The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-14
rBy John Edwin Nevin, United Press
Staff Correspondent1

IBy John Edwin Nevin, United Press
Staf Correspondents
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Whether
or not the United States is to con-
tinue on friendly relations with Ger
many, hinged today on one mans
position.
This man is Emperor William.
Official Washington realized that
with Americas last word condemning
German methods OF submarine war
fare delivered torthe EerIin foreign
office, the military party In the father
land-and it is the dominant party
Will demand that President Wilson's
request be contemptuously rejected.
It will be the kaiser, however, who
will have the last word It is known
that the president all his cabinet
members and unofficial advisers are
hopeful that the kaiser's influence fln-
ally will prevail.
washington was anxious today.
Ihere was gravity in official quar-
ters that has been absent since the
stirring days Immediately following
tne blowing up of the Maine and
wnen American blue jackets and ma
rines were battling in the streets of
vera Cruz. The latest American note
70 Germany-signed Bryan" but rep
Iesenting the final word OF President
wilson, himself-abounds in assur-
ahces OF long continued friendship
ana expresses the belief that many
Q, the unfriendly German acts COM
planed of. resulted from mis-construc.
son OF orders to submarines. Stripped,
however Of all this verbiage, made
necessary by diplomatic usages. the
threat. Au 'eois
american citizens act within their
inalsputaole rights in taking their
ships and in travelling wherever their
BUSINESS calls them upon the high
seas and exercise those rights in what
.uouid be the well-justified confidence
.iat their lives will not b, ENDANGERED
oy acts done In clear violation of uni
sss,saiiy sMy acknowledged international
eeuieations and certainly in the con-
naunce r, that their own government
.sa WI! sustain them in the exercise OF
O. ~ SH tHe world,
euon is the Wilson administrations
paS ueclaration OF independence.
r,;nd ,;nnsd Ior Germany it is equally ap-
t,icaoie to all powers OF the world.
~ A,rlcan citizens are to go where
.res nave legitimate bushes and thew
ne nre 70 nave their hcme government's
So far as Germany is con.
heu, however, the United States
,os ,os gone much farther. Right at the
u r,Ie, outset, the Falaba, Cushing.
and Lusitania incidents are
lieu as constituting series OF
.ssnts .ss which this government has
observed with growing concern dis.
less M and amazement."
acts are characterized direct
:n,ss as SO absolutely contrary to the
nada, us, .ne practices and the spirit OF
;t..e warfare that the United
bat cannot bring itself to believe
y ~ lhey could have the countenance
rr ne sanction Of the imperial gov
oi;n ms Is Americas position today. It
German submarines ran
n,'Gk ha through the misdirected zeal of
u seriin admiralty and of soua dron
N, ~. ahuers 1T holds the olive branch
ro ~ dermany in asking her to dis
vow such acts.
rbtot =, not so much the past with
Nc me me united States is concerned.
ha sonndent position is taken that
rro ~ herman government will see an
at;nu M ol the past and will make repa-
ON a, oa so far as American citizens are
SO much for the past.
For the Future.
re as .ne iuture. serious promises
demanded. Germany's general