The Detroit times., 1915-06-01
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SUIT OF the presidents conferences
He has In effect made up his mind
as &c the general tone OF this coun-
lry's rejoinder. The questions rails
cd by, Germany are to be replied 10
frankly. The positive evidence that
the administration has gathered.
through the department OF com
merce and the collector OF the port
81 New York. showing conelusiyely
that the Lusitania Was unarmed. win
DO presented 10 Germany. IL is ex-
pected that the president viii ex.
plain this TO Count Won Bernstorn.
the German ambassador. when ne
receives him Wednesday In the
White House
The president never looked bet.
ter than when he received the news.
paper Representatives today. His
color was xcellent. showing the et
feet OF his long outdoor rides and
exercises. which his physician, DR.
Cary T. Grayson. has insisted upon
It is understood he Is still hopeful
that a way viii yet be found TO Sc
cure German cooperation In the
plan TO safeguard non-combatants
and Americans traversing the sum
marine war zone.
The president said he has receiv,
ed from every section OF the country
kilograms end letters endorsing his
original position on the German sub.
marine situation. The general
character of these has already been
nsde public.
In the absence OF any oficial
statements. President Wilson hav.
ing ordered his confidential adyis-
ers not 10 complicate matters by
talking. numerous rumors were in
circulation. One OF the most gen
orally heard was that Germany had
sent word 10 her ambassador 10 ex-
plain that she was willing 20 make
material concessions 10 the United
States, but that IL had been neces-
sary 10 make the first note evasive
and unsatisfactory to prevent antag,
oniEing the military element. There
was no confirmation OF this report
from any source II seemed TO have
originated in diplomatic quarters
and was believed 10 be based on
the realization that the United
States does not propose TO back
down In any particular. and that
therefore. IL Germany wants Amer
ica's friendship she must make con
cessions.
II is admitted by those In a posi-
ton to know that yesterdays note
Ia in every respect at variance with
the recommendations made by Am
oassador Won Bernstorff and Dumbs
to their home governments. They
faithfully described the wave OF In
dignation that passed over the Unit
ed States following the Lusftznia in
cident and told their foreign offices
that the people were unanimous In
eondemning such Warfare. They
suggested that every possible con
cession be made and reparation Of
Tered for the loss OF American lives
According TO the Information
reaching here. however. the mill
tary element dictated the reply. II
that reply Is TO stand. q break be
tween the two nations IL certain.
Whether the ambassadors havs
since been advised that their sug
gestions may be acted upon later Ia
not known. Some officials are plac
ing such an Interpretation on to
morrow's conference between Count
Won Bernstorf and the president
but this Is entirely conjectural-
President Wilson's note explain
ing his new Mexican policy was ex.
pected to be made public this after
noon. II was understood 70 insist
that a stable government be estab
lizhed In Mexico and to call on the
factional leaders TO unite for this
purpose.
TIE president and mos, OF his
close advisers believe his sugges
lions will be acted upon. but army
anr navy experts do not take this
view. They insist that only by de
ciaring a complete embargo on arms
blockading the border and thu
ccasts and using the regular army
to police the big cities can real
government be created.
Friends OF villa here declare he
is willing to aid the United States
but Carranza seemed likely to prove
the stumbling block.