Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-18
WILSON SENDS
ANOTHER NOTE
To GERMANY
Hints Strongly at Severing Re-
lations With That
Nation
MOST EMPHATIC ...
IN LANGUAGE
Lansing Has Been at Work on
Document for a
Week
FIGHT FOR HUMANITY.

Washington, April 17.-ln an
address welcoming the Daughters
of the American Revolution, gath
cred here today for their annual
conference, President Wilson de.
clared that the only excuse Amer.
ica can have for the assertion OF
her physical force is that she as.
serts it in behalf of humanity.
He was speaking Of the purpose
of the epubIic-born to serve the
rest Of the world just as much as
itseif-and had just said the ma
ton will have forgotten her tradi-
tions whenever she fights merely
for herself under such circum-
stances that will show that she
fights for all mankind. The presi-
dent was enthusiastically applaud
ed. When he was introduced by
Mrs. Cumming Story, president
general Of the organization, the
audience stood and cheered and
many women waved American
flags.
Washingtona April 1.-THE com
munication which he has drafted al
the last worG>of the United States tt
Germany on the submarine issue wa:
completed today by President Wilson
1t probably will be dispatched to Bel
lin tomorrow. 49,
The document reviews Germany!
submarine activities since the Lusi
tania was sunk almost year ago, ant
makes claims that only an immediate
change in the German policy cal
make :. possible the continuance O
friendly relations between the two ma
tions.
American Wounded.
AS the president was putting thu
finishing touches to the note, or
which he and Secretary Lansing have
been working for nearly week
official word was received by the
state department that the lives of two
Americans had been endangered b!
an attack on the Russian bark 1mpera
tor by an Austrian submarine. Car
Bailey Hurst, American consul-gener
al at Barcelona, Spain, who sent tn
report, said the attack was withou
warning. One of the American citi
zens on board was wounded by shrap
mel fired by the submarine.
A full investigation of the inciden
was ordered at once by, the state de
partment. If the consul-generals re
port is borne out, it is possible repre-
sentations similar to those about t.
be made to Germany will be made tt
Austria Hungary. Mr.. Wilson wa
himself the only one familiar with al
the details tonight, but it was stated
authoritatively that it was the mos
emphatic diplomatic paper he ever ap
proved.
Attacks without warning by sub
marine vessels since Germany gave
notice that ships carrying guns Woult
be considered as vessels of war hat
been closely studied by the presiden
with the resulting conclusion tina
promises made by Germany have no
been followed.
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, came to washington
from New York tonight His return
on the eve of the dispatch to German,
gave rise to considerable speculation
as to whether he had received instruc
tiOns from his government which
might influence the course of tht
United States. It was stated at tn,
embassy that the ambassador had N
new instructions. although it was like
ly he would call at the state depart
ment tomorrow with a view to learn
ing the views of the United States
and informing Secretary Lansing o
those of his own government.