Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-06

mitted In news dispatches today. the
United states will accept the assur-
ances II contains and await fulfill
ment Of It's promises.
WASHINGTON. May b.-At the state
department after the cabinet meeting II
was stated that no "haHty' action would
be taken on the German note and that
IN view Of its length and tho necessity
of digesting Il carefully II was 'Improb-
able that any decision would bs reached
before next week.
Later Secretary Lansing said II was
possible the United States might ask Ger
many FOR an official copy Of the previous
orders to submarine commanders which
never have been communicated 10 the
State department 70 that they might be
compared with the now orders described
IN the note.
Won't Discuss the Note.
Mr.. Lansing would not discuss the note
except TO say that mistakes IN submA-
rine warfare were not admissible and 10
reiterate that the United states was will
Ing 10 dlcuss tho conduct OF submarine
warfare with Germany after the latter
had abandoned the present practices
Congress received the note quietly, with
members expressing a variety Of views
Senators OF the foreign relations COM
mltteo uniformly refralned from COM
ment, Others thought the reply favor
able, some were doubtful Of the condl-
tlons apparently attached and some
others thought II has not advanced the
negotiations toward settlement at all. On
the surface there were no Indications OF
activity in the group which has op-
posed the presidents policy OF pressing
his demands
SO much depends upon words and their
shades of meaning involved In translation
from German 70 English that no decision
can be attempted untll the official text
IN IA tho presidents hands.
Ambassador Gerard cabled today that
II ought 10 bo In Washington tonight or
early tomorrow.
Two views were current IN official cir
cles Ono was that Germany has declared
It's intention of abandoning It's pres
ent methods OF submarine warfare" as
demanded by the president and that the
American government might have TO
wait TO see whether the abandonment
will be effected.
The other was that the United States
having alrendy attempted to have Great
Britain give up its interference with
neutral commerce and having told Ger
many that II cannot discuss with it its
negotiations with Great Britain has no
course but to break diplomatic rcla.
tions with Germany #r
General Impression Unfavorabie
While tho general tone OF the German
note created an unfavorable impression.
officials took the position that the Lam
guase was immatsrial n the guaran-
tees were real
dermanys declaration that IL has isAusd
new orders 10 submarine commanders not
TO attack without warning merchant
vessels recognized by international law"
was considered the chief point The Ger
man view Of merchant vessels az deflnd
In It's declaration u February & OF IA
purpose TO sink armed ships without
warning and the American view aA de-
fined in the armed ship memorandum
made public teconliy differ IN several
points
Some officials believed that for this
reason the controversy had now come 10
tho point where aormanya future aetion
would determine the course of the United
states
The refusal N the German Kovernmsnt
openly q admit ths atiack an the sussex
vas considered obly incidental 90 me
main issue
tntl President Wilson himself decides
whether tha German uaia ia acceptable
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