The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-10
GERMANY INSISTS
FRYE CASE. ''"VST>
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Hope Had Been to Settle Controvel :
Between State Department and
German Embassy.
WILLING TO MAKE PREPARATION
Bryan Makes Startling Announcement
That He Will Submit His Policy to
Public Judgment-Day's Climax.
Omitted Preas)

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Washington, June 10.-Germany
insists that the William P. Frye case
must go to prize court. Through
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin the
state department this afternoon re-
ceived Germany's reply to this conn-
try's representative concerning the
sinking of the American sailing YES
sci, with a wheat cargo, consigned
to England, by the Kaiser's raider,
Prinz Ethel Frederick.
1t had been hoped that the affair
would be settled between the state
department here and the German en-
bassy, and it had been supposed that
this would be satisfactory.
Follows German Law.
The order follows the law passed
by Germany at the beginning of the
war that such cases must go to prize
court
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willingness to make reparation and
admits liability. 1t even adds that
should prize court decision be unsat-
isfactory to the United States that
the German government would over
rule the court to satisfy this nation.
Bryan's Announcement.
William Jenning Bryan's first act
as a private citizen, following his
retirement as secretary of state, was
to issue statement explaining his
reasons for leaving the cabinet and
announcing that he intended to lay
his views of what the American poll
cy toward Germany should be before
the public for Judgment The state
ment came as a sensational climax
to a day of farewell speeches and
good wishes from Wilson and the
executive colleagues of the retiring
secretary.
In an explanation, Bryan revealed
that the president had not felt justi-
fed in adopting two suggestions made
by Bryan-that an offer should be
made to Germany to submit the ques-
lions in dispute for an international
commission for investigation during
years time, and that meanwhile
Americans should by proclamation be
warned not to take passage on any
belligerent ships or on American
ships carrying ammunition.
Put Them to Public.
These propositions Bryan expects
to urge upon the people Gin the hope
Of securing such expression of public
sentiment as will support the pres
ident in employing remedies if in the
future he finds it consistent with his
sense of duty to favor them"
Bryan's statement was received
with undisguised amazement in Off
cial quarters. No comment was made
at the White House, but some high
officials indicated that they believed
it most unfortunate that so pro-
nounced an expression of opinion
should be published while the discus
sion with Germany is in progress.
1t became known. too, when Bryan
informed his colleagues of the con-
tents Of his statement, some advised
against it. The principle advocated
by Bryan was embodied in treaties
of peace negotiated by the United
States with 80 nations and was &C
copied by Germany. This statement
is condensation of the argument
Bryan had been making to Wilson
for the past few weeks.
Bryan spent his first hours in thu
role of private citizen reading tele
grams of, congratulation pouring in
He said nothing had been determined
as to his plans for the future ant
that he had no definite speaking en-
gagements. He expects to remain il
Washington for some time and would
be about the state department unofn
: cially.
In talks to friends he gave intima
tions of the stress of his efforts in tn
cabinet to change the course of tn
administration towards Germany an,
made it clear it was. his purpose t.
sound the sentiment of the country t.
determine the peoples views on tn
differences of opinion. He told sew
eral that he had felt from the day tn
American citizen Thresher was kille'
on the British ship Falaba that tn
Americans had no business traversini
the war zone on belligerent ships.
Mrs. R. H. Muncy will return thi
evening from Little Falls, Minnesota
where she has been visiting friend
for the past couple of weeks. Sh
will be accompanied by her grand
daughter, Margaret Ames, of Glen
dive Montana. who will srtnn6 tn