Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED
AS BEING UNSATISFACTORY
Opinion Prevails in Administration
Circles That Mr.. Wilson Has
Grave Problem to Solve. n
ORIGINAL POSITION UNYIELDED
All Analyses Of Press Copy Of An
swer Concede Kaiser Grants None
Of Things Demanded by tho
United States. ~

Secretary Lansing will take the
German note to President Wilson
at Cornish, N. H., and confer with
him as soon as the official text ar
rives. 1t is expected to reach
Washington tonight. The Presi-
dent then will decide when he will
return to Washington. This ac-
tion is being taken at the per-
sonal request of the President,
who was in conference over the
telephone with Secretary Tum-
ulty today and asked that Secre-
tary Lansing bring the note to
him.
Shortly after noon today a mes
sage dated yesterday came from
Ambassador Gerard saying the
note was being dispatched in FIVE
sections and that the last would
clear from Berlin last night.
No Yielding by Germany.
All analyses of the German reply
to the second note of the Presi-
dent, Z as published today, agree
that Germany does not yield an
iota from her original position;
that she comedies none of the
things demanded by the Presi-
dent, but that she has written
most friendly answer and one
that was evidently prepared more
to influence public opinion in the
United States than anything else.
She has even gone so far as vir-
tually to lay down to the govern
ment of the United States the con-
ditions under which American
vessels and people may use
large portion of the high seas. the
freedom for which this govern
ment has contended to the point
of threatening to apply force to
guarantee, if necessary. Passen-
ger steamers of this country must
be made plainly recognizable:
Germany must know when they
sail and all about them. If this
is not satisfactory Germany is
willing to make few other con-
cessions, such as permitting an
adequate number of neutral
steamers to fly the American flag,
or, at the outside, allowing four
enemy passenger steamers to run
to and fro on the Atlantic and
carry citizens of the United
States.
Presidents Return Awaited.
Outward calm and q disposition 10
await the return of President Wilson
describe the feeling in official quarters
here today. following publication in
press dispatches Of tho German reply.
Secretary Lansing stated that while
he had no reason to doubt the correct
ness Of tho version transmitted in
news dispatches, no formal considers
ton could be given 70 the question un-
til Ambassador Gerard's official COPY
has been received. es
Word was received to-day that the
note was being telegraphed between
Berlin and the American legation at
Copenhagen. from whore II will be
cabled through London to the United
States.
Oficials generally were agreed that
factory. and that the United States
was faced with another dimcult situa-
ton in Its relations with Germany. 1t
was pointed 0S 0St Gar.nn sna1 .ne ~ Amerisan
tically reached . deadlock on the law
in the case. evidently neither side being
willing to recede from Its position.
resolve itself entirely Into q question
Of policy, which depends On President
Wilson. -s
Nay Intsrprst Wishes ef Psopls..s
, Opinions dinered - to the Presidents
probable course. but Il was believed
likely that he would again wait tho
of. public sentiment An
the country and endeavor In his next
move to interpret the wishes Of the
The whole question. In the minds Of
many omcfals. seemed to hinge on
whether there u another violation by
aefmany of tho, rights for which the
United states contends. Il was recog-
nixed that since the Lusitania was sung
and the negotiations begun German
have given warnings, as In
the cases Of the Armenian and the
Anglo Californian
Il the German practics continues to
square with international law soma
pfiicia1e here do not believe an Academ-
10 discusston Of principles would b