The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13

| here next week. Colonel House has
been OH the other side for some
months on a personal mission for
the presidents desire to secure from
the latter's direct request, having
cut his stay in London short by near
ly three weeks. The nominal reason
is, of course, to talk over with the
president, the question of success
sor to w. J. Bryan as secretary of
state. The real reason is known to be
the presidents desire to secure from
Colonel House. a statement Of just
how the people of the warning ma
tions actually feel.
Colonel House, it is believed, will
tell also of the new British coalition
cabinets attitude in modus vivendi.
This viewpoint is believed to be con-
siderably different from the one or
iginally held by the liberal govern
ment when it alone was in power.
II Is cQQsidered much more than a
coincidence that Colonel House will
return right on the heels of the
American suggestion to Germany that
the United States still is willing to
use its good Offices to bring about
better understanding between the
warning nations 50 that the horrors
OF the conflict may at least be modi-
fed The president, 1t is believed,
hardly would have renewed this OF.
fer, after it had been rejected by
Great Britain il he did not have
strong hopes that there was some
thing that the United States might ac-
complfsh.
Negotiations between the enemies,
once opened. must of necessity be OF
a nature that may eventually take in
to consideration much more than the
simple question of modifying the sea
warfare methods of the enemies.
Everywhere tonight there we're
evidences of hopefulness. The very
circles that have been pessimistic re.
Gently, have changed their attitude
They seem convinced that President
Wilson received assurances from AM
bassador Won Eernstorff that made
him certain that this last rejoinder
could find Germany in conciliatory
mood. They were awaiting word from
Berlin in a frame of mine that showed
they were certain now that at least
Germany realized just what American
people want and their present frame
of mind toward the war.
Kaiser to Take Hand.
BERLIN, June 70. (Via The Hague.)
Germany tonight was waiting to hear
from the kaiser. With wild reports
that the American note was to be an
ultimatum, dissolved as a myth. the
tension has been relieved, but officials
refuse to express themselves even
priyately on the second communication
from Washington.
It is accepted here that Emperor
William himself will have much to do
with the framing of the German reply.
One report is that the kaiser will re-
turn from the Galician battle front
for a personal conference with Meyer
Gerhard when Ambassador Bern |
storff's special envoy arrives here TO
explain the feeling at Washington.
Though there was no connrma tlon
from official sources, the fact that the
full text of the American rejoinder
was rushed to the emperor at all pos
sibla speed, is taken to mean that ne
intends to play very important part
in the drafting of Germany's answer.
With scarcely an exception, the
German press today expressed pleas
ure. mingled with some surprise, a.
the friendly tone of Americas secono
Though the newSpa-
ners distrusted the English reports OF
a nrobable ultimatum, the resignation
of secretary Bryan led them to expect
a more firm phrasing than in the
original note.
The liberal organ. Vossicz ZeltunS. !
oxnressed surprise that the wording
of the note should have caused Bryan
to resign.
"The contents of the note. the order
,f tho ideas, and the tone in which II
is worded. do not explain the cause
for the rupture between Wilson and
nryon. said the Vossicz Zeitung.
AFTER Bryan's declaration, some OF US
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