Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-09
NO ESSENTIAL CHANGES.

cermanv's Answer coneeded to he Un.
sasisf ae4ory to Warrington.
washington, July 9.-Deiivery OF
Germany's reply to the American note
on submarine warfare to Ambassador
Gerard last night should bring the Of
f,cial text to the state department by
tCInorrow or at least by Sunday.
President Wilson il expected to re-
turn TO the capital from Cornish to lay
the reply before the cabinet on Tues
Day. There L. ma 70 be no essential
change in the reply from the outline
laid before Ambassador Gerard as
Berlin. In that outline the ambassa-
dor refused to engage In any supple
mental negotiations.
Meanwhile there is a renewal OF the
tension over what the next step will
be II the text Of the German reply
bears out the unofficial outline which
indicated it would be unsatisfactory to
the United States.
Officials Disappointed.
Al4hn officials would not comment:
saving that the phraseology must bo
studied. the general undertone in Of
fetal quarters was one Of dlsappoint-
ment
What the presidents course will be
M Official would predict. but 1t was
evident that another critical stage in
the relations between the United
states and Germany was at hand.
One course, It was considered, would
be to reject the German proposals and
notify the Berlin government that the
limited States intended to insist on the
principle Of visit and search Of all un-
armed vessels Of any nationality carry
ing Americans, and specific violation
Of these rights would determine the
next step Of the American government.
Cusitania Foremost Issue.
In the Lusitania case. failure by
Germany to admit liability for loss Of
American lives was a phase on which
today there were few suggestions as
10 what the United States should do.
Some OF the presidents advisors had
repeatedly counciled that the breach OF
international law was 80 fragrant that
Il rematned only for the United States
to have no diplomatic intercourse with
the German government unless the In
tent OF the act was denied and repa-
ration promised.
The negotiations over the conduct of
+ German submarines have overshad-
owed the Lusttania case Itself, but
there are indications today that the
new German note would cause re-
turn to the Lusitania case as a fore
most issue.
Answer esfors Administration.
Il was learned today that Ambassa-
dor Gerard has transmitted what ap-
pears TO be practically the complete
ansver OF the German government. All
sit lacks 10 the signature Of Foreign
Minister Won Jagow and q designation
ahovine that Il is the formal reply.
Il = regarded by the state depart
ment as the tentative text Of the of
flcfal response. Unless the silence OF
the president should cause the Ger
man officials to alter their proposals
tho formal reply will be merely repe-
tltion Of the statements already COM
snunica4ed Informally to the depart
mont thru the American ambassador.
Whist the Reply Says.
The answer In the tentative form re-
ceived here contains substantially the
following assertions:
That Germany does not intend to
abandon entirely the submarine war
fare upon commerce unless Great
Britain abandons the starvation block
ade OF Germany.
That Germany would welcome the
! consummation Of such compromise
a. the result of mediatory efforts by
i the United States.
That Germany already has given
assurances that American ships will
b immune from submarine attacks in
the Wir zone.
That Germany will undertake to
guarantee the Immunity OF Americans
travelling upon ships Of British or
other enemy nationality II the United
states win notify the German govern
ment Of the sailing OF such ships and
certify that the vessels are unarmed.
carry no munitions Of war. and viii