Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-14
Reply to the German Note
Awaits Presidents Return
From His Summer Home

Pending the return of President Will
son from Cornish, n. H., it was be-
lieved here today there would be no
further developments in the situation
that has arisen between Germany and
the United States over German sub
marine warfare.
Just when the President would re-
turn to take up with his cabinet the
latest German note was not definitely
known. but the President in dispatch
to Secretary Tumulty said that he
would be here soon. The supposition
is that he will be in Washington the
last OF the week. and that the subject
will be considered at Tuesdays cabinet
meeting.
The Presidents telegram was given
out as White House statement, and
tbs his attitude
that the President had reached no de-
cision as to the policy OF the govern
ment. and it is believed to have been
called forth by statements that he al
ready had made up his mind and that
he did not view the situation as seri-
ously as some of his advisers.
The statement said the President
attention. keeping constantly in touch
with Secretary Lansing and that as
soon as both had considered matureIy
turn personally to confer with Mr.
lansing and the cabinet. after which
there would be as prompt an an
nouncement as possible of the purposes
OF the government.
Presidents Statement.
The White House statement wa, .s
follows:
Referring to statements appearinR
IN certain morning newspapers with
Rference to the attitude of the Pr..i-
Gent toward the reply of the German
government Secretary TumuIty gave
out the following telegram which he
had received from the President:
Please say that from the moment of
the arrival of the official text Of the
German note I have given the matter
the closest attention. keeping constant
ly In touch with tho Secretary of state
throw light on the situation: thai so
soon as the Secretary of State and T
have both maturely considered the sit :
uation 1 shall go TO Washington to
get into personal conference with him
and with the cabinet and that there
will be as prompt an announcement an
possible of the purpose of the govern
ment.
intention to summon Secretary Lansing
to Cornish, but the plan has been
given up.
Secretary Lansing and other cabinet
situation as grave, but gave no hint
as to how the problem should be met.
Mr.. Lansing and his assistants have
been canvassing the entire field of la W
and policy presented by the German n
note. and the President already has
received some of the memoranda bear
ing on important points.
Crucial Point Has Arrived.
Emphasis has been laid in oe,cia,
quarters on the fact that the issues in
volved are of such seriousness and i'm
portance that consideration for week
or more of the kind of reply that
should be made ought not to be con
strued as meaning that the necessitv v
for Arm definition of American policy
was underestimated.
So far can be gathered here. the
President will find his advisers prac
tically unanimous in the belief that the
crucial point in the correspondence
with Germany over submarine warfare
has arrived. and that IL the American
government is not to recede from its
previously announced position on the
principles involved. the next note must
convey more or less pointedly the pur-
poses of the United States in the event
Of further violations of American
rights in the war zone.
Just what the United States should