Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-11
WILSON POLICY
NOT EXPRESSED
President Declares Phila-
delphia Speech Was Not
Declaration of Policy.
REFERENCES NOT
TO RECENT DISASTER

Will Consider OeIiberateiy ana Sa'"y
RIGHT Course to Pursue-cabinet
/, Meets to Consider Position Of United
statss-count BernstorH Presents
German Note Expressing Regret at,
Los. Of American LIVES.
washington. May II. - President
Ni,son said today that his speech IN
Philadelphia last night was not dec
laration Of policy in reference to the
T.u.ttania: that he was not thinking OF
any special matter except the future OF
the newly naturalized Americans in the
audience.
The president used the expression
that he was thinking Of the "cain" some
people were trying to raise.
The president said he would make q
aeciaion on tho policy to be followed
!. soon as he had all the elements IN
,o,nd For the present, he added. he
= nothing more to say except tnat ne
-,ae considering very deliberately and
vSrv calmly the right course to pursue.
Has Reached No Decision.
The nresident made It clear that he
40. ernressing a personal attitude and
not referring to any special case. That
ie,: 10 the belief that the president had
Mt reached a decision in the Lusitan
case and was speaking Of his personal
faa,inp an to the position Of the United
States It was taken that he was en-
daavorine to explain broadly that the
IIrited states should seek to serve the
cause Of humanity by using its infiu-
.nca In cause an adherance to inter
10 ational laws wherever they have been
controvened.
Altbo there was surprise as to the
lffnttation which the president placed
sfndav On the Interpretation Of his
.neech. those who have followed his
.oeeches. pointed out that Mr.. Wilson
frequently has spoken explicitly. 1t Is
helieyed he was referring specifically
tn the Lusitania incident. but he tndi-
Gated today he waaI not referring to q
single event.
Cabinet Takes Up Question.
Al the usual hour the cabinet began
arriving for the first conference with
the president since last Friday.
Chairman Stone. OF the senate foreign
relations committee, discussed the
Lusitania disaster with the president
and later said he had no expectation
that an extra session Of congress would
be called.
II am for peace with honor" he said.
II do not know what the president will
do. It IL his problem"
He declared he favored the passage
of the government ship purchase bill
which failed in the last congress. Such
a step, he said, would provide Ameri-
can ships to carry American passen-
gers and American goods. He added
he took 1t for granted the United States
would find means to protect its own
ships.
LaFollstts Opposes Break.
q Senator LaFollette too opposed the
suggestion that diplomatic relations
with Germany be broken of.
II want the United States to take q
firm stand but am opposed to war;"
he said. Whatever course the United
states takes the United States probably
will endeavoc 70 serve the cause of
humanity by appealing to Germany to
end her underseas warfare on neutral
ships
In some quarters It was suggested
the president might forego the usual
means OF foreign communication and
address a message in person to Emperor
William.
German Nots u Presented.
Count Bernstorn. the German am
bassador, accepting as authentic the
German formal expression of regret of
ti1e loss OF American lives on the Lusi-
tania, received in dispatches last night.
formally presented the statement to-
day to the state department.. The of
f1cial text has not yet reached the em-
bassy. 8
When the German ambassador left
Secretary Bryan's office he said he
had delivered the message from the
German foreign Office.
While the ambassador was talking,
Secretary Bryan came from his Office
with an armful OF documents.
Tho ambassador has just delivered
to me q note from his government,
Z which, was printed in the press dis
patches last night" said the secre-
tary.
Secretary Bryan was asked If there
was any discussion with the ambassa-
dor concerning the note.
Nothing that can talk about" re-
piled the secretary.
Captain Iurners Testimony Received.
a dispatch from Ambassador Gerard
at Berlin was received today and sent
to the president. The evidence given
by Captain Turner. Of the Lusitania,
before the coroner's jury. has been re-
ported to the state department, and
viii be used by officials In their study
NJ fha case