Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
Forecast of Kaiser's Answer
Expected Today or Tomor-
row Causes Pessimism.
RIGHTS NOT CONCEDED
Compliance With Certain
Terms Would Involve TT.
S. in Unneutral Acts.

Berlin, July 3, via London.-The
/ German reply to the American note
( regarding the sinking Of the Lusita-
MIA and submarine warfare was deliv-
I cred 90 James ". Gerard, the Ameri-
/ can ambassador. in Berlin late last
night
/ The note is now being translated and
! it viii 60 forward to Washington some
time today.
President to Return.
1 Washington, July 9.-Delivery OF
Germany's reply to the American note
/ on submarine warfare TO Ambassador
Gerard in Berlin last night should
bring the official text to the state de-
partment here probably tomorrow and
undoubtedly by Sunday.
President Wilson is expected to re-N
turn from the summer White house at N
Cornish TO lay the reply before the
cabinet at a meeting Tuesday. All
officials here realize that there has
/ been probably no essential change
from the form in which the reply was
outlined by the Berlin foreign Office
to Ambassador Gerard On the basis
of that outline the American govern
ment declined to engage in any sup
Elementary negotiations because the
German proposals were regarded as
such that the United States could not
/ accept without sacrificing many Of it's
rights.
Tension Is Renewed.
Meanwhile there is renewal Of the
tension over what the next step will
be fl the text of the German reply
bears out the unofficial outlines which
indicated that it would be so unsat-
! isfactory to the United States.
Although officials would not com
meut saying that the phraesology
first must be studied. the general un-
dertone in official quarters was one of
disappointment What the presidents
course viii be no official would pre-
diet, but 30 was evident that another
critical stage in the relations between
/ Germany and the United States was at
hand
one course, which some well inform-
ed officials considered probable, would
be TO reject the German proposals and
notify the Berlin government, in ef-
feet. that the United States intended
to insist on the principle Of visit and
search for all uuarmed vessels Of any
/ nationality carrying Americans and
that specific violation Of those rights
would determine the next step In the
f. American policy
Tusitauia TQsup Forpmosf.
AS for the Lusltania case, however.
failure by Germany 10 admit liability
for the loss of more than 100 Ameri-
can lives is a phase of the situation
on which there were today few sug-
gestious as 20 what the United States
should do.
Some Of the presidents advisers
have frequently counseIed that the
breach Of International law was so
fragrant that IS remained only for the
United States to have no diplomatic
Intercourse with the German govern
ment unless the intent OF the act was
denied and reparatiou was promised
The negotiations over the conduct of
German submarines have overshadow-
ed the Lusitania case Itself, but there
we're indications today that the new
i German note would cause return to
the Lusitania case as a foremost is
sue
Washington. July 9,- Information
from Berlin that the German reply to
the last American note would be hand
ed to Ambassador Gerard today or to-
morrow, together with the knowledge
that the ambassador was to make no
comment in advance Of its delivery,
brought the controversy between the
United States and Germany TO crid-
cal point today.
The fact that the German reply was
not modified from the form in which
st was submitted 10 the American am
bassador feW DAYS ago was respon-
Continued on Page sixteen)
--~