l1e course lay before The Inn. .,l1, "''
herman government nv il re-. ',,''. ,,'s'
/, ron Information concerning ,", a.
,lart On the steamer Cushing. s,,.a
alapa Contention Is Surprise. " 'us
iih regard 10 the sinking of the mo Va
.itizen lns, bis ny hlheri' 70 MI
OF the United s,a,a. ,"' govern, and
,d tbe ty,ro,iai GN - H"ipli'eu were
NNiNAN NHfNiNfI s=----l
'ohlending that an effort ON