Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-07-16
OFFICIALS FEEL UNITED STATES
MUST REFUSE GERMAN PRO.
PosALs.
ACTION DELAYED FOR WEEK
Official Text Of Note Received Differ.
But Slightly from Press Copy
America to Surrender None
Of Her Rights.

'"1 soAl VI GeTmany'S reply
10 the American note on submarine
warfare as 1t affects neutral rights
strengthens the conviction of high Of
nclais that most critical point in
the relations between the two coun.
tries has been reached.
Not only do they feel the United
states must refuse to accept the Ger
man proposals for the future conduct
OF the American citizens on the high
seas, but the failure of Germany to
disavow the sinking of the Lusitania
with the loss of more than 100 Amerf.
cans, in their view has brought on q
crisls the outcome Of which it is diff.
cult at present to clearly foresee.
Delay Action for Week.
That there will be no action nv the
United States for at least another
week was indicated. Several days will
De required to measure fully the con.
sequences and responsibilities which
Will be incurred by the American gov:
eminent In framing a policy to meet
the situation firmly.
Secretary Lansing will go to Cornish
N. H.. within day or two to confer
with President Wilson. He said he
would study the note carefully, and
then communicate with the President.
Count Won Berustorff. the German
ambassador, intends to call on Score.
tary Lansing during the week to learn
Informally whether he can be of any
service In the situation. No engage.
ment has been made for a conference,
but 1t will likely take place at once.
Official Text Received.
The official text of the German re.
ply arrived and was made public. It
differed In only a few unimportant
words from the press copy which came
from Berlin. The official version was
delayed in transmission because Of the
time required for enciphering and de-
coding. Comparison of the two texts
reveal that they were cabled from the
same translation and that the press
copy In transmission had omitted only
few scattering words which did not
alter the sense or meaning.
In all quarters here the reply was
the single topic of concern. What the
action Of the American government
will be is doubtful, largely, in the
sense that the means of expressing the
ideas and purposes Of the United
States have not yet been decided. It
was authoritatively indicated that OBJ
viously there would be no surrender
Of rights and no acceptance Of the Ger.
man proposal to guarantee immunity to
American ships under arrangements
to be agreed upon by the naval au-
thorities Of the two countries concern.
ing the marking Of neutral ships.
Responsibility On Germany.
There is no intention, from indica-
tions in official quarters, to force q
situation, but in whatever policy is
followed the American endeavor will
be to place full responsibility on Ger.
many for any subsequent rupture in
frinedly relations.
Since the Lusitania was sunk on
May z, there has been no violation Of
the principles for which the United
States has contended, unless the mis-
hap to the Nebraskan can be included.
and in that case the Washington gov
eminent has not finally reached con-
clusion as to whether q mine or torpe-
do caused the explosion.