Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-05-14
REALIZES CITIZENS OF UNITED
STATES EXPECT HIM TO Ex-
PRESS THEIR iNDlGNA-
TON OVER DISASTER.
OFFICIAL REPORTS or
AMBASSADORS AWAITED
Cabinet Meeting VIII Follow PresI'
dents Return From Philadelphia
Where lie is Expected 10 Give
Expression to His Feelings
on Situation.

Washington, May 11.-What action
the United States government will
take as the result of the British liner
Lusitania with loss of more than a
hundred American lives is an unde-
tePmined question.
President Wilson during the last "A
hours has been studying every aspect
of the case, from its legal and human"
itarian aspect. That he feels deeply
distressed over the incident and really
es the citizens of the United States ex"
pect him to express in some fashion
their Indignation over it, was indicated
by the statement issued from the
White House.
Official Reports Awaited.
Until all the official reports are re-
ceiVed from Ambassadors Gerard and
Page at Berlin and London, respect
tYely, it is not expected that any &C.
ton will be taken.
The president plans to go to Phila-
Selphia late to deliver there this even
ing a speech which observers generally
believe will give expression to his
own feelings on the situation produced
by the sinking Of the Lusitania.
He is to address a meeting of 1000
naturalized Americans arranged for
several weeks ago by the bureau Of
naturalization OF the department Of
commerce to launch systematic cam
paign for educating new citizens to a
right understanding of their duties.
MT Wilson will return the next
day and a few hours later the regular
meeting Of the cabinet will take place
when it is said he will lay before his
advisors the policy he has in mind and
ask their counsel.
On the questions Of law involved liz
the sinking OF the Lusitania, the WASH
ingtOn government long ago has stat
ed it's position to Germany. Law
officers OF the government were nnan-
imOus in the opinion shared by the
president. that there is no warrant I'M
der law or reason for the destruction
OF an unarmed merchant ship, even
Of an enemy, without warning the pas
sengcrs at the time the ship Is en-
countered and transferring passengers
to place of safety.
Statement from Berlin.
The official statement from Berlin,
which came by wireless admitting that
a German submarine had sunk the
Lusitania and pointing out that the
big liner was naturally armed with
guns, was commented upon by officials,
On the highest authority it was stat.
ed that as early as last September
when Count Won BernstOrff, the Ger
man ambassador, called attention to
the arrival in American ports of Brit
fsh liners, among them the Adriatic,
with guns aboard, the question was
taken up by the state department.
Ii vas ruled by the department that
q merchant vessel could not be classed
as warship if she carried guns not
larger than SiX-iDch Calibre for de-
fensive purposes, but nevertheless in
formal negotiations were begun imme-
diately with Great Britain and an Un-
derstanding was reached whereby no
vessels clearing from American ports
would be armed.
Ship Carried No Guns.
Dudley Field Malone, collector Of
the port of New York, has been asked
by the Washington government as to
whether the Lusitania carried any
armament and has reported that she
carried Ou1 the terms of the under.
standing as originally entered into
with the British government and had
no guns aboard
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, declared that no express
sions would be given without instruc.
ticns from Berlin.
The official Austro-German opinion
here, emphasizes to justify the act, the
presence OF ammunition on a passer.
ger ship and argues that the sacrifice
of passengers was less than the toll
that would have been taken by the
ammunition had it reached the allies.
During the day the German ambas-
sador received an anonymous letter
warning him that the embassy would
be blown up at 1872 a. M. He turned
it over to the police but paid no SER
ious attention to what he regarded as
the work of d crank.