The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-13
WHAT WILL GERMANY
REPLY TO PRESIDENT
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rixed-unofacialiy: THE note was
40 expressed as to call for promp'
and definite answer followed by 1m'
mediate action, accordingly-not Tor
Nero promises or by further discus
sion. The air about the white house
was one OF nnality. The government
had acted. It was up to Germany 10
speak and act next
The president received more than
600 kilograms today. They Were
without exception strongly conmenda'
tory OF his course. He was said to Dc
much gratif1ed by the support he LIS
receiving throughout the entire coun'
try. A definite statement was mad
that he had not abandoned his trip to
New York to review the fleet, that nc
would go by water on the president
aal yacht Mayfower as originally
planned. He leaves Washington pos
sib.y Friday night, but more probably
Saturday morning and Will be back
"Wednesday night or Thursday mora
ing. At sea, It was stated, he Will be
In constant wireless touch with the
capital.
Uncle Sans Attitude.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-GermanS
must act, not qufbble nor promise
Summed up in sentence, that is the
United States ATTITUDE in the negotla-
4ions growing out of the torpedoing
Iof the Lusiuania with its toll OF
american lives. Americas last Woro
Is going forward to Germany this ait
ernoon. The uote was formally ap-
nroved by the president at 10: Is a. M
today, signed aa hour later by Secre-
tary Bryan and Immediately turned
over to confidential secretaries to be
reduced to code.
you can say that the note Is now
going forward said Secretary Bryan
at noon. ut will make between 1900
and 1900 words and will be made pub
tic Friday morning. It will be In Am
bassador Gerard's hands not later
than an early hour tomorrow and he
will present it to the German foreign
office without delay"
It was evident from the attitude OF
every high government official today
hhat they realize Americas affairs
have reached crisis. The die Is cast
IN the presidents latest note. 1t sets
horth in language that cannot be mis.
INTERPRETED that the United States
Iconsiders the killing Of more than 100
IAmericans monstrous crime against
civilization. Following as 1t did the
Talaba, the Gushing, the GulfIlght
and other incidents, 1t is character
lied as an open act Of hostility that
admits of no excuse. The United
States expects all of these acts to be
;disavowed 1t also expects that Ger
many will pledge herself as a nation,
ito see that there is no repetition.
&c mo- q n
hng to those who are closest to the
president
Rather, the position taken Is that OF
ia dear friend, who realizes that his
Friendship has been violated without
warrant. There is no note of apol
,ogy, however. It Is frank and oper
demand for redress that the Cn.teo
Estates makes it plain It has a r1gn,
!4o expect, as the result Of the years
Iof genuine friendship between the
two nations. The president and al
members of his cabinet are being
deluged in the meantime with letters
and kilograms. Most Of them profess
q desire to stand by the president, a
the same time exhorting him to x
firm. Some contain advice. TheiI
contents are not made public but 4
they do not appeal for war. The per
,centage of messages which advocate
hostilities Is said to be very smail
From them all, the president has adj
mittedly drawn much encouragement
He is understood to have told somt
of his closest advisors today that n,
believes when the text of his note
and it is his own note-is publish ed
the american people will feel tina
the nations honor has been appro
priately safeguarded.
The president today took the pos
ton that there was no reason to as
sumo that Germany will not accep
the note in the friendly spirit i
which it was drawn and agree t
meet this governments demands
even though they call for definit
change in her method Of warfare