Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-05
Several Changes Made in
Note Upon Offer of
ReparatiOn.
BERLIN ASKED TO ADMIT
PRINCIPLE OF HUMANITY
Message Said to Be Firm and
to Allow No QuibbIing-May
Be Sent Off Tonight.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Oniy
Germany can present break in the
present friendly relations between
herself and the United States. The
American reioinder to her repiy
dealing with submarine warfare
leaves no loophole for quibbing,. 1t
demands, as a matter Of right. that
the United States be assured by Ger
many that the rules of the seas, CON
firmed by that nations representa-.
tlVes to the various international
conferences, and set forth in exist
ing treaties, be lived up TO.
The matter is very frankly stated
not to be one for either discussion or
arbitration. The statements OF fact
raised by the German government in
connection with the Lusitania have
been, as already indicated in United
Press dispatches, brushed aside as IL
relevant. 1t is asserted that there
is no truth in the claim that ti,e
vessel was armed, as she was exam
ined just before she cleared from
her dock.
The note would have gone forward
last night only that the German note
ON the Gushing and Gul1ight made it
| necessary that certain references TO
them be eliminated. Just when il
will be sent to Ambassador Gerar,;;
for delivery to the German foreign
office is known to The president and
Secretary of State Bryan 1t is lilSei,
that II will be well on it's way before
the fact is officially admitted.
Note Contains No Threats.
rba +afa
makes no alternative proposals. Ex-
pressed in friendly diplomatic term4
| it sets forth that American citizens
| lok to this government to protect
| them in their movements, whether in
or out of the war zone 1t points
=, out that unless Germany will now as-
sure the United States thai her sub
marine reprisals will be So regulated
las to follow ehe recognized demands
Tor international law, and to provide
for visitation and search. and pro-
| lection for non n-combatants, this gov
] ernment cannot be expected to re-
frain from such steps as are consid-
cred necessary TO defend her own
] people. There is no mention of O
| break in friendly relations. The note
| does not go that far, but there IL
little lyeft to the imagination as TO
Americas intention firmly to pro-
! tect her rights as a world power, no
| matter at what cost.
| Should Germany assent to the main
proposal set forth, the United States
| will willingly consent to discuss in
detail the facts in the Lusitania and
/ any other matters that Germany
thinks can be explained. These are
matters of the past. Nothing that
| no 6nna adN
| Whether the discussion regarding
! them is prolonged or not will make
no difference. 1t is the future that
/ the United States is now directly
! concerned with. There is to be no
repetition of the Lusitania incident,
or of the Gulfiight or of The Cushing
attacks, involving sacrifice of Amerf-
| can lives, if the United States can
prevent it. and President Wilson be-
lieves that 1t can. s
The dispatch of the German ern-
bassy's envoy, Meyer Gerhard. to
Berlin has nd no bering on the Ameri-
an action. 1t is accepted that ii viii
probably delay the German reply. in-
asmuch as Count Von Bernstorff has
! asked his government to await Ger
hard's arrival before acting. The
embassy and other German sources
i'm this city remain hopeful. 1t is
ernment realizes that the United
States has now determined to stand
squarely on its recognized rights un
der international law and treaty oh
legations, It will take steps to meet the
American position.
j Fear Militaristic Elements. =
Other officials here. however, ara
not so sanguine They greatly fear
that the military and naval element
so dominates the Berlin situatioE
that the pacific element will be OUT
voted. Just as when the original
American note was on it's way to Ber-i
lin, the positive belief is entertained
in official quarters that only the
kaiser himself can force the miltar-
lists to recede. He is known to have
been reluctant to sanction submarine
warfare, and officials are hopeful that
he will insist on its modification to
meet this country's wishes.
So far as al other questions be-
tween the two governments are cons
cerned they are certain of adjusts
ment. Germany's statement that the
Gufiight case was an 'unfortunate
accident" is admittedly very probable,
as the captain and the first officer ol
the vessel admitted it was being cor :
veyed by a British craft. The promise
to settle the Gushing incident shows
an evident willingness on the BERN