The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-31
TO INSIST
ON RESPECT
FOR RIGHTS
Contention Of Berlin in Regard to
Lusitania Will Be Controverted
Cabinet is United on
the Issue
BY United Press.


Washington. May 31-It is learned
from trustworthy sources today that
note expressed in cold. plain terms
Will be addressed to Germany soon,
probably within forty-eight hours, in
answer to the German governments
reply to the American note regarding
the Lusitania and other matters in
controversy.
1t is understood that the American
government will tell Germany that it
insists upon its national rights being
respected in every instance and II IS
still opposed to Germanys policy Of
making submarine attacks on unarmed
vessels and without wgiving warning
which will allow passengers time 10
escape
II is further understood that this
government will declare that the Lus-
itania was not armed when she sailed
out OF New York. that she carried no
munitions In violation OF American
laws and that no Canadian troops have
been allowed in the United tSates
since the beginning OF the war.
It will be declared that the loss Of
American lives on the Lustania was
not Justified by self defense" as al.
legged by Germany, and that the Unit
ed tSates government Is astonished at
Germany's sanctionlng the attacks on
the Cushing and Gulflight.
The United States acnnot accept, It
will be declared. the shifting Of re-
sponsibility in the Lusitania case to
officials OF the Cunard line 1t will
be asserted that II the practice pre-
scribed by international law had been
followed, there would have been time
to get all the Lusitania' S boats launch
ed and filled before the vessel was
sunk.
The entire German note was trans
lated from code and given to President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan. Joseph
Tumulty. private secretary TO the
president. told the press representa-
tives to quote him as saying that al
talk OF there being any split IN the
cabinet over the German note is non
sense.
The official text Of the German note
differs in verbiage from the unofficial
text but the essential statements are
almost exactly the same.
II is understood that President viii
son has made up his mind as to what
shall be in the draft Of the American
reply but 1t has not yet been reduced
to writing
Summary of German Note.
In the opening paragraph of its re-
ply to the American note, Germany
expresses wish to cooperate IN
frank and friendly way in clearing up
a possible misunderstanding whicn
may have arisen between the two gov
ernments through the events mention
ed by the American government
In regard to the Gushing and Cur
light, Germany disclaims an intention
to attack neutral vessels and says
.'The German government IN all cases
in which 1t has been shown by inVes
tlgations, that a neutral ship not ltsel
at fault. was damaged by German SUI
marines or aviators has expressed re
gret over unfortunate accident ant
IL justified eby conditions, has offere'
Naturalization.
Concerning the British steamer -"
aba, on which one American Ire wa
lost, Germany says 1t was the inter
ton of the submarine commander
give the passengeru chance to escap
and that 90 minutes was actual'
given. It was claimed that the SUI
marine fired on the ship only when IN
master refused to obey the order
heave 10.
The Lusitanla Case.
"The government of the Unite
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