The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08
NOTE 10 G GERMANY
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Cabinet Ratif1es Final Draft of Rejoinder to Berlin's Reply on Lusitania Loss and it will Probably Be Cabled Tomorrow.
Secretary Bryan and Presi- dent Hold Long Confer ence on Text Cabinet Members Are Silent As to Contents of Message.

Washington, June 8-After two hours discussion of the mote to Germany at the cabinet meeting today, Secretary Tu- multy, at the direction of Pres ident Wilson, made this an- nouncement:s
 The note was gone over and discussed and put in final form. It probably will go forward to Berlin tomorrow
 The cabinet members uni formly refused to discuss it.
 It was learned definitely that only a few slight changes in phraseology were made at the cabinet meeting. The note was taken up in the form in which it came after Secretary Bryan had spent several hours on it after his conference yes 4erdaY with the President. Af- ter the meeting, Secretary Bryan went 10 luncheon with other members.
 Cabinet members said that while possibly a few words might be changed it would go forward so Berlin in practically the form agreed upon at today's meeting.
 Nocs Noe HeId Up. Before the meeting of the cabinet the President explained that there had been no delay of any kind in the pre- paration of Che note: that he had brought only a rough draft of it tc the cabinet meeting Friday and thai there had been all sorts of suggest1ons since the cabinet last met The gen. eraI character of the document, how ever, he said, had not been modified and he believed 1t had the approva' up the note, the President emphasized work on it being as expeditions as was consistent with carefu1ness- < The President today gave no ink. ling of its contents, believing that forecasts might set up 9 uasconcep. ton abroad of the American position The arrival of the note from German offering to pay for the attack on thu Gulfhght and asking for further in formation concerning the dropping o
 
 to by the President as not unsattsfac tory.
 U. 6. Principles Maintained.
 Those two cases, however, do no affect the main principle for wIic1 the United States is contending-tfa; Americans on unarned merchan ships of every nationality shall bt transferred to a place of safety before any prize is destroyed.
 The President said he had learned only through the newspapers of the mission of Van GheH GeIdeueester who arrived here in the interest ol neutral mediation in the European war. The President added. however \ he believed individual officials nigh Shave information concerning Ge1de. zneester's trip here. When the cabinet assembled to dis cuss the note. Secretary Bryan wa not among the number. He remained at his office at the state departmen r1oseted with Counsellor Lansing ant sent word to the President that h, was detained by important work MT Bryans however, has conferred ire uuently with the President while tn, note has been under construction.
 At noon, after the cabinet meetin, had been under way an hour. Secre tary Bryan arrived.
 'sTm sorry I am late" he said al he entered the executive offices er sent word to the President I woult be detained by important work''
 There were some indications tha the discussion of the note might hay, been delayed until MT. Bryans ar rival.
 The despatch of the note to Berlil Is awaiting with interest here, partic nlarly in diplomatic circles Dr Constantine Dumba, the Austrian Am passador, left to-day for his sumne home at Lenoxs Mass. Count Vol Bernstroh, the German Ambassador who will go to Cedarhurst for tn, Tummer, is waiting here pending tn, dispatch of the note.
 When the document will be for Rarded was not definitely knowl parly to-day. Reports that any in auences had arisen to delay it's trans mission are officially declared to b without foundation.
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