The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
Foreign Relations Commit
tee to Pass Upon De-
mands Monday.
65 INDICTMENTS
AGAINST GERMANY
Evidence Presented i'm SuS-
sex Case Riddles Bpr-
Inns Defence.
MUST MODIFY RULES
OR FACE \ RUPTURE
Good Faith of Kaiser's Gov
ernment Brought Into
Question.

NAslilNUTUN, Nprll I'.-i Its!ueHt
Wilson's last warning 1" Germany ON
the submarine ISSUE will he cabled to
Berlin early next week.
The note was approved 10y the Cabi-
net to-day and vii! be- shown to the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
and the House Foreign Affairs Com
mi,tce prohably on Monday. 1t viii
contain sixty-iive specific indictments
OF Germany's illegal submarine war
farc-offences which have occurred
since the sinking OF the I.usitanla.
The note will b. in the nature of an
u:imatum. although no time for Ger
mary's reply Will be set. 1t viii be
made clear 70 Germany tha; the main
tensnce of diplomatic relations be-
tween the Two Governments hence
;or,h VIII depend upon modified rules
OF submarine warfare and Germany's
Sood faith IN adhering 10 them.
Officials say that President Wilson
realizes that the A4.d of the diplomatic
rope has been reached. lie is repre-
Mnted as believing that in taking his
present stand he is burning his bridges
ntfind him and leaving no alternative
bu, diplomatic break. WITH It's
cNreatened consequences in case Ger
many fails to agree to the principles
.or which he will contend. This is the
reason, ii was explained. why the
Pres .iden. desires that the Foreign Al.
ta.rs committees of Congress be given
an opportunity to consult with him be-
fore he takes action.
Nuch speculation.
New that the Foreign Affairs commit
'ees ui the Senate and House were to be
called into consultation with the Pres-
a".t led to many cAtraNagant reports
s'joi tp.lay's cabne, meeting. 1t was
Ms; leported that drastic action would
% taken within forty-eight hours ana
hat a diplomatic break was considered
inevitable. simultaneously reports were
i.cuatcd that Ambassador Gerard had
been recalled from Berlin and that Count
Won Bernstorif was to be handed his
passports. The Presidents Cabinet al
lsyed alarm 10y stating that the proposed
action Was an Intermediary step ana
did not necessarily bar Germany from
making eleventh hour concessions which
m sht lead to an adjustment OF the
trouble.
The utmost secrecy is being Maintained
as - the exact form the communication
vi take. Senators and members OF the
House attempted to extract informa tion
i'pm the White House or from tablnet
officials to-day. but failed in their en-
ceayor-. Secretary Lansing remained
sI,nt and would not even admit that a
communication To Germany was IN con-
temptation. He described the situation
As 'uncndugcd' - but subseqently indi-
tattf that he mad gathered all availa BILE
lenOrts on recent submarine attacks
even though they did not concern iner-
,laHtmen carrying Americans as passeII-
ger, lie has slftcd all available rec
'dS tol every instance of submarine
attacks since the war began. Reports
are reaching him daily from Great Brit
an, france and Germany, where Am
odssados Gerard Is endeavoring to EN-
pnasle GcrnauS's version Of the issue
German I Boat Seized.
Ambassador Sharp. at Paris, Informed
secretary Lansilg to-day that the French
haG captured e German submarine, the
." pi which had confessed that they
t''N 'h" identity of the l. boat which
ioTpedoed the SUSSEX. Men of the crew
-fo the German submarine commander's
tdU~ and iutiuatcd that there was nc
''lh' ~ his mind that he had torpedOcd
'.r -l,amer NJ Jusserand, the French
N'uht tn1dur called at the State De
"!tHc0t later this afternoon and CAV,
secretary Lansing further details. 1t II
luGCTsiood
whether the President will suggest tc
'Je German Foreign office that it's de
''n'c IN the sussex case leads to Tho