The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-27
GERMANY DELAYS
REPLY TO NOTE
Answer May Not Come For
Week, Gerard Cables
NO DICKERING ON DEMANDS
TOrpedoins OF Drumcree and De-
fiant Tone OF German Press
Lessen Hope OF
Peace.

Washington. Ambassador Gerard
notified the State Department that the
German note would not be ready for
at least a week. II probably will be
10 days, therefore, before the note is
made public in Washington, though /
is possible that Berlin may make II
public before II reaches here.
The news of the sinking Of the Brit.
sh ship Drumcree of Cardiff by a
German submarine and the unfayor.
able comments OF the German press on
the note OF the United States caused a
pessimistic feeling here as to the
nature OF the reply which Germany
will make to the demands OF the
United States.
No Sign OF Cancellation.
The sinking OF the Drumcree made
II dramatically evident that Germany
has no intention OF abandoning her
submarine warfare against merchant
men pending a discussion OF the issues
raised by the United States.
The tone of the German press left
on the minds of State Department OH.
cials the impression that Germany is
disposed TO persist in her submarine
warfare against merchantmen upon
the plea of necessity, regardless OF the
rights OF neutrals under existing inter
national law. Her excuse, of course
will be the oft.asserted justification
which she claims exists in British yio
lations of international law through
which she has been made to suffer
greatly, and which. she alleges, threat
en- her very existence. The keynote OF
nearly all the German press comment
on the American note is that Germany
must be more concerned about the
things that threaten her than about
the rights or even the lives Of neu
trails.
II that shall be the position taken by
Germany in her reply TO the United
States note, q break between the two
countries, officials say, will be in
evitable
Germany First, Is Program.
President Wilson has no intention
of permitting Americas protest to Ger
many against the sinking of the Lusi
tania to be thrown into the background
by new protest to Great Britain
against the hardships and injustlces
imposed upon American commerce by
the British blockade.
Whole it is true that the United
States Government expects at an early
date to renew its demands on England
for better treatment, there is strong
suspicion in official circles that the
sudden agitation which has beer
started regarding the British violation:
of American rights is the result Of a
deliberate effort on the part of Ger
man propagandists to divert public at
tention from the Lusitania affair while
Germany takes her time about answer
Ing President Wilson's note.
II can be stated on the authority o
Secretary OF State Bryan himself thai
at no time since the sinking of the
Lusitania has the German Govern
ment, either through Mr.. Gerard or th'
German Embassy here indicated itl
intention OF suspending submarin,
warfare against merchant ships pend
ing a reply to President Wilson.
Reports that such assurances ha(
been given are likewise suspected o
having been started by German propa
gandIsts in an effort to still popular
feeling in the United States.