The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-18
NO SABRE RAFTING.
Berlin is Satisfied With Friendly
Tone of Our Note.

june 10, 1900 am. Tine text Of
the American note was published to-
day in the Berlin afternoon news.
papers. Definite statements as tc
the attitude of the German govern.
: ment with respect to the note are
not yet available, but in circles
which while themselves not officially
responsible, are often good barome-
tiers of the sentiment in responsible
quarters. The note seems to have
made distinctly favorable impress
sion and is believed to offer the pos
tsibility of negotiations on which
satisfactory settlement might be
reached.
The conciliatory tone of the note
apparently has evoked a responsive
attitude here. Individuals, who in
the earlier stages of the negotia-
tions displayed stiff-necked adher-
ence to their own views, which made
discussion almost impossible, are
now willing to talk of compromises
in which the compromise would not
be all on one side.
The official view point probably
can be correctly appraised only after
conferences of the imperial chancel-
lor, DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg; the
foreign secretary, Herr Won Jagow,
and representatives of the army and
admiralty, the naval and general
staff. The emperor, it is believed,
will speak the final word.
1t is understood that these con-
ferences will begin Immediately. The
answer will certainly not be draft
ed, and the lines of the German
policy probably will not be definitely
decided upon, before DR.. Anton
Meyer-Gerhard, the special envoy
from Count Won Bernstein, the Ger
man ambassador at Washinton, has
arrived and made his report
Both the Lokal Anzieger and the
Vossische Zeitung hail the second |
American note as opening the way
for further negotiations between |
Germany and the United States,
which both profess to believe will |
out the situation. These
papers admit that the note contains
little that is new, but they rejoice
at it's friendly tone.
WAY FOR NEGOTIATIONS.
The Vossiche Zeitung says
There is no difference of opinion
about the desirability of saving
lives. The note opens theway for
negotiations between Germany and
America regarding what Germany
can do and what America must do
to protect life in the future"
The Lokal Anzeiger says:
From the wording of the note, as
It is now published, one sees that
he announcements sent out broad
cast by the enemy that the note
would be an Mountaineering
Else was to be expected-were
wholly baseless. The form is friend
y and it contains no asperity, as
las been announced. The new note
S really roundabout expression by
President Wilson of his original -.
tandpoint, and it will be a matter l
f further negotiation, during which
he German arguments will repeat
d and their justification proved.
ut would be premature to go in
D details, especially of a technical
ature, now; it is enough to be sat
flied that the Wilson note is so con- I
.ructed as to admit the possibility
additional negotiations. He him
elf shows a desire for such nego-
ations. He suggests that the Ger
ian government produce proofs sus- Ii
lining the claims regarding the
usitania and declares himself F
lady to act as an intermediary be-
yeen Germany and Great Britain
,garding mutual concessions so far
J submarine warfare is concerned.
NO SABRE BATTLING. !.
True, this offer would have been