The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-12
Wilson Determine His Artion.

Inc Nhiic House officially an
nounced that the president had deter.
mined finally the course Of action 10
be pursued
The following statement was issued
10y Secretary Tumulty after confer
ence with the president
The course Of the president has
been determined II will be announced
Just as soon AS It Is proper to publish
the note now IN preparation"
rms was taken 10 mean that the
American government observing the
usual diplomatic amenities, would
await the receipt OF the communica
ZION IN Berlin before making 1t public
AZ first there was some suggestion
! that the communication be sent per
sonally by the president 10 Emperor
/ William, hut MIR Wilson determined
that 1t should be addressed not to an
/ individual, hut To the German govern.
ment aud through II to the German
people
Az for reparatlon the United States
naturally will seek financial repara-
tlon, but It's protest now Is In the
name Of international law and hu.
manlty, 10 secure a guarantee that
such nm act will not be- repeated and
/ lives " uOn-Comhatants sacrificed
Guarantee Is Asked.
| Although high officials and cabinet
/ Officers were retcent tu discuss lts
| contents II was agreed that the note
voiced the Intense feeling Of the Unit
| ed States over the occurrences I'm the
war zone and wanted an explanation
of them as well a. guarantee that
they would not be repeated.
The communication lays stress on
] the inhumauity Of the attacks. with.
out warning, on merchant vessels IL
reviews In general way every case
IN the war zone Ia which the rights
OF American citizens have been trans.
grcsscd the sinking " the steamer
fUlabu with the loss Of Leon c.
Irrshrr. an American, the attack by
German nirnen oh the American
steamer Gushing the turpedoiug of
the American steamer Gulflight while
flying the American flag aud finnlly
the destruction Of the Lusitunia with
the loss " more than IA thousand non.
combatants, more than 100 uf them
Americans The note while firm and
pointed does not abandon tones N
fricndllnrss, giving room for a dis.
avowal 10y Germany of her acts or an
abatement Of her practices. This Is
lntimHtrd In the suggestion that the
German government and the German
pcoplc could certainly not have in
, tended to sacrifice American lives In
the pursuit " their maritime warfare
The note calls on Germany for an
explanation of her past ana future
' course aud leaves open the STEPS the
United States viii take 10 compel au
nrpulcsCence In It's position
Attention Is called 30 the fact that
while advertisements Of warning up-
l"arcd IN the newspapers the United
states government was never officially
informed ot Il, hut irrespective Of that.
the position Is taken that the serving
OF notice To do an unlawful net neither
A lusufies II nor makes II lawful
Cabinet Officers Pleased
Cabinet officers, known ~ the advo.
cntes always " vigorous steps In for.
eign affairs, were highly pleased They
said the presidents note Wa, the kind
of document that fulfilled the desires
- Of every American and upheld the dlg
e nifty aud honor Of the United States
II indicating that thhe American govern
y ment was prepared to 20 to the full
=. length " its ability
u President Wilson spent the forenoon
r. In his study writing on his typewriter
e He saw no callers during the morlhng
u but shortly after noon kept two en-
F. gagcments made previously one wac
Is with the Siamese minister who pre-.
" smted To him gold medal In com
memoration of the cornation " ths
q king " slam In 1911, The other Wa.
with Gutsun Borglum NJ New York 4
sculptor, who called to pay his ~
spects.
Despite the tenslty Of the interna
v tional situation the white House pre-
sented outwardly AN air Of calm
n kilograms from all sections ~ thi
country from men In many stations Il
"a life and many organizations contin
n. ued to pour IN. Practically all ex
q pressed the sentiment that the countr,
NJ would stand behind the president I,
Ne any course Of action he determines
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