The Dermott news., 1915-05-20
J. s. DEMANDS
 FULL PREPARATION
NOTE IS CA8LED TO AMBASSA DOE GERARD FOR PRESEN-
 PATTON TO GOVERNMENT.
COPY TO vON BERNSTORFF
Tension Over the Situation Was Di unfinished Somewhat in Austro-
 German Quarters.

Washington The United States government cabled Ambassador Ge. rard for presentation to the German government a ncte calling attention "to the grave situation which has ee suited from violation of American rights on the high seas. culminatin@ n the sinking of the Lusita1ja with a loss of more than Ieo Amer,can lives It sets forth in unmistaEa3 Ie terms that the United States goyetuHeut i- sists on the right of Ame'Ic4as 10 take passage on American. uaUzrai or beligerent ships. with confidence ef safety and confidence in thetr gov ernment sustaining them in that right
 The communication expresses con fident exnectatiou of the United States that the imperial German government will disaFov t1e acts O which the government of the United States complains that they N'H! make reparation. SO tar as reDaraton is possible. for injuries which are with out measure and that they will take Immediate steps 10 prevent the rec0r renee of anything 20 obviously sub versive of the principles of warfare for which the imperial German gov enrnent in the past SO wisely and 5a firmly coutendcd
 In it's conclusion the note states that the imperial German govern ment will not expect the government of the United States to omit any word or any act necessary 10 the perform ance of it's sacred duty Of maintain ing the rights of the United States and it's citizens and of safeguardias their free exercise and enjoyment
 After three days Of preparation hE President Wilson. with the assistance of his cabinet, the document vas final ly dispatched shortly before noon. H. is expected to reach Ambassador Ge= rard soon for presentation at tae Ger. man Foreign Office.
 A copy of the note was delivered to Count von Bernstorr. the Germaa ambassador, by the Stato Dep4rt- ment
 Tension over the situation was fe unfinished somewhat in tust~oGerm1u quarters because of the hriof tha Germany being desirous of 9raeervias $ friendly relations with tac Eauat States, probably would find -ome MY of meeting the American govern ment's position without de"e!a.ias | crisis
 It is admitted by wetliuformed dfD= lomats that this was tbe hone of c IT. man officials here. although on account of difficulties in communicating. they rrofessed 10 be uniformed as to the views of tho German government
 Count von BerrstorG sent to the State Department a denial of publish cd reports that the embassy here hat iutimated that Germany would in her answer refuse to comply with the re- quest of the United States
 Text of the Note,
 The full text of the note was made public by the State Department. as follows.
 Department of State, Washington, May 13 1915
 The Secretary or State 10 the American Ambassador at Berlin.
 "Please call on the minister Of Foreisn Affairs and after reading to h'm this communication, leave with him copy
 .Tn view of recent acts or the Ger
 
 ican rights on the high seas. which on May '. 1915. by which over leo American citizens lost their lives. 1t culminated in the torpedniuS and sin'<- ing of the British steamship Lusitanta clearly is wise and desirable that the government of the United States and the imperial German government should come to a clear and full under standing as to the grave situation whicR has resulted
 Americans Killed Before Lusitania
 "The sinking of the British pas senger steamer Falaba by German spSmhrine on March 2S. through which Leon C. Throsher. an Am ert can citizen. was drowned; the alta k on April 2S on the American vessel Cushing by a German aeroplane the torpedoing on May i of the American vessel Guln'gNt by a German subma rine. as a result of which two or more American citizens met thei. death. and, finally. the torpcdoing and sinking of the steamship Lusitania constitute a series of events which l>-~-~~-~-----~~ ->---------~-~---~-- ~~-~~->-~
 GENEROSITY IN WAR TIMES.