Evening journal., 1915-06-03
RY JOHN EDWIN NEvIN
nited Press Stan Correspondent.

United Press Stan Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June PesSimism
and hope were about equally balanced
in official Washington circles today.
The President. secluded in the White
House, had about completed his rough
draft of the new German note. II
still remains to be passed upon by
Robert Lansing, State Department
counsellor, and expert on interna-
tional law After that il will be sub
iect only TO such changes as last
minute consultations with the cabi-
net suggest.
Because of the optimistic attitude
assumed by Ambassador Won Bern
storff, after leaving the President yes
terday. many officials took the posi-
ton that the crisis was past. This
WIS an entirely erroneous assump-
ton. however The Ambassador has
promised to try to make the Kaiser's
government see that the United States
cannot back down. He has agreed
to let his home government know
that Il Is underestimate the depth
OF feeling in America over Germany 3
apparent unwillingness to respect
what Americans considered their
rights. This may help. but we'll in-
! formed officials said there was no
use in Disgusting the fact that the
| German military element knew all
about Il when il prepared the note
started from Berlin last Saturday.
II the next reply IS more favorable
they declared, 1t will be because the
/ United States stood firmly by its orig
inal position. The President has beer
warned by the men on whose iudg
ment he mostly relies that a single
evidence of weakness now certaini.
will involve this government in a
least a diplomatic break with Ger
many. BY standing pat' on tn
main issues and modifying mino
matters these advisors have told th
! President that they have good rcaso
60 believe that Germany will max
concessions and an amicable agree
ment be reached. Germany admitted
~ does not want Americas financia
resources launched against her. Tn
financial party in Berlin, the bi
bankers who follow intcrnatiOna
finance at all times. are known to b
a unit in declaring that for the En-
pre- 10 uItdh WIN lN0 lniitu oiatt
now would be a very grave mistake
The military and naval party take tn
opposite view. insisting that anothe
enemy more or less would not mucl
matter. Il is hoped by the Presiden
and his advisors. however, that tn
financial element and the many Ger
mans who see that after the war end
great readiustment will be neces
sary, will prevail over the jingoes.
Germany very easily can make cor
cessions now Her note was admitted
preliminary. II did not go TO the essei
tias While it set up that the Lusitani
was armed aud carried munitions, II di
not take a stand on international la
as applied 10 submarine warfare. Ge
mny sal it could not stop reprisals wit
submarines, and it is certain that tl
President told Count Bernstorf yeste
day that this government did not cXpe'
her to do so. All that was asked ws
that the rules Of warfare be observed !
that the lives of neutrals, their prol
erty and the lives OF non-combatant
shall be safeguarded. With that assu
ance. Germany will find the administer
tion willing TO aid her in planning Il
method that viii carry IL into eitel
without aiding Germany's enemies.
Il is expected that one thing Il
United States will do is TO aid CouI
Won BernstoriT in getting TO his goveri