Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-07
NOTE TO GERMANY
POSITIVE IN TONE
President Makes Phraseology So
Unmistakable as to Leave No
Room for Argument.
THIS is REASON FOR DELAY
Document Will Be Put in Cipher
and Sent on It's Way To-
Night or Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON. June 6.--President
oled to Ambassador Gerard on Monday |
night or early Tuesday. according to
word from the White House tonight.
The only reason for the delay, IL was
tat"!. was The Presidents desire TO
make tho phraseology Of the note sol
explicit and unmistakablc as to leave |
no room for doubt of further argu /
mcnt concerning the position of the
United states government. tina, the
r!vh; OF visit and search must he ex-
orcisnd and passengers and crew OF un- !
armed ships on which neutrals are voy
aging transferred TO a place of safety
before any prize is destroyed by bel |
Iir-rent warship.
officials familiar with the contents
OF tho note said it was a forceful re-
Iteration Of the principles expressed by
the United states in its note OF Feb
ruary 10. when the American govern
ment announced that it could not ad-
NIT Tho right of the German admiral
ty= proclamation OF war zone 10 in
frInge In any way upon the right Of
nentrals 10 travel anywhere OH the
nigh seas on peaceful merchantmen.
and that the German government would
% hcld 70 a strict accountability" for
any violation OF American rights.
MAY CITE GERMAN
ANSWER IN NOTE
suggestion has been made TO the
President that the recent note from
Germany. Offering regrets and repara-
ton for IN" sinking by mistake of the
Guihigh' be cited ia the new note as
proof OF the American contention that.
wi'hon; visit and search. tho identity
Of a vessel cannot hc established and
the lives OF neutrals safeguarded The
commander Of the German submarine
which attacked the Gulnight reported
that he did not see tho American nag
until the moment OF firing the shot"
Whether this idea Will he included is
no, known
There may be some further discus
sion Of the document with legal ofH-
Gers Of the government tomorrow. but
1t is said II viii be put IN cipher and
sen, on It's way TO Berlin tomorrow
night
President Wilson zen, TO church this
morning. took a short automobile ride
IN tho afternoon and spent the even
.3E in his study, stil at work on the
ro'e. Secretaries McAdoo and Houston
called during the evening
In German quarters the optimism
which has been apparent since Count
Won Bernsiorff tn" German an,bassa-
dor. talked with President Wilson con-
tirued to-day, tho impression being
given that the road to an understand
Ing was much clearer than !, had been
since the Lusitania was destroyed
GERMANS OPTIMISTIC
OVER DEVELOPMENTS
The belief is constantly expressed in
German quarters that the crisis over
the Lusitaria case has passed II is
frequently pointed out TOO. that the
present correspondence over neutral
rights may lead TO q discussion OF the
general subject Of the freedom Of the
seas and some German officials have
s''~vested that out of the exchange of
notes with Germany, followed by fur
ther correspondence with Great Brit
ain on neutral rights. The way may
be opened even TO the ma king of peace
Attention for the present in official
quarters is fixed upon n settlement Of
the difficulties that have arisen be-
tween Germany and the United states
and talk OF making peace in Europe is
heard much less now than months ago
German officials here estimate that
II tho American note is cabled Monday
or Tuesday. reaching the Berlin For
eien once not later than Thursday. n
reply possibly would require weeks
time. n least. and would not be here
in Washington much before June 20
Count Won Bernstorf plans to go 10
Cedarhurst, l.. l.. during the coming
week. He has removed the embassy
10 summer quarters, as have many Of
the other embassies and legations.