Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-12
commodate passengers or crew Of the
vessels they attack.
Exact Policy Not Determined.

commodate passengers or crew Of the
vessels they attack
Exact Policy Not Determined.
Whether the request for guarantee
for the future would be accompanied
by demand for full PREPARATION to the
families OF the American victims or
whether action on the Lusitania case
Itself would be postponed until Ger
manys attitude toward the first re-
quest was disclosed are steps which
the president Is understood not yet 10
have settled in his own mind.
IL is understood that refusal By
Germany ia meet such a request would
present a serious situation. but there
Is no disposition among the presidents
advisers to let this turn them from
the enunclation of a vigorous attitude.
Dcrnburg's Status.
II developed during the day that
serious consideration had been given
TO the status OF DR.. Bernhardt Dern-
burg. former Germany colonial sec.
rotary, who has been in this country
for several months past as a spokes-
man for the German cause The
statements of Dr. Dernhurg justltymg
the torpedoing Of the Lusitania as an
incident OF the war, taken in connec-
ton with other utterances, are under
stood have met with strong disapprov-
al in high executive and legislative
quarters This had led TO some ex-
animation of preeedents to see what
courses are open to the government 10
restrict the embarrassment which
many officials feel has resulted from
his activity. The departure OF Or.
Dernburg or the cessation of his ac-
tivities would, II was intmated, not
be unwelcome to the authorities here
to say the least.
Delu2ed With Messages.
TIL, White House staff was busy to-l
day with deluge of messages almost
In magnitude. Many
were from governors of states, mem
beers of the senate and others com
prised resolutions of state legislatures.
The kilograms almost unanimously
expressed confidence in the president
in the present. crisis They Indicated
that popular feeling over the disaster
had by no means diminished.
While most of the messages OK
pressed the desire that something De
done to show the indignation of the
United States over the sinking OF the
Lusitanla, many of them strongly OPP
posed a recourse to war.
All Of the messages were delivered
to the president and Il was expected
that he would so over as many OF
them as possible.
The president took a motor ride af-
ter the cabinet meeting and later re-
viewed the Washington High School
Cadet corps. Tonight he secluded
himself again in his study. perusing
il was believed, editorial opinion and
messages The belief grew in many
quarters that he would communicate
directly with Emperor William when
he came to a decision. During the
present war he has on previous oc-
casions written personally to Emperor
Nicholas of Russia on behalf of AUS
TRAN prisoners and to adopt this form
of communication II was suggested
would make il possible for the presl-
dent to devote his message TO the gen.
eral cause of humanity rather than
any specific case which the regular
form Of diplomatic correspondent
might necessitate.
The fact that MIR. Wilson said he
was not referring in his speech al
Philadelphia last night especially TO
the Lusitania tragedy was taken in
many quarters to mean that he had
in mind the broader Idea of humanity.
His references to the example which
the United States should set other ma
lions by remaining at peace represent
ed, he intimated today, his personal
attitude. and not necessarily a fixed
policy.
In today's wide range of specula-
tion over the presidents speech, from
which his Philadelphia audience drew
the inference that he was thinking Of
the Lusitania case. it was regarded as
significant that some officials close to
the nations executive were satisfied
that the eventualities Of the present
situation had not necessarily been linn
tied by his utterances concerning
peace.