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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1916)
THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY fi, 1W. WILSON TO 0. K. IF TEXTJORRECT First Feeling that it ii Unsatii factory Somewhat Modified by Eeceipt of Rest. SUBSEA CONCESSIONS ARE LIKED (Continued from rt On) tTjera will b no announcement of the at tttud of th g-overnment. tiaf II fore Cabinet. Th unofficial copy a laid befor h cabinet On chief, point for consideration aeemed to b German's referene lo th Immunity of "merchant vessel r'"l ni4 by International law." Thl wi retarded a having possibilities of relat ing to tha dispute over nuesMon of arma ment and aliened Instructions of th tlrlt Ish admiralty to merchant captains to at tack aubmarlnet. Tha first Impression In official clrclea wa that tha full tent did nt much re lieve tha unfavorable Impression created by th opening portion, although It waa admitted that th naw Instruction to ubmartn commander would have to b weighed and conlderd very car fully hefor their acceptability to thlg government could ba determined. roaltlon tit I ntted Mates. Th recent declaration of tha Btat department on th atatua of armed mer chant ship touchea upon thlg point. It belli: "It rieesrjr for MUgerent war hip to determlna th matin of an armed merchant veasel of an enemy encountered on th high aeaa, gino th right of life and property of belligerent gnd neutral nn board tit vessel may ba Impaired If llg gtgtug l that of an enemy warihlp. 'Th determination of war-Ilk char acter mut ret in no c upon pr auoiption, but upon conclutlv vdenc, berau th responsibility for th de struction of Ufa and property depend on th actual fact cf th ca and cannot b avoided or leatenad by a itandard of rldenr which a belligerent may an noune a creating a preemption of hoa tll character. On th other hand to gafeguard hlmaelf from posslbl liability for unwarranted deelnir.tlon of llf and property, tha belligerent ghotild, In th abeenr of conclusive evidence act on tha presumption that an armed merchant' man I of peaceabla character. ' A pregumptlon baaed olly on tha preeenc of an armament on merchant veel of an enemy (a not a aufflcUnt ron for a belligerent to deolara It to ba a warihlp and proceed to attack It without regard to the right of th pr- eon on board. Conclusive evidence of a purpos to uee th armament for si greslnn la esaentlal. Consequently, an armament, which a neutral government, i-eklng to perform Itg neutral duties, may presume to be Intended for sggro ion, might, In fact, on th high aeaa ba uted golely for protection, A neutral government hag no oppor tunity to determln th purpos of arma ment on a merchant vessel tmles ther I evidence In th khlp'g pper or other proof aa to Itg prevtoua u, go that the government I justified In gubaiitulltig an arbitrary rule of presumption In ar riving at th status of th mrfcnt vessel. On th other hand, a belligerent warship can on the high aea test by actual experience th purpos of an armament on an enemy merchant vessel, and ao determln by direct evidence th atatua of th vessel." Iimnsrr of Declaration. Summarising th alalug of a inerchant hip on th high seas, lb declaration held: ' "Th gtatug of a vesael gi a warshly on th high seas nrnst b determined only upon concluslva evident of agresslv purpos, in th absent of which It Is to b presumed that the vessel ha a privat and peacabl character and il hould b o treated by an nmy wtvr hip" Th declaration, however, recognised that armed merchant ihlpg might b act ing under Instruction to attack enemy warships and mad thlg provision; a. ! ensaaed Intermittently In oommarhc and under a commission or order of Itg government Imposing penalty In pursuing and attacking enemy naval craft possesses a statu tainted with a hoatll purpose, which It cannot throw al or asauma at will. It hou. therefor ba considered as an armed pubUa veasel and receive th treatment of a warship by an anemy and by neu tral. Any peraon taking paasag on uch a esel cannot aspect Immunltv ether than that accorded person who r nn Kianl a waralilD." Thla declaration wm lud aa a atat ment of thla guvernmenfg attitude by direction of President Wilson and i communicated to all tha powera. REED HOLDS NO PARTY CAN FAVOR REFERENDUM ISSUE fFrwn a ftaff Correspondent I IJVOOUN. May --(r-'peclal - No pn Utloal party can endorsa ny proposed amendment to tha constitution of th atat which Is being submitted to tha paopl by a referendum vote, according to en opinion given W. T Thomnan, chairman f the Pry Federation of Ma trass by Att.imey C.enetl Willi r. Until. This n,'Ht. n bs bn repeatcdiy ,. b"t H ai-prar ,hr ti l a f:t"g awbg "" pe l'l that a Meatier r( that V t.t can b mat a party en-V'tw tnei.t liepartmeal nraer. 1TA,iUNitT'S, Mar -ifivei'tal t gm j I'lietH'SSi! l ii.i.l t'-nr l-ase. tl-K r.".iii. 1 i wa4 l"uUmn, th lit Halite l Al mi W At. . ..! , ,...t,t J. t' I' I u r It i I... It, ' i I r-..,,nu i Utiles A i i,.ti t j r U I :t M 1 W:t -' ,.. lit t Hit ). I e tt at i i - u t " ' gu'tt i. -n. Ii h't. aa I - t f ' I mi,.! ! a i t H't'i-i. I l"i l t l.ft -.1 t t '. I . t ' , N," n: t . Is e, Mfcj t s,'.-i,t i sit . a I' Mi '! I" J" ., il,,r,l HISTORY OF FIGHT FOR NEUTRAL RIGHTS (Continued from Tage One.) should not be regar ied' in fieriln aa too warlike. fierretary Ixinslng, Mr. Bryan's uc cesor. In his reply to the fJerman not, took Issue with every contention tSermany had set up In Kalnha and Lusltanla cases, denied flatly the contention thai the J.u ltanla wa , armed end reminded Ger many that it w the duty of th T.'nUtd Btatei "to speak with solemn emphal, to call the attention of tha Imperial Oer man government to th gmv responsi bility which th government of tha L'nlted Hi dies conceives that It ha In curred In thlg traglo occurrenra, end to the Indisputable principle upon which that responsibility rests." Th not averreil that the declaration of a ub. murine war gon could not abbreviate th rlghta of Americans on lawful Journey and renewed th representations of th not transmitted to derma ny on May H. ftecoad Not Kradea Issna. Oormany did not reply until July I and th rejoinder was preponderateiy char acterUed by AmerPan nowspaper not aa a not, but aa an addreo by Foreign Minister von Jagow to the American pen pie. In official circles It wag said to coma no nearer to meeting th American contentions than did the former Herman note. It mad a counter proposal that both countries agree upon a certain num ber of neutral passenger gteamerg for traffic, between th frilled fttat and Europe, whl'h tha Orrnan government offered to guarantee, ggalnst submarine attack provided they csrrld no contra band, The nature of the reply was regarded officially as convincing evidence that Germany was holding tho submarine warfar negotiation a club over the I'nltrd fteiee to force thlg government Into om gijtlon to eompel jrt Hrlialn to relag th food blockad. President Wilson tendfstly refused to permit the dlplomatla negotiation of th l'nlted btatei with one belligerent to become entangled with the relations with an other. "Illeael and Inhuman." The l'nlted Htate replied on July ?1 that the German not was "vry unsat isfactory." Tho l'nlted Stat,e, It de clared, wb "keenly dUs npolnted." riihmrlti attacks without warning endnngering Amerbans and other neu trals were characterized as "illegal and Inhuman," nd "manifestly Indefensible." The Herman retaliation agilnst th Prltlsh blockade, It. maintained, must not Interfere with th rights of neutrals, which the not declared wcr "based upon principles, not expedlenc and the principles are Immutable." Jt Is declared that th United Htates would continue n contend for tha free dom of tha e, "from whatever quarter violated, without compromise and at any cost." Tha American note concluded with thes worda of warning: "Friendship Itself, prompts It (the l'nlted Btate government) to ssy to the Im perial Oerman government that repetition by th rommgndarg of German naval vesselg of act In contravention of thosa right must b regarded by the govern ment of tha f'nlted fttates, when they affect American citizen, as deliberately unfriendly," f,ermanr Makes f'romlee, Th negotiations at thla Urn were brought Into th realm of "Informal con versation" between fleeretsry Lansing nd Count von Bemstorff, the Oermsn ambassador. It wa thought, that much could ha accomplished by personal con tact, which w lost In a cold ex' tumg of document. MesnwhH th Arabic n sunk on August 1. It emed that the l'nlted Hiateg gnd Oermsny hsd renched the point of a break. Then, on gXeptctnber I, cam a rift In tha threatening situation. Count Von tternstorff presented this written axaiirurira to feretgry .snsliig! "Liner will not he unk by our uh martne without warning gnd without One Year Ago Today in the War Pari declared th heavy German of fensive of psjtt fortnight had boon checked. Constantinople bombarded by liunelan aviator, whllo warships shelled the sutntrlis. Th Herman line around Tfpres gav way and French established tliemxelves between I,uerne and Ilet-Bas. Oeneral Botha, with British forces, occupied Important railroad Junction of Karlbih, German Wt Afrloa. nfety of noncombatantg, provided that th llnerg do not try to caegpa or offer resistance," ' The l'nlted Btates had all alnog con tended not for the safety for "liner" alone, but for th Immunity of all peace ful merchant vesselg, Th word ' liner'' wss the eomplexlng ptint In Germany's assurance and a eomplet agreement on what It gctually meant nvr waa reached. A rkliln (as Disposed Of, More aopefwlnes wag addd to th lt- uatlon when on October ft lh Arabic esse was disposed of by Germany dis avowing th sinking and giving renewed assurance that gubmarln commander had again been Instructed to ivnld repe. tition of the acts which provoked Amer ican condemnation. With that tha negotiation reverted to th lisllhla case. Negotiation were delayed by a seeming deadlock over th words In whl'h Garmny would acknowl edge (he Illegality of th destruction of the liner. Germany, unwilling to us the word "Illegal" substituted a declaration that "reprisal must not b directed at other than enemy gubjeot," A formal communication, Including such a declaration and epreslng regret for loss of American lives, gssumlng Ha- blllty and offering reparation In the form of Indemnity, was submitted to Secretary Lansing. A favorable lettlement of the contro versy seemed in sight when all progress was reduced to nothing by Germany's declaration of riaw suhmann policy of alnklng without warning all armed mer chant ship. That precipitated a new situation. President Wilson declined to close tho Lusitanla settlement while the other issue was pending, and there th whole matter rested, while German gub marln warfare was continued and new case Involving los of American live piled up. I Itlniatuni to ,rmnr . Mnally th accumulation of vlden'- reached ncti proportion with th de struction of th Hiisseg that rrlont WlUon dispatched another not to Ger many and went before congress, reviewed tha entlr Ituatlon and mad thl declaration: "I have deemed It my duty to sa to the Imperial German government that If It Is still Its purpose to prosecute relent less gnd Indiscriminate warfar th gov. rnment of th United Btato 1 at laat forced to th conclusion that thr la but on eours to pursue; and that, unle tha imperial German government ghould now, Immediately, declare and effect an abandonment of g present mathndg of warfar against passenger and freight carrying vesselg thl government can have no choice but to ver diplomatic relation altogthr." H will b noted that th president wnt further thn "liner" and 'J 'P ienger and freight-carrying vessel." glaiileton Ha Forced Dronth. 8TAPLKTO.V, Neb., May .-(pcll.)-Iu lo th action taken by about thirty remonitralorg, Ktaplelon 1 now xprl nclng a droutb. Attorney W. I Hand of Kearney w InatrumenUl In ftglt Ing th rernongtratorg and gttgeked thi legality of th city ordinance. A larg crowd wag prent Monday vnlng at th hearing, t which th ordlnanc wa m mm foot-ease. fw' aWT -J I tJ t4 H Mli-ltf -''.) - ft 9 K X if H . m eg) ) . - ' p f I ( 25c Toilet Articles Odorono, 25 a bottle. Mcnnen's Bath Powder, 25 Sndol Rouge for 25. Just in Fischu Ruffling Net Ruffle, with pleated, pointed and ruffle edges, '(iO and $1.00 a yard. Georgette Ruffle, both plain and embroidered, $1.00 to $1.50 a yard. Net Pleatings (4 and 6 in, wide), for collars and cuffs, 50S 85a yard. Every Day New Silks Black Taffeta, another qual ity in Chiffon Taffeta, 36 inch, specially priced for Saturday selling, $1.59. Also another shipment of Oros Grain Taffetas, in choice colors, 36 inch, $1.50. Could not be du plicated for less than $1.75. Tub Silks, the largest assort ment in the city; extra good weights, suitable for dresses and blouses, also for men's shirts. We make I'nttlcoat to onlrr. THOHPSOIIBODINACO; The Fashion Confer oTfte HIcWreWesK Established 1886.T New Sport Stripes in Linen and Cotton with plain material to match. A large variety of choice novelties for sepa rate skirts and coats. Wash J(M1 Nertlon- Opposite) Kllk. The Vogue of the Separate Skirt Milady's most practical gar ment, $5, $(.50, $7.50. New Dresses Tor immediate wear $12.50, $10.50, $25 The Basement Balcony And the !)5( Blouses, just a few steps down from Howard street. Also won derful Middy Blouac. in cluding popular awning stripei, t)5 A Coat Sale Extraordinary Resulting from a Special Purchase in New York Included are Gabardines, Poplins, Golftex and other Spring fabrics. Colors: navy blue, gray, tan, Copenhagen blue and peach. All coats silk lined. Saturday, $19.50 This is one of the most timely sale events wc have ever offered. Suit Values -of Importance Thompson & Belden style and quality tailored in every line. A large selec tion $25 $29.50 $35 Including silk, woolf-n, and combination effects, Hosiery Headauarteri Offers Saturday Women's Black Silk Lisle Hose (German made), very fine and sheer, with pointex heel (a decided advantage) at 50 a pair. Flare Top Silk Lisle Hose, 50 a pair. SILK HOSE THAT WEAR, black, white and plain shades, 75, $1, $1.25, $1.50 a pair. Exclusive Novelties, a large assortment of the newest fancy weaves and combina tions, $1, $1.25, $1.50 up. Phoenix Silk Hose, 75? and $1.00 a pair. Women's Underwear -for Summer Oauze Vests, low neck slcovelcss, all sizes, ,5S Fine Ribbed Gauze Union Suits, without shoulder straps, knee length, 50. Ribbed Gauze Union Suits, low neck, sleeveless, fitted knee, Stretton make, all sizes, $1.00. Glove Silk Vests, plain tops, pink and white, $1.50. Thw I tiilcrwrar Hts-tton l rtw l.xaicl at I! cm of Mam ll Ural I liMir, Trefousse G loves The Best. Made in France Trefousse French Kid Gloves, in the best shades and combination embroid eries; first quality kid, $2.50. Trefousse Special Pique Gloves, in white, black, buff, gray and navy, with contra sting embroidery, $2.00. Trefousse One-clasp Street Gloves, in tan and navy, self embroidery, $1.75. The Art Needlework Section Offers a full line of Steel Crochet Hooks which have just been received. See the new stamped Bunga low Sets designs are sim pie and the work pleasant for summer days. tvibq rtooa. Another Money Saving Sale New Sport Skirts, $1.03 and $2,25. For misses and women; waist bands 23 to 30 inches. CONSTRUCTION BIDS WANTED FOR "R.ALTO CITYM THK HI A LTD KKALTY COMPANY. Americas Greatest Mo tion Picture Knterprise, is now ready for bids on construction work at "Rialto City" (Halston)of a studio loOxiiOO feet, where the world's best films will be manufactured, stamped "Made in Omaha." 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' UWoW I886if A Great Millinery Clearing -Sale of Our Entire- Basement Stock Half Price and Less OVER 2 00 TRIMMED HATS AT LESS THAN HALF PRICE $3.50 Trimmed Hats, 75c $4.50 Trimmed Hats, $1.50 $5.00 Trimmed Hats, $2.50 $7.50 Trimmed Hats, $3.50 $8.50 Trimmed Hats, $4.25 Untrimmed Shapes, Less Than Half Shapes worth $L75, for 75c Shapes worth $2.25, for;. $1.00 Shapes worth $2.75, fof . .$1.25 Shapes worth $3.50, for. .$1.50 Shapes worth $3.95, for. .$1.75 4 Jt il I I 3 Large Variety of Children's Hats -Less Than Manufacturers1 Price- $1.75 Children's Hats, for 50c $2.60 Children's' Hats, for.... $1.00 $3.50 Children's Hats, for.... $1.25 y A.. in All Flowers and Fancy Feathers, Reduced to One-Half and Less -BASEMENT ONLY- After returning from the ball game you will find a cold bottle of most refreshing and satisfying, It you will phan$ Dough i l$$$, a rdif will ta you promptly. LUXUS MERCANTILE COMPANY nisTttiniJTORs
