South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-08
WILSON TAKES
KAISER'S NOTE
At FACE VALUE
United States Reply Accepting
Germany'S Promise to OBJ
serve international Law
is Said to be on Way.

International News Service.
WASHINGTON. May N.-Ihe
American reply accepting Germany
orders to her submarine command
ers TO observe international law in
all future operations is now under
stood to be en- route 10 Berlin. II
will be made public by Sec'y Ian
sing very soon.
The reply. officials say, accepts
the new orders 10 submarine COM
manders as meeting the terms or
Pres't wilson's ultimatum 10 Ger
many. sent from here on April 49,.
1t is understood. however, that the
United States reserves to itself the
right TO take such action as 10 sees
IN regarding the British blockade OF
Germany which the German note
protested as illegal and demanded
that this government act 10 have il
modified so that the freedom of the
seas shall be observed by the en-
tente allies,
Refuses to Discuss IL.
White house officials admitted that
the note was complete and had been
sent 10 the state department. but
Sec'y Lansing brusquely refused 10
discuss it in any way. saying that
lat present" he had nothing TO say.
Inasmuch as the original note had
been dispatched Is hours before any
admission was made that 10 had been
sent. the general opinion in official
circles was that il was well on IFS
way 10 Berlin and the announce
ment that il had started was de-
ferred Until word was received that
il had reached there.
Ohicialdom generally accepted
today the view that the submarine
crisis has passed for the present.
If the new orders are obeyed lit
orally. officials say. then there can
be no recurrence of it, TT these or
ders are violated those who know
the presidents mind best. declare
that a diplomatic break VIII come
with surprising suddenness
Reports Of cruiser raiders and
submarines in the Atlantic vessel
lane in the vicinity of the Azores.
today eclipsed interest in the SUBJ
marine controversy with Germany.
Ii was accepted that they were In
position 20 cause serious trouble If
they are lying in wait for liners and
attack one Of them without warming
hey may bring on new crisis with
Germany and viii cause a diplO-
matte break
No Ground for Protest.
tempt 10 sink the steamer Nenezla,
which brought the news or the pres
ence OF the German craft 20 New
York was concerned. officials said
today that. even though there were
40 American citizens on board when
the attack took place, the German
vessels were within their rights in
Smelling the ship. Orders 90 stop
were signalled In a proper manner
AMI the captain of the liner relin-
pushed all OF his rights when he
ordered the attempt 20 escape which
proved successful Had he been
sunk while trying 90 escape this
government would have had no
ground for protest officials say
Ii is understood thar the president
believes that there viii be further
attacks on merchant vessels without
warning with the sanction of the
German government. lie Is expect
ed. In the reply which is 10 DE sent
10 Germany. 70 make r. plain that
The action OF the German govern
ment is in no way considered as con-
ditiOnai on action by Great Britain.
The very fact that German sources
here already have pointed out that
Germany did not consider that she