Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-24
GERMAN OFFICIALS
SILENT ON j. s. NOTE
One Berlin Paper Says Further
Negotiations Are Not
PrecIuded.
LONDON SAYS NOTHING
is LEFT TO BE DESIRED
Evasive and Dilatory Tactics on
Part of Wilhelmstrasse Are
Again Expected.

BERLIN. July 24-The onicials "a
the foreign office who have seen the
latest American note to the German
government concerning Germany's sub.
marine warfare, which was delivered
to Herr Won Jagow. the German foreign
minister. by Ambassador Gerard yes1
| terday. asked to be excused from come
menting on 1t until they had had an
opportunity for digesting its contents
carefully.
Herr Won Jagow took the document
and made direct report on It to DIR.
Won bethmann- Hollweg, the imperial
chancellor. 1t was sent to the foreign
ONCE manifolders. who made a num4
Der OF copies Of it The work of transl
lating 1t into German then began.
The newspapers here have published
the British forecasts on the note, but
generally refrained from commenting
on 1t until they have received the Of,
fcial text
Says Sea War Will Go On.
The American note was not published
In this mornings papers. but probably
VIII appear in the afternoon editions,
Count Ernest Won Reventlow, in an
article in the Tages Zeitung, headed
"Ungrounded Anxieties." declares that
no matter what the note contains the
submarine compaign will not be re-
stricted. So far as the German empire
Is concerned, he says. there can be no
further question OF its attitude. Ger
many's stand has been taken, Count
Won Reventlow asserts. and 1t will be
maintained.
Tho Lokal Anzeiger says the contents
of the American note do not preclude
tho possibility of further negotiations
between Washington and Berlin.
British Views Of Note.
LONDON. July 24.-"These are tho
strongest words diplomacy could ems
ploy without actually breaking rela-
ton with the power to which they are
addressed. and II we apply the usual
standard OF Interpretation to them We
must call this note at least penulti-
matum," is the Westminster Gazette's
| estimate of Americas new note to Ger
many. 1T leaves nothing to be de-
sired in the flrmness wherewith 1t res
asserts tho principles laid down in the
previous notes."
Commenting on the clause to the ef-
feet that recent developments have inS
dicated 1t is practicable to conduct SUBJ
marine operations in substantial accord
with accepted practices OF warfare. the
Clearly President Wilson and his
colleagues have information on thiS
| subject not accessible to the belliger4
emit powers" which are only aware OF
note to America that as the submarine
cannot conform to the accepted prin<
ciples, therefore tho principles must
go, SO that the submarine may kill in
safety"
Advantage Of se1f-Reserafnt.
Tho Pail Mall Gazette says:
president Wilson's much criticized
self-restraint has enabled him to inter-
vene at last in q fashion which in-
vokes the national honor and the ma
tional conscience OF America. both at
their highest intensity. Todaya
note Is an explicit rejection of the ia
miliar doctrine OF necessity which has
underlain German excuses and expostu-
lations."
Referring to the use of the express
sion deliberately unfriendly" the Pail
Mall Gazette comments:
Its place at the end of the note will
deprive Berlin Of all excuse for mis-
reading or ignoring the frame of mind
posed"
Evasion Is Expected.
The Times. in an editorial dealing
with the position of the United States.
generally refers to President Wilson's
note to Germany. and declares that lit
seems likely that Wilhelmstrasse will
again take refuge in the evasive and
dilatory tactics hitherto employed
there"
The newspaper adds that there is
limit to the successful employment OF
such maneuvers, and declares Germany
Is presuming upon American patience
and paciism. as she presumed upon
British patience and pacifsm last
WAR"