The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-01
CURT NOTE WILL
DEMANDANSWER
President Briefly VIII Ask Ger
many II II Intends To Disregard
international Law
OPINION AFTER CABINET MEET
II Response Is Unsatisfactory
Diplomatic Relations viii
Be Severed


WASHINGTON. June I.-After
more chan two hours discussion hy
President Wilson aud the cabinet over
the international uroblrm. with re-
-prr iu Germany and Mexico con.
fronting tine Imtod States. prppara
tiou or second note tu Germany was
begun nm warning lu the factions
boo NrNlru ua. completed.
Nu announcement was made further
than That tine presidents statement
warming lhr NoN,rnu leaders ,l i'm.
prove conditions would be- made pun.
De tomorrow morning
All the cabinet Officers were c,pe,.
iall reserved over what had been said
about Germany, reply tu the m-i.
tuuia note II Was generally under
stood that while mo- final conclusion
was reached and the president listened
tu q varied expression " views, the
governments course would be- SHAPED
| hy tonight or tomorrow NJ the WHIT.
House.
The prevailing belief after the ,abl-
| net meeting was that note, probably
| very brief, would he sent To Gernnhy
asking whether the impcrinl govern
mcut Intended by It's answer tO dtscc.
gard fundamental principles NJ Inter
national law IT Gcrmanys answer IN
! dicales an unYllllngness to recognize
| what hitherto has been regarded uni
| yerNally ns accepted principles, the
| ullrd States probably VIII sever dip
Iomatc relations with Germany That
view found expression In quarters
close 10 the White House.
When Count Bcrnstorff the Ger
mhu ambassador, sees President VIII
son tomorrow, unless he brings some
new proposal differing from the reply
signed by Herr Won JagoW, the Ger
man foreign minister II WAS believed
To-Day MS VISIT would not attect the
character OF the new American note.
VIII Not lie DeiAJed
trtsluthl wilson told callers To-Day
ne hlh not Ietl " Would he wise Tor
MIN To discuss "ermanNs reply To
lhe American note mitll he hAd STUDIED
further the Important questions IN
VOWED.
The president said the American r.
jOlnder, however would not he many
days delayed. He spoke Of having
studied the official text last night.
Calm. showing none Of the strain ot
the international problems before him,
the president received the Washington
correspondents as ls his custom.
Questions concerning domestic nf-
fairs had hardly touched the edge VI
his mind rs he phrnNed II, because NJ
the greater Importance NJ the lnterna'
lonHl situation.
The outward calm In executive quar-
lers only emphasized the deep concen'
trntion and earnest attention which
President Wilson and his advisers nrr
giving to the situation. The president,
II Is understood, has been most I'm
. pressed with the virtually unanimous
r verdict NJ American editorial opinion
that the German answer II not really
an answer, hut IN evasion OF TIE
i greater issues of law aud humanity
4 His close advisors say he regnrds II a'
- a true reflection Of the ophhn of The
: country and viii cndeayor ~ his nc
K tion To express II.
The pressure for Il severance OF dip
4 lumatc relations has been great II
n many quarters since the sinking NJ
!. IN" LuSitanln. Some friends NJ th'
. president have Indicated that he won't,
not hesitate Ia adopt II In the even
NJ tlnal unsatisfactory answer DIP
II lumauc nonlnterronrSe. however
+. would not necessarily he followed, II 1
pointed out today hy any other stel
y unless American rights were violates
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