The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-06-18
LUSITANIA NOT ARMED
Our Own Official Reports Cited,
and Germany Invited to Dis
prove Them if She Can
AS TO ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Is|
ALWAYS GLAD TO SERVE ITS
FRIENDS BY FACILITATING
COMMUNICATION.
POLITE, PACIFIC, BUT FIRM
Dismisses Germany's Contentious az
lrrelevancies, but Is Even More
ConciIiatory in Tone Than
Note Bryan Signed.

Washington.-Pres Wilson haA
again called upon Germany for an ex.
preston as to whether or not she in.
tends to abide by the principles OF
international law as regards Ameri,
can lives and American ships.
He has asked lin effect for q
prompt response, and on the reply II
this question will probably depend
whether or not the cordial relations
between the two Governments ara
to continue.
This demand is regarded by official
Washington as the crux OF the note.
All other points of communication
were intended to be subordinate and
incidental to this.
Two Doors Left Open.
Two features of the note, while in
nowise modifying the demand for
assurances as to the future, hold the
door open to Germany for possible
alteration of her submarine pro-
gramme.
One OF these is the Presidents in
vitation to Germany to submit any
convincing evidence" in it's posses
sion that the United States officials
failed to perform their duties in ex.
amining the Lusitania before she sail.
ed.
The other is the Presidents offer
to convey to Great Britain or Ger.
many any intimation or suggestion
either Government may be willing 10
make to the other and his invitation
to the Imperial German Government
to make use OF the services Of the
United States in this way.
The latter proposal is in answer to
the reference in the German note TO
the efforts already made by the
United States to bring about a modi-
fication of Germany's submarine pro.
gramme through obtaining Great
Britains consent to importations OF
food cargoes into Germany for the
civilian population.
Placing of Responsibility.
This effort on the part OF the
United States came TO naught and
instead OF acting upon Germany's in
timation that II might be renewed
the President now lays upon the
Kaiser and his advisers the respon.
sibility Of making any proposal to
Great Britain.
Such an interchange between Great
Britain and Germany has been re-
garded by many persons as a possi-
BILE prelude to peace. but as Great
Britain has already fatty rejected the
efforts OF the United States in this
direction no substantial results are
expected here from this phase OF the
Presidents note.
The kernel OF the note to Ger
many is found in this concluding sen.
tence:
"The Government OF the United
States therefore deems It reasonable
10 expect that the Imperial German
Government will adopt the measures
necessary TO put these principles
(those OF international law) into prac-
tice I'm respect OF the safeguarding Of
American lives and American ships
and asks for assurances that this will
be done"
Renewal Of Demands.
In addition TO this demand the
President in effect reiterates all ~
those contained in his previous note.
These included a demand for a dis
avowal OF any intention to attack
American life. repsration in so far IA
reparation Is possible and immediate
steps 10 prevent the recurrence Of
such attacks as that on the Lusita-
MIA
These demands are not restated
specifically but they are included
through this general reference TO the
previous note
Not the Slightest Concession.
There is not the slightest concession
10 Germany on the principles OF law.
humanity and justice which this Gov
ernment has invoked in all its utter.
ances on the subject.
No communication could be more
friendly in tone than this note to Ger.
many. yet II is regarded by many here
as the strongest. the most impressive
OF all the admittedly remarkable
napers which have come from Mr..