New Britain herald., 1915-06-08
NOTE ID GERMANY PUT IN FINAL FORM Probably Will Go Forward to
 Berlin Tomorrow DISCUSSED BY CABINET

ogy of Document Made at Cabinet
 Session-WiIson Says General
 Character Has Not Been Modified. hours discussion of the note to Germany at the cabinet meeting tt = day, Secretary Tumulty, at the direc- tion of President Wilson, made this announcement:
 The note was gone, over and dis cussed and put in final form. It prob- ably will go forward to Berlin to- morrow" ...r
 The cabinet members uniformly re- fused to discuss it. Phraseology Slightly Changed.
 It was learned definitely that only a few slight changes in phraseology were made at. cabinet meeting. The note was taken up in the form in which it came after Secretary Bryan had spent several hours on it after his conference yesterday with the president. After the meeting Secre- tary Bryan went to luncheon with other members. { Cabinet members said that while possibly, few words might be changed it would go forward to Ber- lin in practically the form agreed up-
 President Wilson announced today that the note to Germany was about finished and would go forward short ly. fes5.t'
 The president explained that there had been no delay of any kind in the preparation of the note; that he had brought only a rough draft of it to the cabinet meeting Friday and that there had been all sorts of sugges- tions since the cabinet last met. The general character of the document, however. he said. had not been modi- fled, and he believed it had the ap- proval of the entire cabinet. No one had held up the note. the president emphasized, work on it being as ex- peditious as was consistent with care
 No Inkling of Contents.
 The president today gave no inkling of its contents. believing that forecasts might set up misconception abroad of the American position The ar- rival of the note from Germany offer- ing to pay for the attack on the Gull flight and asking for further infor1aa- ton concerning the dropping of bombs on the Cushing was referred to by the president as not unsatisfactory.
 Those two cases, however, do not affect the many principles for which the United States is contending--that Americans on unarmed merchant ships of every nationality shall he trans ferred to a place of safety before any prize is destroyed.
 Geldemecstcr's Trip to U. S.
 The president said he had learned crly through the newspapers of the 1 mission of Van Ghell Geldemeester, who arrived here in the interest of neutral mediation in the European Ha ar. The president added, however, he believed individual officials might l nave information concerning Gelde- 1 trip here.
 When the cabinet assembled to dis l ,uss the note, Secretary Bryan was l not among the number. He remained | It his office at the state department | eloseted with Counsellor Lansing and ! sent word to the president that he | y as detained by important work. MT. | Bryan, however, has conferred fre- :uently with the president while the | tote has been under construction.
 Secretary Bryan Arrives.
 At noon, after the cabinet meeting | rad been under way an hour, Secre- ary Bryan arrived
 1'm sorry I am late" he said as ie entered the executive offices I ent word to the president I would be letained by important work"
 There were some indications that he discussion of the note might have cen delayed until MT. Bryan's ar- iva1
 Await Despatch of Note.
 The despatch of the note to Berlin s awaited with interest here, particu- nrly in diplomatic circles. pr. Con- stantin Dunn ba, the Austrian ambas- ador. left today for his summer home | Lenox, Mass. Count Won Bern torff. the German ambassador, who fill go to ~Cedarhurst, l.. l., for the ummer, is awaiting here pending the of the note.
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