The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
NOTE HAS GONE FORWARD
PRESIDENT TAKES sussEA ISSUE
TO CONGRESS TODAY.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS MAY AT
ONCE BE SEVERED.

washington, April 10. - HTeSlu6nL
Wilson today served notice that Ger
many must stop Ter submarine cam
paign Immediately or diplomatic rela-
tions will be severed The note to
Germany has gone.
Two facts became known today fol-
lowing a conference between Presi-
dent Wilson and members of the SEN
ate and house foreign relations COM
mittee.
The president has sent an ultima
tum to Germany calling upon her to
stop submarine warfare Immediately
if friendly relations between the two
countries are to be maintained
Chairman Stone and Senator Lodge
of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee and Chairman Flood and Rep
resentative Cooper of the house for
eign affairs committee heard from the
president what he intended to say to
congress.
Reviews Sub Controversy.
The President after reviewing the
history of the submarine controversy
said:
Il have deemed 1t my duty, there
fore, to say to the imperial German
government that il 1t Is its purpose
to pursue recklessly and discriminate
lily such warfare against vessels by
1.-THE use of submarines, notwithstand
ing the now dominated EN- barrassment
of conducting warfare in accordance
with what the government of the
United States must consider sacred
and disputable rule of international
law and the United States duty to-
ward humanity, the government OF the
United States is at last forced to the
conclusion that there is but one course
to pursue and that unless the imper-
ial government will Immediately aban-
don the present method of warfare
against passenger and freight vessels,
this government will have no choice
but to sever diplomatic relations with
the government of the German en-
pire.
This decision was arrived at with
the keeneSt regret. This action was
taken by America with the greatest
reluctancy but the responsibility was
forced upon us to maintain our rights
and our place as a neutral in the Eur
opean war. We hope that the imperial
government will take it in the light it
should and approve our demands"
Grave and Earnest.
The President was grave and earn.
est as he spoke. Congress and the
gallaries scarcely moved until the fin
| ish.
There was no applause until four
minutes after the speech. then the
Applause was strong and brief.
He made no request of congress. He
simply fulfilled his promise to advise
congress of the action he had taken.
Bitter Comment.
Bitter comment was made by Re-
publican leader Mann, following the
submarine message of the Presidents's
to congress. "
1T is a hypocritical speech to fur
Their the Presidents campaign" he
said. The President has been pro-
English all during the controversy. I
said at the time of the McLemore res
olution that the President wanted to
get us into war with Germany and
say the same thing now"
Prepares for Reception.
Berlin (via London), April 19.-The
newspapers have been preparing the
people for the early reception of the
American note by commenting on
Washington dispatches announcing
the completion of the document. Dis
appointment is expressed that For
eign Minister Won Jagow's answers to
1.-THE American inquiries have had so
little effect in satisfying Washington.
Some of the newspapers note what
they term President Wilson's appar-
ent anxiety to withdraw from the
Mexican undertaking and interpret
lit as a bad omen for the future rela-
tions between the United States and
, Germany.
The conservative organs, while evil
: IDENTIFY not wanting breach, appear
to be resigned, their tone summed up
: being 'let President Wilson do his
: worst"
, The Frankfurter Zeitung which Is
Y Eager to see the matter amicably set.
: tiled, says:
IF President Wilson wants breach
mo answer which Germany can give
r under the existing circumstances car
: satisfy him. II he seriously wants
n peace he must choose the ways and
:. means for bringing the imperative de
/ mands OF Germany's submarine war
II flare into harmony with the justifiahl'
interests OF neutral countries"