Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
Final Note May Sever Dip
lomatic Relations With
Germany.
CABINET REVIEWS
MATTER CAREFULLY
Say Matters Have Reached
Point Where Action Is
Unavoidable.

WAsHINGToN. April li.-Presi-
w dent Wilson and the cabinet
went over the submarine crisis again
toda. and reaffirmed ther determine
ton TO bring the situation with Ger
many to an issue
The decision to inform Germany
that recent accumulations of evidence
of ships destroyed in submarine war
fare leads to the inevitab BILE conclusion
that her promises to the United States
are not being fulfilled. remained un-
changed. Tho time of dispatchine a
communication to Berlin appeared to
be th'l only point undecided.
IN. congress today report was
widely circulated that the forthcom-
ing note would IN itself give notice
of a severance of diplomatic relations.
There was nothing in official quart
ers to substantiatc the story. Cab
met officers did rot deny ii. upon the
ground that they all had been bound
IN honor by The president rot TO
speak upon the subject in any way.
Case Up to Date
There were repeated indications to-
night that the lOtc would he state
mert of the American case up to date,
without anything in the nature OF an
way open for Germany to avoid the
long feared break in diplomatic re-
lations. 1t was plain, however. that
II would be intended as the American
gov cN,rnment's last word.
Senators of the foreign relations
committee, who have been tcld by the
president that they would be con-
suited before any final or drastic
steps were taken, declared tonight
Of
details of the next step. Chairman
. Stone conferred with Secretary Lam
Asine during the day but declared
|there was nothing new in the situa-
ton
Additional Evidence.
At the state department there was
renewed evidence that the United
States considers its case complete
even without the affidavits which ar
rived today on the steamer ST. Paul
Secretary Lansing acknowledged that
evidence gathered by the French gov
ernment from captured German
submarine crew to prove the identity
of the submarine involved in the Sus-
sex attack had been placed in pos
session of the American government.
Such evidence. properly substantial
ed was regarded as the capStone OF
the American case. if one seemed
necessary. Mr.. Lansing's only com
ment on the evidence was that 1t
would be examined.
The impression which officials per-
mittcd to prevail was that the note to
Germany would not go forward until
all evidence had been carefully con
sidcrcd. but that enough was at hand
to make up the American case. some
officials said the "oa." "nnication
would 20 within forty-eight hours
Others who have to do with its prep
aration were less definite.
situation Grave
In all official quarters here there
is e\ idencc Of the gravity of the sit
ration. All officials agree the nc-
cumulation of evidence has brought
the situation between the two coun-
tries to the point Cf break or de-
cid,d change on Gcrmany's part. AS
the president and the cabinet are de-
termined that the present conditions
4, cannot continue. the crisis which has
3preValled between the two nations for
nearly year mas reached point
where nothing but action remains for
one or the otncr.
As il is Understood the new COM
urnication to Germany mentions
nothing in the way of time, II Is De.
Hevcd the president has not decided
of days, bu. the position of the United
States will be none the less unalter-
able on that account.
What Are Possibilities
ONLY a disclosure of the exact terms
of the documents can show what are
the possibilities for the next develop
mont