Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-05-21
OUR GOVERNMENT
NOTIFIES GERMANY
CALLS THEIR ATTENTION TO
VIOLATION OF AMERICAN
RIGHTS ON HIGH SEAS.
Ia GRAVE SITUATION ARISES
SINKING of Lusitania With Over Hun
dred Americans Aboard Brought
Argument Up-Germany
May Delay Her Reply.

WaShingtOn.-The United states
government has cabled Ambassador
Gerard for presentation to the Ger
man government note calling at
tention ito the grave situation which
has resulted" from violation of Amer
lean rights on the high seas, culmina-
| ting in the sinking of the Lusitan1a
with loss of more than 100 Ameri-
can lives.
The communication expresses the
confident expectation of the United
States chat the imperial German gov
eminent will disavow the acts of
which the government of the United
States complains, that they will make
reparation so far as reparation Is pos
sible for injuries which are without
measure, and that they will take i'm
mediate steps to prevent the recur-
renee of anything so obviously sub
versive of the principles of warfare
for which the imperial German gov
eminent in the past so wisely and SO
firmly commended"
In it's conclusion the note states
that "the imperial German govern
ment will not expect the government
of the United States to omit any
word or any act necessary to the per-
Torrance of it's sacred duty of main
tanning the rights of the United States
and it's citizens, and of safeguarding
their free exercise and enjoyment"
Early Reply Improbable.
Washington, d. C.-In view of tele-
graphic and cable delays and the prob.
able necessity for conference between
the foreign minister and the imperial
chancellor, Won Bethmann-Hollweg
and doubtless Emperor William him
self, it would not be considered sur
prising here If the response did not
arrive until the % to 25th. It was
believed possible, however, that Am.
bassador Gerard might report earlier
i on the matter in which the American
note was received by the government
and the semi-official press.
In the interim confidence. prevails
among high officials and is shared by
German official quarters that there
will be no submarine attacks on pas
senger vessels while the questions al
issue are being resolved.
Arbitration Suggested.
The intimation which come in press
dispatches indirectly from Berlins tc
the effect that Germany would will
ingly submit the question raised by
the American note to arbitration was
received with much interest and /,
was indicated that If there was sus
pension of submarine warfare on mer
chant ships while the discussion was
in progress the plan might be given
serious consideration by the Ameri
can government.
Arbitration also has been talked OF
here before Saturdays press dis
patches arrived. Some German Of
ficials had intimated that, although
without advices from Berlin, they
were confident from previous know
ledge of the desire of the German
government to remain friendly with
the United States, that arbitration
would be welcomed.
That some way would be found to
reach an amicable settlement be
tween the United States and Ger
many was the growing conviction OF
many officials and diplomatits.
Way to Arbitration Open.
New Haven, Conn.-Former Gov.
J ernor Baldwin, recognized authority
J on international law, says that he
: thought the American note to Ger
many paved the way for an amicable
J reference of the matter in contro
versy between Germany and the
United States to arbitration under