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Will Not Make Threats As to
the Future Purposes of the
United States but Will Carry
an Air of Finality.
DRAFT READ To CABINET
On Germany's Next Reply and
Capitalization of Public Opin-
ion Will Depend This COun-
try's Action Concerning Flu
ture Violations of Rights.

Was hinston, July 20.-President WILSON
ana his cabinet decided to-day on the
Eenera principles Of the note to he sent
to Germany within few days renewing
the efforts to secure for American cit-
zens protection in their rights on the high
seas.
The President read to his official fam
lily, assembled for the first time In
month. a draft of communication an
sworing the German governments note
If July which failed to grant the de-
mands of tho United states growing out
of the sinking Of the Lusitania. The
draft was incomplete in form on it's
character and purposes however there
was unanimous agreement, and Score
tary Lansing was at work tonight put
ting I'm more precise language the ideas
ret forth.
Members Of the cabinet generally pre-
served secrecy regarding tho Probable
contents Of the communication and the
President cautioned against detailed
speculation in advance Of the publication
of the document lest mistaken impress
sons he cabed abroad before the actual
text is received in Berlin.
Such Information as was ohtairahle,
was chiefly of negative character. Cabi
net officers made it clear that It would not
be an ultmatum or make any threats as
to the future purposes of the United
States. At the same time. they pointed
out that il would probably have an air
Of finally curtaling the field of discus
sion of negotiation and placing squarelv
on Germany the responsibility for any
actions that might endanger the
friendly relations of the two countries
The communication will be coudhed in
friendly terms although it will follow
tho spirit OF frmness that has char
acterizcd previous notes
To-day's conference was devoted IA
an extent to a discussion OF what the
American people really wanted the
Washington government 10 say and dc
in the present crisis So far as the
cabinet officers could judge by their
examination of public expressions. the
nation had voiced an insistent desire
that the honor and dignity Of the Uni
ted States be upheld in the correspon
dence with Germany. but that a course
should be followed which would main
tain peace.
ON Germany's next reply and the
crystalzation Of public opinion there
after will depend to a large extent
according to limitations from officials
what the action of the United States
will be concerning future violations OF
American rights
Secretary Lansing stated to-day thai
no complet" report of what had oc'
CURED in lhc encounter between the
British liner Orduna and German
submarine mad reached the state de
partmcnt. An investigation has beer
instituted through the treasury de-
partmont and a report Is expccte,
within a few days, but the despatch
of the note to Germany will not b'
delayed, it was officially stated, on ac'
count of the Orduua case.
\ statement received from william
q. Thompson. counsel of the industrial
relations commission, who was OF
board the Orduna. was referred to b!
Secretary Lansing as giving only
part of the information necessary t
form Judgment of the Legality or il
| legality Of the attack.