Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-07
GERMANY'S REPLY
is NOT EXPECTED
TO SATISFY j. s.
Tentative Draft Submitted
Informally Through
Gerard.
CERTAIN ASSURANCES
PROMISED AMERICANS
High Officials Agree That APP
proval Would Sacrifice Impor-
tant Neutral Rights.
WILSON ADVISED or SITUATION
important Changes Necessary BEFORE
Critical Aspect of Negoti-
atiOnS Is Removed.

WASHINGTON. July s.-Germany has
submitted informally TO the United
States. through Amba ssador Gerard in
Berlin. tentative draft OF it's reply
to the note of June .. which asked for
assurances that American rights on the
lated by German submarine comman-
ders
After careful examination of the con-
tents of the proposed note as outlined
by Amha ssador Gerard. which comedies
with Berlin press dispatches OF the last
few days. high officials arc practically
agreed that the United States cannot
without sacrncinr important neutral
rights express its approval Of the Ger
man PROPOSALS in their present form.
Tho draft was shown TO Ambassador
Gerard with the idea IF olicitinC from
him an expression of opinion. and he
promptly asked for Instructions from
Washinrton as "a whether tho United
states could mako concc ssions rrcsi-
dent Wilson has been advised OF tho
situate In messages sent to his sum
mer residence at Cornish. y H. and the
liable quarters was that the american
government very probably would ir-
struct :ts ambassador within a lay or
Two 10 decline 20 express any view urtil
after tho formal reply is delivered to
Kim
cEItMANN'S PROPOSALS
NOT OFFICIALLY DIvuLGED
GUST what Ci"'many proposed has not
ice! officially lvulgcd Secretary Ian.
SIM, to-day TOOK the poait'on that :.
would not be proper .or him TO dis
close Germany's position as informaiiyI
reported by Mr.. Gerard without author
izat!on from the Berlin government
He stated merely that there had been
no exchange OF views or informal nc
rotiaticns between Germany aud tho
United states. and declined to predict
whether there would be
From Berlin dispatches and authori.
'ativc sources here il is learned how
ever that the note as drafted 10y the
German Foreign Office with Emperor
Williams subscauen, approval would
give assurances that Americans might
travel with safety on the high seas
on certain conditions imposed by Ger
many such as the marking of bcllig-
eren' vessels carving Americans no.
tih'ai!on by tho United states TO Ger
man o: the date Of departure ana char
nctcr OF such vessels ANA 81, ;,.,..;
insurinC their uoncarriocc ~ ,;
tious OF war
President Wilson has before him the
views OF several Cabinet officers some
OF whom believe that i; is essential
10 nave Ambassador Gerard make clear
TO the German Foreign once thu, tho
United States can make no concessions
from lis position as based on the ac
cepted rules OF international law and
'ne haFai prize codes of civilized ma
mons whether the President does or
"oeS not Hnally decide 10 have .imbas-
'"uof Gerard tell the German govern
'"'o' '.i"HE 'he views OF the United
"H me rough draft submitted, it
apparent to-day that i'm
-. "ouid "e necessary I'M
ro,sat, ~'t''uoc ~ pefofe II could be
r.ou,d na' .'op." ''s'' 'he ior'nai reply
cri,ic,I ..a,, -, 0''' ,1'' ''es so''"''ohS the
NOT puEp,p,,n ,, ".s''''"
,ro ,.,,,,,,,
o. ''''N NDs
VI me messages from Ambassa
,-. was somewhat garbled inI
oIa. "''" Us meaning was not
h.,ia,a car! IN the day. 1t was
,.s,inn. o o,'''i'is that the suG-
neyo,i.,,o o'ier OASIS for
German. ,,. appeared that
IN adyoroa vi ''s TO ascertain
limited S,o,o. , op,.ioh or thc
draft wouId ho De 5" nat 'he hnai