The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-04
NEW NOTE TO
GERMANY Is
PREPARED
Is BRIEF AND POINTED AND
ASKS DEFINITE
QUESTION.
Will Be Sent Before End of Week.
Benstorff To Send Envoy
To Berlin To Explain.

WASHINGTON. June President
Wilson today drafted a note. brief and
pointed. TO be sent TO Germany asking
definite question-whether the i'm
perial government intends to be guild
ed in the future by the humane prin-
eiples embodied in international law
Tor the conduct OF maritime warfare.
IL viii be submitted to the cabinet to-
morrow and dispatched soon thereaf-
ter, before the weekend.
Coincidently there will start for
Berlin a personal emissary OF Count
Won Bernstorn. the German ambassa-
dor, TO lay before Emperor William
and high officials OF the German GOV
ernment the substance of what the
ambassador learned from President
wilson IN his talk yesterday, the true
state of public opinion in the United
states toward the German government
ana the American point of view on sub
marine warfare. The ambassador in
MS interview with the President. IL be-
came known today. said he would senrf
within a day OF two a man OF Judgment
and breadth 20 personally outline the
situation 10 the German government.
Inc President made arrangements
az Count Won Bernstorff's request for
the safe conduct of the envoy. His
name Is not known generally. but for
eign governments already have given
assurance TO the United States that he
Will not be molestod.
Has Great Difficulty.
The ambassador is understood IN
nave explained that he has rad DIM
Iuity on account of the cable censor
snip IN making his government realize
the teeling in the United States and
that erroneous reports had reached
Sermany. President Wilson's emphas.
IS Yesterday on the fact that the
United States would omit no word or
act 10 secure an acquiescence in its
position In the Lusitania case was de-
scribed by the ambassador In a mem
orandum which he has transmitted TO
his government
Count Won. Bernstorff saw Secre-
tary Bryan for a few minutes TODAY
ana Is understood to have given him
ms memorandum TO be delivered
tnrough Ambassador Gerard to the
German foreign office
The dispatch OF the ambassador,s
representative will not affect the
sehdlng OF the American govern
ments rejoinder to the last German
reply. many
The ambassadors plan has caused
MIN TO be very hopeful of the satis-
factory outcome OF the delicate situ-
atlon that has arisen Believing thar
MS government was uniformed on
ne ieellng In the United States when
the last note was written in Berlin.
ne Is said to be confident that ofn-
clais VIII now learn important de-
tails that viii be Of guidance in ans
wering the American governments
new communication.
Convinced Of Sincerity.
Although the Presidents naturally
would not discuss this countrV's reIs-
tons with the allies. the Ambassador
Is sald 10 have been convinced by his
tax with Mr.. Wilson of his sincerity
OF purpose in uphOlding the neutraIitv
OF the United States The belief has
oiten been freely expressed In Ger
man man quarters that II the Imperial gov
eTnment had been COnviaced that the
United states would insist on an
equally vigorous course in securing
an adherence by Great Britain To in
ternational law with reference 10 shin
ments ot conditional contraband and
toJdstuHs. a conciliatory reply would
nave been sent to the last American
note. On the other hand. officials CON
Versant with the feeling in Berlin on
cial quarters toward the United States
are not sanguine that a satisfactory
reply Will be received. because Of the
evidence that the admiralty and war
STAINS have been dominating the for
eiEn ofiice. as not infrequently Is the.
case with nations at war.
President Wilson worked alone to-
day. on his communication. seeing few
callers. He studied memoranda sub
mitted By Secretary Bryan. Counsellor
Lansing. and members Of the cabinet
embOdying a variety Of sugRestiOns
The tenor Of them all was the same
that the United States should rcifer-
ate with emphasis the principles ex-
pressed In It's note Of May 10 and ask
an adherence to g.