The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-22
GERMANY WILL NOT
MEET DEMANDS
Of AMERICA
SentimentAga tWeakening Sub.
marine Campaign
U. S. NOTE NOT MADE PUBLIC
Sentiment in Higher Quarters Is That
Situation is Extremely
Grave.

Berlin, via London, April 22-Noth-
ing has yet developed as a result Of the
receipt of the American note to Ger
many concerning Germany's submarine
warfare No expression of opinion is
obtainable from the foreign office
where absolute reticence is main
tanned.
Neither the note nor any reference
to it has been published in Germany,
and there is no intimation as yet when
the note will be made public. The cele
brations of Holy Week and of the Eas-
terrible therefore are proceeding, un-
disturbed by foreign complications.
The ministers and other officials who
were entitled to ii, received 4 copy Of
the note this morning and were engag-
ed during the day in studying the do
cument.
As far as the Associated Press has
been made acquainted with the senti-
ment In higher quarters, 1t would be
wrong to regard the situation as any
thing but extremely grave. The note
probably will be answered some time
next week, after serious consideration
has been given the American conten-
tion, but there Is little hope that any
answer can 90 to the length demanded
by the Washington government, de.
spite the fact that the government de.
sires to maintain good relations with
the United States. The sentiments are
against any further weakening OF Ger.
many's submarine campaign to say
| nothing of an abandonment Of ii.
Washington, April 22-Embassadol
Gerard at Berlin cabled the state de
| partment yesterday that he had deliy
| cred the American note on submarine
warfare to the German foreign office al
4.30 o'clock Thursday afternoon Sec
| retary Lansing said later he had MOI
| been advised just when reply might
be forthcoming, Other officials how
ever, indicated they expected it by the
middle OF next week.
ambassador Gerard is known tC
| have entered into a brief conversation
with Foreign Minister Won Jagow aftel
delivering the communication, A
| though the contents of second mes
sage. received late yesterday from Mr.
Gerard were closely guarded it wai
| understood the minister informed tn,
| department he had been assured i'm
mediate consideration would be givel
to the note.
1t became known last night tina
several messages have been received
| from ambassador Gerard during tn,
past day or two. 1t was statet
authoritatively however, that the.
transmitted only expressions of ed
torial opinion from German newspa
pers These editorial excerpts wer
closely examined by officials in an al
tempt to gain some understanding o
the state of German public opinion.
Dispatches from the ambassador ar
| looked for momentarily to give def
| mite Information regarding the view
of German officials, the manner i
which the note was received and for,
casts of the action which would b
taken by the German government i
response to the demand of the Uni
ed States that It declare and effect a
abandonment of the present method
of conducting submarine warfare.
| Count Won Bernstorff, the Germa
ambassador, was not in Washingto
yesterday. He left early yesterda
morning on weekend trip. He
not expected to return to the capiti
until Monday, unless important di
patches bearing on the submarine /
sue should be received before then
The German embassy is sendin
many informative dispatches to BE
lin. The majority of these sent so ft
have contained interpretations of pu
lie and official opinion and the Ell
. bassador's own views on the stu
tion. 1t is known that Count vo
. Bernstorff has strongly recommends
to his government that it so modi
submarine warfare as to bring it wit
in what the United States regards to