The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-07-15
Answer Expected to Make Clear
Purposes Of United States
If Demands Are Not
Complied With.
NO SURRENDER IS Likely
Break In Diplomatic Relations
Not Expected Unless Future
Events Aggravate Deli
cate Situation.

WASHINGTON. d. c., July lathe sit.
United States has taken on such a
serious and critical character that the
policy Of the American government will
require lengthy and deliberate consid.
GRAFTON. that II may have the flrmness
which the circumstance requires.
h was the statement made today
In high official quarters. Secretary
Lansing, after taking several days to
examine the German reply, may not
go to Cornish, N. H, after all to confer
with President Wilson. The original
plan, II was explained, was for the
president and Mr.. Lansing to confer
and then have the secretary OF state
draft a note to be submitted TO the
cabinet on the presidents return to
Washington. Now the belief Is that the
president and Mr.. Lansing. working In
dependently, will prepare memoranda
and confer after their IDEAS have ma
tured.
BernstorH 10 Anxious.
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, has asked Secretary Lam
sing If he wishes TO see him, and the
secretary is understood to have replied
that he does after he has carefully
examined the situation. The ambassa-
dor Is seeking information IN the atti-
tude Of the American government to-
WARN Tic ScTIldn TSplys
After Mr.. Lansing has consulted
President Wilson II is not unlikely that
some intimation will be given to the
German ambassador Of the seriousness
with which the United States govern.
ment regards the crisis.
Will Make Position Clear.
Secretary Lansing has begun work
on a draft of a reply to Germany, but
has not given any one the slightest
tnkltng of his views. Such intimations,
however, as have been received from
the White House as well as the state
department, point to the framing 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 intentions of the
American government, If its demands
ar not met.
The general comment in executive
quarters today was hat the next
American note would define the posi-
Z ton Of the United States even more
clearly, so that Germany's subsequent
attitude would definitely determine
whether diplomatic relations were to
be continued.
lPs Up TO Kaiser.
Many believe that diplomatic ex-
changes will go on for months, that
Germany will not accede to the Ameri-
can position, that this country will in
sist or its rights, and that whether
war comes depends OIL the future
course Of German submarine COM
manders. II they have instructions to
see that American lives on passenger
liners are n o sacrificed without warm
ing, and live up to them. then 1t Is
felt here today more strongly han ever
thatqwar will be avoided. II on the
other hand Germany instructs her sub
marine commanders to act as In the
Lusitania case, var cannot be pre-
vented. $685. "
Will Not Surrender.
1t was authoritatively indicated that
obviously there will be no surrender OF
rights and no acceptance OF the Ger
man proposal to guarantee Immunity
to American ships under arrangements
to be agreed upon by the naval author
tiles by the two countries concerning
the marking OF, the neutral ships.
There Is no intention from indications
from official quarters to force a crisis,
but, ! n whatever policy is pursued, the
responsibility On Germany for any sub
sequent rupture In friendly relations.
Since h Lusitania was sunk on May 7
there been no violation Of the prin-
ciples for which the United States has
c~ontended, unless the mishap to the
Nebraskan can, be included, and, in that
case, the Washington government has
not finally reached O conclusion as to
whether q mine or torpedo caused the
explosion.
No Action This Week.
That there will he no action by the
United States for at least another week
was indicated today. Several days will
be required to measure fully the conse-
quences and responsibilities which Will
be incurred by the American govern
ment in framing a policy to meet the
situation firmly.