New Britain herald., 1915-05-12
ATTITUDE DETOWARD GERMANS STEPHENS
This Country Is Prepared for Evenuaes and Will Care fully Consider Each Situation -- Families of Lusi-
 tania Victirs Must Be Compensated in Full


 Washington, May The United States government in a note to Ger s many today formally demands of the imperial government strict account Ing for the loss of American lives in lion of American rights in the war zone It also asks guarantees that there will be no repetition of such events or practices. With the plain intimation in it that the United States is prepared to meet any eventualitys that may arise from a i1on-compliance, the commune icatio on, nl1rased in enthusiastically emphatic language, was prepared to be cabled to Berlin by nightfall.
 Written by Wilson.
 Written by President Wilson and approved unanimously by the cabinet ]. the note was being carefully examined by Counselor Lansing and the law officers of the government at the state department today to make sure that it's phraseology covered every point of law involved.
 The White House officially an nounced the fact that the president had finally determined the course of
 
 statement issued by Secretary Tu- Tinulty after conference with the. fpresident:
 sThe course of the president has hcen determined It will be an nounced just so soon as it is proper to publish the note now in preparation" :"
 To German People. N
 This was taken to mean that the
 American government observing the usial diplomatic amenities, would await the receipt of the co1nnunica- 4tfoni in Berlin before making 1t public. At first there was some suggestion 2 that the communication be sent per- William, but MT. Wilson determined that 1t should be addressed not to an individual but to the German govern men and through it to the German ,ys0ple.
 naturally, will seek financial repara- tion, but it's protest now is in the name of international law and human ity to obtain guarantee that such tragedies will not be repeated and the lives of non n-combatants sacrificed.
 Voices Intense Feeling.
 While high officials and cabinet of x Yrs were reticent to discuss it's con- tents, it was agreed that the note 2 Voiced the intense feeling of the United States over the occurrences in Ehe war zone and wanted an explana- ton of them as we'll as guarantee s.that they would not be repeated. The communication lays stress on ( the inhumanity of the attacks, witll- o1t warning, on merchant vessels. It reviews In a general way every case Tn the war zone in which the rights 8nf American citizens have been trans kgressed--the sinking of the steamer ktEralaba with the loss of Leon e. . s kThresher, an American the attack by German afrmen on the American { 3skeamer Cushing, the torpedoing Of < The American steamer Gulfight while Hying the American hag.. and finally, Inc destruction of thee Lusitania, with Tine loss Of more than a thousand non- more than one hundred Eof them Americans
 Tones of Fricndliness. The. note, while firm and pointed, sdoes not abandon tones of friendii- kness, giving room for disavowal by EEermar1y of her acts or an abatement oE her practices. This is intimated kM the suggestion that the German Government and the German people could certainly not have intended to Acrfffce American lives in the pursuit &f Their maritime warfare.
 Attention is called to, the fact that rhile advertisements of warning ap- ,eared in tho newspapers, the United States government was never off,
 ally informed of it; but irrespec- vc of that. the position is taken that ie. serving of notice to do an un- lawful act neither justif1es i. ncr makes it lawful
 ExpIanation Of Course.
 T4le notc calls on Germany for an xrfanation of her past and future L6hrse and leaves open the stops the United States will take to compel an acquiscence in it's position.
 sxCabinet ofIicers known as the ad- oUntes always of vigorous steps in
 1reign affairs were highly pleased.
 <SSY said the presidents note was the
 l{3< ;of document that fulfilled the de-
 exzSes of every American and upheld