The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-21
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announced IN thc iitTnuH memorandum
on January ; 10 the United states has
not worked satisfactorily. administration .
officials contend II is held that IN /
many Instances submarine commanders /
operating IN IL" Mediterranean lave dir. |
regarded the understanding In letter and !
In spirit Count Won hrnstorn. the Ger
man Ambassador, is understood 10 have
suggested To- HI, government that II "
81" q new declaration applying To all
submarine operations similar to that Gov !
orlng the campaign In the Mediterranean
The ambassador called nj tie state
department Thursday and had Il twenty
five minute conference with Secretary
Lansing Mt Lansing listened With much
interest 20 th" suggestions made by
Count von Bernstorfi. which h. under'
stood the ambassador was ready 10 make
tn llN own government for its guidance
IN framing u reply to the American note.
The -"cr'tHty. however, Vas not dis
puHcd 10 accept the views eS-
pressed by 'hr ambassador Ms be
ing official lie was described sut hoI-
Itntyely ~ being inclined to regard them
W the ambassadors own opinions ana
Informative of the latter's desire 10 pre-
vent break between his country and
tire United Stntcf The president having
aid down th" condition that there must
70" au abandonment ~ the present sub
matinc methods secretary lansing takes
IN" NicR that there must be- u direct
ana formal response from the German
uy,Ain"nt itsclf before there can bc
disf1issiuu ~ the various phases ~ the
srticCt or NJ my alternative proroyltlonS
short ~ absolute compliance with the
Amer. an demands
New Message to Berlin
A. result of HE confe cnCr count
Won licrnstorff sent another cominunl-
cation 10 his government Thursday
evening II was made clear a. the Ger
man embassy later that the ambassador
lid not expect to cali upon Secrrtnr,
Lansing again until after his govern
NETT had made formal reply TO the
American note
lust how long the ini'.d states n
willing to wait Tor the German repl,
has not been discloHed Al officials
agree that reasonable time" viii be
allowed Press dispatches announcing
that the note had arrived In Berlin were
read with much interest but official word
~ the delivery of the communication had
not been received from Ambassador Ge-
rnrd
Religious holidays open Today.
The fact that series oi religious
holidays viii ~. scrupuiously observed
In the German empir" begin today
Good Friday. 10 continue until nert Tues
I dny. has been suggested NJ n poasihi.
source " delay on the par, of the Ger
[ man foreign office
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rntu'''en PRESIDENT wilson Tor ~
Nanu' ,onsteSheh tspfes~nung ds
ui'" N'h'h trfman populations re
'elN"d hunhtrhs OF messages from indl'
NlduH'S ana organizations protestins
against any action nv congress which
might lead To war between the United
states ana Germany.
senators ana members n the hous'
Ncre rcluc,nn, to enter into discussion
NJ III" subject Tn. address read h,
President Wilson Wednesday tcporss "
the r-aprrtlNc committees dealing viii
foreign affairs II was sent to the com
mitteeS merrb FOR their information y,
action on II is possihl-
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