The Washington herald., 1916-04-15
WILL MAKE NO THREATS
To Clearly Show, However,
Only Change in Policy VIII
Prevent Diplomatic Break.
CASE WILL HINGE ON REPLY
Teuton's Good Faith Will Be Directly
Impugned in Evidence to Be Sub
mitted in 65 Counts.

President Wilson's last warning to Ger
many on the submarine issue will be
cabled to Berlin carly next week. The
communication embodying it was ap-
proved by the Cabinet yesterday and wifi
be shown to members of the Senate For
eign. Relations Committee and the House
Foreign Affairs Committee probably on
Monday. 1t will contain sixty-five speci-
fic indictments of Germanys illegal sub
marine warfare which have occurred
since the sinking OF the Lusitania.
No threat on the part of the United
States and no further holding to strict
accountability will be contained in the
note according TO the best advices here
but officials say it will clearly show that
the maintenance Of diplomatic relations
between the two governments from now
on viii depend upon modified rules OF sub
marine warfare and Germany's good faith
In adhering to them.
At End of Rope.
The President realizes that the end of
the diplomatic rope has been reached. He
knows that in taking his present stand
he is burning his bridges behind him and
leaving no alternative but a diplomatic
break, with its threatened consequences,
in case Germany fails to agree to the
principles for which he Is contendlng.
This Is why tho President desires that
the Foreign Affairs Committee of the
Senate and the leaders in Congress be
rfNr to
before he takes action.
News that the members Of the Commit
tees on Foreign Affairs were to be called
in consultation with the President led
to many extravagant reports after yes
terday's Cabinet meeting. 1t was first
reported that drastic action would be
taken within forty-eight hours and that
a diplomatic break was considered in
evitable. simultaneously, unJustified ru-
mors were in circulation that Ambassa-
dor Gerard had been recalled from Ber-
lin and that Count Won Bernstorfr was
to be handed his passports.
VIII Wait on Reply.
More conservative counsel prevailed
later and members Of the Presidents $
Cainet themselves allsyed alarm by
stating that the present proposed action
was an intermediary step and did not
necessarily bar Germany from making
eleventh hour concessions which might
still adjust matters. Upon Germany's re-
ply to the present communication and
not upon the present communication it.
self would depend whether or not friend
ly relations between the two govern
ments were to be maintained, they ex-
planned. They would not say whether
the communication would specifically call
for a reply. but intimated that Germany
would doubtless desire to make one
The utmost secrecy is being maintain
ed as to the exact form the communica-
tIon will take. Senators and Congress
men who attempted to extract informa-
tion from the White House or from mem
bers of the Cabinet failed in their en-
deaYors.
To Impugn Good Faith.
Germany's good faith in dealing with
the United States. which will be indi-
rectly impugned in the array Of evidence
contained in the communication, will be
judged henceforth by the recurrence
or absence OF Illegal submarine attacks
on merchantmen carrying Americans. Au-
tomstically. recurrence will mean that
the Presidents trust In Germany's good
faith has apdad