Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-04
GERMANS IN U. s.
HOPEFUL OF RESULT
President Wilson Finishes Answer TO
esrmany's Reply and Cabinet Gives
Approval - United States to Insist
Submarines Assume No Privileges
Not Accorded TO Other War Vessels
Must Observe Human Rules.

today and laid 1t before the cabinet. 1t
probably will be dispatched to Berlin
late tonight or tomorrow. No arrange
ments have yet been made as to the
time when it will be made public.
White House officials said today that
while the president had penned the
note himself, he had consulted with
Secretary Bryan over the principles
and details. He also has been in COM
slant consultation with Counsellor
Lansing and also Attorney General
Gregory, who investigated contentious
that the Lusitania carried contraband.
Il was said that there was no ground
for the contention and the note will SO
inform Germany.
Gerhard German Agent.
While the president and cabinet were
discussing the note. a German agent
was on his way to Berlin to present At
first hand a report Of the interview
which Count Bernstorf had Wednesday
with President Wilson.
Officials at the German embaSsy re-.
fused to discuss the developments. but
1t became known authoritatively that
Meyer Gerhard, who sailed from New
York yesterday for Copenhagen on the
steamer United States with . guaran-
tee Of safe conduct obtained by the
American government from the allies,
Is the man. He 10 an attache Of the
German colonial Office and has been In
the United States several months rep-
resenting the German Red Cross
Pin Hope on Special Envoy.
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basis OF much oonddence@in German
quarters here. where Il was believed an
understanding on submarine warfare
satisfactory to both Germany and the
United States could be evolved.
The days cabinet meeting began
with all members practically agreed
the German reply responsible and must
insist, before diplomatic correspond
ence can proceed farther, upon an af-
firmative or negative reply to the prin-
ciple that the lives Of non-combatants
can not lawfully be imperiled on the
high seas but that they must be trans-s
ferred to safety before q legitimate
prize can be destroyed.
It Is believed the United States Is
to keep its re1oinder on the same plano
as the note of May 13. Should mega.
tive answer be received, diplomatic re-
lations, 1t is believed generally. could
not be continued. An affirmative re-
ply would make possible a decision on
the facts in the individual cases.
American View Reasonable.
The American point of view briefly
is not the complete abandonment Of
submarine warfare, but Its modihca-
tion to such an extent as would make
submarines act as do other warships
in dealing with the enemy's commerce.
Some arrangements whereby mer-
chant ships carrying passengers would
be definitely known as unarmed ves-
sells. is one OF the proposals which It
is generally suggested might make the
submarine able to exercise the right Of
visit and search. SIS.
Councillor Lansing. as the presidents
chief adviser on questions Of interna-
tional law, sat in today's cabinet
meeting. Previously he has attended
only in the absence OF Secretary Bryan.
All the cabinet members refused to dis
cuss the subject as they entered the
meeting. IS
Cabinet Reticsnt.
Following the cabinet meeting the
IHSIuU0ES WSTc UNUSUALLY IcllSSAl, O4k
there were some indications that tho
note had not finally been disposed OF.
1--WE reached no final conclusions
about anything" said one. In answer
to questions. Secretary Bryan said:
'I can not divulge anything that
happens In cabinet meetings"
The meeting lasted two hours. After
wards most Of the members went to
luncheon with Counsellor Lansing.
Secretary Bryan returned to the state
department alone.
Germany Makes Amends For Guinisht.
Ambassador Gerard cabled the state
department today note from the. Ger.
man government agreeing to pay an
indemnity for the damage done by .
German submarine to the American
steamer Gulnight torpedoed on the
Scilly islands