Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-29
viii Also Allow Crews Of
Wounded Ships to Take
To Life Boats
IDENTITY OF NEUTRALS
MUST SHOW PLAINLY
Gerard Does Not Believe Re-
ply Will Satisfy Demands
of United States
By John Edwin Nevin.

Washington, May 29.-Germanv is
willing to agree to limit her submarine
attacks to merchantmen of enemy coun.
tries, The imperial government is also
willing to give time for passengers and
crews of such vessels to take to small
boats if such action does not endanger
the submarine, But neutral ships must
aid Germany by taking all precautions
to establish their identity.
On the eve of the receipt of the
kaiser's formal reply to President Viii.
sons recent protest, this was the in.
teTpretation placed today upon a com.
Hunication handed Ambassador Gerard
by the German foreign office yesterday
and cabled to the state department.
This notification to the American am.
tlssador asked that American shipping
use extreme caution in traversing the
war zone about the British Isles. 1t
declared that in at least one ease a
neutral ship had been sunk by sub
marine because the vessel was mistaken
for an English merchantmen in the
aaESness because of inadequate illumin.
woO Of It's neutral markings. The an.
0OONeenent from the state department
covering mis- development, said:
Officials regarded the situation this
AFTERNOON as none too roseate. Should
the German reply endeavor to evade the
man issues raised by the president il
was expected they will again be stated
10 the imperial government and witt
renewed emphasis If Germany ther
slllI remains Obdurate the question Of
breaking off diplomatic relations viii
come up.
1t is understood that Germany de
'reS to reach an agreement upon
statement Of facts as to the Lusitania
namely whether she was strictly q pas
senger carrying ship or was transport
ing munitions to England as an auxil
n,y Of the British navy and leav
tons.
President Wilson, it is intimated, i
impressed with the danger of takinl
'uap Judgment in the situation as /
poW stands. There is an air of solem
,lity In official circles and the forme
SoVPefuIness o,P,. has completely disappeared
VVllClals are not pessimistic but ar
seriously hopeful" that a way ma,
ye round Of gaining the minimum o
mal upon which the United States mus
laSlSl' without sacrificing the FRIENDSHIP
Of Germany.
secretary Bryan attended the Pan
HHnerlc2n finaneiO! congress today an,
SounSeIIor Lansing left for New York
GGeIuany S note, handed to Ambassado
vg,ard , today, probably win not b
said n'Nt "e'N' II W"
u Ihe reply will probably reach her
@Onuay And 1t is the opinion OF Am
,.sHIor t%aIor Gerard that it will fail to sat
~l me United States, in view of tn
eNIeht vigorous protest. The not
unVerstood to be couched in the mos
S'guWy terms and insists there is n,
,r gslIe mat the friendly relations be
"'yu "ermany and the United State
"A. Interrupted. But it is understoo
. "e KAISER will insist that the German
5np.a 5Uuarlhe warfare is justified. on tn
al S,u! tlan basis raised by the Unit
10 stS,n@ s,,gs because of England Is attemp
uany '' '''i'an population OF Ter
,on. n tlis should be the case, and nj
er aSeSsIons are made to President vii
ss,,s, DIRECTIONS, a sharp reioinder i
lsJaalu Those close to the presiden
ti,ate igate that he feels that unless vista
oejs, a1I ~ search Of merchant vessels pre-
ma,in. y, 'ne firing of a torpedo by sub
uew ana unless the passengers an,
The LAY gwen time 20 take to the boat
rS, ItnhIng Of such vessels is a flag
70 VmLeach Of International laws.
men,.ue we reply is inclined to be arpu
mder.,o,ori even though friendly, it i
ienonSo e'Siood that President Wilson will
rb W .u mat Germany agree to an abso
unon nu'IehSion Of submarine attack
ih,,o55 o55''hantmen until the dispute i
A,ssn, ,,'u The failure of Germany I,
neOn,i sueh conditions pending furthe
nesSvuatlons would result in serion
tween ~ W the amicable relations be
II ,ue two countries.
been ras n,s ieported today that il ha,
ba.ksrn' rn'ayuoally settled that the Ne
Aenba, was torpedoed off Fastnet
his MA. It the crew were not positiv.
ser,an ,ne case, but all were moral,
he Am..e ,le explosion which damage,
By m,,,,on steamer was not cause,
Ta'sieerican Shipping Warned.
hgha, s'on, May 99-Renewed warn
t'ae ,An,.9,erlean shipping exercise ex
h In traversing the wa