The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-05-28
SOME Of AMERICAS
DEMANDSACCEPTED
GERMANY COMEDIES PRINCIPLE
TO SAFEGUARD CITIZENS,
is REPORT.
REJECTS SUBMARINE PLAN
Holds That United States Cannot De-
mard Complete Abandonment of
Urder-Sea INSTRUMENTATION
Outlined to Gerard.

Washington. May 22.-Germany has
Hhotlicially accepted the general prin-
clpie that American citizens shall be
protected and ~saieguarded by the
United States under all conditions
On the ground. however. that it is
contrary to all rulings of international
law, she will reject the suggestion that
the United States can demand com
nlete abandonment of her submarine
warfare. She holds that Americas
legal rights extend only to the protec-
tion OF vessels of American register
and to The safety Of Americans or
.oard bellieerent merchantmen.
German Position Outlined.
This was understood to be the
German position, as outlined to Am
official conferences which have fol
lowed presentation of the Wilson note
to the Berlin foreign office. 1t is fur
Their understood that in his reports to
the state department, Gerard said. in
substance, such will be the general
tone Of the official German reply.
To Defend Submarine Warfare.
Germany. 1t is stated, will make
her answer very specific.
She Will take up the American note
paragraph by paragraph from her IN
d~erstanding Of the provisions OF inter
national law bearing en- the case. She
will warmly defend her submarine
warfare as a reprisal against any en-
erly which courted such reprisals by
arnling her merchant ships, Offering
rewards for the destruction Of German
submarines, and will quote British
board of trade and shipping organiza-
tons resolutions as approving all the
methods that would destroy German
under-sea craft.
Bryan Angcred at Stories.
Washington, May 21.-It is under
stood German officials have told Am
bassador Gerard they consider they
have been fighting fire with fire and
that any de mand by the United States
that they completely cease submarine
activity is an improper one in the light
OF international law.
Stories that the United States has
admitted the justice Of the latter con-
tention were emphaically denied by
Secretary Bryan. He angrily refused
to discuss the matter further in any
form.
Washington, Nav 20.-With the am
b%assador5 OF Germany and Austria do
in5 everything humanity possible to
bring about a reapproachmtnt be-
tween this country and Germany, a
distinctly less optimistic tone prevails
in Washington.
There are indications thai. Ger
'lnaay's note Will not be satisfactory.
limitations are to tE.5 effect that she
fails to realize the seriousness of the
situation and will obstinately cling to
the policy of warfare denounced BY
President Wilson.
Her note will be polite, will express
the most cordial feelings, will be
couched in the same diplomatic Ian
guage which characterized that of
President Wilson, but is very likely to
fall short of the desired thing.
Viewpoint May be Changed.
There is still a possibility that the
viewpoint Of the German government
may be changed. There is no doub.
but Ambassador Bernstorff realizes
the gravity of the situation and is
doing everything possible to bring the
force of the situation home to the
men who will determine Germany's
policy at Berlin. DIR. Dumba, the
Austrian ambassador, is also keenly
alive to the potentialities OF the stu
alton and lis government apparently
is also awake to the important con-
sequences involved.
Various hints and suggestions have
filtered through from Germany. indi-
eating Germany is determined to
stand by her submarine policy at a.l
cost. while the secret messages that
have come through have apparently
indicated the same thing. There is
no place more keenly sensitive to the
wal situation than the New York stock
market, and that zig-zagged in a man
ner which indicated it was trying to
dodge a submarine torpedo especially
directed at itself.
Firm, Vigorous Policy Expected.
The influence of Won Tirpitz in the
German government councils is cn
equation that is not being overlooked
here. 1t is we'll understood that the
men most powerful in the German
government today are, next to the
Kaiser, Won Falkenhayn, the chief OF