Evening journal., 1915-08-30
nv CHARLES P. STFWART.

United Press STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80 - While
awaiting word from Berlin agreeing
to the American stand on submarine
warfare methods. President Wilson is
overhauling the various tentative
drafts of the message the admins
tration plans to send dealing with the
British order In council and cotton
contraband.
Persons in close touch with the
White House were authority for the
statement that Il Is thus he has been
occupying much of the time he has
been able to save from his many 9TH
er duties, since Il became practically
certain that the German American
controversy would be settled salts
factorily.
"Overhauling" was the word actual
ly used in describing the Chief tX-
ecutive's employment with the note,
drafts. of the proposed communica-
tion having been prepared already In
moro than one different form both hy
the President and Secretary OF State
Lansing.
Originally only the order In coun-
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necessary TO refer TO the officially eX-
pressed intimation from London that
cotton would be placed on the Allies
absolute contrahand list Then this
step actually was taken. Finally, Il
developed that Germany planned to
come to time" in the submarine
matter.
Each Of these changes in the situ-
alton involved notifications In the
| forthcoming dispatch to London. II
/ Germany expresses herself as the ad.
/ ministration has been led TO expect
/ il was understood the message "a
the British will be in shape for trans
mission without material correction
with very little delay
In effect. II was said on good auth
orty, IL will be as energetic, though
I courteous a protest against British
| interference with American shipping
on the high seas, as the administrn
tion can frame.
That II will go quite to the exten
of saying continued interferences vii
be deemed deliberately unfriendly
was said not TO be the case. the ad
ministration's view being that tn
stage has not been reached for sucl
an attitude. II the protest prove
ineffective. however. and cases Of In
reference still occur 1t was under
stood an intimation substantially q
this effect Will be conveyed.
What the President hopes is tina
this will not be necessary.
lt is known that he thinks there Il
a strong possibility the British viii
make concessions when informed al
hopes to be able to inform them tina
Germany will wage her submarine
warfare in the future along the linel
embodied In his previous demands.
Whether or not this will open thu
way for the United States TO tender ia
good offices toward further movei
| leading in the direction of peace, d
was stated. will depend on develop
ments which cannot yet be predicted
accurately. That such Development
are not deemed impossible, was knowr
definitely.
Briefly, 10 is felt in official quarter.
that events seem inclined to take Z
turn in the right direction-not muci
has been accomplished and not a grea
deal more is actually in sight yet
but the feeling is a hopeful one, witt
restored European peace In view
Men in high government positions
we're saying today that the American
people ought not to be encouraged tC
look for too complete and unqualiheC
a surrender. in the next communica
ton from Berlin TO American views.
A favorable message is looked
| Co.. b,,f a WAS nointed ont that thC
Kaiser's government must have du'