The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
LANSING DRAFTING
REPLY Which MAY
REVEAL INTENTIONS
Answer Expected to Make Clear
Purposes of United States
If Demands Are Not
Complied With.
NO SURRENDER is LIKELY
Break In Diplomatic Relations
Not Expected Unless Future
Events Aggravate Deli
cate Situation.
NO SURRENDER is LIKELY

Washington. d. c., July 13.-The sit.
uation between Germany and the
United States has taken on such a
serious and critical character that the
policy of the American will
REQUIRE lengthy and deliberate consid-
eratlon, that it may have the firmness
winch the circumstance requires.
This was the statement made TODAY
IN nigh official quarters. Secretary
Lansing, after taking several days to
he German reply, may not
go to Cornish, N. H, after all to confer
with President Wilson. The original
plan, it was explained, was for the
president and Mr.. Lansing to confer
and then have the secretary of state
draft a note to be submitted to the
cabinet on the presidents return to
Washington. Now the belief is that the
president and Mr.. Lansing, working in
dependently, will prepare memoranda
and confer after their ideas have ma
tured.
Bernstorff Is Anxious.
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, has asked Secretary Ian
sing if he wishes to see him, and the
secretary Is understood to have replied
that he does after he has carefully
examined the situation. The ambassa-
dor is seeking information on the atti-
tude of the American government to-
"dld Tie 1eIIIldH reply.
After Mr.. Lansing has consulted
President Wilson it is not unlikely that
some intimation will be given to the
German ambassador of the seriousness
with which the United States govern
ment regards the crisis.
VIII Make Position Clear.
Secretary Lansing has begun work
on a draft Of a reply to Germany, but
has not given any one the slightest
linking of his views. Such intimations,
however, as ave been received from
the White House as we'll as the state
department, point to the framing of a
policy which will express even more
emphatically than before the views Of
the United States, and the belief is
growing that the next note may include
some idea Of the intentions OF the
American government, if it's demands
ar not met.
The general comment in executive
quarters today was that the next
American note would define the posi-
ton of the United States even more
clearly, SO hat Germany's subsequent
attitude would definitely determine
whether diplomatic relations were to
be continued.
It's UP to Kaiser.
Many believe that diplomatic ex-
changes will go on for months, that
Germany will not accede to the Ameri-
ian position, that this country will in
sist on it's rights, and that whether
var comes depends on the future
course of German submarine com
nanders. II they ave Instructions to
see that American lives on passenger
liners are not sacrificed without warn
Ing, and live up to them, then it is
Felt here today more strongly h a ever
that war will be avoided. If on the
other hand Germany instructs her sub
marine commanders to act as in the
Lusitania case, war cannot be pre-
vented.
Will Not Surrender.
1t was authoritatively indicated that
obviously there will 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 ava author
tiles by the two countries concerning
he marking of he neutral ships.
There is no intention from indications
from official quarters to force a crisis,
but, in whatever policy is pursued, the
American endeavor will be to place full
responsibility on Germany for any sub
sequent rupture in friendly relations.
Since the Lusitania was sunk on May
there has been no violation Of the prin-
ciples for which the United States has
contended, unless the mishap to the
Nebraskan can be included, and, in that
case, the Washington government has
not finally reached a conclusion as to
whether a mine or torpedo caused the
explosion.
No Action This Week.
That there will be no action by the
United States for at least another week
was indicated today. Several days will
be required to measure fully the conse-
quences and responsibilities which Will
be incurred by the American govern
ment in framing a policy to meet the
situation firmly.
AS BRITISH PRESS VIEWS
GERMAN POSITION ON NOTE
London. July 12.-The Manchester
Guardian concludes an editorial on the
German reply to the American note as
follows:
Since Germany cannot obey the
laws of humanity while she uses sub
marines to do cruisers work, she con-
tends with characteristic logic that
it is right for her to break them. II
is the kind of logic which America has
given ample proof that she will not
tolerate; n coupled as it now is with
an attempt to make the United States
participate in German methods by
communicating to Berlin the names an6
sailing times of ships that may go SAFE
and thereby implicitly c~onsigning 9th,
ers to their fate. it will probably con-
vince President Wilson of the folly OF
continuing diplomatic relations with 6
government SO shameless.