The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-15
CRITICAL POINT N
RELATIONS At HAND
OFFICIALS feel UNITED STATIC
~er Refuse GERMAN pro-
PoeALo.
ACTION DELAYED FOR Week
o"'o'a' Text OF Note Received Dlffora
But Slightly from Press Cory
-Amsrioa to Surrender None
es Her Rights.

washington, July 12-Fornal study
% the official text of Germany's reply
10 the American note on submarin.
warfare as it affects neutral riehts
strengthens the conviction OF high Of
aclais mat most critical point in
the relations between the two conn
tries has been reached.
NOT only do they feel the United
states must refuse to accept tho Ger.
man proposals for the future conduct
OF the American citizens on the high
SEAS but the failure of Germany to
olsaVow the sinking Of the Lusitania
WITH the loss of more than 100 Ameri.
cans IN their view has brouaht on a
Crisis the outcome Of which it is diff.
Cult At present to clearly foresee
Delay Action for Week.
mat there will be no action by the
united States for at least another
week was Indicated. Several days will
oe required to measure fully the con.
sequences and responsibilities which
''1ll be incurred by the American GOV.
eminent in framing a. policy to meet
the situation firmly.
Secretary Lansing will go to Cornish
N: H., within day or two to confer
With President Wilson. He said he
would study the note carefully. and
tnen communicate with the Presfdent
count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, intends to call on Secre.
tary Lansing during the week to learn
informally whether he can be of any
service IN the situation. No engage.
ment has been made for a conference.
out 1t will likely take place at once,
Official Text Received.
The official text Of the German "a.
ply arrived and was made public. Il
d1nered In only few unimportant
words from the press copy which came
from Berlin. The official version was
delayed In transmission because of the
ume required for enc1phering and de-
cod1ng. Comparison Of the two texts
reveal that they were cabled from tho
same translation and that the press
copy In transmission had omitted only
a few scattering words which did not
after the sense or meaning.
IN all quarters here the reply was
the single topic Of concern. What the
action OF the American government
Will be Is doubtful, largely, in tho
sense that the means Of expressing the
IDEAS and purposes Of the United
States have not yet been decided. Il
was authorftat1vely indicated that oh.
v1ously there would be no surrender
OF rights and no acceptance Of the Ger.
man proposal to guarantee. immunity to
American ships under arraneementa
to be agreed upon by the naval au.
thorit1es Of the two countries concern.
Ing the marking Of neutral ships.
Responsibility On Germany.
There Is no intention, from indica.
tions In official quarters, to force 4
situation, but in whatever policy /,
followed the American endeayor will
be to place full responsibility on Ger
many for any subsequent rupture in
frinedly relations.
Since the Lusitania was sunk on
May z. there has been no violation o1
the principles for which the United
States has contended, unless the mis-
hap to the Nebraskan can be included
and In that case the Washington gov
ernment has not finally reached con
cluslon as to whether a mine or torpe
do caused the explosion.