Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-14
GET READY NOTE
TO ALLIES WHILE
AWAITING REPLY
State Department Prepares
Protest on Abuses to U.
S. Shipping.
BERLIN TAKES MORE
HOPEFUL ATTITUDE
Press Satisfied Over Friendly
Tone of Wilson's Message.
Look to England.

WAShlNdION, June A.-While
Presidest Wilson marks time" walt
Ing the receipt of the German reply
to his last demand the department
will complete compilation of the data
for the proposed note to the allies.
Already great mass of information
showing Just how American trade is
being hampered is on file Chandler
Anderson, who Is acting as counselor
of the department, has been looking
into the situation for several weeks.
He has prepared a record which
shows that not alone have American
cargoes been detained, although plain
ly destined to neutral countries, but
that, even when released, the owners
have sustained losses that they have
no chance of being compensated for.
1t is not likely that this note will
ba finished until the German reply is
received, and the matters in dispute
with the kaiser's government are on
the road to satisfactory adjustment.
The president has emphatically de-
clared for one thing at time. In
asmush, however, as 1t Is admitted
that the data for the note has nearly
all been compiled, officials see in this
&C mission reflection of the adminis-
Il ation's confidence that the German
situation is very greatly improved
ohange in Sentiment.
Advices from Berlin indicate that
T. ere has been a radical change in
the sentiment of German leaders
tC ward the United States. When the
Is st note was sent the majority of the
officials there were opposed to any
concessions. The contrary is declared
u be the case at present. The only
group which Is not quoted as favor
ing arrangements to prevent further
misunderstanding Is the small group
surrounding Grand Admiral Won Tir-
pitz.
The latter as the author of the
submarine plan, naturally can be
expected to fight to the last to keep
1t in force, but officials here say that
when the new reply to the American
rejoinder is completed both the i'm
perial chancellor and the foreign
minister will urge the kaiser to make
concessions to the United States.
Officials here continue to believe
also that within the next few weeks
well-defined general peace move
ment will be found under way. Just
where II Is to be instituted no one
here seems TO know, but 1t is de-
IDtIt dIb ullutT cover lIlulCh-
tions showing that the peace sug-
gestions are no longer falling on
deaf ears.
The enormous casualty lists are
said to be SOLDERING Germany, despite
the fact that they are accompanied
by claims of sweeping success. Great
Britain, 1t Is pointed out, Is still hav-
ing her troubles keeping up her mu-
milton supply, and the attacks by
certain of her leading officials on the
workers are reported to be causing
increasing friction. Frances neces-
sity to discharge soldiers from the
army to manufacture munitions, and
Russia's inability to keep her re-
serve armies in O satisfactory con-
dition because of lack of rifles and
cannon are subjects of further COM
ments. 1t is suggested here that
such conditions naturally can be ex-
pected to make the officials in con-
troll more willing to listen to peace
suggestions than they were at the
outset of the war when the dictation
OF peace terms in the capital of the
enemy WAS publicly declared to be
only the work of a few weeks.
BY the United Press.
BERLIN, via The Hague, June IA.
America has no need to be appre-
hensive over the German reply, a
high official of the German foreign
office told the United Press today
I'VE are much impressed by the
friendly tone of the second American
note" said the official, whose name
cannot at this time be disclosed.
I'VE certainly shall do everything
to reply in the same manner. There
is no reason for apprehension. I'm
doubtedly there will be a solution
which both countries can accept"
Everywhere in Berlin decided
feeling of optimism prevails regard
ing the possibilities of a German
American agreement. High officials
of the foreign office, editors of Berlin
newspapers and other prominent per-
sons all approved the expression at
the foreign office when | asked if
official Germany was as optimistic
over the negotions as the press.
Where there's a will, there's
way" | was told.
"Of course, this is big question
for America, but you must remember
Germany is faced by other big is
sues" the foreign office official added.
do you refer to the Balkans?" /
asked. He answered in the atfirma-
tive.
Must Await Garhard.
HOW long will It be before
America may expect the reply to her
second note?" was another question
put to the foreign official official.
I'VE must await the arrival of DR..
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