Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-11
NOTE LEAVES No
ROOM FOR DOUBT
COMMUNICATION OF WILSON'S
STATES POSITION OF UNITED
STATES EXPLICITLY.
WILL BE cABLED TO GERARD
Foreibiy Announces American Govern.
ment Cannot Admit Right Of Ger.
snsnys Proclamation Of War
Zone Infringing Upon Neutrals.

Washington. June president Will
sons note to Germany will be cabled
to Ambassador Gerard within a very
few hours. according to word from
the White House.
The only reason for the delay, it
was said, was the Presidents desire
to make the phraseology Of the note
so explicit and unmistakable as to
leave no room for doubt or further ar
gument concerning the position of the
United States government that the
right to visit and search must be ex-
ercfsed and passengers and crew of
unarmed ships on which neutrals are
voyaging transferred to place Of
safety before any prize is destroyed by
belligerent warship.
Declare Note ls Forceful.
Officials familiar with the contents
of the note said it was forceful re-
iteration of the principles expressed by
the United States in its note Of Feb.
ruary 10, when the American govern
ment announced that it could not ad-
init the right of the German admir-
altys proclamation of a war zone to
infringe in any way upon the right Of
neutrals to travel anywhere on the
high seas on peaceful merchantmen,
and that the German government
would be held to a "strict account.
ability" for any violations of Ameri-
can rights.
Suggestions have been made to the
President that the recent note from
Germany Offering regrets and repara-
ton for the torpedoing by mistake of
the Gulfight, be cited in the new note
as proof of the American contention
that without visit and search the iden-
tity Of vessel cannot be established
and the lives Of neutrals safeguarded.
Regarding Outright Attack.
The commander of the German sub
marine which attacked the Gulfight
reported that he did not see the Ameri-
can flag until the moment of firing
the shot"
There may be some further discus
sion Of the document with legal off,
GERS of the government. but it is ex-
pecteo 10 De put In cipher and sent
on it's way to Berlin shortly.
In German quarters the optimism
which has been apparent since Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambassa-
dor, talked with President Wilson con.
tinued, the impression being given
that the road to an understanding was
much clearer than it had been since
before the Lusitania was destroyed.
The belief is expressed In German
quarters that the crisis over the Lusi.
tania case has passed. q.
May Open Way to Peace.
It is pointed out, too, that the pres.
ent correspondence over neutral rights
may lead to discussion Of the gen.
eral subject of the freedom Of the seas
and some German officials have sug.
gested that out Of the exchange of
notes with Germany, followed by fur
Their correspondence with Great Brit
ain on neutral rights. the way may be
opened even to the making Of peace.
German officials here estimate that
II the American note is cabled at once
reaching the Berlin foreign office not
later than Thursday, a reply probably
would require a weeks time at least
and would not be- here in Washington
much before June 20.