Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-05-21
OUR GOVERNMENT
NOTIFIES GERMANY
CALLS THEIR ATTENTION TO
VIOLATION OF AMERICAN
RIGHTS ON HIGH SEAS.
A GRAVE SITUATION ARISES
Sinking of Lusitania With Over Hun
dred Americans Aboard Brought
Argument Up--Germany
May Delay Her Reply.

Washington.-The United States
government has cabled Ambassador
Gerard for presentation to the Ger
man government note calling at
tention ito the grave situation which
has resulted" from violation of Amer
lean rights on the high seas, culmina-
ting in the sinking of the Lusitania
with a loss of more than 100 Ameri-
can lives.
The communication expresses the
confident expectation of the United
States that the imperial German gov
eminent will disavow the acts of
which the government of the United
States complains, that they will make
PREPARATION so far as reparation is pos
sible for injuries which are without
measure and that they will take i'm
mediate steps to prevent the recur-
renee of anything so obviously sub
versive of the principles of warfare
for which the imperial German gov
eminent in the past so wisely and so
firmly commended"
In it's conclusion the note states
that "the imperial German govern
ment will not expect the government
of the United States to omit any
word or any act necessary to the per-
Torrance of it's sacred duty of main
tanning the rights of the United States
and its citizens, and of safeguarding
their free exercise and enjoyment"
EARLY Reply Improbable.
Washington, d. C.-In view OF tele-
graphic and cable delays and the prob
able necessity for conference between
the foreign minister and the imperial
chancellor, Won Bethmann-Hollweg,
and doubtless Emperor William him
self, it would not be considered sur
prising here if the response did not
arrive until the 23 to 25th. 1t was
believed possible, however, that Am
bassador Gerard might report earlier
on the matter in which the American
note was received by the government
and the semi-official press.
In the interim confidence prevails
German official quarters that there
will be no submarine attacks on pas
senger vessels while the questions at
issue are being resolved.
Arbitration Suggested.
The intimation which come in press
dispatches. indirectly from Berlin to
the effect that Germany would will
ingly submit the question raised by
the American note to arbitration was
received with much interest and it
was indicated that if there was a sus-
pension of submarine warfare on mer-
chant ships while the discussion was
in progress the plan might be given
serious consideration by the Ameri-
can government
Arbitration also has been talked of
here before Saturdays press dis
patches arrived. Some German Of
ficials had intimated that, although
without advices from Berlin, they
were confident from previous know
ledge of the desire of the German
government to remain friendly with
the United States, that arbitration
would be welcomed
Aha1 SOhe way WOulu De IOunu 10
reach an amicable settlement be-
tween the United States and Ger
many was the growing conviction of
many officials and diplomatits.
Way to Arbitration Open.
New Haven, Conn.-Former Gov
ernor Baldwin, a recognized authority
on international law, saws that he
thought the American note to Ger
many paved the way for an amicable
reference of the matter in contro-
versy between Germany and the
United States to arbitration under