Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-04
Ambassador Recognizes Gray-
lily Of Situation and Is Do
ing All in His Power 10
Avert Serious Clash,
PRESIDENT FINISHES
ANSWER TO GERMANY
Communication Is Short and
Pointed, Containing Little
More Than One MomentouS
Question,

luY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiHHl
Washington, June president
Wilson today drafted note, BRIEF
and pointed, to be sent TO Germany
asking a definite question-whether
the imperial government intends tot
be guided in the future by the hui
name principles embodied in inter-
national law for the conduct of mar
thine warfare. 1t will be submitted |
to the cabinet tomorrow and dis !
patched soon thereafter before the
week end.
Bcrnstorff sends Messenger.
Coincidentally there will start for
Berlin a personal emissary of Count
Won Bernstorff. the German ambas-
sador. to lay before Emperor William
and high officials of the German gov
eminent. the substance Of what the
ambassador learned from President
Wilson in his talk yesterday, the true
state of public opinion in the United
States toward the German govern
rnent and The American point of
view on submarine warfare. The
ambassador in his interview with the
president, il became known today.
said he would send within a day orl
two man of Judgment and breadth
the German government.
safe Conduct for Envoy.
The president made arrangements
at Count Won Bersstorffs request for
the safe conduct of the envoy. lu
name is not generally known, bN
foreign governments already nave
given assurances to the United States
that he will not be mOlested.
The ambassador is understood TOT
have explained that he has had dir
ficulty on account of cable eensof-
ship in making his government real
lie the feeling in the United states
ana that erroneous reports had
reached Germany President VIII
sons emphasis yesterday on the iaet
that the United states would omit no
word or act to secure an acquiescehce
in its position in the Luatania case
was described by the ambassador III
n memorandum which he has trans
mitted TO his government
Word Through 4. :. Embassy.
Count Won Bernstorff saw Secretary
BRYAN for "A few minutes today ana
is said TO have given him this mem
Uranium TO be delivered through
Ambassador Gerard to the German
foreign office. At the state depart
ment the ambassador also learneu
that ARRANGEMENTS had been made Tor
the safe conduct of his spokesman
THE dispatch of the ambassadors
representative viii not affect the
sending of the American govern
ments rejoinder to the last German
note. though it may delay Germany
reply.
Wants To Impress Germany
The transmission OF cabied re-
port on a conference, such as occur
red yesterday through the courtesy
of "A foreign government, often makes
il difficult. it was pointed cut III
automatic quarters for the recipient
nation TO give full weight TO the|
language OF the writer of the com
nunieation on the assumption thal
he does not speak as Freely anu
frankly as might be the case II the
text were not read by the officials oil
another government, Ambassador
Rerpstorffs idea is to supplement
The eabled' report with the personal
words sent through an emissafy ca
pahle of describing the situation ac-
curately.
Ambassador Is Hopeful.
The ambassadors plan has caused
him to he very hopeful of the satls-
factory outcome of the delicate SIT
nation that has arisen. BelleVlhs
chat his government was mislnlormeo
on the feeling in the United States
when the last note was written ~
Berlin, he Is said to be confident lna'
officials will now learn important ue-
tails that win he of guidance IN an
swering the American government
new communication.
Although the president naturally
would not discuss this country TT
lations with the allies, the ambassa
dor is said TO have been convinced oS
his talk with Mr. Wilson of his SIM
rerifv of purpose in upholding the
neutrality Of the United States
Wilson'S Policy Impartial.
The belief has often been freely eH-
pressed in German quarters that I
The imperial government had been
convinced that the United states
would take an equally vigorous course
in securing adherence by Great Brit
ain TO the international law With rel
erenee TO shipments OF conditiohal
contraband and foodstuffs. cohch-
iatorv reply would have been sent 10
the last American note. on INC
other hand officials conversant with
the feeling in Berlin official quarters
toward the United states are not san,
glline that a satisfactory reply VIII
he received because Of the evidence
that the admiralty and war s1ai -
have been dominating the foreign Oh
| flee as not infreauently is the case
with nations at war
President Works Alone.
President Wilson worked alone to-
1 dav on his communication, seeing
few callers He studied memotahda
submitted by Secretary Bryan, Souh-
sellor Lansing and members OF the
cabinet emhodSing a variety @ sus-
pestgons. The tenor Of Them al was
| the same~-that The United Siates
should reiterate with emphasis tne
principle expressed in its note OF MAY
| is and ask an adherence 70 IL
The principle which is TO he placed
squarely before Germany IN sueh
way as TO elicit either an affirma,'Ne
or negative answer was stated IN 'hs
American governments last note az
| follows:
| American pp1ition Ke-fatCd.