Gunnison news-champion., 1916-04-28
GERMANY DECIDES
BerIin's Decision Secret, but
Concession Seen.
REPLY COMES BY SATURDAY
Heads Of German Empire Believed to
Have Agreed on Answer to Amer
ican Note and Indications For F.-
yorsbIe One.

ican Note and Indications For "a
vorsble One.
The imperial chancellor. DR.. vor
Bethmaun- II HOllwrrg. has returned To
Berlin which would seem to Justify
the assumption that the empires
responsible leaders at great head
quarters have finished Consideration
Of the American note and reached the
decision concerning Germany's reply.
what this reply will be is naturally
unknown 10 any but the highest offi-
cials The chancellor's return. Il is
understood. was moi expected until
later in the week hcrre a general de
cision appears 10 have been reached
earlier than looked FOR. There "a no
iutimation OF when tho reply viii be
formulated. but there seems to be
much Significance in the fact that the
LOkal Auze'ger. which is consistently
well informed saws tust "Germany-s
strength and prestige have been so
inCreast in the last twenty months in
the eyes OF the entire world
that the German government has. In.
deed only 10 follow the command.
ments OF wisdom"
The obvious deduction. according 10
the view in Berlin is that there Is
nothing to rreven: Germany from
making certain concessions n the
leaders feel that thov can properly do
so. Whether they do feel that they
can go thus far Is. OF course. another
question There Is unquestionahly a
considerable race marty in GERMANY.
which includes powerful financial in.
terestF represented by the Bourse or.
gaHs and the FrankfUrter Zeitung and
iurlUding also the Berlin Tageblat,
and Socialist organs Certain high OF.
fcials also would consent TO a breach
or war with the United States only
r're' relu"iant'y and under pressure
able necessity.
II may be not without signihcance
that Maximillian Harden was permit.
ted to print a remarkable article IN
his paper. Zukuuft. defending Presi.
dent Wilson's standpoint in plain
words. with the possible exception
OF a handful OF extremists. there ap-
pears to be nobody in Germany de
sirous OF breach with the United
States II Is evident beyond doubt
however, that II the government
should reject tNe demands of the
American note respecting submarile
warfare. II would fird the united sIb-
port OF Germans OF all parties
Even those to whom a breach with
agree in feeling that the government
must refuse to weaken i:s means OF
warning avains, Great Britain. though
this should mean a breach with the
United States.
A faint note OF optimism Is sounded
by the Vorwaerts. the organ OF the
Social Democratic party. hut other
papers speak openly OF IAN unavoida-
BILE breach"
A striking feature IN connection
with the whole matter Is the fact that
the press almost unanimously speaks
OF Wilson's" and cnlv in exceptional
cases OF the American note" Most
OF the rapers dls-egarded reports
showing that con~roeS Is srurn--frs
President VILE" ari the Ecrriu
Post dec'aras AT v-f'ror s'Nv M
mea-s has n iori." h~N'nd him"
U. S. uI.Imz.s-1 OF s-bsea Issue.
President W,on to 1 congress. as
sembled in Joint IS 9n be had given
Germany ire ah e 70, hcation that
the United States vii break OF diplo-
matte relations II it, !! esal submarine
campaiga is coEt.n4el
note. Amer ca 5 .ast word. prac-
ucally an l!matlm and demanding
an immediate reply, presumably was
in the Berlin foreign Office as the
president was speaklrg. II was dis
patched in accordance with the presi-
dents plan to have Il before the Ger
man government at the same moment
he was addressing the American con-
gress. The president asked no action
whatever Of congress. He simply in
formed it of the accumulation of facts
proving that Germany's assurances 10
the United States are beng violated
that the submarine campaign, DESPITE
the earnest protests of the United
States. is being conducted with re-
bewed vigof in contravention of all
the laws of nations and humanity and
that he means to sever relations un-
less 1t is brought within the law Dip
lomatic history OF the world shows
that such course is almost certain
to be followed by war.
The presidents note and his ad.
dress to congress are final. They
mark the end of diplomatic exchanges.
Can't Sell Near-6eer In Washinaton.
A memorandum decision handed
down by Judge Gillian in the superior
q