New Britain herald., 1915-06-02
COUNT BERNSTORfF
 CALLS ON WILSON President and German Ambas-
 Sador Confer in Blue Room NO REPORT ON MEETING

NV 1NlA VIII VN muu 1xlvU Understood Kaiscr's Envoy Desired to
 Gain Idea of Points in American
 Note Which U. S. Will Insist Upon
 and to Give German Viewpoint.
 Washington, June 2.-Count Bern storff, the German ambassador, had an audience with President Wilson to- day at noon, in the blue room of the White House.
 The ambassador motored to the White House through downpour of rain. Inasmuch as the conference was of an informal character no an- nouncement concerning it was expect ed to be made.
 Ambassador After Points.
 It was understood, however, that the object of the ambassadors visit was to gain from the president an idea of the points in the last Amer ican note which the United States is determined to insist upon, and to give the president an idea of the German viewpoint.
 The president, it was said, showed willingness to explain the position of the United States and to make it clear that it had been decided on only after careful consideration by the cabinet yesterday when it was decided to send a note of inquiry asking whether the imperial government would abide by the principle of international law. The president. it also was understood, gave his views. expecting the ambassador to enlighten the Berlin government on the earnest intentions of the United States to obtain strict accountability for the loss of Americans on the Lus- itania The Yfsitf was friendly "a nd cordial z. <, ss
 Italian Ambassador Arrives.
 While Vount Won ,Bernstorff was with the president the Italian ambas- sador, Count Macchi di Ce1lere, ar rived but the two diplomatists whose nations are on opposite sides in the war, did not meet.
 White House officials declined to make any statement regarding Count Von Bernstorff's visit, saying the en- ga cement was made at the ambassa- dor's request and that it would be inn proper for the president to say any, thing concerning it.
 No Definite Proposals. 4 ~' Reports that the ambassador had made any definite proposals were gen orally discounted. The president has already begun the preparation of the next note to Germany, and it was not expected that the call of the ambas- sador would have any material eff feet on either it's sense or it's wording.
 Immediately after his visit to the White House Count Won Bernstorff to the embassy and went fn- to conference with the head of the chancellory. It appeared that he was about to communicate with Berlin
 Works on New Note.
 With the exception of the hour di-f vided between the German and ltal- ian ambassadors, President Wilson spent the entire morning in his study working on the new note, which of fcials expect will go before the cab- met Friday and be dispatched to Ber- lin immediately afterward.
 First Sought Since September.
 The meeting between the president of the United States and the personal representative of the emperor of Ger many, the ambassador of the imper- ial German government was the first sought by Count Von Bernstorff since last Septemb Der, when he returned from Germany after summers visit. The call then was to pay respects.
 The German ambassador has told friends that he realizes the serious ness of the situation and is anxious to do all he can personally to prevent B rupture in friendly relations. He is unable to communicate easily, how ever, with his government because German cables were cut by the a.- lies. Consequently high officials did not believe the ambassad dor could bring any proposal from the German government differing from the answer 1 which Herr Won Jagow, the German foreign minister, gave to the Ameri- 1 can note last Saturday. This was 1 unsatisfactory in cabinet l council yesterday.
 The importance of the conference, 1 however, lies in the fact that although i ,he interview was sought without in i struction from the German govern nent, the views which the president might express to the ambassador would be translated by the latter to Berlin and would, naturally, be taken nto consideration there in connection with the note which the United States 1 government plans to send before the l end of the present week.
 Second Note Being Drafted.
 The unswerving determination of ! the United States to hold Germany Lo strict accountability for vio- ations of American rights is to be embodied in the note, the drafting of | which was under way today. The main point of the document, which s to be brief, very probably will be