The weekly soliphone., 1915-07-16
Mark Steamers, Guarantee
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 Reply to the American Note
President to Discuss Answer With Cabinet

I Washington, July 9.-Ambassador Gerard reported to the state department today that the text of the Ger man reply to the American note of June concerning submarine warfare had been formally delivered to him and that he encpherng it. This would bring the communication into the hands of the Washington gov ernment tomorrow Sunday at the latest officials allow average of thirty hours for messages to reach here from Berlin.
 From the fact that the delivery of the note followed closely upon the submission of preliminary draft to Ambassador Gerard the general belief in official quar- ters tonight that essential changes had been made Such portions of the draft had been transmit ted in outline by the ambassador not regarded satisfactory
 It was general agreeded however in official quar- ters that comprehensive judgment of the present sit uation could be formed until the exact phraseology of the German note available.
 At least one of Ambassador Gerards messages, with extracts of the first draft gnared in transmission The final text therefore, officially translated in Der
 n awaited with keenest anxiety for such informa- tion has reached here already has brought about renewal of tension.
 President Wilson is due back in Washington in time to discuss the note with his cabinet at regular meeting Tuesday, Until the official text arrives there will be no comment made. The hope prevails that the complete text carefully translated will not prove as msatisfac tory as the cabed outline draft but officials here it known, are not optimistic the prospects. Explanation of Lustania Horror Fails to Satisfy Amer can Officials
 In total effect the purpose of the Washington gov ernment in contending that Americans have the right travel anywhere the high seas unarmed and sisng merchantmen is held by many officials to have
 
 of any important violation of American rights since the negotiations began two months ago.
 There has been no advice of any of torpedoing without warning in the last few weeks, and although the efforts of the United States to obtain by diplomacy explicit agreement to modify German submarine oper- atons have not been successful the practice has under gone changes in the view of officials who have kept cose watch the activities of the underwater craft
 An important issue, however, is the question of re- sponsbiity for the drowning of than 100 Ameri- cans on board the Lustania No admission of liability made in the forthcoming reply according to advance information received from Ambassador Gerard The view expressed Is that it not believed the vessel would sink immediately when orpedoed. This is var- ousy interpreted in official quarters some declaring that such an explanation wholly fails to satisfy the Am e1can request for disavowa of the act or reparaton while others believe that at least indicates tendency to deny intent to destroy American lives. President Wilson will return to Washington next week to take up with Secretary Lansing and other mem bers of his cabinet the latest from Germany on sb marine warfare He will not start back to Washington however until the note has been deciphered and is ready for his consideration.
 Although the president may decide to leave here in
 time to discuss the note formally with his cabinet Tues day the regular meeting day. said tonight that ne probably would not arrive there until later. President Wilson refused to comment tonight on reports from Washington that officials there considered the preliminary outlines of the communication unsatis factory