The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22

Washington. April 22-Although automatically expressed a note which, on behalf of the United States, was delivered yesterday at the Ger man Elm bassy, in reply to the mem orandum criticising the neutrality policy of the United States, presented by Count Von Bernstorf on April 4, contains a vigorous rebuke to the German Ambassador for the freedom of his remarks on the course taken by the United States towards the war ring European nations.
 The American note, which. a1- though signed by Secretary Bryan, was finally drafted by President Viii son himself, and written by him on his own typewriter, states positively, in reply to the German suggestion, that the United States will not place any embargo on the export of arms or other war munitions. This message is intended for the German Foreign Office. as the Foreign Office has as sumed responsibility for the von Bernstorff communication.
 For the benefit of Count svon Bern storff, who used the phrase If the American people desire to observe true neutrality, they will find means to. stop the exclusive importation of arms to one side," the note points out that the language used lis susceptible of being construed as impugning the good faith of the United States"
 The United States takes, it for granted that no such implication was intended but suggests that the Ger man Am bassador Is t'1aboring under certain false impressions"
 Equally severe exception is taken to the hint of the German Anbassa- dor that the United States has undu1y favored England by it's failure to pro test successfully against the seizure by England of ships loaded with food stuffs bound for Germany, the note United States with any of the bel lsligerent nations "cannot wisely be made a subject of discussion with 2 third government
 The position Of the United States on the arms question is put squarely on the ground that the placing of an l embargo on arms during the progress of the war would be "a direct viola tions of the neutrality of the United | States
 At the German Embassy last night it was said that as the United States note was addressed to the German Foreign Office all comment on it must await its reception there.
 The text of the note follows: i Excellency:
 l have given thoughtful considera- l ton to- your Exce11ency's note of the 4th of April, 1915, enclosing 8 mem orandum of the same date, in whieB your Excellency discusses the action of this government with regard to trade between the United States and Germany and the attitude of this gov I ernment with regard to the exporta- I ton of arms from the United States to the nations now at war with Ger many.
 I must admit that am somewhat | Iency's treatment Of these matters I There are many circumstances con l nected with these important subjecte to which would have expected youl l Excel1ency to advert, but of whicE you make no mention, and there arc bother circumstances to which you dc refer which I would have supposed to be- hardly appropriate for discus sion between the government of the United States and the government o1 Germany
 I shall take the liberty. therefors 1 of regarding your ExcelIency's refer ences to the course pursued by the regard to interferences with trade from this country, such as the gov. ernnent of Great Britain has at l tempted, as intended merely to illus trate more fully the situation tC l which you desire to call our attention and not as an invitation to discus: that course.
 No Third Party.
 Your ExceIlency's long experienc, in international affairs will have s1g gested to you that the relations O the two governments with one an other cannot wisely be made a sub ject of discussion with a third gov ernment which cannot be fully in formed as to the facts and which can not be fully cognizant of the reason for the course pursued.
 believe, however. that I am justi fled in assuming that what you de sire to call forth is a frank statemen of the position of this government il regard to its obligations as a neutra I Power The general attitude anC
 course of policy of this government in the maintenance of it's nei1tra1fty
 am particularly anxious that you
 Exce1lancy should see in their tru, light.
 had hoped that. this Government position in these respects had beer
 made abundantly clear, but am O
 course perfectly willing to state i again. This seems to me the raor, necessary and desirable because, re gret to say, the language which you Exce1lency employs in your memo randum is susceptible of being con
 strued as impugning the good faitl of. the United States in the perfor