East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-08
BRYAN OPPOSED To
TONE Of NOTE To
Be SENT GERNDy<>
Secretary Of State Consider,
jOinder to BerIin's Answer to Oe
an UItimatum.
WISHES MODIFICATION MADE
Note Has Been Completed and VIII
60 Forward Tomorrow, According
TO Statement Made in Behalf of the
President-WilsOn Is Surprised at
Attitude Of Mr. Bryan.


WASHINGTON, June Sat the
conclusion Of the cabinet meeting this
afternoon President Wilson caused
Secretary Tumulty to announce the
rejoinder TO Germany was complete
and that "it is hoped" the note will
go forward tomorrow. But the cabi-
net is not unanimous in its approval of
the communication Secretary Bryan
left the White House after the ses-
sion determined to fight for a modi-
fication OF the note up to the minute
Of its being cabled to Berlin. 1t is un-
derstood the note as it now stands
warmly reiterates the rights of the
United States under the international
laws as set forth in the previous COM
munication Bryan believes the Unit
ed States to be on record as favoring
arbitration. If this be so lie considers
it a mOckery to forward iejoinder
which he considers to be an ultima
tum.
Although majority of the cabinet
is understood to be against BryaL,
he carried the fight of persuasion
from the cabinet room to the Univer-
sity club where all the members
lunched together The position taken
by Secretary Bryan came as a COM
plete surprise to the president, He
was known to favor arbitration but
heretofore has stopped short in his
fight for this principle when a ma
iority of the cabinet disagreed with
him. The president expected his ac-
tion to be the same in the present in
stance. As a matter of fact, the pres
lent told callers before the session oc
the cabinet that the mem bers were
unanimous in approval OF the new
note to Berlin. The delay Of Bryan
in arriving for the meeting was the
first intimation that there was a dis
agreement as to the position this gov
eminent should take in meeting Ger
many's answer to the Lusitania note
WASHINGTON, June S.--President
Wilson presented his latest note TO
Germany. finally revised. 10 the cabi-
net today and unanimous approval, it
| is understood, was given tie rejoin-
der After being held III since Fri
day, while the president went over the
communication determined it should
be correct even to the most minute
I tail, it was stated following the cab
/ met meeting, it will now so forward,
/ in the immediate future"
During the discussion of the ans
wer to Berlin's note rega ding the
Lusitania. Secretary Bryan is under
stood to have desired such a modifi-
cation as would insure a COZ tinuation
of negotiations should Germany re-
ject the principles set forth by the
/ United States. He was overruled but
endorsed the general terms Of the re-
joinder.
Firm Attitude Maintained.
The note. as now framed, is UNDER
stood to take no backward step from
the firm position previously indicat
/ ed.
The rights of the United states un-
der international law are firmly stat
ed The principle insisted upon BY
the United States, that American citi-
zens have the right to travel uron
the seas in safety, is still adhered to.
The torpedoing and sinking of mer-
chantmen without first observing the
rules of visitation and search is held
to be violation of the International
rules of warfare and the Getermina-
ton of the United States 20 protec!
its citizens is reiterated.