The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-06-03
GERMAN ENVOY TO
SEE THE PRESIDENT
Won Bernstorff to Discuss
Kaiser's Reply Today.
TOPIC AT CABINET MEET
Wilson Expected to Send Another
Message to Berlin Within Forty
Eight Hours-Attack Of Ne
braskan Will Be Mentioned.

Washington, June President viii.
son went for long automobile ride
after reading newspaper comment on
the German note. He had not received
the official text from the state depart
ment, and as his day was broken by
a speech at Memorial day exercises in
Arlington National cemetery, he did
not study the note before night. The
note will be discussed when the cabi.
net meets today.
Count Won Bernstorff, German am
bassador, will have an audience with
President Wilson at noon today, at his
special request, to discuss, 1t is under
stood, Germany's reply to the Ameri-
can note.
Slight Difference in Translation.
State department officials compared
the official text of the German note
with the text as made public in the
press dispatches.
THE text of the official dispatch diff
fers in some of the phraseology," 1t
was explained, but there is no diff
ference in the sense conveyed"
The difference is attributed to the
fact that the official and unofficial
translations were made by different
persons, resulting in unavoidable diff
ferences in the English wording.
On Lusitania Being Armed.
One Of the differences in translation
appears in the paragraph alleging that
the Lusitania was armed. The unoffi-
cial text read:
THE Lusitania, too, according to in
formation received here, had cannon
aboard, which were mounted and con-
cealed below decks"
The official text reads: According
to reports at hand here, the Lusitania
when she left New York undoubtedly
had guns on board, which were mount
ed under decks and masked"
State department officials said this
was the principal difference in text
noted.
Officials generally read the note with
profound disappointment. They point
ed out that it endeavored to obscure
and evade the main issue-the Ques-
tons of humanity involved-and
sought to interposS a technical argu.
ment on matters of law hitherto undis-
puted under the universally accepted
laws Of nations. Most important of all,
1t was noted that no attention was
given to the request of the United
States for assuring that American
lives would be safeguarded in the flu.
ture.
Note to Mention Nebraskan Case.
From previous knowledge of the
presidents feeling over the Lusitania
disaster it is believed in many circles
that he will order the dispatch of
second note to Berlin within twenty
four or forty-eight hours, answering
Germany's request for the facts of the
Lusitania cargo and equipment with a
restatement of the circumstances as
made clear In the first American note
and an intimation that a prompt reply
is expected.
Reference, 1t is believed, will be
made to the understanding Of the
American government that another
American vessel-the Nebraskan-has
been torpedoed without warning while
the diplomatic discussion was in prog
ress, and urgent inquiry, it is thought,
will be made as to what effective
measures will be taken Immediately
by the German government to prevent
the further destruction of American
lives and property.