The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-07-16
No Alarm Is Felt Among Off
CiaIs at Washington
GERMAN TACTICS HAVE CHANGED
1T IS STATED
President Will Take Time to Study
Situation and Confer With the
Cabinet.

Washington The first official
announcement of the immediate plans
of President Wilson for dealing with
the situation that has arisen between
Germany and the United States came
Tuesday night in telegram from
Cornish, N. H., to Secretary Tumulty,
stating that the president would re-
turn to Washington soon to lay the
entire subject before his cabinet. 1t
indicated that the president had not
yet arrived at a decision as to the
policy of the government.
Giving Close Attention.
The White House statement was as
follows:
Referring to statements appearing
in certain morning newspapers with.
reference to the attitude of the presi-
dent toward the reply of the German
government, Secretary Tumulty Tues
day evening gave out the following
telegram, which he had received from
the president:
Please say that from the moment
of the arrival of the official text Of the
German note, l have given the matter
the closest attention, keeping con-
stantly in touch with the secretary of
state and with every source that would
throw -fisiltt ,lA the situation; that, so
soon as the secretary of state and 1
have more thoroughly considered the
situation, l shall go to Washington to
get into personal conference with him
and with the cabinet and that there
will be as prompt an announcement as
possible OF the purposes of the gov
ernment.'"
The statement set at rest reports
that the president had already made
up his mind on the Germany reply and
that ,he did not view the situation as
seriously as did high officials in
Washington Word from the president
was sought by officials here, it is un-
derstood, as result Of the spread OF
varying interpretations of reports
from Cornish of the executives inten-
tiOn
Official opinion here continued to
regard the situation as grave. Secre-
tary Lansing and other members of
the cabinet who are here hold this
view but are giving no intimations OF
how they think the problem should
be dealt with Mr.. Lansing and his
assistant have been canvassing the en-
tire field of law and policy presented
by the German note and the presi-
dent already has received some of his
memoranda bearing on these points.
Tuesday nights statement from the
White House made 1t apparent that
the president has definitely aban.
doned the idea of summoning Mr.
Lansing to the summer capital. This
program conforms to the secretary's
desire to study the problem seriously
and form his own conclusions before
exchanging views with the president
1t Is assured, however, that Mr.. Will
son will return here the last OF the
week and that the subject will be lait
before the cabinet next Tuesday.
Emphasis has been laid in Ofiicia
quarters that the issues involved are
of such seriousness and Importance
that consideration for a week or more
of the kind of reply that should b
made ought not to be construed a.
meaning that the necessity for firm
decision of American policy was un
derestimated.
So far as can be gathered here, thu
president will find his advisers prac
tically unanimous in the belief tina
the crucial point in the correspon
dence with Germany over submarine
warfare has arrived and that II tn
American government Is not to reced
from its previously announced posi-
ton on the principles involved, tn
next note must convey more or les
pointedly the purposes of the Unfte
States In the event OF further viola
tions Of American rights in the wa
zone.