Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-06
CERMANYS NOTE HAS POSTPONED
CRISIS ON THE SUBMARINE ISSUE;
WILSON HAS MADE NO DECISION
Teutons Insist That Great Britain Must
Also Be Held to Same Strict Account
ability or Submarines Will Return !.
to the Old Style of Warfare.
CABINET MEMBERS GO
OVER REPLY INFORMALLY

Washington" May 5Gemany's note has postponed, it
ly has averted diplomatic break with the United States.
President after he has read the
ca text which reached the State department late tonight by cable
from Ambassador Gerard Berlin 1t will be deciphered time
1t stated auhotaivey after the cabinet meeting today
that if the official text bore the unofficial transmitted
oday Berlin dispatch Germanys undoubtedly
would be accepted and before taking another step the United
States would await further fulhlmen OF her latest promises
MIGHT NOT REPLY
In such the United States might reply to the
and would await evidence of the actual abandonment Gemanys
present practices submarine warfare which declared
President Wilson described by those him as be-
ing in close position where he cannot question the good faith Of
Germany which must stand fall by the future conduct Of her
submarine commanders.
y. COMEDIES EVERYTHING.
The German embassy view that the note gives all President
the Of submarines nerceping
with visit and search and that nach makes mention Of
TAKE IT QUIETLY
Congress took the quietly and although members
variety of views the sentiment seemed be favor Of
leaving the situation in the hands of the president
Cabinet members the unofficial text carefully with
the PRESIDENT and while they uniformly refused to discuss it, they
reflected the view that break had been averted that Gemanys
would be accorded the test of time notwithstanding
M reference TO ' ar'io Germany eNpecs the United States TO
take against Great Britain restraint neutral trade They
pressed this view with full realization with the difference Of opinion
what constitutes peaceful merchant ship entitled to the pro-
lection of International law and the presidents seadfas deter
miaon not to permit the interests of the United States with
Of the begercnts to be cnayled with those of another
MUST FORCE GREAT BRITAIN {
Germany in her note reserves complete liberty Of decisions
should the United States fail to prevail upon Great Britain to bring
her practices into conformity with international law The official
view that the United for sometime has
conducting negotiations with Great Britain that subject and the
failure of the negotiations and Germany consequent
tions must necessarily remain for the future
The United States does know how instructions sub
commanders with the other instructions
the bcques of President Wilson, Secretary Lansing said today
possible the State department might ask for of the old
orders
The ORDERS however, apparently regarded as
the presidents demands for declarations Of abandonment Of
the present practices of submarine warfare
ANSWERED BY TIME.
Officials seemed agreed that the presidents demands that Ger
also eect such abandonment only could be answered
by time.
Under circumstances Of officials feel that the threat
break will this another convinced that
Gemany apparent determination to make the flment Of her
conditional the OF the presidents negOa
tons with Great Britain warrants the of the diplomatic
relations
At the State department after situation been thor
ough discussed the cabinet meeting stated that because
the length Of the time required for dgestng
fully the for having hand the official for the
preservation of all shades of which might be 0bscurd
wireless it is practically certain that
president would reachh his decision before week.
WILL STILL HOLD FIRM
Out of ALL two things made clear They were that
the United States still holds firmly to its determination that
takes submarine commanders admssbe that they
forgveabe that the United States regard
discussion of the conduct of the begrents irrelevant to its
discussion Of Germany's conduct.
While the Of the said to be Disappointing most
officials expressed the view that the language mmatera
the assurances all that had been asked for
At the end Of the cabinet meeting the president asked all the
members read the Gman carefully him
their The president remained in his study all day
examined the carefully Tonight he read editorial
nlens from all the country.