New Britain herald., 1915-07-12
NEXT NOTE TO GERMANY
TO REPEAT u. S. DEMANDS I
IN JJNNlISTAKABLE TERMS
Policy Of America to Be So Framed That Sub
sequent Attitude Of Teutons Will Deter
mine Question Of Diplomatic Relations
LANSING BEGINS WORK ON DRAFT OF
REPLY TO BERLIN GOVERNMENT

8 r
REPLY T(
Secretary May Not GO to Cornish 70
Confer with wilson President
and He 10 Prepare Memoranda In
deperdently ana Confer After Ideas
Have Matured- German Ambassa-
dor to Call at State Department.
washington, July 1 2 Th> situation
between Germany and the United
states has taken on such serious and
critical character. that the policy Of
the American government willie re-
uuire lengthy and deliberate consid-
Grafton that it may have the frmness
which the circumstances require
This was the statement made in
high of1cial quarters Secretary
Lansing after taking several days to
examine the German reply, may not
20 to Cornish, N H, after all, to con-
fer with Pesident Wilson.
s WIN Work independently.
The oiginal plan. it was explained.
was for the President and MT. Lam
sing to confer and then have the Sec
rotary OF state draft q note to be SUBJ
rnitted to the cabinet on the presf-
dents return to Washington. NOW the
belief is that the president and MT.
Lansing, working Independently, will
I r,renara N ernorarlda and confer after
Il their ideas have matured. definite
announcement is expected later on
whether Mr. Lansing will go to Cor
) Eish
count Won Bernstorff, the German
ar,abassador has asked Secretary
! Lansing il he wishes to see him and
the secretary is understood to nave
replied that ne does after he has care
fully examined the situation. The am
bassaa1or is seeking Information on the
attitude of the American government
toward the German reply. After ME-
Lansing has consulted President Will
<on ii il not unlikely that some inti-
1rlation will be made to the German
ambassador OF the seriousness with
which the United states government
E regards the crisis.
Call for Information.
&. So far as is known the German am
IA ssa q or will make his call without
SPECIFIC instructions from his govern
rnert merely following the custom Of
diplomats when notes have been ex-
changed. to learn the attitude Of the
recipient nation and what may be
expected as to the next step In the
correspondent That there are to
be no Informal negotiations, how
ever. on the subject mas been made
plain, and the ambassadors call very
probably will partake more of the ma
ture of call for information than OF
discussion The ambassador is re-
ported to be in thorough accord with
his government on the reply which he
regards as satisfactory and as lend
ing itself to further negotiations.
working on Draft Of Reply.
: Secretary Lansing has begun work
on draft Of reply to Germany but
has not given any one the slightest
lainkling Of his views. Such intima-
tions, however, as have been received
from the White House as well as the
state department, point to- the Tram
ing of a policy which will express
even more emphatically than before
the views of the United States and
the belief is growing that the next
note may include some idea Of the in
tentions of the American government
II its demands are not met.
The general comment In executive
quarters today was that the next
American note would define the posi-
ton of the United States even more
clearly so that Germany's subsequent
attitude would definitely determine
whether diplomatic relations were TO
be continued
No Surrender OF Rights.
That there is to be no surrender OF
American rights In the new note is
practically certain according to the
view taken by officials thus far, and
II is also assured that the German
proposals for the immunity OF Amer
can passenger ships not carrying con-
traband will be rejected. Just what
steps Will be taken by the United
! States as q result Of Germany's fail
3 ire to disavow the sinking OF the
{ Lusitania is most uncertain. It is
this issue--the loss Of one hundred
American lives. for which Germany
has disclaimed responsibility that has
brought the situation to grave and
critical point.
Wilson's Plan Not Changed.
At the White House it was stated
there had been no word Of any change
IA the Presidents plan, and it was re-
garded as certain that he would not
return for several days
SHEATH BEGINS DUTIES.
James Sheath, former captain of
engine com pany No. 4, left the service
Of the city this morning and began