The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-05-21
GfRMAY Will
SOON RESPOND
Note In Answer to America
Being Prepared
DELAY MAY BE EXPERIENCED RY
REASON OF ITALIAN SITUATION
Government viii Also Send New Com.
muDicatiOn to Allied Nations on
Neutrality Violations.

| Neutrality Violations.
| Washington - Two important fac
tors, 1t bacame known Tuesday night,
are working to delay for another week
| Germany's reply to the American note
| OF May IL, sent as consequence of
the Lusitania disaster
| First, the next few days are ex-
pected to decide whether Germany will
be confronted with new military stu
alton by the entrance of Italy into the
war and the cutting off of all supplies
through the Mediterranean.
Second, interested diplomats here
believe the interim of delay will re-
veal whether the United States of its
own initiative will send a general pro-
test to the allies with respect to their
alleged violations of international
law by interfering with commerce be-
tween American ports and neutral
countries of Europe.
Officials here generally think the
Austro- Italian situation may absorb
the attention of the German govern
ment during this week and delay the
final composition of the reply. Such
information as the United States gov
ernment has received is of positive
nature indicating that Italy will soon
enter the war, though in Austro- Ger
man quarters here there still is con-
fidence that a break will be avert
ed. 1t IS realized that should Italy
become a belligerent Germany would
lose all hope of securing foodstuffs or
other supplies through the Mediter-
ranean and if Roumania followed It.
aly's lead as predicted, the wheat sup
ply from southeastern Europe would
be cut off. In such circumstances of
almost complete isolation it was ex-
planned in diplomatic quarters Ger
many would find the submarine even
more invaluable a weapon for reduc-
ing enemy supplies and commerce.
Notice to Germany.
The idea that the United States
will send note to the allies seek
ing notifications of their order in
council has its origin in quarters
where the conviction is held that such
move at this time would demon
strate to Germany the intention of
the United States to be equally Wig
orous in an insistence on the OBJ
servance of neutral rights by Great
Britain and her allies, making un-
necessary an offer by Germany to re-
turn to the maritime rules of inter-
national law if the allies did likewise.
Although without definite informa-
tion there is a disposition in well
informed quarters here to believe that
the president who returns to Wash
lngton Thursday, will withhold any
contemplated representations to Eng
land until Germany's reply is re-
celved, because of desire to obtain
frank understanding with the lat
ter country on the points raised in
the American note without complicat-
ing them with the situation as be-
tween the United States and the al
lies.
Preparing Notes. "a
1t is known that for several weeks
there have been under preparation,
two notes, eventually to be sent to
Great Britain, one dealing with the
general subject of contraband as a
consequence of the correspondence
begun on December 26, with the first
American protest, and the other en-
bracing general representations on
detentions of vessels plying between
neutral ports carrying non-contra-
band American goods
Secretary Bryan said Tuesday that
| from 20 to 30 ships had been detain-
ed by the allies most of them acrry-
| ing cotton. He explained the state
department was not yet in possession
of all the facts and was investigating.
| British officials here indicated that
most of the detentions and delays in
their opinion were due to careless
ness by American shippers in failing
to give selling prices and other in
formation in their voices.
Expect Pleasant Reply.
In diplomatic quarters friendly 10
Germany it is confidently believed
that the German reply to the United
States will be conciliatory and make
broad concessions in principle IL it is
certain that strong efforts will be
made to induce the allies to abandon
their commercial embargo.
There Is little fear now that any
passenger ship will be torpedoed
while the diplomatic discussions are
in progress for it was pointed out
that since the suggestions of the Aus
trian and German embassies here
that the submarine program be sus-
pended had reached Vienna and Ber-
lin, there had been NO such attack al