New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-23


ident throughout the negotiations has
been to interpret the will Of the people,
and il is felt that a serious division OF
public opinion might result from FUR
Their lengthening of the controversy
Germany May Not Answer.
No answer will be made by Germany
unless il should be impossible TO avoid
replying to the statements on the tor
pedoins Of the Lusitsnia. The German
government does not wish for some
time-probably two o. three months
10 make any such disavowal OF the tor
nedoinr OF the Lusitanis as is insisted
on IN the American note. Delay, IN the
opinion of the German Foreign once
would permit the pacifeation OF bel
,;Sersnt nonuIar opinion in Germany,
arS;cb feels that the Lusitania and her
messengers got their just deserts pc
rsuse she was carrying ammunition.
This was the view taken here tonight
bv a close friend Of the German AM
Ssssador. who has heretofore accurately
foreeasted German opinion for Inc
Tribune. .,,.
"The American public was vastly
aroused over the Lusitsnla torpeoolhe,
this man declared. because OF the more
than one hundred American lives los'
Lor No consideration is given 70
the fact that the German public is cal
ionsed 70 hearing of the killing o. a
thousand men in a day at the 'front.'
snd much more horrible deaths tnan
drowning
German Feeling Intense.
"On the other hand. consider the
nosition If the German Foreign once
attempting to placate the state Depart
rrsnt Of this country on the Lusitanla
;ncidsnt The Lusitania was carrying
aromnnition TO the Allies. This fact IS
Known from one end Of Germany TO the
other. Over there is most intense
feeling against America, because u -
common saying that their men are De
ing slaughtered at the front win amer
;cen shells. These shells are helo up
as more death dealing and effective
than even the French.
Remembering what the German peo-
nile think about American ammppltl9h,
and how far they would be Wiling TOT
their government to 80 IN order 10 Stop
tbis ammunition from getting TO EN-
yone consider what this government
wants the German government 10 say
about the Lusitania torpedolng' ms
government, if l understand the hotea
Sroperlv. wants Germany TO disaVow
The incident by saying that she did not
,rean 70 TORPEDO the vessel Wlthou'
wanting. that she did not mean TOT
.nv one. especially any American elll-
vens 10 be injured, and that she IS
very sorry for the whole affair ,.,.
"fmagine what would be the ATTITUDE
of the German public at this ume
sbould such a statement be sent oy tne e
foreign Office. The German puollG wo.iu
take this as a statement that the a..
rniralty was sorry it had stopped the
ammunition on the Lusltanla from oe
ing fired at German soldiers.
1Rut in a few months, perhaps d
condition may be brought about where
tbe German government could maSe
snch a statement to this country Win
ont srousing such torrent OF popular
opposition.
No Answer Called For.
"Tbere will be no answer to the pres
ant American note, think, because the
note does not call for one, unless the
nrovision on the Lusitania is dlHefehV
from what ! think it is. and because
except on the Lusitania incident lhe,e
. Is really no need for an answer AT tnIS
time. The German government WIN
ont saving so, II ItdlAS NN'Ne
ching else that this government wants;
II is not torpedoing neutral shlps, ana
A. js not even torpedoing Enghsh shlPss
,yitbopt warning 1t has not torpeooeo
snv big passenger ships at all SINCE Lhe
Tnsita1ia. and the attack on the Vr-
Jnna nroves more than anything else
how hard Germany is trying 10 meet
The views of this country. IL .ho
Understand. Of course that hau M
X, WlLn
= Ioes of one hundred American I'es,
TO- enc had been ordered TO stop ana
sbelIed | do not think this goVefhmeht.
wouid have had any complaint agalhSSS
Cermanv. | think the complaint "ouIu
tber lie against the British government
Cor permitting neutral passengers 10 De
exposed to such FISK. o
$50 there will be no cause LOT Iui S Lhei
trouble between this country anu Oet
many. and no imperative neeu loI a..
answer TO this note. 90 not see III
there could be any very serious 't "a i
over the Lusitania at TINS time, anu =,
would seem probable that the delay VI
~ German government 70 answer OH
shis esnecially when the reason lot oe-
10 80 we'll understood in Wsshlns'
ION. would not cause break
Confident of Country's Support
O@c;als here believe that the Amerl-
80, note will meet with general hp,
lev, and that tn country Will stano
INIT behind the President ana Jus
&C. his method of put ing an end &c
The fruitless exchange OF correspohu
ence The only criticism that eal
come. il is thought, is on the aandllni
80 tIa Iusitania case itself, but ON
Ills noir.t out that this is almost pure
L. technical matter, and that the only
demands Of this government are ioi
renaration and apology, both OF whlcf
Germany will undoubtedly grant event
uclly. .i,od 90
"practical" solution of the diihcultN
that faced the government The UnlteC
State asked for assurances which Ger
maay repeatedly refused to give, put L
was FELT that this country could no.
break off relations because OF mere
verbe. disagreement, and that thert
would have 70 be some overt Gtt %
hostility before drastic action could %
taken. The Presiden. determined u
let the whole case rest on this contlh'
gency. At -.
unanimous approval OF the CABINET
At least two members were opposeC
20 abandoning the demand for lorna
guarantees One official remarked ina
i'm adopting this course the government
was, in fact, saying TO Germany: we
assume you have every intention o.
obeying international law, even though
you specifically deny 1t in your mote
on the Nebraskan."
Wilson's Lucky Number Recalled.
A curious coincidence was noted