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that there is a strong belief in Holland that
the German Note to the United States
is carefully prepared in the hope that it
may lead eventually to peace negotiations,
The despatch says in part: There is q belief
here that behind the whole cloud Of vague
and conditional promises, lies the hope that
negotiations for peace will be opened with
England through the medium of the Unitei
States. According to This view, Germany
hopes that Washington will open q discus
sion first on the questions of cCutfaband and
the naval blockade, which will widen by easy
stages to eventual discussion Of possible
peace conditions. In American circles III
Berlin it is believe that Ambassador Gerard,
during his visit to the Kaiser's Headquarters
at the front, discussed matters far wider in
range than merely the questions at issue be-
tween Berlin and Washington.
Dublin, May 6th-It was officially an
nounced to-day that Major john Mcbride,
the eighth leader of the Sim -Fein rebellion
to suffer death by sentence of Court martlnls
has been shot. Major John Mcbride fought
throughout the Boer War with the Irish
Brigade under General Pet. Thomas Hun
ter and William Cosgrave who were sentenc-
ed to death with Major Mcbride had their
sentences committed to life imprisonment.
London, May 6th.-The Morning newspa~
pers almost without exception print edltofi~
ais on the German Note, and express more
or less decided opinions of it. The daily
News" says :America's specific demands arc
on every point either completely evaded or
met by q concession so emasculaled by the
condition on which ii hangs as to he approx
mately o fiat refusal. On a plain reading
the German Note is a non p0SSln1uS and on
Il plain reading the America Note toretold
q break in diplomatic relations rs q result IT
n non poSsumuS. The express" characterizes
the German reply as "Insolent, lronlcai ana
heterogeneous" and declares it IS an uItlma-
tum because it means TINT unless the Unit
ed States attempts TO force the Allies to raise
the seige of Germany, the Germaas Will con-
tinue to kill hnphazard. "The purpose of
the long rigmaI ole" says the "ChtouIcle" "ts
simply to gain time. Il adducts no new or
gument, it cites no new fact or fable,it makes
no offer to the United States except on
terms which render it valueless. The
"Morning Post" in an editorial secs IN the
German Note an attempt to prolong the
negotiations and to embroil England and
America while completely evnding Ameri-
cas- categorical demands. The Chimes"
says it finds nothing in the German Note
which is likely to prove satisfactory 10
President Wilson or the American people.
The alleged concession contained in it 10
vague and is made 10 turn upon conditions
which are utterly inadmlssibIe. Moreover,
according TO newspaper writings there is an
evident lnsidious attempt TO embroil the Uni
ted States with England and her Allies.
Berlin, May 5th-The following is the text Of
the German Governments Note in reply to
the American Note respecting submarine
warfare, delivered on Thursday by Gottlieb
Won Jagow, the Foreign Secretary. to Ambas-
sndor Gerard: "The German Government
handed over to the proper naval authorities
for early investigation the evidence concern
ing the "Sussex" a. communicated by tho
Government of the United States. Judging
by the results that the Investigation hns
hitherto yielded, The German Government is
alive to the possibility that the ship mention
ed in the Note of April 10Th as having been
tor pedoed by a German submarines actually
identical with the Sussex. The German
Government begs TO reserve futher commn-
%nication on the matter until certain points
are ascertained which are of decisive lmpor-
lance for establishing the facts OF the case.
Should it turn out that the commander was
wrong in assuming the vessel to be a manof-
war. the German Government will not fail to
drew the consequences resulting therefron.
Tn connection with the case OF the Sussex,
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