New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-06

According 70 this report. Germany -
willing TO agree:
To cease barring. Of course. sc-
cidcnts all attacks on American
ships Of any kind, even II they
carry contraband.
To cease attacks on all psssen-
ger ships. provided the United
States enforces the old law pro-
hIbiting carrying Of explosives on
passenger ships.
To avoid even attacking passen-
ger ships carrying rifles or guns
as cargo, il no explosives are car
red.
10 make renars'ion - the exten.
~ its ability for American ships
known 70 have been torpedoed b.
German submarines and for lives
lost in such instances
To make all amends within its
power for any future torpedoing Of
American ships. should such acci-
dents occur.
Germany, the report adds. considers
It outside the jurisdiction OF tho
United States II cargo boats Of bel.
hgerents or other nations are tor.
pedoed.
Note Still Delayed.
President Wilson's second note -
the German government is still in the
Presidents own hands tonight. II IS
expected that he will have il revised
by tomorrow, when j., will be given to
Counsellor Lansing. Of the State De-
partment, for phraslng IN diplomats
language. i, is not believed that 70
viii ne sent 10 Germany before toe
morrow night or Monday morning.
The cause Of the delay. IT was un-
derstood here tonight. was that tho
President was indisposed yesterday. Hs
had expected TO put in the afternoon
revising the document. but he was
20 drop work until to-day.
Following round Of the golf links
this morning he at once went 10 WORK
on the note, and had II practically
whipped into shape by bedtime.
The rough draft submitted 20 tho
Cabinet meeting yesterday expressed
the Presidents thoughts az 20 what ths
answer should be. l. was by no means
A completed document.
Polite, but Emphatic.
There was every indication tonight
that the forecast printed this morn-
ing will not have 10 be changed. By
the time that the President and Coun.
scllor Lansing put IL into shape for
transmission 90 Berlin u Is believed
the language will be most polite. IL
will, nevertheless. insist that Germany
comply with international law, thas
rcparation be az once made for the loss
OF American lives on the Lusltania, and
viii contain a final warning that un.
less Germany agrees TO these demands
il will be exceedingly difficult fos
this country 20 maintain diplomatic re.
lations with the Kaiser's government.
Despite the fact that the second note
20 Germany IS by 10 means so long as
the first communication following ths
Lusltania disaster, Counsellor Lansing
has asked the President for littls
more time for his dnal revision. On
the former note Mr.. Lansing spent only
three hours The President is willing
that he should have an entire day on
this, and it is likely that the counsellor
will return the note early Monday.
IL was reported tonight that Secre.
tary Bryan has convinced the President
that drastic action should not be taken
at this time, that Germany should have
chance first 10 learn the sentiment
of the American people.
General Approval Expected.
The second note is said 20 possess
all of the frmness of the first COM
munication. II is said 20 be ";he sort
of state paper that will appeal 20 tho
common sense, as we'll as the patriotic
sentiment, of the American people" lt
is neither long nor short, but a ball
anced and carefully prepared message
which, IT IS thought, conveys just what
is in the minds Of the American people.
IL is felt here tha. the American
cause will perhaps gain through the
light delay. Berlin will have had time
20 digest the special "communique'
which Count Won Bernstorf dispatched
through State Department channels on
Friday, and the ;irmness and strict ad-
herence 20 the tcncts OF international
law expressed m the first note will lose
nothing OF their pertinence by their
reIteratlou In the second note
The report OF Dudley Field Malone,
Collector Of the Port OF New York, sub
mitting proof that the Lusiiania was an
unarmed vessel. had arrived IN Wash
ington. Il came here to-day. Il was
sent TO the Treasury Department, and
u is now in the possession OF Secre-
tary McAdoo.
Just how President Wilson's note
will be received in Berlin when it
finally reaches here was the cause OF
much speculation here tonight. That
its reception will be any more cordial
than that which was given TO the Presi-
dents note of May i3 is doubted. IL
is not believed that any reply will be
made until after Meyer Gerhard. tne
German Ambassadors envoy, reaches
Berlin. lie is not expected 70 arrive
until June Il. and as u viii probably
take him three or four days to discuss
me situation with the German Foreign
Office, Germany, it Is expected. VIII
not send forward its answer before
June 81.